(Ages 0-12) Summer is finally here, and we are ready for another spectacular summer reading program with you! Starting on May 20, come by the Homewood Public Library’s Children’s Department or visit our website at homewoodpubliclibrary.org/sr to sign up for summer reading. Once signed up, come pick up a goodie bag and a free book at the Friends Bookstore! You’ll receive a calendar reading log to track each day you read or listen to an audiobook. Bring your log to our children’s desk, and for every 3 days you mark off, you will earn an entry for our monthly drawings. A handful of winners are going to be picked on July 1 and August 5.

(Ages 12-18) Sign up online beginning May 20 at homewoodpubliclibrary.org/sr. After signing up you will be assigned to one of four houses. For every three books or audiobooks you check out in-person or online, you earn a chance to enter the weekly drawing for a gift bag. Each entry is a point for your house. Each time you attend a program over the Summer you get another entry and point. The team with the most points by July 31st will be invited to solve the mystery of the houses at a special program on August 2. Entries will be kept throughout the Summer, so each one will have a chance to win the grand prize drawing on August 5.

WELCOME Is your child ready to trade stories, share a favorite book, or sing camp songs with a new friend? Do they like to be greeted with smiles and high-fives from staff and fellow campers for accomplishing something new? Does your child wish to fit in just for being who they are? At Y Summer Day Camp, we are here to make your kids feel welcome and to help them quickly realize this is a place where they belong and can be themselves – try new things – learn new skills – make new friends – and be a part of something great! A camp experience can be a powerful tool for personal growth. Knowing this, we strive to offer the highest quality camps with the most diverse opportunities. Great care goes into creating a fun and safe environment. We work hard to hire staff of the highest integrity and personal and spiritual maturity, and are enthusiastic about camp. All staff are thoroughly screened and background checked and receive training in first aid, CPR, safety and child abuse prevention, character building, and program implementation. You can depend on the Y to ensure camp is well supervised. Summer Camp seems far off, but it will be here before you know it. We hope you and your family will join us and help make it their best summer ever. Our camp day is built on an open programming model where campers will experience daily opportunities to select which games, crafts, or activities they participate in. Not only will they get to follow their own interests, but they’ll make their own path throughout the summer. There will be organized events and large group games outside the regular open programming periods. Each week, different fun opportunities will come to our camps. Being part of our summer day camp program goes beyond silly songs and games. Camp is about learning who you are, becoming what you want to be, developing new skills and healthy habits, reaching goals, and building relationships. Our summer day camp helps kids gain self-confidence, build character, and focus on the whole child in spirit, mind, and body.

WELCOME Is your child ready to trade stories, share a favorite book, or sing camp songs with a new friend? Do they like to be greeted with smiles and high-fives from staff and fellow campers for accomplishing something new? Does your child wish to fit in just for being who they are? At Y Summer Day Camp, we are here to make your kids feel welcome and to help them quickly realize this is a place where they belong and can be themselves – try new things – learn new skills – make new friends – and be a part of something great! A camp experience can be a powerful tool for personal growth. Knowing this, we strive to offer the highest quality camps with the most diverse opportunities. Great care goes into creating a fun and safe environment. We work hard to hire staff of the highest integrity and personal and spiritual maturity, and are enthusiastic about camp. All staff are thoroughly screened and background checked and receive training in first aid, CPR, safety and child abuse prevention, character building, and program implementation. You can depend on the Y to ensure camp is well supervised. Summer Camp seems far off, but it will be here before you know it. We hope you and your family will join us and help make it their best summer ever. Our camp day is built on an open programming model where campers will experience daily opportunities to select which games, crafts, or activities they participate in. Not only will they get to follow their own interests, but they’ll make their own path throughout the summer. There will be organized events and large group games outside the regular open programming periods. Each week, different fun opportunities will come to our camps. Being part of our summer day camp program goes beyond silly songs and games. Camp is about learning who you are, becoming what you want to be, developing new skills and healthy habits, reaching goals, and building relationships. Our summer day camp helps kids gain self-confidence, build character, and focus on the whole child in spirit, mind, and body.

The Bessemer Farmers Market is open every Saturday this summer from 9 am to 1 pm. The market features Live Entertainment, Fruits and Veggies, Baked Goods, Arts & Crafts, and Food Trucks, Kid's Activities (little ones can play in the splash pad and have face painting), cooking demos, exercise classes, and so much more.

Girls Rock Birmingham camp is returning this summer the week of July 22-27th and we are so excited! Learn an instrument, form a band, write and perform an original song all in one week!
Camp is open to all cis girls, and trans and nonbinary kids ages 9-16. If you are aged 17-21 and are interested in applying for our GRB mentor program, please fill out that form HERE instead!

Camp will be held July 22-26, 2024 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (campers may arrive starting at 8:30 AM) at the Unitarian Universalist Church in West Homewood (4300 Hampton Heights Dr). After care is available each day from 4:00-5:15 PM for a small additional charge. Lunch and snacks will be provided! The Camper Showcase will be Saturday, July 27 at 3:00 PM (location TBD). Campers need to be present at both the weekday camp and the Saturday showcase!

(Rising 6th-12th Grade) September Reed will be here to show you how to make fantastical fairy jars. All supplies provided .Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.

Join us for a fun, amazing, and interactive ghosts & spirits of the past ghost hunt and haunt walks on the mansion grounds. Perfect for The Summer Season to investigate the entire Mansion and Grounds.

You’ll be led by the Professional Paranormal Investigation Team, Psychic Mediums, and TV Personalities The Southern Ghost Girls Tours as you actively participate in the ghost hunt. All are welcome to attend and you will be using state-of-the-art paranormal investigation equipment and old-school paranormal investigation research techniques. Very interactive and extremely fun!  You can  Explore the beautiful mansion and its collection of historic antiques and artifacts!  All of this excitement is brought to you by the TV Personalities, Paranormal Investigators, and Resesrchers Lesley Ann Hyde and The Southern Ghost Girls Tours as seen on  \'Truth or Legends\' in Your Hometown and Arlington 1840’s Historic House in Birmingham!

This is a One-of-a-Kind event that you do not want to miss and is exclusive to Arlington House.

Perfect for a friend's night out, date night, Family Night, Birthdays, Office Parties, and Team Building or just to celebrate the Season! Weather Permitting we will do some of the Event Outside. Secured Parking Inside The Gated Area adjacent to the Mansion.

Tickets are non-refundable but credit may be given if the group is notified outside of 24 hours of the event you are sick etc.

Wear comfortable, weather appropriate shoes and clothing.

For more information and tickets go to our website.