Event List

Join us for an extra special story time! Make a special butterfly craft and take home your very own caterpillar and watch it grow into a beautiful butterfly.

Join Ms. Addy for this physical program that combines stories and yoga poses to help children learn about their bodies, develop movement skills, and improve their balance and coordination.

Join us for an all-in-one Makerspace information and safety class to start your creative journey with OPL!

Join us for this fun dance class for adults! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced dancer, our sessions are designed to bring joy, laughter, and learning to everyone.

This story time includes interactive songs and stories and lots of fun!

Recommended for ages 2-5, all ages welcome!

Join us for a sensory friendly, calming way to end the day! Sleepy Story Time features songs and stories that will leave you relaxed and ready for slumber.

This class teaches how to blend flowing gentle movements and energizing exercise to awaken and revitalize your body. Participants cultivate balance, flexibility, and improved circulation through this hour long session.

Anyone who has taken the appropriate safety classes can use Makerspace machines without appointment. Machines are first-come, first-served. 

Baby & Me is perfect for our littlest library patrons and their caregivers! This story time features short songs and a story, followed by unstructured play and discovery time! 

For pre-walkers, all are welcome

Celebrate April Fools' Day with OPL! Join us as we have a topsy-turvy, upside down, silly good time with games and crafts. Come in your best wacky attire if you like!

Calling all jokesters - come get in on the hijinks and games we're dishing out in the teen space. Don't be the April fool - make and take your own prank! We'll have everything you need, just dress for mess. 

Join Robert Nelson of the East Alabama Gem and Mineral society on April Fools' Day to learn how not to be "fooled" by fake gems, what determines the value of gemstones, and the gemstone known as the "Gold of the North," Amber. 

This story time will include rhymes, a story, and a messy activity! Dress for mess-- and lots of fun! 

For kids 2-5, all are welcome

Want to try out the Makerspace but don’t know where to start? Drop in on Thursdays to create a mini creation. Each month will feature a different small project that should 10 – 15 minutes to complete and are limited to one per patron. 

Adults need craft time too! Join us at Whistle Stop Bottle & Brew to make a fun seasonal craft! All craft supplies will be provided, drafts are on you!

Stories, rhymes, songs, and other fun activities designed to designed to develop language, literacy, and social skills in an environment the whole family can enjoy! 

For all ages.

Bring new life to your creative supplies at the Craft Supply Swap! This free event invites community members to exchange new and gently used art materials, giving others the opportunity to create with secondhand supplies.

Stories, rhymes, songs, and other fun activities designed to designed to develop language, literacy, and social skills in an environment the whole family can enjoy! 

For all ages.

Join us for an all-in-one Makerspace information and safety class to start your creative journey with OPL!

Drop off your gently used books with the Friends of the Library! Books will be accepted on the side of the library near the outdoor book drop. 

Donation Day Rules

Did you know April is national brunch month? Come appreciate the beauty of brunch while creating pancake art - you’ll see exactly why it deserves a whole month of celebration!

Neuroscientist Jason Chang will present a 3-part series on the human eye and changes that occur due to the aging process. With this knowledge, you should be able to have a productive and meaningful discussion with your eye doctor.