This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Get Board at the Library! In Our Art Galleries Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Cuban Friends of the Hoover Library Meeting Helping Hands First Thursday Fiction Book Group Southern Voices Tickets On Sale! Purl @ the Plaza with FREE Knitting Lessons! Bailey Ingle The Gold Rush Neuroscience Cafe: Aphasia After Stroke Daytime Nonfiction Book Group Second Thursday Fiction Book Group The Perfect Resume Elnora Spencer All Day Color & Chill How to Find Grants Dianne Reeves--SOLD OUT Glue Gun Gang: Vision Boards No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Write Club Monday at the Movies: The Theory of Everything Let's Get Organized Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group Holiday Closings Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Get Board at the Library! Whether you’re ready to battle other monsters to become the King of Tokyo, satisfy your need for brains in Zombie Dice, or settle and cultivate a newly-established colony in Catan — there is sure to be a game for you! The Adult Board Game Collection is comprised of award-winning designer games, as well as fan-favorites and ranges from strategy games to party games. Visit the Adult Fiction Department and check one out today! In Our Art Galleries Enjoy the works of local and regional artists on display in the library: Friends Art Gallery: Samford University Advanced Painting Class Plaza Gallery: Pebble Fig Administrative Gallery: Susan Baird Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Cuban Coffee-ol-ogy Cafe presents a program on the food and culture of Cuba. Complimentary samples provided. FREE! Call 444-7821 for more information. Sunday, January 3 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza Friends of the Hoover Library Meeting Mayor Gary Ivey will give a State of the City Address at the January Friends of the Library meeting. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, January 4 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Helping Hands Drop in to make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults welcome. Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, January 4 from 3 pm - 8:30 pm--Adult Programming Room First Thursday Fiction Book Group Join us for a discussion of Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal and Skype with the author! Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, January 7 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Southern Voices Tickets On Sale! Friday, January 8, 9 am - 11 am ONLINE AND 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. Mail orders not accepted. 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 Erik Larson--$35 Limit 4 Tickets Friday, February 26 at 7 pm--The Library Theatre Reception to follow on the Library Plaza. Author Conference--$40 Limit 6 Tickets Saturday, February 27 from 9:30 am - 4 pm--The Library Theatre OR Library Plaza Featuring Natalie Baszile, Beth Ann Fennelly, Tom Franklin, Craig Johnson, Jamie Mason, Laura Lane McNeal and Mark Pryor. Book sales and signings will follow the afternoon session. You may preorder a boxed lunch from Coffee-ol-ogy by visisting www.southernvoices.info. Purl @ the Plaza with FREE Knitting Lessons! New year, new projects! Bring your latest craft projects to work on and share with others. Beginners can also take a free knitting lesson, but registration is required. To sign up, call 444-7821. Saturday, January 9--Library Plaza and Reading Room Knitting Lessons: 11 am - 1 pm Purl @ the Plaza: 1 pm - 5 pm Bailey Ingle Bailey Ingle is the Hoover-based singer/songwriter who sang a duet with Keith Urban on stage at Oak Mountain Ampitheatre last year. Free performance. Call 444-7821 for more information. Sunday, January 10 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza The Gold Rush The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848 led to explosive growth in California and the transformation of the American West. The Gold Rush gives a vivid portrait of one of the seminal events in American history (2006, TV-PG, 120 minutes). Free admission and refreshments. Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, January 11 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre Neuroscience Cafe: Aphasia After Stroke Jerzy P. Szaflarski, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Director, UAB Epilepsy Center gives a talk on experiencing aphasia after a stroke. Presented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. Free! Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, January 11 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Daytime Nonfiction Book Group Join us for a discussion of The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel. Call 444-7816 for more information. Tuesday, January 12 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room Second Thursday Fiction Book Group Join us for a discussion of Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, January 14 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms The Perfect Resume Join business consultant and writer Ruth Beaumont Cook as she teaches participants how to write the perfect resume. Call 444-7816 for more information. Thursday, January 14 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room Elnora Spencer Local blues legend vocalist and bandleader Elnora Spencer has shared the stage with B. B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland and others. Free performance. Call 444-7821 for more information. Thursday, January 14 at 6:30 pm--Library Plaza All Day Color & Chill What a wonderful way to relax! Bring your friends,choose a picture page and let the colors flow as you chat and unwind. Adults and teens welcome. Call 444-7840 for more information. Friday, January 15 from 9 am - 5:30 pm--Adult Programming Room How to Find Grants Learn how to use the Foundation Center Cooperative database to find grants for nonprofits and individuals. Free, but reservations are required. Call 444-7816 to register. Saturday, January 16 at 10:30 am--Training Center Sunday, January 17 at 2:30 pm--Training Center Dianne Reeves--SOLD OUT Dianne Reeves is THE pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world. As a result of her breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Reeves received the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings - a Grammy first in any vocal category. Call the Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 or visit www.thelibrarytheatre.com for waiting list information. Tickets $25--SOLD OUT Sunday, January 17 at 4 pm & 7:30 pm--The Library Theatre Glue Gun Gang: Vision Boards Create a collage of your goals for 2016. Adults only. Free, but reservations required. Call 444-7840 to sign up beginning January 2. Tuesday, January 19 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Thursday, January 21 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group This month's genre: Presidential Biographies. Call 444-7840 for more information. Wednesday, January 20 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Put your game face on and team up with your fellow gamers. Bring your favorite board game or check out one from our new circulating collection. Call 444-7821 for more information. Friday, January 22 from 7 pm - 10 pm--Library Plaza Write Club Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Call 444-7820 for more information. Saturday, January 23 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Monday at the Movies: The Theory of Everything Join us for a screening of The Theory of Everything (PG-13, 120 minutes). Free admission and refreshments! Call 444-7820 for more information. Monday, January 25 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre Let's Get Organized From desk to closet to kitchen, learn how to develop the right mindset for simplifying your life with proven principles that will reshape your space. Presented by Lisa Phillips, SimpleWorks. Free! Monday, January 25 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group Join us for a discussion of Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. Call 444-7816 for more information. Thursday, January 28 at 7 pm--Allen Board Room Holiday Closings Friday, January 1: CLOSED for New Year's Day Monday, January 18: CLOSED for 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, Cuban, features: Black Bean Soup Lechon Asado Cuban Sandwich Pineapple Cake with Dulce de Leche Salsa Monday-Thursday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Friday-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.