Calendar

Firemen's Relief & Retirement Fund Board

*Board Meetings are Subject to Change

Agendas & Minutes

Abilene Landmarks Commission

*Board Meetings are Subject to Change

Agendas & Minutes

Senior Citizens Advisory Board

*Board Meetings are Subject to Change

Agendas & Minutes

Neighborhood Services Advisory Board

*Board Meetings are Subject to Change

Agendas & Minutes

City Council Meeting

*Board Meetings are Subject to Change

Agendas & Minutes

Memorial Day

Most City Offices will be closed in observance

Texas Gun & Knife Association - Show

"The Texas Gun and Knife Shows were started by Don Hill January 1978 and has become the number one source for promoting services for Dealers. Our goal is to help vendors display their guns, knives and ammo in a safe environment to share with the public."

Lions Club of Texas - State Convention

Understanding Social Security (Mockingbird Branch)

Adults are invited to attend a free workshop on learning the ends and outs on receiving socials security from a local financial professional in the community.

ABCD's of Medicare (South Branch)

Attend a free workshop, designed for seniors, who need to learn the ins & outs on Medicare in a program led by Medicare specialists.

Movie & Escape Room: "Clue" (Mockingbird Branch)

Attend a free activity at your library, designed for ages 10 and older, offering a great mystery movie and a themed escape room to complete.

South STEAM: Window Greenhouses (South Branch)

A monthly event for youth who get engaged in projects and crafts that are related to STEAM and designed to promote critical thinking and reasoning skills.

Pokemon Meetup

Join us for an afternoon of gaming fun! Designed for both new and experienced players, gamers from their tweens to adults are welcome to be a part of this weekly meetup where we gather to play the Pokemon Card Game. Pokemon has something for everyone, so come out, bring your cards, and be ready to battle it out at your library. Instruction will also be available for those interested in learning how to play, and once you do, you’ll be challenging everyone else in no time.

Sunday Fun Day: Coffee Filter Butterflies

Join South Branch Library staff in the mall's courtyard for some family fun crafting fun in this come & go series.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club

Are you looking for a place to host a Dungeons & Dragon game? Looking for other teens to play with? Come over to the Mockingbird Branch Library where, every Monday evening, our activity room will be booked for any teen to come out and play. The library will provide the three main manuals, dice, and character sheets...so if you’re a Dungeon Master, or an adventurer, feel free to join us!

Fandom Club

Teens are invited to join your library for some Fandom Club fun in our Teen Zone on Tuesday afternoons. This is a time where we come together to celebrate all fandoms. TV shows, comics, movies, anime, the possibilities are endless. Meetup with other fandom enthusiasts where we’ll meet with each other and socialize and even create some fandom art while playing games too. Come check out our weekly club for yourself.

Coloring Club

If you’re in need of a little stress relief and relaxation, we invite you to be a part of the Coloring Club at your South Branch Library. Coloring is a great activity for all ages and there are many benefits that can come from taking some time to express yourself through art. We’ll supply the coloring sheets and tools so you can come out, color, socialize, and have a little fun at your library.

STEAM Time

Bi-monthly activity series for local youth to engage in a series of activities all related to STEAM.

Take & Make Crafts

If you’re looking for some crafting fun, stop by your South Branch Library where we’ll be offering Take & Make kits featuring different craft activities each week while supplies last. Stop by from 10:00AM to 6:00PM and you can pick up your kit that has all of the materials and instructions you’ll need to then take home and make a fun craft to enjoy. Don’t miss out on this come and go activity at your library.

Beginner Line Dance Lessons (Mockingbird Branch)

Bi-monthly dance instruction series for adults that's led by a retired dance instructor.

Budgeting & Savings (Mockingbird Branch)

Attend a free workshop, led by Eric Mallett, president of Dream Bigger Financial Services and Insurance, who will lead a workshop on budgeting.

Super Storytime: Firefighters (South Branch)

Monthly enhanced storytime program for youth featuring stories, songs, crafts, and fun with a new theme each time.

Estate Planning 101 (Mockingbird Branch)

Attend a free workshop in this financial series led by Eric Mallett, president of Dream Bigger Financial Services & Insurance.

Pokemon Meetup

Join us for an afternoon of gaming fun! Designed for both new and experienced players, gamers from their tweens to adults are welcome to be a part of this weekly meetup where we gather to play the Pokemon Card Game. Pokemon has something for everyone, so come out, bring your cards, and be ready to battle it out at your library. Instruction will also be available for those interested in learning how to play, and once you do, you’ll be challenging everyone else in no time.

ABCD's of Medicare (Mockingbird Branch)

Attend a free workshop, led by Medicare specialists, to help seniors better understand that ins & outs of the program.

Fandom Club

Teens are invited to join your library for some Fandom Club fun in our Teen Zone on Tuesday afternoons. This is a time where we come together to celebrate all fandoms. TV shows, comics, movies, anime, the possibilities are endless. Meetup with other fandom enthusiasts where we’ll meet with each other and socialize and even create some fandom art while playing games too. Come check out our weekly club for yourself.

Play & Learn at Mockingbird Branch

Learn while you play. One of the latest trends in libraries is to provide sensory play to help youth develop and refine the use of their senses. Stimulating these senses will help them to develop cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, physical, and creative skills. For toddlers ages 1-3.

Toddler Time at Mockingbird Branch

For toddlers who are ready for longer stories. Parents are encouraged to share this time with their children. There will be lots of music and movement to keep toddlers engaged and moving.

Preschool Storytime at Mockingbird Branch

Held year-round, this storytime provides the opportunity for youth to listen to stories, join in fingerplays, sing, watch puppets, and engage in other visual presentations. This storytime is ideal for ages 3-6.

Baby Steps at South Branch

Baby Steps is for infants from birth to age 1 and their caregivers and is specifically designed for interactive discovery and play. Stories, activities, and stimuli of all kinds are presented in this free activity.

Wiggles & Giggles at South Branch

Designed for kids ages 1-3, join us for this fun educational program that combines music, dance, and rhythm with structured learning. Children will develop confidence, coordination, and social skills while they learn to express themselves in a warm and relaxed environment.

Historias en Espanol y Ingles / Stories in Spanish & English (Mockingbird Branch)

Venga a disfrutar historias, musica y mas en ingles y espanol en esta hora de cuentos bilingue! Con la lectora invitada especial Isabel Trujillo. Come enjoy stories, music and more in English and SPanish at this bilingual storytime! With special guest reader Isabel Trujillo.

Preschool Storytime at South Branch

Held year-round, this storytime provides the opportunity for youth to listen to stories, join in fingerplays, sing, watch puppets, and engage in other visual presentations. This storytime is ideal for ages 3-6.

Toddler Time at Main Library

For toddlers who are ready for longer stories. Parents are encouraged to share this time with their children. There will be lots of music and movement to keep toddlers engaged and moving.

Mother Goose on the Loose at Main Library

This award-winning literacy program is geared to children birth to age three, and parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate. It uses a variety of activities such as rhymes, puppets, and songs.

Toddler Time at South Branch

For toddlers who are ready for longer stories. Parents are encouraged to share this time with their children. There will be lots of music and movement to keep toddlers engaged and moving.

Play & Learn at Mockingbird Branch

Learn while you play. One of the latest trends in libraries is to provide sensory play to help youth develop and refine the use of their senses. Stimulating these senses will help them to develop cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, physical, and creative skills. For toddlers ages 1-3.

Toddler Time at Mockingbird Branch

For toddlers who are ready for longer stories. Parents are encouraged to share this time with their children. There will be lots of music and movement to keep toddlers engaged and moving.

Preschool Storytime at Mockingbird Branch

Held year-round, this storytime provides the opportunity for youth to listen to stories, join in fingerplays, sing, watch puppets, and engage in other visual presentations. This storytime is ideal for ages 3-6.

Baby Steps at South Branch

Baby Steps is for infants from birth to age 1 and their caregivers and is specifically designed for interactive discovery and play. Stories, activities, and stimuli of all kinds are presented in this free activity.

Wiggles & Giggles at South Branch

Designed for kids ages 1-3, join us for this fun educational program that combines music, dance, and rhythm with structured learning. Children will develop confidence, coordination, and social skills while they learn to express themselves in a warm and relaxed environment.

Lifeguard Shallow Water Certification Class

This class provides entry-level participants the knowledge & skills to prevent, recognize & respond to aquatic emergencies in shallow water up to 5 feet.

Girls Night

It's time for a girls night, IN! Party in your pj's with us at Rose Park Recreation Center. Bring your friends, moms, grandmas, aunts, or female role models to this fun all-girls event.

Adventure Cove Opening Day

The City of Abilene Parks & Recreation Department announces the opening of Adventure Cove for the 2022 Summer season will be on Saturday, May 28th at 11:00 am.