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We're Spillin' the Tea for Folks 12 to 18 years old
 
Our 2026 Unearth a Story™ Summer Challenge is in progress! 
Read Your Way to a Sweet Finish: Every Page Turned Earns More Treats for Our Big Dig Finale! 
Keep digging. Keep reading. Let’s unearth a story—together!
We're attempting to earn 380,000 reading points that will amount to a big win for everyone!
We're uncovering something amazing with every book read for everyone in the challenge. As a reading community, we’re “excavating” a hidden dinosaur skeleton piece by piece. For each milestone, a piece of the fossil is uncovered. This unlocks more goodies for the finale. Look for our progress in Caroline’s Corner as the bones are unearthed!
 
 
Teen Summer Reading Challenge
Teens will enjoy leveled prizes and weekly prize drawings. For every two books read per week, participants earn an entry into the weekly prize drawing—more reading means more chances to win! Two winners each week will receive a digital gift card of their choosing. A grand prize drawing will also be held at the end of the summer.
 
Track everything on ReadSquared!          Register & log reading here!  
Use ReadSquared to log reading to earn points. All reading materials must be checked out from the Albert L. Scott Library. Everyone who reaches 1,000 points will complete the challenge and will get an entry into the grand prize drawing which will be automatically held on the afternoon of July 29.
 
Special Partnership: Summer Reading x2
The library is partnering with Alabaster City Schools (ACS) Warrior Reading Literacy Camps at Thompson Middle School as well as other schools in our system. Students enrolled in literacy camp can bring their Summer Reading x2 flyer to the library to register for the challenge and receive a special prize. We’ll also have a list of resources for them.
 
 
 
Swag Bags
Begin registering May 22.
 
After signing up for the challenge be sure to come to the library to get your swag bag and program brochure with the guidelines and other details.
 
 
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Drama Series
Ages 11-15
July 16-17 and July 20-24
4:30 p.m.-5:45p.m. 
Showcase
Saturday, July 25 at 2 p.m.
 
This intensive workshop is directed by Darrell Revel and focuses on building performance techniques. Attendance and commitment are essential.
Participants must also sign up for the Summer Challenge.
Registration opens June 4. Space is limited so please register early.
 
Register here.
 
 
 
Finale - Big Dig
July 30 at 5:00 p.m.
 
We’ll celebrate our success on Thursday, July 30th with a Big Dig Finale packed with special activities, surprises, and fun—made possible by everyone’s reading efforts!
 
 
 
 
Register here.
 
 
JUNE TEEN PROGRAMS
Please sign up for programs at our online calendar.
Programs  are in the Nan Abbott Room unless otherwise noted.
 
June 4 - 4 p.m. Stomp & Stuff Dino Pillows Stomp into the library to create a cuddly dinosaur tie-pillow! We’ll provide supplies. Register here.
June 8 - 4 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Dungeons & Dragons Ever been curious to play D&D but don't know where to start? Join us as we learn basic D&D rules, create characters, and play a short adventure. Players of all experience levels are welcome! Register here.
June 11 – 4 p.m. Candy Canvas Unleash your inner food artist! Use frosting as mortar and sweets as tiles to create 3D mosaic art. Can you make it through the session without eating the supplies? Register here.
June 18 – 4 p.m. Timber Treasures Take a slice of the outdoors and make it yours! Turn natural wood rounds into art using acrylic paint and more. You’ll leave with a treasure! Register here.
June 22 – 2 p.m. Unearth a Crime: The Animal Files Science-minded sleuths can investigate mysterious animal deaths by using forensics. Register here.
June 25 - 5:30 p.m. U-S Geography Bee As the 250th birthday of the USA approaches, test your knowledge of our nation. Come alone or with a team! Register here.
 
 
WAIT -- THERE'S MORE!
                Reads & Deeds Every Other Tuesday @ 1:00 p.m.
June 9 - Making sandwiches  - Helping the community is as simple as stacking, wrapping, and packing. Our sandwich-making project brings youthful volunteers together to help feed the food insecure. The sandwiches will be distributed by the Food For Our Journey (FFOJ) nonprofit food van. It’s a fast-paced, high-impact way to fight hunger one slice of bread at a time. Register here.
 
June 23 - Making pet toys - Make pet toys for animals living in shelters and meet our special guests! Liv Russo of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) will bring an animal ambassador and discuss the life of homeless animals and how you can help. Register here.
 
 
Please note: The library will be closed on June 19 for Juneteenth.
 
Our Youth Sponsors
We thank our sponsors to date: Arby's, Freddy's Helena, and TDMW Family McDonald’s Restaurants. The 2026 Summer Reading Program is supported in whole or in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Alabama Public Library Service.


 
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Albert L. Scott Library
100 9th Street NW
Alabaster, Alabama 35007
(205) 664-6822
https://www.cityofalabaster.com/221/Library