Thursday, April 30, 2015

This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Escape the Ordinary: Adult Summer Reading
Mel Tillis: In Concert--SOLD OUT!
Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Mexico
Beekeeping
History of Southern Flight
First Thursday Fiction Book Group:
The Invention of Wings

Steel City Jug Slammers
Homelessness 101
Purl @ the Plaza
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Helping Hands
Trivia Night
Daytime Nonfiction Book Group: Brave Companions
Spanish Conversation Club
Second Thursday Fiction Book Group:
All the Light We Cannot See

Summer of Sci-Fi Triple-Feature
Monday at the Movies: Back to the Future
Neuroscience Cafe: Parkinson's Disease Update
Glue Gun Gang: Dot Paintings
No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group
Artist Reception: David Diodate
After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite
Blogging and Podcasting for Your Small Business
Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group:
The Girls of Atomic City
Write Club
Philos Moore
Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe!
Escape the Ordinary: Adult Summer Reading

Sign up for the Adult Summer Reading Program beginning Saturday, May 16. Pick up a reading log and read or listen to books for a chance to win great prizes donated by the Friends of the Library.

Saturday, May 16 - Friday, July 31--Fiction and Nonfiction Departments

Mel Tillis: In Concert--SOLD OUT!

Mel Tillis has been in the music business for over 50 years, and he and his band, the Statesiders, continue to thrill audiences worldwide. Call the Library Theatre Box office at 444-7888 for waiting list information.

Tickets $25--SOLD OUT
Saturday, May 2 at 4 pm & 8 pm--The Library Theatre

Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Mexico

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

Sunday, May 3 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza

Beekeeping

Learn about the importance of bees and how to get started in beekeeping. Presented by the Jefferson County Beekeepers Association. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Monday, May 4 at 6:30 pm--Adult Programming Room

History of Southern Flight

Bring your lunch and listen to local historian Jim Phillips present interesting facts and stories about the region's flight history. Refreshments provided. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Wednesday, May 6 at 11:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

First Thursday Fiction Book Group:
The Invention of Wings

Join us for a discussion of The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Thursday, May 7 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Steel City Jug Slammers

Playing a mixture of traditional and homemade instruments, SCJS plays the delta blues and old-time music that hearkens back to the early 1900s juke joints. Call 444-7821 for more information.

Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 pm--Library Plaza

Homelessness 101

Learn about helpful resources and specific "do's and don'ts" regarding interaction with those who are experiencing homelessness in this workshop presented by One Roof. FREE, but reservations required. Call 444-7840 to register.

Friday, May 8 from 10 am - 1 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Purl @ the Plaza

Organize your stash and talk about your ongoing craft projects and your wishlist. Call 444-7821 for more information.

Saturday, May 9 from 1 pm - 5 pm--Library Plaza

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Go inside the fabled animation studio and learn the secrets behind its creative rebirth (2009, PG, 86 minutes). Free admission and refreshments! Call 444-7840 for more information.

Monday, May 11 at 2 pm and 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, May 11 from 3 pm - 8:30 pm--Adult Programming Room

Trivia Night

Round up your friends and compete for great prizes at local Hoover restaurant Beef 'O' Brady's (5519 Grove Blvd.). Call 444-7820 for more information.

Monday, May 11 at 7 pm--Beef 'O' Brady's, The Grove

Daytime 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.

Tuesday, May 12 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room

Spanish Conversation Club

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

Tuesday, May 12 from 7 pm - 8 pm--Library Plaza

Second Thursday Fiction Book Group:
All the Light We Cannot See

Join us for a discussion of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Thursday, May 14 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Summer of Sci-Fi Triple-Feature

Kick off our summer celebration of science fiction and fantasy with showings of three genre favorites. Free admission and refreshments. Call 444-7820 for more information.

The Princess Bride (PG, 98 minutes)
Saturday, May 16 at 10:30 am--The Library Theatre

The Last Starfighter (PG, 101 minutes)
Saturday, May 16 at 1 pm--The Library Theatre

Men in Black (PG-13, 98 minutes)
Saturday, May 16 at 3:30 pm--The Library Theatre

Monday at the Movies: Back to the Future

Join us for a screening of Back to the Future (PG, 116 minutes). Free admission and refreshments. Call 444-7820 for more information.

Monday, May 18 at 2 pm & 6 pm--The Library Theatre

Neuroscience Cafe: Parkinson's Disease Update

Matthew S. Goldberg, Ph. D., and David Standaert, M.D., Ph. D., discuss Parkinson's Disease. FREE! Presented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Monday, May 18 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Glue Gun Gang: Dot Paintings

Try your hand at acrylic dot painting, a technique made famous by Australian Aboriginal artists in the 1970s. Adults only. FREE, but reservations required. Call 444-7840 to register, beginning May 1.

Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30 pm--
Adult Programming Room

Thursday, May 21 at 10:30 am--
Adult Programming Room

No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group

This month's genre: Travelogues. Call 444-7840 for more information.

Wednesday, May 20 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room

Artist Reception: David Diodate

Join us to celebrate our featured artist: David Diodate. Artwork on display all month. Call 444-7888 for more information.

Thursday, May 21 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm--
Friends Gallery, Theatre Level

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, May 22 from 7 pm - 10 pm--Library Plaza

Blogging and Podcasting for Your Small Business

Dr. Dale Callahan, Director of the IEM Program at UAB will present a seminar on how blogging and podcasting can help small businesses. FREE! Call 444-7816 for more information.

Saturday, May 23 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms

Nighttime 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.

Thursday, May 28 at 7 pm--Allen Board Room

Write Club

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

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

Philos Moore

Philos Moore, a singer/songwriter from Birmingham, performs a unique blend of Americana and alt-country. FREE! Call 444-7821 for more information.

Sunday, May 31 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza

Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe!

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

  • Baja Soup
  • Queso Dip
  • Cheese & Spinach Quesadillas
  • Chicken Enchiladas Verdes
  • Dessert Burrito

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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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

This Month's Digital News From the Hoover Library

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This Month's Digital Library News
April 2015
Hoover Residents Can Download Magazines for FREE with Zinio!

Read full digital copies of your favorite magazines on a computer, tablet or smartphone using the free Zinio Reader apps!

Here is a sample of the magazines available from Zinio:

  • Better Homes and Gardens
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Do It Yourself
  • Eating Well
  • ESPN
  • Fitness
  • Food Network
  • Forbes
  • HGTV
  • Kiplingers Personal Finance
  • Knitscene
  • Martha Stewart Living
  • Men's Fitness
  • Mental Floss
  • National Geographic
  • Newsweek
  • Oprah
  • PC Magazine
  • Prevention
  • Reader's Digest
  • Rolling Stone
  • US Weekly
  • Weight Watchers
Checkout a Magazine
  1. To start browsing for magazines, create your library Zinio Collection account by clicking here and entering your name and library card number. Then click Create New Account.
  2. While browsing the library's collection, click a cover to check out a magazine.
Start Reading

PC and MACs

Start reading instantly in your browser by selecting one of your checked out magazines in the My Collection section of the Library Collection site.

Smartphones, iPads and Tablets

The Zinio for Libraries app is available for Apple and Android devices.
  1. Download the app and login using your Zinio Collection account information from step 1. Make sure to choose Hoover Public Library as your library.
  2. Tap on the gear in the upper left corner and choose Sync Library to see all of your library magazines; select your magazine and start reading.

Please note that the Zinio for Libraries app is READ ONLY. Browse and checkout magazines by visiting the library website.


Need Help?

Checkout Zinio's tutorials for personal computers, Apple devices and Android devices.

Still need help? Call our Nonfiction Department at 205-444-7840.

 
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Monday, April 20, 2015

Raise Your Hand For The Great Give

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Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan, Executive Director

Dear Library Friends:

It's that time of year again!

I hope you will become our "public partner" and make our 2015 #TheGreatGive campaign a success! Our goal is to raise $15,000 over the span of two days, Tuesday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 13.

The Public Libraries In Jefferson County are launching a campaign this year, similar to the campaign in May of 2014, to raise money for cooperative services that link all of our 40 libraries under one card. You can donate by logging onto http://www.razoo.com/story/The-Great-Give-2015.

We need your help for this campaign as you send our message to all of your families and friends on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, or by forwarding our emails. We will be using #TheGreatGive to promote the campaign on social media sites.

One exciting addition to this year's campaign is that those that share a "selfie" or a comment with the hashtag- #TheGreatGive will be entered into a drawing for an E-reader!

Please tell your friends about our downloadable collection of 20,614 eBooks and eAudiobooks. And don’t forget about all the wonderful programs for all ages that our 40 library locations plan weekly. Each local library and their city fund their local library (staff, building and operations).

When you donate, you are helping us to link all of our libraries as part of our "40 Libraries . 1 County . 1 Card" cooperative system. Our computer system, online catalog and databases, internet connectivity and delivery service are all funded by the Jefferson County Library Cooperative, a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization.

Please today and commit to a partnership with your library cooperative which includes all 40 libraries in Jefferson County. Help us meet our goal of $15,000 over two days in May. Any amount you can give is appreciated!

Sincerely,

Patricia F. Ryan
Executive Director
Jefferson County Library Cooperative, Inc.

The Great Gives
 
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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Casino Royale at the Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest

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Pals 4th Annual Casino Royale Fundraiser & Silent Auction at Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest  Saturday, April 25, 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets $40.00 in advance, $50.00 at the door. Presented by David Dutton, ERA King Real Estate. Benefiting the Vestavia Hills Children's Department

Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest
1221 Montgomery Highway
205.978.3683
http://vestavialibrary.org

 
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

read.write.draw.

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read.write.draw.  Hoover Public Library, a book festival for kids, teens and the young at heart, Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., A free event featuring authors Lou Anders, Sharon Cameron, Jeff Mack, Lori Nichols and Amber McRee Turne.    For more information, visit: hooverlibrary.org/rwd

Hoover Public Library
205-444-7774

 
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