Forest Friends Department Highlights
Programs & Events
Courtney's Library Stop
Community Room
Make the library your regular stop every first and third Saturday to see Ms. Courtney and her sto...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
The perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, dancing, and moving, with some stories thr...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-School Adventures: Birds, Birds, Birds
Children's Program Room
Celebrate National Bird Feeding month by making your own bird feeders and learning about the Bird...
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music, movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends! Ages 3-5
12 Below: Spanish Immersion with Pablo
Mr. Pablo returns to teach us about Argentina! We will learn phrases used in Argentina and learn ...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies birth to 18 months to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit pro...
Wiggles & Wellness
Children's Program Room
Ms. Regan begins your journey into new skills and better health with her yoga-based story and mov...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
The perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, dancing, and moving, with some stories thr...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-school Adventures: Slime Time!
Children's Program Room
Make super silly slime with Ms. Lauren and Ms. Emmy
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music, movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends! Ages 3-5
12 Below: Let's Piece some art together
Children's Program Room
Make a collage using old magazines and loads of glitter or not. Whatever floats your boat! ...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies birth to 18 months to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit pro...
Ms. Courtney's Library stop
Community Room
Ms. Courtney brins stories, songs, dancing, and play to create the perfect Saturday morning activ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-School Adventures: Fizzy Painting
Children's programming Room
Bubble, fizzle, pop, and paint with Ms. Lauren and Ms. Emmy!
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music, movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends! Ages 3-5
12 Below: Fairy Rock Painting
Children's Program Room
March is when spring really begins to show, and we all know spring means garden fairies! Let us p...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies, birth to 18mmonths, to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit p...
Wiggles & Wellness
Children's Program Room
Miss Regan begins your journey into new skills for better health with her yoga-based story and mo...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-School Adventures: Lego Challenge
Children's Programming Room
Are you up for a Lego Challenge, Ms. Lauren and Ms. Emmy will put you to test!
Family Night: Magical March
Community Room
Larry Darnel will create a magical night for the whole family! This event is for all ages. Dinner...
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music and movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends. This...
12 Below: Way-back Wednesday - Gilded Age
Children's Program Room
Travel Through time with us as we explore the Gilded Age! A time of shiny success on the surface ...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies, birth to 18mmonths, to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit p...
Ms. Courtney's Library Stop
Community Room
Ms. Courtney brins stories, songs, dancing, and play to create the perfect Saturday morning activ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-School Adventures: Fruit and Veggie Stamps
Children's Programming Room
Orange, you glad that we can make art? Ms. Lauren and Ms. Emmy will see what kind of art you can ...
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music and movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends. This...
12 Below: Spanish immersion - Brazil
Children's Program Room
While Brazilians do not speak Spanish, Mr. Pablo wanted to include the beautiful Latin American c...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies, birth to 18mmonths, to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit p...
Wiggles & Wellness
Community Room
Miss Regan begins your journey into new skills for better health with her yoga-based story and mo...
Spring Break Staycation Day 1: DEA's Jan the Science Lady
Community Room
Jan the science Lady combines science and fun with her wild and wonderful animal show. This progr...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Spring Break Staycation Day 2: Sew Animals
Children's Program Room
Sew your very own animal friend! This even DOES require registration ad is for grades Kindergarte...
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music and movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends. This...
Spring Break Staycation Day 3: Sock Puppets
Children's Program Room
Make a silly sock puppet with your friends! This even DOES require registration ad is for grades ...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies, birth to 18mmonths, to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit p...
Spring break Staycation Day 4: Light and Sound with Ms. Calliope
Community Room
The Enchanting Calliope will lead you in song and dance as you experience her "Light & Sound:...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-School Adventures: Cloudy Crafts
Children's Program Room
These rainy-day crafts are the perfect way to start spring! With Ms. Lauren and Ms. Emmy
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music and movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends. This...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies, birth to 18mmonths, to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit p...
Ms. Courtney's Library Stop
Community Room
Ms. Courtney brins stories, songs, dancing, and play to create the perfect Saturday morning activ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-School Adventures: Bookmark Bonanza
Children's Program Room
Library week is April 6th-12th. This is the perfect time to make a bookmark for all of the books ...
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music and movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends. This...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies, birth to 18mmonths, to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit p...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-School Adventures: Fairytale S.T.E.M
Children's Program Room
Put your building skills to the test, or should we say the big, bad wolf??? See if your little pi...
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music and movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends. This...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies, birth to 18mmonths, to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit p...
Ms. Courtney's Library stop
Community Room
Ms. Courtney brins stories, songs, dancing, and play to create the perfect Saturday morning activ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-School Adventures: Earth Day Seed Bombs
Children's Program Room
Celebrate Earth Day with Ms. Lauren and Ms. Emmy, then make some seed bombs to keep the flowers g...
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music and movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends. This...
Book Babies
Treehouse
Miss Regan introduces babies, birth to 18mmonths, to the joys of Storytime with special lap-sit p...
Wiggles & Wellness
Community room
Miss Regan begins your journey into new skills and better health with yoga-based story and moveme...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
Toddler A-Go-Go
Community Room
Miss Bradie has the perfect Storytime for toddlers on the go! Singing, Dancing, moving, and some ...
After-School Adventures: Bug Fun!
Children's Program Room
Don’t bug out! Ms. Lauren and Ms. Emmy have lots of fun bugged themed games and activities
Silly Goose Storytime
Children's Program Room
Miss Lauren will bring stories, music and movement, and fun for all her silly goose friends. This...
Welcome to the Children’s Department at the Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest! We serve children ages birth to six grade. This is a large age range with varied needs and interests, so as you can imagine, we have something going on all the time! We have storytimes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers, as well as evening family programs and Saturday events. Our after-school kids are kept busy with our STEAM programs on Tuesday and Wednesday and we are always planning something special, so be sure and check out the calendar frequently! It’s not just about books anymore, so check out our Launchpads, Vox books, e-books, audios, DVDs and take-home theme kits. Kids of all ages will find something they like at the Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest!