Friday, January 30, 2015

This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Coupon Swap
Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Germany
Is It A Scam?
Outbreaks to Epidemics: Ebola, 1976-2015
First Thursday Fiction Book Group: Orphan Train
Farris, York & Sledge
Your Multipurpose Landscape: Grow It and Eat It, Too
Hiroya Tsukamoto
Helping Hands
Trivia Night
Daytime Nonfiction Book Group
Spanish Conversation Club
Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: Beautiful Ruins
Glue Gun Gang: Heart Pins
Purl @ the Plaza
Neuroscience Cafe: Finding a Cure for Epilepsy
No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group
Write Club
Monday at the Movies: Glory Road
Art Reception Honoring Melanie Morris
Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors
Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group
Southern Voices: Wally Lamb
Southern Voices: Author Conference
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, February 1 - Saturday, February 28--Nonfiction Department

Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Germany

Coffee-ol-ogy Cafe presents a FREE program on the food and coffee of Germany. Complimentary samples provided. Call 444-7821 for more information.

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

Is It A Scam?

David C. Smitherman, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Central and South Alabama, will discuss current scams and ways to protect yourself. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. Call 444-7840 for more information. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hoover Library.

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

Outbreaks to Epidemics: Ebola, 1976-2015

Dr. Pat Greenup discusses the social, cultural and health implications of the Ebola virus. Call 444-7816 for more information.

Monday, February 2 at 7 pm--Children's Programming Room


First 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.

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

Farris, York & Sledge

This jazz trio from Muscle Shoals features electric guitar, upright bass and drums. Call 444-7821 for more information.

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

Your Multipurpose Landscape: Grow It and Eat It, Too

Presented by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Thursday, February 5 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Hiroya Tsukamoto

Guitarist from Kyoto, Japan, plays a mixture of instrumental guitar pieces and Japanese songs. Call 444-7821 for more information.

Sunday, February 8 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza

Helping Hands

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

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

Daytime Nonfiction Book Group

Join us for a discussion of The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson. Call 444-7816 for more information.

Tuesday, February 10 at 10:30 am--Theatre Conference Room

Spanish Conversation Club

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

Tuesday, February 10 from 7 pm - 8 pm--Library Plaza

Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: Beautiful Ruins

Join us for a discussion of Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information.

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

Glue Gun Gang: Heart Pins

Wear your heart on your sleeve! Make a pretty felt heart pin for Valentine's Day. Adults only. FREE! Reservations required. Call 444-7840 to register.

Thursday, February 12 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Room C

Purl @ the Plaza

Celebrate Valentine's Day by crafting for a loved one. Call 444-7821 for more information.

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

Neuroscience Cafe: Finding a Cure for Epilepsy

Presented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. FREE! Call 444-7840 for more information.

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

No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group

This month: books about books. Call 444-7840 for more information.

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

Write Club

Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Saturday, February 21 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Monday at the Movies: Glory Road

Join us for a screening of Glory Road (PG, 120 minutes, 2006). Free admission and refreshments. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Monday, February 23 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm--Children's Programming Room

Art Reception Honoring Melanie Morris
Join us to honor our Southern Voices Featured Artist. Free and open to the public. Artwork on display through March.

Tuesday, February 24 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm--Friends Gallery

Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors

Since releasing their first album in 2005, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors have established themselves as a formidable indie act. Call The Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 or visit www.thelibrarytheatre.com for ticket information.

Tickets $25
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 8 pm SOLD OUT
Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 8 pm SOLD OUT
The Library Theatre

Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group

Join us for a discussion of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott. Call 444-7816 for more information.

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

Southern Voices: Wally Lamb

Southern Voices warmly welcomes best-selling novelist Wally Lamb to our conference. After the presentation, we invite you to join Mr. Lamb on the Library Plaza for a book signing and reception. Books will be available for purchase.

Tickets are currently SOLD OUT. Call The Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 for waiting list information.

Tickets $35--SOLD OUT
Friday, February 27 at 7 pm--The Library Theatre

Southern Voices: Author Conference

Featuring: Karen Abbott, Chelsea Cain, Amy Greene, James Scott, Jon Sealy, Thrity Umrigar and Meg Wolitzer. Book sales and signings to follow conference. Call the Box Office at 444-7888 for ticket information or go online to www.hooverlibrary.org/sv.

Tickets $40
Saturday, February 28 from 9:30 am - 4 - pm

The Library Theatre--SOLD OUT
OR
The Library Plaza--TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe!

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

  • Old Berlin Beer Cheese Soup
  • Potato Cakes
  • Turkey Reuben Sandwich
  • Roasted Bratwurst with Red Cabbage & Apples
  • Apple Strudel 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

 
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