Pelham, Alabama: Kids and Teens-Kids and Teens

Kids and Teens

Pelham offers a number of attractions for children and young people. There are a variety of youth programs at our award-winning public library, ranging from preschool storytimes to the Junior Librarians club for preteens. The Oak Mountain Amphitheater hosts a wide range of musical events with concerts by the most popular recording artists. For the sports-minded there is ice skating at the Pelham Civic Complex, baseball, softball, football and cheerleading at the Pelham City Park, tennis at the Pelham Racquet Club, as well as hiking and golf at Oak Mountain State Park. The McWane Center, a hands on discovery museum for children, is just minutes away. Other favorite attractions include the Birmingham Zoo and the Botanical Gardens.

Science and History Links

CIA World Factbook (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
Useful and concise information on every country in the world from the Central Intelligence Agency.

Any Day in History (http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/)
What happened on any day in history (like your birthday). Courtesy of Scope Systems.

Bill Nye, the Science Guy (http://www.nyelabs.com/)
You've seen him on TV, now come on in to Bill's online lab!

The Exploratorium (http://www.exploratorium.edu)
An awesome hands-on museum in San Francisco.

The National Air and Space Museum (http://www.nasm.si.edu/)
Information about flight, airplanes, and space travel.

NASA-Just for Kids (http://www.nasa.gov/kids.html)
NASA shows it's fun side...

Smithsonian Institution (http://nmnhwww.si.edu/nmnhweb.html)
The storehouse of American history has a wonderful set of online exhibits.