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Bouncing Babies

10:00am - 10:30am
Westgate Branch
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Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration 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. 

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Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Bell/Hazelwood Book Club

10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Library
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

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Westgate Branch
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration 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! 

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Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

The Random Book Club - Good Material by Dolly Alderton

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Westgate Branch
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration 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.

Tag Renewals

10:00am - 4:30pm
Westgate Branch
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.

Saturday Puzzle Swap

10:00am - 11:00am
Westgate Branch
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!

2024 Summer Reading kickoff

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

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

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Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Lit Quilt Project

05/21/2024 @ 10:00am - 07/01/2024 @ 6:00pm
Main Library
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.

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Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

¡Hora de Cuentos!

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Westgate Branch
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

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Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Becoming a Novelist with Cap Daniels

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
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

10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Library
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 Research Program

10:00am - 3:00pm
Main Library
Cancelled
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.

Tag Renewals

10:00am - 4:30pm
Westgate Branch
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.

Let's Build It! Lego Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
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. 

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Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Short Story Reading Group

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
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

10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Library
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.

Monthly Puzzle Swap

10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
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!

Tag Renewals

10:00am - 4:30pm
Westgate Branch
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.

Realities of Life - Life Coaching

11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library
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

10:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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

10:30am - 11:15am
Westgate Branch
Registration
Library Branch: Westgate Branch
Room: Westgate Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Other
Registration 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.

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Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.

Teen RECHARGE!

3:00pm - 5:30pm
Main Library
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.   

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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.

Story & Craft Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Preschool, Kids
Program Type: Storytime
Registration 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. 

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Free and open to the public

This event is free and open to the public.