This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Cuba State of the City Address First Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Story Hour Southern Voices Tickets On Sale Purl @ the Plaza with Knitting Lessons! Coupon Swap Helping Hands Secrets of Highclere Castle and Secrets of the Manor House Neuroscience Cafe: Traumatic Brain Injury Daytime Nonfiction Book Group: The Man in the Rockefeller Suit Glue Gun Gang: Inspiration Board Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Story Hour Getting Unstuck No Jacket Required Book Group Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group: The Year of Living Biblically Diane Schuur After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Get Organized-Finally! Christophe Jackson Monday at the Movies: 12 Angry Men Rosewood Write Club Holiday Closings: Library & Coffee-o-l-ogy Cafe Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Cuba Coffee-ol-ogy Cafe presents a free program on food and coffee from Cuba. Complimentary samples provided. Call 444-7821 for more information. Sunday, January 4 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza State of the City Address Mayor Gary Ivey shares his State of the City Address at the monthly Friends of the Hoover Library meeting. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, January 5 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms First Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Story Hour Join us for a discussion of The Story Hour and SKYPE with author Thrity Umrigar. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, January 8 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Southern Voices Tickets On Sale Friday, January 9, 9 am - 11 am ONLINE & PHONE SALES ONLY Please purchase your tickets early, as we expect to sell out. If any tickets remain, they will be available during regular Box Office hours: M - F, 11 am - 6 pm. To purchase online...Visit the Southern Voices website at www.southernvoices.info To purchase by phone...Call the Library Theatre Box Office at 205-444-7888 An Evening with Wally Lamb--$35, Limit 4 Tickets Friday, February 27 at 7 pm--The Library Theatre Reception follows on the Library Plaza. Author Conference--$40, Limit 6 Tickets Saturday, February 28, 9:30 am - 4 pm--The Library Theatre OR Library Plaza Featuring Karen Abbott, Chelsea Cain, Amy Greene, James Scott, Jon Sealy, Thrity Umrigar and Meg Wolitzer. Book sales and signings will follow the afternoon session. You may preorder a boxed lunch from Coffee-ol-ogy by calling 987-0176 by February 20, 2015. Purl @ the Plaza with Knitting Lessons! Beginning Knitting Lessons--FREE! Reservations required. Call 444-7821 to register. Saturday, January 10 from 1 pm - 3 pm--Library Plaza Purl @ the Plaza New year, new projects! Bring your yarn to knit, crochet or embroider. Saturday, January 10 from 3 pm - 5 pm--Library Plaza Coupon Swap Bring coupons you don't need and swap for ones you do. Call 444-7840 for more information. Can't make it this time? Stop by the desk and ask to use the bin on your schedule! Monday, January 12 at 10 am--Nonfiction Department Helping Hands Make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults welcome. Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, January 12 from 3 pm - 8:30 pm--Adult Programming Room Secrets of Highclere Castle and Secrets of the Manor House Join us for a pair of documentaries that explore life in England's historic manor houses, including the estate seen on PBS's Downton Abbey. Free admission and refreshments! (TV-PG, 60 min. each) Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, January 12 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre Neuroscience Cafe: Traumatic Brain Injury Candace Floyd, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Thomas Novack, Ph.D., Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, discuss traumatic brain injuries. Pressented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, January 12 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Daytime Nonfiction Book Group: The Man in the Rockefeller Suit Join us for a discussion of The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter by Mark Seal. Call 444-7816 for more information. Tuesday, January 13 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room Glue Gun Gang: Inspiration Board Get inspired to stick to your New Year's resolutions by collaging your goals and dreams. Adults only. FREE, but reservations required. Call 444-7840 to register. Tuesday, January 13 at 6:30 pm Thursday, January 15 at 10:30 am Adult Programming Room Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Story Hour Join us for a discussion of The Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, January 15 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Getting Unstuck New psychological research looks at how we get stuck and, more importantly, our best chance to get unstuck. Prepare to be surprised and motivated. Presented by Octavia Kuransky. Call 444-7816 for more information. Thursday, January 15 at 7 pm--Adult Programming Room No Jacket Required Book Group This month's genre: Alabama authors. Call 444-7840 for more information. Wednesday, January 21 at 10:30 am--Plaza Reading Room Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group: The Year of Living Biblically Join us for a discussion of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs. Call 444-7816 for more information. Thursday, January 22 at 7 pm--Allen Board Room Diane Schuur Long regarded as one of contemporary jazz’s leading vocalists/pianists, Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Born blind, Schuur was gifted with perfect pitch and taught herself piano by ear. With a distinguished career that spans three decades and includes two Grammy awards, five Grammy nominations and numerous #1 recordings, she continues to wow audiences across the globe. Contact the Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 or visit www.thelibrarytheatre.com for ticket information. Tickets $25 Thursday, January 22 at 8 pm--The Library Theatre Friday, January 23 at 8 pm--The Library Theatre After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Put your game face on and meet up with your fellow gamers! Call 444-7821 for more information. Friday, January 23 from 7 pm - 10 pm--Library Plaza Get Organized-Finally! From time management to to-do lists, make this the year you get on track. Presented by Lisa Phillips. Call 444-7840 for more information. Saturday, January 24 at 11 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Christophe Jackson Join us for an afternoon of jazz piano. Free performance. Call 444-7821 for more information. Sunday, January 25 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza Monday at the Movies: 12 Angry Men Join us for a screening of 12 Angry Men (NR, 1957, 96 min.). Free admission and refreshments. Call 444-7820 for more information. Monday, January 26 at 2 pm and 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre Rosewood Acoustic trio of banjo, guitar and bass featuring tight vocal harmonies. Free performance. Call 444-7821 for more information. Thursday, January 29 at 6:30 pm--Library Plaza Write Club Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Call 444-7820 for more information. Saturday, January 31 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Holiday Closings: Library & Coffee-o-l-ogy Cafe Wednesday, December 31: CLOSED--New Year's Eve Thursday, January 1: CLOSED--New Year's Day Monday, January 19: CLOSED--Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Breakfast, lunch and dinner! Coffee and desserts! Located on the Library Plaza. January's Global Cuisine, Cuba, features: Black Bean Soup Cuban Sandwich Pork Chop con Pina Pineapple Cake with Dulce de Leche Salsa 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.