Week Calendar

Let's ring in 2026 together! Join us for a cheerful New Year's story and create festive party hats and noisemakers to help celebrate the year ahead. Perfect for families looking to start new traditions together.

We’re so excited to welcome children’s author Mandy Hicks for a special storytime at the library! She’ll be reading one of her books and then we’ll be doing a fun craft together with the kids.

Children will discover a love for books and develop early literacy skills through engaging stories.

🌞 Bilingual Storytime at the McAlester Public Library! 🌼
 

A fun and interactive bilingual storytime with stories in both English and Spanish, followed by a hands-on craft!

Storytime at the library is a lively and engaging experience designed to spark young children's imaginations.

Get ready for a world of creativity and fun as we explore different crafts together. From painting to paper crafts, there's something for everyone. Come unleash your imagination and make new friends in a relaxed, creative environment.

Bundle up for a frosty fun adventure! Children will enjoy listening to delightful stories all about polar bears—their snowy homes, playful cubs, and icy adventures.

Happy New Year!! We will kick off the New Year by creating  firework handprints to ring in 2026!

Celebrate the New Year with fireworks. Not really. We will create a colorful firework display using an assortment of materials to welcome in the New Year!

Join us for some hands-on art fun! Kids will use their fingers to create bright, beautiful masterpieces. This program encourages sensory play, creativity, and self-expression while exploring color, texture, and shapes.

FUN! FUN! FUN! FUN! FUN! 

Join us for a journey into the world of stories at our weekly Children's Storytime at the library! Perfect for children aged 4 to 12, this event will spark their imagination and love for reading.

Join us for a gentle sensory-friendly storytime that is thoughtfully designed to be sensory-friendly and inclusive for all children and families.

Come and join us at the Creation Station.  Each week children will enjoy different crafts and other activities as well as a snack.  Some weeks kids will be doing a STEM Project.  This week children will play a Roll A Snowman Game.

Patrons will color coffee filters with markers, use a pipette to drop water on them to combine the colors, and then fold and cut into a snowflake shape. 

Join us to make your own "animated" cartoon in a flip book!