This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Adult English Classes First Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Cutting Season Are You Ready for Some COLLEGE Football? Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Greece Not Just Books Read Your Own Adventure Book Group: Southern Fiction Daytime Nonfiction Book Group: The Lost City of Z Spanish Conversation Club Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: The House Girl Purl @ the Plaza Chambless & Muse Helping Hands Neuroscience Cafe: Multiple Sclerosis Glue Gun Gang: Craft Supplies Swap No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group Author Time @ Hoover Library: David Gillham Frugalistics: Monthly Coupon Swap Phil Vassar Celebrate Banned Books Week! Monday at the Movies: Yours, Mine and Ours The Ukrainian Revolution The Most Famous Challenged and Banned Books Allen Tolbert Unit Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group: Brave Companions After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Write Club Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Adult English Classes Join us every Tuesday for English instruction! Classes are free and no registration is required. Basic and intermediate classes are offered. Call 444-7820 for more information. Tuesday, September 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 at 6:30 pm-- Theatre Level Meeting Rooms First Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Cutting Season Join us for a discussion of The Cutting Season by Attica Locke. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next month's meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, September 4 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Are You Ready for Some COLLEGE Football? Mark Meadows, Executive Director of the Birmingham Bowl, will talk all things college football, including the new changes in the bowl system. Call 444-7816 for more information. Thursday, September 4 at 7 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Greece Coffee-ol-ogy Cafe presents FREE programs on food and coffee from around the world. This month features Greek cuisine. Complimentary samples provided. Call 444-7821 for more information. Sunday, September 7 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza Not Just Books Hoover Library's Amanda Borden will discuss exciting new programs for children, teens and adults at the Friends of the Library monthly meeting. Refreshments provided. Free and open to the public. Monday, September 8 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Read Your Own Adventure Book Group: Southern Fiction Share your favorite Southern fiction and learn about other great reads. Refreshments provided. Call 444-7820 for more information. Monday, September 8 at 7 pm--Plaza Reading Room Daytime Nonfiction Book Group: The Lost City of Z Join us for a discussion of The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann. Call 444-7816 for more information. Tuesday, September 9 at 10:30 am--Allen Board Room Spanish Conversation Club Spanish speakers of all levels are invited to practice the language and learn about the culture. Call 444-7820 for more information. Tuesday, September 9 at 7 pm--Library Plaza Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: The House Girl Join us for a discussion of The House Girl by Tara Conklin. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next month's meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, September 11 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Purl @ the Plaza Bring out the colors of fall by crafting with your fellow hobbyists! Call 444-7821 for more information. Saturday, September 13 from 3 pm - 5 pm--The Library Plaza Chambless & Muse Flute and guitar duo Jil Chambless & Scooter Muse perform the music of Scotland and Ireland. FREE! Call 444-7821 for more information. Sunday, September 14 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza Helping Hands Join us in making newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and Adults welcome. Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, September 15 from 3 pm - 8:30 pm-- Nonfiction Department Monday, September 29 from 3 pm - 8:30 pm-- Nonfiction Department Neuroscience Cafe: Multiple Sclerosis UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center presents "Multiple Sclerosis: How Does Your Immune System Talk to Your Brain?" Monday, September 15 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Glue Gun Gang: Craft Supplies Swap Bring in unneeded craft supplies for a casual swap, talk about your current craft projects, and eat cake! Adults only. No reservations required. Come to either or both events. Tuesday, September 16 at 6:30 pm--Allen Board Room Thursday, September 18 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Room C No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group This month's genre: pop culture. Wednesday, September 17 at 10:30 am--Plaza Reading Room Author Time @ Hoover Library: David Gillham Skype with David Gillham, author of City of Women. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, September 18 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Frugalistics: Monthly Coupon Swap Bring coupons you don't need and swap for ones you do. Call 444-7840 for more information. Saturday, September 20 at 11 am--Nonfiction Department Phil Vassar With eight albums and three Songwriter of the Year awards, Phil Vassar is probably best known for his perennial favorite, "Just Another Day in Paradise." Call the Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 or visit their website at www.thelibrarytheatre.com for ticket information. Tickets $25 Saturday, September 20 at 5:30 pm--The Library Theatre Saturday, September 20 at 8 pm--The Library Theatre Celebrate Banned Books Week! Join us in celebrating the freedom to read during Banned Books Week. Check out our banned books display in the main hallway and see if your favorite books have ever been challenged or banned. Sunday, September 21 - Saturday, September 27 Monday at the Movies: Yours, Mine and Ours Join us for a screening of Yours, Mine and Ours (1968, NR, 111 minutes). Free admission and refreshments! Call 444-7820 for more information. Monday, September 22 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre The Ukrainian Revolution UAB's Dr. George Liber will lead a discussion of how the events in Ukraine from November 2013 to the present increased tensions between Russia, the United States and the European Union. Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, September 22 at 7 pm--Children's Programming Room The Most Famous Challenged and Banned Books Dr. William Hutchings from the UAB Department of English will talk about the most famous banned and challenged books. Then you can check them out from the library! Call 444-7821 for more information. Tuesday, September 23 at 12 pm--Library Plaza Allen Tolbert Unit This acoustic trio featuring guitar, mandolin and bass is predominantly bluegrass, but also has jazz elements. FREE! Call 444-7821 for more information. Thursday, September 25 at 6:30 pm--Library Plaza Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group: Brave Companions Join us for a discussion of Brave Companions: Portraits in History by David McCullough. Call 444-7816 for more information. Thursday, September 25 at 7 pm--Allen Board Room After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Put your game face on and team up with your fellow gamers! Call 444-7821 for more information. Friday, September 26 from 7 pm - 10 pm--Library Plaza Write Club Share your literary works and network with other amateur writers. Call 444-7820 for more information. Saturday, September 27 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Breakfast, lunch and dinner! Coffee and desserts! Located on the Library Plaza. September's Global Cuisine, Greek, features: Salad Spinach-Orzo Soup Mediterranean Chicken Wrap Moussaka Entree Glaktoboureko 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.