North Shelby Library

FAMILY/ALL AGES

Thursdays: Family Fun Nights. Each week will feature a different fun activity program. This month will include a movie night, Lego challenge night, pizza and Pokémon, and Valentine-Making. Supplies provided. Registration required.

Feb. 4: Take Your Child to the Library Day. Learn how to sign up for a free library card at the information desk, and visit the Children’s Department to make a craft, pick up a bookmark, and snap a photo of library trips.

Feb. 15: Homeschool Hangout – A Friend in Bead is a Friend Indeed: Bead-Making. 1 p.m. Registration required. Grades K-12 with adult assistance if needed.

Feb. 16: Pizza & Pokémon. 6-7:30 p.m. Bring your Pokémon card deck to play classic Pokémon or device to play Pokémon GO. Join for Pokémon duels, amazing trades, and pizza. Registration required. All ages with adult assistance if needed.

STORYTIME

Wednesdays: Storytime Friends. 10:30 a.m. A story program ideal for ages 3 to 5 with caregivers nearby featuring stories, songs and fingerplays. Registration required.

Feb. 4: La Hora del Cuento. 10:30 a.m. Ven con tu familia a escuchar cuentos, cantar y divertirnos en español! Este evento es para niños de todas las edades. Niños menores de 12 años deben estar acompañados de sus padres. Los esperamos! Para más información vaya a northshelbylibrary.org. Todas las edades. Se require registro.

Feb. 21: Toddler Tuesday Storytime: Artsy Tots. 10:30 a.m. Stories and creative toddler-friendly art projects. Ages 18-36 months. Registration required.

Feb. 28: Baby Tales. 10:30 a.m. A short story time with music designed especially for babies (birth-18 months) and their caregivers. Registration required.

Children

All month: Activity Bundles. Available for pickup at the library. For more information, go to northshelbylibrary.org or call 205-439-5500.

Mondays: Library Doll/Plushie Internship Program. 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Children can drop off a doll or stuffed animal to spend a week at the library. The senior storytime library mascot Shush Puppy will bring the toy around to the different departments to “work.” Registration required.

Tuesdays: Tech Tuesdays. 3:30-4:30 p.m. All ages with adult assistance if needed.

Feb. 14: Candy Science with Jan the Science Lady. 10:30 a.m. All ages. Registration required.

Feb. 15: K-5th Homeschool Art Craft Kit to Go: Beaded Pipe Cleaner Dragonflies. 1 p.m. Registration required. Grades K-5 with adult assistance if needed.

TWEENS/TEENS

All month: Tween To-Go Kit: Shrinky Dinks. Stop by the Children’s Department to pick up a Shrinky Dink kit to design and make a keychain at home.

Mondays: Teen Dungeons & Dragons. 6 p.m. A weekly meeting with multiple sessions running simultaneously. New players are welcome to join at the beginning of the month, or spectate the remaining sessions until a new campaign begins.

Feb. 2: Teen Manga Book Club. 5 p.m. Manga discussion with Japanese snacks.

Feb. 3: Teen Girls’ Book Club. 4:30 p.m. Discussing “The Book Thief.”

Feb. 4: Spanish Club. 2 p.m. Ages 8-17.

Feb. 6: Tween Leadership Council Meeting. 4:30 p.m.

Feb. 9: Two of a Kind Resin Earring Workshop. 5 p.m. Create Valentine's Day themed earrings out of UV resin. Registration required.

Feb. 10: Teen Movie Night: “The Princess Bride.” 5:15 p.m. Snacks provided, registration required.

Feb. 13: Heartcraft: A Creative Minecraft Challenge. 4 p.m. Young Adult Department. A kindness-themed Minecraft Creative Build Challenge. Limited spots. Registration required.

Feb. 17: Tween Book Club. 4:30 p.m. Book discussion and vote for next week’s book choice. Snacks provided.

Feb. 18: Teen Volunteer Day. The library will host several volunteer days this semester. 6th-12th graders can sign up for 1-2 hours of service. Limit five volunteers per day. Registration required.

Feb. 24: Teen Leadership Council Semester Meeting. 4 p.m. For more information, contact Kaitlyn at 439-5512 or nsyoungadult@shelbycounty-al.org.

Adults

Feb. 3: Language Club. 5 p.m. Registration required.

Feb. 7: Social Crafting. 10 a.m. An informal get-together to make things with your hands while socializing.

Feb. 10-11 and 17-18: North Shelby Library presents the ASO. Each registrant receives two tickets for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony on Feb. 10-11 and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto on Feb. 17-18. Register using the library’s online calendar and pick up the physical tickets from the library before the concert.

Feb. 16: NSL Book Club. 10:30 a.m. Discussing “The Brighter the Light” by Mary Ellen Taylor. Registration required only for Zoom — include email upon registration to receive an invitation.