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This event is in the "Kids" group.
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Special Programs Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

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

Recommended for ages 2-5, all ages welcome!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Candy Sushi

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Craft some creative candy sushi with your friends! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Dreaming of fresh eggs from your backyard? Join Dr. Brigid McCrea from Alabama Cooperative Extension Service and learn everything you need to know about raising chickens! 

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Baby & Me

9:30am - 10:30am
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Special Programs Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Kids" group.
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Lewis Cooper Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Kids
Event Details:

Join us for Pete's Perfect Pizza Party! We'll read the story, play games, make a craft, and everyone will get to make their own perfect little pizza!

Allergies cannot be accommodated. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Make

11:00am - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Makerspace
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Glowforge Safety Class

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Makerspace
Event Details:

Learn how to use our Glowforge machine and become safety certified to use the machine on your own. This class is required before you are able to make Glowforge appointments or attend Open Make. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

The Science Lady

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Lewis Cooper Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:

Join The Science Lady for a dynamic and fun interactive science adventure as she presents Adventures in Kitchen Chemistry.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Messy Story Time

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Special Programs Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Nailed It!

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Special Programs Room
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Compete in a Nailed It! Style competition against your friends. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Special Programs Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

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! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Qigong

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Come and practice this ancient stress-free exercise that incorporates the mind and body. Taught by certified leader, Jo Anne Brown.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, STEM
Event Details:

Always wanted to learn to sew? Need to make a basic repair? Join us to learn the basis of sewing starting with supplies and tools, basic stitches, and buttons. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Qigong

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Come and practice this ancient stress-free exercise that incorporates the mind and body. Taught by certified leader, Jo Anne Brown.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Makerspace
Event Details:

Learn how to use our 3D Printer and become safety certified to use the machine on your own. This class is required before you are able to make 3D Printer appointments or attend Open Make. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Fiber & Fabric

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Group Study Room A
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

A time and place for those who love the fiber arts. You are welcome to come and crochet, knit, cross stitch, quilt, or whatever you fancy.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Pajama Story Time

6:15pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Special Programs Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

This story time features calm and relaxing songs and stories perfect to set you up for a restful night of sleep.

All ages are welcome

This event is in the "Kids" group.
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Special Programs Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

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

Recommended for ages 2-5, all ages welcome!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Paint Your Friends

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Paint your friend! Pair up and see who can capture their subject the best. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Recycled Book Craft

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Special Programs Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us at OPL for some adult crafting where we will be reusing tattered books in new ways!  Drop in and create something new out of well worn used books. Read, Recycle, Create!

Craft will take about 30 minutes to complete.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Baby & Me

9:30am - 10:30am
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Special Programs Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Kids" group.

Sun Prints

11:00am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Back Porch
Age Group: Kids
Event Details:

Make artful sun prints using items found in nature and special cyanotype paper.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Make

11:00am - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Makerspace
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Glowforge Safety Class

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Opelika Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Makerspace
Event Details:

Learn how to use our Glowforge machine and become safety certified to use the machine on your own. This class is required before you are able to make Glowforge appointments or attend Open Make.