December at North Shelby Library

North Shelby Library

5521 Cahaba Valley Road

439-5500

Dec. 24, 25: Library closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Dec. 31-Jan. 1: Library closed for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Children

All month: Reindeer Craft. Stop by the Children’s Department in December to pick up a craft to take home or make in the department.

Dec. 1-23: Elves in the Shelves. During library hours. To win an elf, stop by the library or check the library’s Facebook page each Monday to see clues to help you figure out which book the elves have been reading over the weekend.

Dec. 3: Newbery Pie Book Club. 1 p.m. Join us for a new book club where we will be talking about Newbery winner and honor books and eating some delicious pie. All ages. Registration required.

Dec. 6: Breakfast with Santa. 9-10:30 a.m. Join us for a great time of food, fun and pictures with Santa. $5 per person due at registration.

Dec. 9: Pete the Cat Book Club. 4 p.m. Pete the Cat is saving Christmas. Registration required.

Dec. 10: Homeschool Hangout: Birmingham Fencing Club. 1 p.m. The Birmingham Fencing Club will be teaching us about the sport of fencing. Ages 7-13. Registration required.

Story Times

Dec. 1, 8, 15: Toddler Tales. 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, fingerplays and crafts make up a lively 30-minute program designed especially for short attention spans. Ages 19-36 months. Registration required.

Dec. 2, 16: Baby Tales. 9:30 a.m. A story time designed especially for babies and their caregivers. Birth-18 months. Registration required.

Dec. 3, 10, 17: Mr. Mac Storyteller Extraordinaire. 9:30 a.m. Stories, puppets and lots of music for every member of the family. All ages.

Dec. 4, 11, 18: PJ Story Time. 7 p.m. Come in your PJs, have milk and cookies, and hear some wonderful bedtime tales. All ages.

Teens

Call 439-5512

Dec. 5, 12, 19: Gaming. 3:30-5:45 p.m. Come to the teen department each Friday afternoon for open gaming on the Wii and with board and card games.

Dec. 8: Anime Night. 6 p.m. Join us in the teen department for an evening of anime.

Dec. 15: Minecraft @ the Library. 6 p.m. Show off your Minecraft skills. If you are able, bring your laptop.

Dec. 18: Ho, Ho, Who? 6 p.m. All the Holiday Whovian activities we can fit into the teen department.