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Bouncing Babies

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Westgate Community Room at Westgate Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies
Bouncing Babies:

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your baby that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, finger plays, and body movement. Registration is required for this event. Thi...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Bouncing Babies

Enjoy an interactive storytime with your baby that includes early literacy fun with books, songs, finger plays, and body movement. 

Registration is required for this event. This event is for babies ages 0-2 and their parents and caregivers. Please bring a small blanket to sit on. 

Disclaimer(s)

Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Bell Hazelwood Book Club

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club meets on Thursdays at Main.Bell/Hazelwood uses a guided discussion methodology, trying to focus on the biography, since that gives insight into the context...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club meets on Thursdays at Main.

Crafty Teen

Crafty Teen

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Westgate Community Room at Westgate Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Hey Teens! Drop by the Westgate Branch to craft with us. Each month at Crafty Teen we will offer several different choices of crafts to work on. Bring your current project or ...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Hey Teens! Drop by the Westgate Branch to craft with us. Each month at Crafty Teen we will offer several different choices of crafts to work on. Bring your current project or choose one of our own! 

Disclaimer(s)

Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

The Random Book Club

The Random Book Club - Good Material by Dolly Alderton

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Westgate Community Room at Westgate Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a much-requested evening book club. We will be reading a wide variety of books new and old.This month we will discuss the book Good Material by Dolly Alderton. The roma...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:

Join us for a much-requested evening book club. We will be reading a wide variety of books new and old.

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Tag Renewals

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 4:30pm
Westgate Community Room at Westgate Branch
Program Type:
Other
Event Details:

Houston County Probate Office Auto Tag Renewals -Every Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Westgate Library (January—October only). Check or Money Order (Payable to Patrick H. Davenpor...

Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Houston County Probate Office Auto Tag Renewals -Every Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Westgate Library (January—October only). Check or Money Order (Payable to Patrick H. Davenport), Debit or Credit. No Cash.

Puzzle Swap

Saturday Puzzle Swap

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Westgate Community Room at Westgate Branch
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles please join us at the Westgate Library for a special puzzle swap on a weekend! Bring a puzzle and take a puzzle, or two, or three! Puzzles of various si...

Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles please join us at the Westgate Library for a special puzzle swap on a weekend! Bring a puzzle and take a puzzle, or two, or three!

kickoff

2024 Summer Reading kickoff

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

Join us as we kick off the 2024 Summer Reading Program. Meet and mingle with some of our area's elected officials. We invite you to register for the Summer Reading Program (ev...

Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join us as we kick off the 2024 Summer Reading Program. 

Disclaimer(s)

Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

lit quilt graphic

Lit Quilt Project

05/21/2024 @ 10:00am to 07/01/2024 @ 6:00pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Youth, Kids, Tweens, Teens
Event Details:

Help us make our new Lit Quilt! Beginning, today, May 21, 2024, stop by any DHCLS location to pick up your fabric square and instruction sheet. The activity is for ages 3-18.We kin...

Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Youth, Kids, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Help us make our new Lit Quilt! Beginning, today, May 21, 2024, stop by any DHCLS location to pick up your fabric square and instruction sheet. The activity is for ages 3-18.

Disclaimer(s)

Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Multi-colored books with ¡Hora de Cuentos! written in Spanish

¡Hora de Cuentos!

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Westgate Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Youth
¡Hora de Cuentos!:

¡Hora de Cuentos! ¡Acompáñenos una vez al mes para nuestro programa de lectura de cuentos! Se ofrece un proyecto de manualidad al final de la lectura (mientras duren). Es...

Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Age Group: Youth
Program Type: Storytime

¡Hora de Cuentos!

¡Hora de Cuentos! 

¡Acompáñenos una vez al mes para nuestro programa de lectura de cuentos! Se ofrece un proyecto de manualidad al final de la lectura (mientras duren). Este programa se ofrece completamente en español y es gratis. 

No es necesario registrarse pero les pedimos que lleguen a tiempo para disfrutar del programa. 

El programa está diseñado para niños de 2-8 años.

English: 

Storytime! 

Join us once a month for our storytime! A craft will be offered at the end of the story (while supplies last).

This program is completely in Spanish and is free. No registration is required but we ask that you arrive on time to enjoy the program. 

This program is designed for children ages 2-8

Disclaimer(s)

Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Becoming a Novelist with Cap Daniels

Becoming a Novelist with Cap Daniels

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Class/Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In Becoming a Novelist, presented by Best-Selling Novelist Cap Daniels, and hosted by the Dothan Houston County Library System, we’ll explore the fascinating, mysterious, and somet...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class/Workshop
Event Details:

In Becoming a Novelist, presented by Best-Selling Novelist Cap Daniels, and hosted by the Dothan Houston County Library System, we’ll explore the fascinating, mysterious, and sometimes exhausting process of turning your writing into marke

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Short Story Reading Group

Short Story Reading Group

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Our Short Story Reading group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Main library. They are currently reading The Best American Short Stories of the Century.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Our Short Story Reading group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Main library. They are currently reading The Best American Short Stories of the Century.

Bell Hazelwood Book Club

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club meets on Thursdays at Main.Bell/Hazelwood uses a guided discussion methodology, trying to focus on the biography, since that gives insight into the context...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club meets on Thursdays at Main.

All of Us

All of Us Research Program

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Main Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The All of Us Research Program is a large research program from the National Institutes of Health. The goal is to help researchers understand more about why people get si...

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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

The All of Us Research Program is a large research program from the National Institutes of Health. The goal is to help researchers understand more about why people get sick or stay healthy.

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Tag Renewals

Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:00am - 4:30pm
Westgate Community Room at Westgate Branch
Program Type:
Other
Event Details:

Houston County Probate Office Auto Tag Renewals -Every Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Westgate Library (January—October only). Check or Money Order (Payable to Patrick H. Davenpor...

Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Houston County Probate Office Auto Tag Renewals -Every Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Westgate Library (January—October only). Check or Money Order (Payable to Patrick H. Davenport), Debit or Credit. No Cash.

lego Club summer graphic

Let's Build It! Lego Club

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
STEM / STEAM
Age Group:
Kids
Let's Build It! Lego Club:

Join in on the fun at our monthly Let's Build It! Lego Club where we promote creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, all while having a blast!Parents, while registration ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Community Room
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: STEM / STEAM

Let's Build It! Lego Club

Join in on the fun at our monthly Let's Build It! Lego Club where we promote creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, all while having a blast!

Parents, while registration is not required, space and Legos will be limited. Please know that this event is for kids ages 5-12 only. We will meet in the Community Room. 

Disclaimer(s)

Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Short Story Reading Group

Short Story Reading Group

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Our Short Story Reading group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Main library. They are currently reading The Best American Short Stories of the Century.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Our Short Story Reading group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Main library. They are currently reading The Best American Short Stories of the Century.

Bell Hazelwood Book Club

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club meets on Thursdays at Main.Bell/Hazelwood uses a guided discussion methodology, trying to focus on the biography, since that gives insight into the context...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club meets on Thursdays at Main.

Puzzle Swap

Monthly Puzzle Swap

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Games & Activities
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles please join us at the Main Library for a monthly puzzle swap on the last Friday of the month! Bring a puzzle and take a puzzle, or two, or three! Puzzle...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games & Activities
Event Details:

If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles please join us at the Main Library for a monthly puzzle swap on the last Friday of the month! Bring a puzzle and take a puzzle, or two, or three!

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Tag Renewals

Friday, May 31, 2024 at 10:00am - 4:30pm
Westgate Community Room at Westgate Branch
Program Type:
Other
Event Details:

Houston County Probate Office Auto Tag Renewals -Every Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Westgate Library (January—October only). Check or Money Order (Payable to Patrick H. Davenpor...

Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Houston County Probate Office Auto Tag Renewals -Every Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Westgate Library (January—October only). Check or Money Order (Payable to Patrick H. Davenport), Debit or Credit. No Cash.

Life Coaching

Realities of Life - Life Coaching

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join life coach, Chassallon Jones, for informative presentations on the importance of education, family planning, abusive relationships, counseling, and more. Each month she plans ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join life coach, Chassallon Jones, for informative presentations on the importance of education, family planning, abusive relationships, counseling, and more.

Wiregrass Book Lovers Discussion Group

Wiregrass Book Lovers Discussion Group

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Main Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Everyone that loves books is welcome to join us at the Main Library on the first Monday of the month (unless it falls on a holiday then we will change the meeting to the following ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Everyone that loves books is welcome to join us at the Main Library on the first Monday of the month (unless it falls on a holiday then we will change the meeting to the following Monday.)

Kindermusik

Kindermusik

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Westgate Community Room at Westgate Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Babies
Event Details:

Erin Joye will be offering a 'mommy and me' Kindermusik playdate at the Westgate Branch. Bring your infant ages 0 -18 months on June 3, 20204 from 10:30-11:15 for a fun-filled clas...

Required
Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Other
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Erin Joye will be offering a 'mommy and me' Kindermusik playdate at the Westgate Branch. Bring your infant ages 0 -18 months on June 3, 20204 from 10:30-11:15 for a fun-filled class of music and movement specifically for your growing baby.

Disclaimer(s)

Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Various shades of blue and green shapes with Teen Recharge written across the middle

Teen RECHARGE!

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
STEM / STEAM
Age Group:
Teens
Teen RECHARGE!:

A place for teens (13-19) to hang out, mess around and geek out with others their age.  S.T.E.A.M.-based activities such as robotics, 3D pens, crafts, computer coding, ar...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEM / STEAM

Teen RECHARGE!

A place for teens (13-19) to hang out, mess around and geek out with others their age.  S.T.E.A.M.-based activities such as robotics, 3D pens, crafts, computer coding, art, video games, etc. will be available to all at no charge. Registration is not required each week, but our space is limited to the first 30 teens!

Teen RECHARGE will be available most Mondays from 3:00-5:30 PM at the Main Library.

Although we ask that no parent participate, we do require a parent or guardian's name and contact.   

Disclaimer(s)

Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

No Parents

Although we ask that no parent participate, we do require a parent or guardian's name and contact.

Open book with a clock inside and the words Story and Craft Time written

Story & Craft Time

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Preschool, Kids
Story & Craft Time:

Join us for story & craft time!!!! Stories will be read aloud each week beginning at 10:30 AM with a craft to make.Registration is required.  When registering, please...

Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Preschool, Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Story & Craft Time

Join us for story & craft time!!!! 

Stories will be read aloud each week beginning at 10:30 AM with a craft to make.

Registration is required.  When registering, please make the registration in the child's name, not the parent or guardian's name. Please plan to arrive on time. Stories and crafts are designed for children ages 3-6.

To maximize participation for all, we do ask that no daycares attend. Please plan to arrive on time, once our program starts, no further entries will be allowed. 

Disclaimer(s)

Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.