Friday, February 27, 2015

This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Coupon Swap
Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Creole
Adult English Classes
Leonard Lee Smith
Gardening in Small Spaces
First Thursday Fiction Book Group: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Vulcan Eejits
Blowout Book Sale!
More Than a Game
Helping Hands
Trivia Night
Daytime Nonfiction Book Group: The Girls of Atomic City
Write Club Flash Fiction Night
Spanish Conversation Club
Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: Orphan Train
Bring Home the Memories
Purl @ the Plaza
Neuroscience Cafe: Alzheimer's Disease
No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group
Wuthering Heights
Watermelon Wine & the Poetry of Southern Music
Monday at the Movies: Simon Birch
Glue Gun Gang: Wordy Wall Art
Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group: Five Days at Memorial
After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite
Still the Boss: How Women Business Owners Can Grow Their Business
Out of Whole Cloth: The Life of Bettye Kimbrell
Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe!
Coupon Swap

Stop by the Nonfiction Desk all month long to use our coupon bin. Bring coupons you don't need and swap for ones you do. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Sunday, March 1 - Tuesday, March 31--Nonfiction Department

Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Creole

Coffee-ol-ogy Cafe presents a FREE program on Louisiana Creole food and culture. Complimentary samples provided. Call 444-7821 for more information.

Sunday, March 1 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza

Adult English Classes

FREE Basic or Intermediate English classes. No registration required. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Tuesday, March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Leonard Lee Smith

Storyteller and Alabama native Leonard Lee Smith explores the humor and pathos of Southern family life from the Great Depression to the present at the Friends of Hoover Library monthly meeting. Refreshments provided.

Monday, March 2 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Gardening in Small Spaces

From pots to straw bales, on patios or in your yard, learn how to grow where you are! Presented by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Monday, March 2 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

First Thursday Fiction Book Group: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

Join us for a discussion of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Thursday, March 5 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Vulcan Eejits

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day early with Vulcan Eejits, a Celtic trio featuring fiddle, guitar, flute and vocals. FREE performance. Call 444-7821 for more information.

Thursday, March 5 at 6:30 pm--Library Plaza

Blowout Book Sale!

Book lovers rejoice! The Friends of the Hoover Library's sale is back. Items will be priced to move. Shop early, bring your friends. Call 444-7774 for more information.

Saturday, March 7 from 10 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday, March 8 from 2 pm - 5:30 pm
Library Plaza

More Than a Game

This inspiring film looks back at the early triumphs of NBA great LeBron James and his high school teammates (PG, 100 minutes). Free admission and refreshments! Call 444-7840 for more information.

Monday, March 9 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre

Helping Hands

Drop in to make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults welcome. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Monday, March 9 from 3 pm - 8:30 pm--Nonfiction Department

Trivia Night

Round up your friends and join us for Trivia Night at local Hoover restaurant Beef 'O' Brady's (5519 Grove Blvd.). Compete for great prizes while having fun. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Monday, March 9 at 7 pm--Beef 'O' Brady's, The Grove

Daytime Nonfiction Book Group: The Girls of Atomic City

Join us for a discussion of The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan. Call 444-7816 for more information.

Tuesday, March 10 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Conference Room

Write Club Flash Fiction Night

Come enjoy the local talent of Write Club members as they read original works of fiction. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Tuesday, March 10 at 7 pm--The Library Theatre


Spanish Conversation Club

All Spanish fluency levels are welcome to practice and learn. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Tuesday, March 10 at 7 pm--Library Plaza

Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: Orphan Train

Join us for a discussion of Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Thursday, March 12 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Bring Home the Memories

Travel photographer Virginia Jones presents tips to capture the best memories of your trips. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Thursday, March 12 at 2 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Purl @ the Plaza

Burst into spring with beautiful colors of yarn and creative knits. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Saturday, March 14 from 1 pm - 5 pm--Library Plaza

Neuroscience Cafe: Alzheimer's Disease

David Geldmacher, M.D., and Inga Kadish, Ph.D, discuss Alzheimer's Disease. Presented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. FREE! Call 444-7840 for more information.

Monday, March 16 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group

This month's genre: The Civil Rights Movement. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Wednesday, March 18 at 10:30 am--Plaza Reading Room

Wuthering Heights

Aquila Theatre presents Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, a deep and wide story of all-consuming passion, revenge, family, class and the supernatural. Call the Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 or go online to www.thelibrarytheatre.com for ticket information.

Tickets $25
Thursday, March 19 at 8 pm--The Library Theatre
Friday, March 20 at 8 pm--The Library Theatre

Watermelon Wine & the Poetry of Southern Music

Frye Gaillard, Patti Callahan Henry and Anne E. DeChant take to the stage to perform and discuss songwriting from a uniquely Southern perspective.

Sunday, March 22 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza

Monday at the Movies: Simon Birch

Join us for a screening of Simon Birch (PG, 115 min.). Free admission and refreshments! Call 444-7820 for more information.

Monday, March 23 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre

Glue Gun Gang: Wordy Wall Art

Share your words of wisdom with the world using collage and a reverse stencil technique. Adults only. Reservations required. Call 444-7840 to register, beginning March 1. FREE!

Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Conference Room
Thursday, March 26 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Room C

Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group: Five Days at Memorial

Join us for a discussion of Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink. Call 444-7816 for more information.

Thursday, March 26 at 7 pm--Allen Board Room

After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite

Put on your game face and meet up with your fellow gamers. Call 444-7821 for more information.

Friday, March 27 at 7 pm--Library Plaza

Still the Boss: How Women Business Owners Can Grow Their Business

The sequel to the wildly popular program "It's Not Bossy If You're the Boss" focuses on what women need to do to take their business to the next level. Call 444-7816 for more information.

Saturday, March 28 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Out of Whole Cloth: The Life of Bettye Kimbrell

Author Joyce Cauthen joins Kimbrell for a discussion of her life and work, followed by a quilting workshop and a book signing. Call 444-7840 for a supply list and more information.

Sunday, March 29 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza

Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe!

Breakfast, lunch and dinner! Coffee and desserts! Located on the Library Plaza. March's Global Cuisine, Louisiana Creole, features:

  • "Yum-bo" [Gumbo]
  • Muffuletta Sandwich
  • Round Steak and Gravy with Maque Choux
  • Bananas Foster Bread Pudding with Two Sauces

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

 
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