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Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 9-6
Wednesday, Thursday: 9-8
Saturday: 9-3
Sunday closed
Computer labs close 15 minutes before library closing.
Contact Us
Telephone: 251-981-2923
Address: 26267 Canal Rd Orange Beach, AL 36561
IM: OBPLibrary on Meebo
Email: askobpl@cityoforangebeach.com
Adults
Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Orange Beach Public Library is a volunteer, non-profit organization, whose efforts are directed towards promoting increased interest and involvement in the library.
Friends scheduled events are designed to foster public support for the development of services for the library through financial contributions. Donations are made to the library based on the “wish list” of the staff.
Meetings & Membership
Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at 10a.m. in the meeting room of the library.
Health
Medline Plus - authoritative health and drug information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. The site also includes a medical encyclopedia and dictionary, interactive tutorials, information about clinical trials and a directory of doctors, dentists and hospitals throughout the US.
Arts & Music
All Music Guide - Up to date and detailed biographies of composers, musicians, & musical acts. Coverage from all time periods, genres and styles--from Hildegard von Bingen and Iannis Xenakis to Cisaria Ivora and Kanye West.
Atlases, Maps & Travel
A to Z Maps provides current and historical political maps of the world, continents, countries and all U.S. states. These maps are appropriate for study and can be printed for inclusion in reports. Specialized maps are also available describing climate, ecology, weather, earthquakes and bathymetric/fishing data.
Resources
An excellent first-stop, the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential (and expensive) information resources. AVL is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research.
Directories
AnyWho from AT&T - Area Codes, White and yellow pages, international directories, reverse lookups, and toll-free searches.
Community Services Guide for Baldwin County - maintained by the Baldwin County Library Cooperative, this is a list of area community services with telephone numbers, arranged by topic. Internet links are included for some services.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopaedia Brittanica - Free statewide access is provided through the Alabama Virtual Library. If you are asked for a user ID and password, please contact the library for assistance.
Encyclopedia of Alabama - online reference resource for Alabama history, culture, geography and natural environment (content includes video, audio, & graphics)
Dictionaries
Acronym Finder from Mountain Data Systems - Find definitions of more than 214,000 abbreviations and acronyms.
Dictionary.com from Lexico Publishing Group, LLC - Offers a multi-source dictionary search that includes The American Heritage Dictionary and Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Storytelling
Fables
These are very old folk stories that explain the creation of our world or how we should behave.
One of the most popular fables is The Tortise and the Hare, one of Aesop's Fables. Aesop was a slave who lived during the time of the Greek Empire (a very long time ago) and recorded many of the popular folk tales of his lifetime. These stories usually end with a statement of the moral (or important message) of the story.
Orange Beach Public Library Board of Trustees - Meeting Minutes
October 7, 2009
Chair Karen Clark called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Those in attendance were Karen Clark, Suzanne Laurier, Carol McCracken, Bonnie Lee and Andie Mewbourn.
The May 6, 2009 and September 2, 2009 minutes were approved as read.
The September financial reports, as attached, were presented by Bonnie Lee.
