Bay Minette Public Library

10/22/2026

Our Fall Into a Good Book Sale is Saturday!!

10/22/2026

TONIGHT!!

Mark your calendars! Texas Roadhouse in Foley is having a Dine to Donate Fundraising Night on Thursday, October 22nd with proceeds benefitting our Dolly Parton's Imagination Library which serves the entirety of Baldwin County. You won't have to cook that night! Make plans to join us for a fantastic meal!

10/21/2026

Congratulations to all of tonight's winners. Unfortunately, we did not win for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, but we will apply again next year. Thank you for all the thoughts, kind words and prayers. 💜

Congratulations to our 2026 Grant Recipients!

10/18/2026

Tonight's Third Annual Showcase of Magic hosted by the library and featuring magicians from the Gulf Coast Magicians Guild was a great success. The audience was entertained by all sorts of illusions and tricks including sawing a woman into three pieces. The free event was held at the John F. Rhodes Civic Center. It was a fun evening for the whole family.

10/16/2026

Your LIBRARY is an Impact 100 Grant Finalist! We are in the running for a $100,000 grant to fund our Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Impact 100 Baldwin County is a community of women seeking to transform lives in Baldwin County by awarding high-impact grants to nonprofits in the areas of Arts, Culture, & Recreation • Education • Environment & Preservation • Family • Health & Wellness.Impact 100 Baldwin County was established in 2008 by a group of women brought together by Irene Meehan, who had read about similar organizations in Cincinnati and Pensacola. That year, 82 members joined and Impact 100 awarded a single grant of $82,000. In 2025, Impact 100 awarded SIX grants of $94,000 each, bringing the total given to nonprofits serving Baldwin County to $6.5 million!

We fund the grants by pooling the $1,000 donations from each of our members. This model of philanthropy is known as a giving circle, and its goal is to make a significant impact in the community through large grants to area nonprofits. Our goal is to reach 500 members each year, enabling us to give five $100,000 grants – one in each of the five focus groups.

The nonprofits apply for their grants in the following five areas: arts, culture, and recreation; education; environment and preservation; family; health and wellness. Our members volunteer to serve on committees to evaluate the grants and select finalists, and the entire membership votes to determine the recipients.

We are a nonprofit organization comprised of women with a desire to make a difference in the lives of others and to make Baldwin County a better place to live. Membership is open to all women who embrace these goals.

10/16/2026

10/15/2026

Since we no longer have a local newspaper, stay in the know with Lagniappe. You can pick up one free at the library! We have a nice little newspaper stand in the lobby.

10/14/2026

Ladies Night Out just wouldn't be the same without Patty Bailey and her fabulous insulated tumblers! They've arrived, and let me tell you... they are absolutely adorable and PINK!
A huge THANK YOU to Patty Bailey for always coming through for us and for being such a wonderful supporter of our community! We appreciate you more than you know!
The first 150 visitors to Ladies Night Out will receive a free swag bag featuring one of these lovely pink tumblers!
Come out to the John F. Rhodes Civic Center on Friday, November 6th from 5:30pm until 8pm for Ladies Night Out! Grab your girlfriends and join us for a fabulous evening of fun, shopping and community! You won't want to miss it!

10/13/2026

The pumpkins are rolling into the library!! Our holiday display is coming to life, and we want YOU to be part of the fun! Bring in your decorated pumpkin and add it to our growing collection of pumpkin characters. We can’t wait to see all the creative and fun designs you come up with! Our pumpkin friends will be on display through October 30th, so stop by the library, check them out, and enjoy a little fall fun with us!