This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Escape into Reading: Adult Summer Reading Stump the Librarian Learn to Use Your NOOK! Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Celebrate the USA NEW Daytime Nonfiction Book Club: In Cold Blood First Thursday Fiction Book Club: Man in the Blue Moon A Sweet Strangeness Thrills My Heart: The Journals of Sallie Independence Foster, 1861-1887 Bards & Brews Poetry Performance Series Purl @ the Plaza Helping Hands Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Light Between the Oceans Yvonne Andrews Artist Reception Free Friday Flix: Skyfall You Can Do It @ the Plaza: Easy Floor Upgrades: Hardwood and Tile How to Find Grants Frugalistics: Couponing! Playing @ the Plaza: Flying Jenny Nonfiction Book Group: Citizens of London After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Write Club Instrumentalists @ the Plaza: Allen Stone & Friends Monday @ the Movies: Sherlock Holmes Download the Hoover Library Mobile App Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Escape into Reading: Adult Summer Reading Read Books! Win Prizes! Read or listen to any five adult fiction or nonfiction books, e-books, or audiobooks, and register to win weekly prizes. Get a free Hoover Public Library bookbag after completing 15 books. Grand prizes, including a Kindle Fire and gift cards to Hoover businesses and restaurants will be given away at the end of the program. Prizes are donated by the Friends of the Hoover Public Library. Join the program by picking up a reading log in the Fiction or Nonfiction Departments. Program runs through July 31. Call 444-7820 or 444-7840 for more information. Stump the Librarian Test the knowledge of the librarians in the Nonfiction Department. Ask a question from a popular trivia game for a chance to win a Galleria gift certificate donated by the Friends of the Library. Call 444-7840 for more information. July 1 - July 31--Nonfiction Department Learn to Use Your NOOK! Barnes & Noble partners with the library to teach you to use your NOOK. Call 444-7820 for more information. 6:30 pm - NOOK Simple Touch Class 7:30 pm - NOOK HD and HD+ Class Monday, July 1--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Celebrate the USA Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe presents a fun and FREE interactive program on food and coffees from around the world. This month features American Classics. Complimentary samples provided. For more information, call 444-7821. Sunday, July 7 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza NEW Daytime Nonfiction Book Club: In Cold Blood On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence. Tuesday, July 9 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room First Thursday Fiction Book Club: Man in the Blue Moon "He's a gambler at best. A con artist at worst," her aunt had said of the handlebar-mustached man who snatched Ella Wallace away from her dreams of studying art in France. Eighteen years later, that man has disappeared, leaving Ella alone and struggling to support her three sons. While the world is embroiled in World War I, Ella fights her own personal battle to keep the mystical Florida land that has been in her family for generations from the hands of an unscrupulous banker. Author Michael Morris will join us to discuss his novel, Man in the Blue Moon, set during the WWI era in Appalachicola, Florida. Refreshments provided, as well as books for the next month's meeting. Call 444-7820 for information. Thursday, July 11 at 10:00 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms A Sweet Strangeness Thrills My Heart: The Journals of Sallie Independence Foster, 1861-1887 Sallie Independence Foster was 12 years old when the Civil War began. Her journal, begun in June 1861, and carefully preserved by her family, paints a picture of a child's innocent world that is gradually darkened by the reality of war. The journal continues through the war and for another 22 years, as Sallie grows to be a young woman, marries, and begins a family of her own. Through Sallie's writings, historical photographs, letters and music of the time, storyteller Dolores Hydock and music historian Bobby Horton share this uniquely personal glimpse of a radically changing world. Reserved seating. For ticket information, call the Box Office at 444-7888 or visit the Library Theatre's website at www.TheLibraryTheatre.com. Thursday, July 11 at 7:00 pm--The Library Theatre Tickets $12.50 SOLD OUT--Call 444-7880 to be placed on the waiting list Bards & Brews Poetry Performance Series Join us as we co-host Birmingham Public Library's popular Bards & Brews Poetry series. This will be a SLAM event: First place winner gets $200, second place gets $100. Registration and live music begin at 6:30 pm. Poetry performance starts at 7 pm. Craft beer will be available for sampling. Attendees must be 18 to enter, 21 to drink. ID required. FREE event! Call 444-7821 for more information. Friday, July 12 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm--Library Plaza Purl @ the Plaza Join old friends and make new ones at this crafty meeting of all fiber enthusiasts. Bring your yarn and knit, crochet or embroider. All skill levels welcome. Call 444-7820 for more information. Saturday, July 13 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm--Library Plaza Helping Hands Stop by to make newspaper rolls that will be donated to a local humane society. Teens and adults welcome. Call 444-7840 for information. Tuesday, July 16 at 2:30 pm--Adult Programming Room Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Light Between the Oceans In M.L. Stedman's The Light Between Oceans, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia after four harrowing years on the Western Front and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season and shore leaves are granted every other year at best, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, July 18 at 10:00 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Yvonne Andrews Artist Reception Join us for a reception honoring watercolor artist Yvonne Andrews. Thursday, July 18 at 5:30 pm--Friends Gallery-Theatre Level Free Friday Flix: Skyfall Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Directed By Sam Mendes. 2012, PG-13, 143 minutes. Free admission. Call 444-7888 for information. Friday, July 19 at 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre You Can Do It @ the Plaza: Easy Floor Upgrades: Hardwood and Tile Jones-Warren Construction and Home Depot show you how to upgrade the flooring in your home. Call 444-7821 for information. Saturday, July 20 at 10:30 am--Library Plaza How to Find Grants Learn to use the Foundation Center Cooperative Database to find grants for nonprofits and individuals. Reservations required. Call 444-7816. Sunday, July 21 at 2:30 pm & 4:00 pm--Training Center Frugalistics: Couponing! Discover money saving strategies, tips for organizing and websites to check out. Share your couponing strategies with others. For information, call 444-7840. Tuesday, July 23 at 2:30 pm--Adult Programming Room Playing @ the Plaza: Flying Jenny Flying Jenny is an old-time string band that plays American music that is the precursor to bluegrass and country. The band features breakdowns on fiddle, banjo, guitar and bass, as well as songs in three-part harmony. Join us for a free peformance. Call 444-7821 for information. Thursday, July 25 at 6:30 pm--Library Plaza Nonfiction Book Group: Citizens of London Lynne Olson, the acclaimed author of Troublesome Young Men, reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, the handsome, chain-smoking head of CBS News in Europe; Averell Harriman, the hard-driving millionaire who ran FDR’s Lend-Lease program in London; and John Gilbert Winant, the shy, idealistic U.S. ambassador to Britain. Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 pm--Allen Board Room After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Enjoy your favorite classic Nintendo games, Xbox and Wii games, Apples to Apples, Scrabble and more! We even have space for you to bring your own favorite board games. Free beer tasting. ID required. Call 444-7821 for information. Friday, July 26 from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm--Library Plaza Write Club Meet fellow writers, flesh out your characters and tie up those dangling plot threads! Call 444-7820 for information. Saturday, July 27 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Instrumentalists @ the Plaza: Allen Stone & Friends Guitarist Allen Stone plays in a variety of bands and styles around Birmingham. He plays jazz with the Chad Fisher Group, rock and soul with FisherGreen, Southern rock with the Hunter Lawley Band, as well as praise music at his church. Stone can do it all. He'll be joined by a rotating cast of musicians during his performance. Free admission. Call 444-7821 for information. Sunday, July 28 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza Monday @ the Movies: Sherlock Holmes Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. Directed by Guy Ritchie. 2009, PG-13, 128 minutes. Free admission and refreshments. Call 444-7820 for information. Monday, July 29 at 2:00 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre Download the Hoover Library Mobile App Take Hoover Public Library wherever you go. Download our FREE mobile app and search the library catalog, renew items, make requests, access library databases, download e-books and audiobooks, and more! Available for all major Smartphones and Tablets. Search for "Hoover Library" in your device's app store or download from our website. Download today! Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Breakfast, lunch and dinner! Coffee and desserts! Located on the Library Plaza. July's Global Cuisine, American Classics, features: All-American Chili Burger Platter Coney Island Dog Apple Cobbler Monday-Thursday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Friday: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sunday: 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Phone: 205-987-0176   This e-mail was sent from Jefferson County Library Cooperative, Inc. Immediate removal with PatronMail® SecureUnsubscribe. To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, use this link. To change your e-mail address or update preferences, use this link.