504 Cherry Street
Decatur, Al 35601
Take a walk on the Atkeson Cypress Trail and read Hello, I’m Here! by Helen Frost & Rick Lieder. Available during Refuge open hours: Seven days a week, 9:00am - 5:00pm CLOSED: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson and developed […]
Join us for this special Noon Year’s Story Time. We’ll start at 11:30am with stories, games, & crafts. We’ll have a “noon year” balloon drop at 12noon!
Family Story Time is for all ages. It includes songs, poems, and stories for a fun, family event!
Hope, mascot for the International Crane Foundation, and her friend Olivia will present Song for the Whooping Crane by Eileen Spinelli in this free story time for all ages.
Ava Lyerly will lead children ages 5-18 on a bird walk at Delano Park. This free program is for 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. (Parents of families are welcome to bring their younger children and stay behind the […]
Decatur Public Library will host FREE Children’s Activities for the 2025 Festival of the Cranes. assorted crafts/activities photo opportunity scavenger hunt goodie bags for kids 12 & under (while supplies last) and informational tables: Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever, Inc. North Alabama Young Birder’s Club
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! Brian “Fox” Ellis appears courtesy of the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association.
Come and meet Hope, the mascot for the International Crane Foundation. Get your picture made with her or even practice your crane dance moves with her!
Jessie Douglas Taylor, Farm Bill Biologist II with Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever, will read Dale the Quail and the Rainbow Serenade for kids of all ages.
Decatur Public Library will host FREE Children’s Activities for the 2025 Festival of the Cranes. assorted crafts/activities photo opportunity scavenger hunt goodie bags for kids 12 & under (while supplies last) and informational tables: Quail Forever & Pheasants Forever, Inc. North Alabama Young Birder’s Club
Come and meet Hope, the mascot for the International Crane Foundation. Get your picture made with her or even practice your crane dance moves with her!
presented by Brian "Fox" Ellis Encountering grizzly bears and collecting soil samples, capturing prairie dogs and hunting for antelope, Meriwether Lewis catalogued 122 new animal species and 178 new plants while with the Corps of Discovery. In this original performance, Lewis sings the praises of the geology, diverse flora and fauna, and the web of […]
presented by Brian "Fox" Ellis This immersive history program presents the story of Walt Whitman’s life intermingled with the poems we’ve all grown to love. Storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis portrays Walt Whitman for an evening of history and verse. Brian “Fox” Ellis appears courtesy of the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association.
Family Story Time is for all ages. It includes songs, poems, and stories for a fun, family event!
Ages 8-12 are invited to this book club just for kids! For this session, kids should have read a book in the fiction genre to discuss.
Family Story Time is for all ages. It includes songs, poems, and stories for a fun, family event!
Kids of all ages are welcome to stop by during the event to build something fantastic with our LEGO® bricks!
Story Time is designed for preschool children. We say poems and read stories around a theme. All are welcome!
Afternoon Story Time is designed for school-aged kids, so they can unwind after school with fun stories.
