Dedicated to the Next Generation: An Educator’s Story of Summer Reading in Town Creek

Dedicated to the Next Generation: An Educator’s Story of Summer Reading in Town Creek

by Jennifer Butler Keeton | Jun 3, 2026 | Feature Story, Town Creek, Uncategorized

This My Alabama Library story is in partnership with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries, which is hosting its 2026 conference in Montgomery, AL, this September. To learn more about ARSL and their annual conference, visit https://www.arsl.org When Jewel...
“Thank God for This (Library)”: Town Creek Library Is a Lifeline for Local Seniors

“Thank God for This (Library)”: Town Creek Library Is a Lifeline for Local Seniors

by Jennifer Butler Keeton | Mar 18, 2026 | Town Creek, Uncategorized

Left to Right: Andy Shackleford, Sharon Green, Annie Shackleford, and Bobby Shackleford inside the Town Creek Public Library This My Alabama Library story is in partnership with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries, which is hosting its 2026 conference in...
Fairhope Teens Find Their Voice (With the Help of an Amazing Librarian)

Fairhope Teens Find Their Voice (With the Help of an Amazing Librarian)

by Jennifer Butler Keeton | Nov 24, 2025 | Fairhope, Uncategorized

When Isabella Emerald was in her early teens, she felt a bit isolated. Coming out of COVID shutdowns, she had drifted apart from her friends and wasn’t sure how to rebuild her peer community.  That’s when Isabella’s mom found out about the Fairhope Public...
Fairhope PirateCon 2025 (& Happy Halloween!)

Fairhope PirateCon 2025 (& Happy Halloween!)

by Jennifer Butler Keeton | Oct 30, 2025 | Fairhope, Uncategorized

Happy Halloween! Get in the mood for some costumed fun with this video about Fairhope Public Library’s annual PirateCon event, which they host each September for Talk Like a Pirate Day. We’ll wrap up our Fairhope issue in November with a focus on their...
From Russia to Fairhope: How Library Volunteers Find Purpose and Community

From Russia to Fairhope: How Library Volunteers Find Purpose and Community

by Jennifer Butler Keeton | Oct 21, 2025 | Fairhope, Uncategorized

No matter where Ella Stratton goes, she just wants to help. Even when shopping for her children at T.J.Maxx, she would pick up clothes that had fallen to the floor and rehang them. “America so help for me . . . I’m thinking, what I can do in America to help America,”...
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