Story Time with Hope

4:00pm, Friday, January 10th, 2025

Hope, the mascot for the International Crane Foundation, and her friend Olivia will present this free storytime for all ages.

Youth Services Room

Bird Walk for Kids *at Delano Park*

Ava Lyerly will lead children ages 5-18 on a bird walk at Delano Park.  This free program is for those young people interested in learning about bird watching and identification.

RSVP by emailing naybc2023@gmail.com with the number of people attending and their ages.

 (Moms of families are welcome to bring their younger children and stay behind the group with “littles,” so there is minimal noise, and bird viewing is better.)

 Ava is the President of the North Alabama Young Birders Club in Decatur, Alabama.

Kids Activities in the Library

• assorted crafts/activities

• photo opportunity

• scavenger hunt

• goodie bags for kids 12 & under (while supplies last!)

Similarities in Habitat for Cranes and Quail

This free program will be presented by Jessie Douglas Taylor, Farm Bill Biologist II with Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever.  She will discuss the habitats of quail and cranes, their similarities, and the importance of conserving both.

Training Center

Adventures with John James Audubon

Storyteller and author Brian “Fox” Ellis, in the persona of Audubon, brings history, ecology, art and literature to life in this meticulously researched program that celebrates the life work of one of America’s greatest artists and naturalists.

Community Room

Free Meet & Greet with Hope

Come and meet Hope, the mascot for the International Crane Foundation, and get your picture made with her!

Main Area

Quail Story Time

Jessie Douglas Taylor, Farm Bill Biologist II with Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever, will read Dale the Quail and the Rainbow Serenade.

Youth Services Room

Kids Activities in the Library

• assorted crafts/activities

• photo opportunity

• scavenger hunt

• goodie bags for kids 12 & under (while supplies last!)

Free Meet & Greet with Hope

Come and meet Hope, the mascot for the International Crane Foundation, and get your picture made with her!

Main Area

Meriwether Lewis’ Scientific Discoveries

Imagine an evening in Philadelphia with some of the greatest scientific minds in Early American history where Merewether Lewis reveals many of the scientific discoveries of the Corps of Discovery for the first time. Encountering grizzly bears and collecting soil samples, capturing prairie dogs and hunting for antelope, Lewis catalogued 122 new animal species and 178 new plants. In this original performance Lewis sings the praises of the geology, diverse flora and fauna, and the web of life that binds us to the land. The expedition was first and foremost a scientific expedition and this program brings the scientific process to life.

Presented by storyteller and author Brian “Fox” Ellis

Community Room

Walt Whitman: A Song of Myself

Brian “Fox” Ellis presents the story of Walt Whitman’s life intermingled with the poems we’ve all grown to love.

Main area at Decatur Public Library