Library Home


The Bay Minette Public Library has added two Free Little Libraries to downtown area thanks to a generous grant from the North Baldwin Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation of South Alabama. The new little library at 14 S. Hand Avenue is designed to replicate the red phone booths often associated with London. A Tardis-inspired little library has been installed at 301 D’Olive Street, situated between Bay Minette City Hall and the new Justice Center. Both are now fully stocked with books, free for the sharing.

Library Picture 2
Library Picture 2
Library Director Joanna Bailey is joined by Lee Mitchell, a member of the North Baldwin Community Foundation

“I want to thank the North Baldwin Community Foundation members for funding this wonderful endeavor. Our Little Free Libraries give people the opportunity to share in the love of reading and help to continue our outreach in the community,” said Joanna Bailey, BMPL Director.

Supported by the Bay Minette Public Library, the Free Little Library program was introduced locally in 2015 in an effort to share the love of literature with patrons of all ages in the North Baldwin area. The concept is simple: take what you want and leave behind what you can. Patrons frequenting the Free Little Libraries can choose from assorted books left by other local patrons or stocked by the library staff, utilizing donated or duplicated titles or those culled from circulation through the weeding process.

Library Picture 4

Each mini library is registered with the Little Free Library organization and entered into the national database on their world map. Since the books are not part of the library system, they do not have to be checked out and no library card is required. The expansion of the program to more locations helps provide convenient access to residents who may not always have the time or transportation to visit the main library campus, Bailey shared.

Since its inception in North Baldwin, the reach of the project has grown to include more than a dozen locations in and outside the city’s limits. The mini libraries can be found at Kids Park on McMillan Avenue; Pine Grove Elementary; Douglasville School of Arts and Recreation; 40880 County Road 39 in White House Fork; Lottie Volunteer Fire Department; Dollar General Store in Stockton; Delta Elementary in White House Fork; Vaughn SAIL Center; Dollar General in Perdido; Sye Davis Park on Nesbitt Street, Rabun Volunteer Fire Department, Bay Minette City Hall and 14 S. Hand Avenue.

Library Picture 3

To learn more about this or other programs offered by the Bay Minette Public Library, followed the library on Facebook or visit bayminettepubliclibrary.org.

Contact Us

 

Joanna Bailey, Library Director
Email
251.580.1648 phone
251.937.0339 fax

General Rules of Conduct

Computer Policy

Policy

 

Location

205 West Second Street
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507

 

Online Catalog

www.baldwincat.org

Place an Item On Hold

Patron ID: library card number

PIN: last four digits of number

Read eBooks and listen to an audiobook with a single tap, place items on hold and add items to your wish list. Simply download the app to get started. All you need after that is your library card number to create your account! Then you can enjoy Axis 360 anytime, anywhere.

 

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday

9a.m. until 6p.m.

Saturday

10a.m. until 2p.m.