Day Calendar

Interactive story time for young children fosters literacy, creativity, and fine motor skills, making learning fun and engaging. This engaging activity boosts language skills, sparks imagination, and enhances cognitive development while foste

Join us for an hour of moving and grooving with a little mingle in the middle.  Tuesday and Thursday are exercise days at the library.  Come and join us.  Everyone is welcome and all ages are invited. 

Join us every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 10am for our interactive toddler storytime, where little ones can sing, dance, and enjoy a delightful story!

Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) is a fitness program for older adults, which can be done sitting or standing performing exercise that improves strength ,balance and fitness is critical for staying active and reducing the risk of fal

Bring your technical questions to Becky on Thursdays from 2-4pm.  Becky will assist you answering questions about your digital devices.  She can demonstrate how to use your device and help you get it set up if needed.

We color every Thursday afternoon.  Come and join us.  We have everything you need to color.  We even furnish a picture.  Come and visit while you color.  

ESports at your public library. Join our League and represent on our Nintendo Switch! Ask your librarian for more info.

Everyone will be making a pretty fall picture using flowers and a denim jean pocket with added decoration.   This will be an easy craft for all to make.  Come join us.

Let's celebrate TeenTober at your library:  Whether you’re decorating your space, making a special gift, or just enjoying some creative time, this craft offers a perfect blend of positivity and Halloween fun.

Join the library crew and Cinnamon the Bigfoot for a program to discuss cryptozoology.  Learn all about bigfoot, loss ness, yeti or moss man all of the mythical creatures.   And everyone can get their picture taken with Cinnamon.

Join us for Halloween Magic with Glow-in-the-Dark Brews and Dancing Spiders!

The Children's Art and Crafts Programs at the library offer young participants an inspiring and imaginative space to explore their creativity.

Join us for an exciting adventure where creativity meets engineering in our LEGO program! Get ready to design and build—LEGO bricks are provided, and the program is free to attend.

Welcome to A Quiet Place, where guests can indulge in an uninterrupted hour of literature and community. Bring the book you are currently reading or discover a new title from our collection to join our silent book club.

Pumpkin Volcanoes: Get ready for an "explosive" adventure at McAlester Public Library's Pumpkin Volcanoes workshop! We'll combine science and creativity to create an erupting volcano inside of a pumpkin!

Join us for an afternoon of creativity where you’ll paint your own cauldron and add a touch of magic with a smoking effect! Perfect for sparking imaginations and adding a bit of Halloween spirit.

STEM - Join us in using our engineering skills to make origami art in  celebration of TeenTober!

The library will participate in the 21st Century After School Program --Lights On Idabel.   The library will have brochures about the library, coloring sheets and you can enroll for a library card.  

Hey friends. It's been a while since you earned a pizza for reading, hasn’t it? This October, get back to the joy of reading with our Page Turners Pizza Party!

Here’s how you can join the fun:

Our library book clubs consist of reading a variety of selected titles while engaging readers in quality literature discussion. Themes and content may vary based on branch.