This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Exercise Your Mind - READ! Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Mexican Discoveries in the Making First Thursday Fiction Book Group The Onlys Larry Gatlin Trio--SOLD OUT! Bears Trivia Night Daytime Nonfiction Book Group Spanish Conversation Club Second Thursday Fiction Book Group Norman Westberg How to Find Grants Alabama-Where to Go, What to Do Purl @ the Plaza Justin Cross Neuroscience Cafe Glue Gun Gang: Stampalooza Set Yourself Apart in a Job Interview French Conversation Club No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group Book It! 5K Run & Summer Reading Kickoff Monday at the Movies: The Proposal Wednesday Walk & Talk Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Write Club Customs Cafe! Exercise Your Mind - READ! Read or listen to books for a chance to win great prizes donated by the Friends of the Library. Sign up any time from May 21 - July 31 by picking up a reading log from the Fiction or Nonfiction service desks. In addition to reading this summer, we've got ways to keep your body and mind moving! Want to fit more steps into your day or explore the outdoors? Curious about getting active, but don't know where to start? Love an epic adventure? Wondering how physical and mental activity keeps the brain and body young? We'll have all this and more! Visit www.hooverlibrary.org or call 444-7840 for more information about Adult Summer Reading programs. Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Mexican Customs Cafe presents a program on the food and culture of Mexico. Complimentary samples provided. Call 444-7821 for more information. Sunday, May 1 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza Discoveries in the Making UAB Graduate School students present their work on various topics. This week, Karen Albright gives a presentation on "All Men are Created Equal: Or Are They? Observations from the National Inpatient Sample" and Stephanie Momeni discusses "Exploring Bacteria that Cause Cavities and Their Role in Overall Human Health." FREE! Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, May 2 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms First Thursday Fiction Book Group Join us for a discussion of The Guest Room and SKYPE with author Chris Bohjalian. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, May 5 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms The Onlys The Onlys play classic rock & roll hits from the 50s through today and will have you up and dancing. FREE performance! Call 444-7821 for more information. Thursday, May 5 at 6:30 pm--Library Plaza Larry Gatlin Trio--SOLD OUT! With over a dozen Top 40 hits to his credit, Larry Gatlin is an icon in country music. His career, spanning four decades, has taken him from dusty Texas stages to the White House and from Broadway to the Grammy awards. Both shows are sold out, but visit www.thelibrarytheatre.com or call the Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 for waiting list information. Tickets $25--SOLD OUT! Saturday, May 7 at 4 pm & 7:30 pm--The Library Theatre Bears A mama bear and her two cubs experience adventure and danger while trying to survive in the Alaskan wilderness (2014, G, 78 minutes). Free admission and refreshments! Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, May 9 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre 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 9 at 7 pm--Beef 'O' Brady's, The Grove Daytime Nonfiction Book Group Join us for a discussion of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson. Call 444-7840 for more information. Tuesday, May 10 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room Spanish Conversation Club Practice your Spanish and celebrate the culture! Some experience with Spanish is recommended. Call 444-7820 for more information. Tuesday, May 10 from 7 pm - 8 pm--Library Plaza Second Thursday Fiction Book Group Join us for a discussion of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, May 12 at 10 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Norman Westberg Known primarily as the guitarist for the seminal New York no wave band Swans, Norman Westberg also crafts vast sonic soundscapes under his own name. Westberg's dark, ambient instrumental music stands in stark contrast to the walls of noise constructed by Swans, but is no less intense. He's touring in support of his recently-released album, 13. Tickets are $12.50 and can be purchased online at www.hooverlibrary.org/normanwestberg or call 444-7888. Tickets $12.50 Friday, May 13 at 8 pm--Library Plaza How to Find Grants Learn how to use the Foundation Center Cooperative database to find grants for nonprofits and individuals. Reservations required. FREE! Call 444-7816 for more information. Saturday, May 14 at 10:30 am--Training Center Sunday, May 15 at 2:30 pm--Training Center Alabama-Where to Go, What to Do Todd Keith, author of The Insider's Guide to Birmingham, shares ideas for fun (sometimes free) day trips, weekend getaways or family vacations. Call 444-7840 for more information. Saturday, May 14 at 2 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Purl @ the Plaza Organize your stash and talk about your ongoing craft projects! Call 444-7821 for more informaiton. Saturday, May 14 from 1 pm - 5 pm--Library Plaza Justin Cross Singer-songwriter Justin Cross' song "Drink the Water" has over two million views on YouTube. FREE performance! Call 444-7821 for more information. Sunday, May 15 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza Neuroscience Cafe Victor Mark, MD, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Gitendra Uswatte, PhD, Professor of Psychology, give a presentation on "Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Paralyzing Neurological Disorders: Clinical Practice and the Underlying Science." FREE! Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, May 16 at 6:30 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Glue Gun Gang: Stampalooza Explore different ways of making simple stamps and use them to print your designs on a set of notecards. Adults only. Reservations required. Call 444-7840 to register, beginning May 1. FREE! Tuesday, May 17 at 6:30 pm Thursday, May 19 at 10:30 am Adult Programming Room Set Yourself Apart in a Job Interview Are you looking to make a job change, re-enter the workforce or are you a recent graduate? This workshop will provide you with information that will help your interview be as successful as possible. Key points include appropriate interview attire, behavioral questions and responses, researching jobs and companies, social networking and follow up after the interview. Call 444-7840 for more information. Tuesday, May 17 at 7 pm--Theatre Level Meeting Room French Conversation Club Practice your French and learn about the culture. Some experience with French suggested. Call 444-7820 for more information. Tuesday, May 17 from 7 pm - 8 pm--Library Plaza No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group This month, we will discuss books about health and fitness. Call 444-7840 for more information. Wednesday, May 18 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room Book It! 5K Run & Summer Reading Kickoff The Friends of the Hoover Library present Book It! - a 5K to raise money and awareness for all that our Library offers. The run will be digitally timed and Hoover High School's Coach Devon Hind joins us as race MC. Following the race, the summer reading fun continues with games, inflatables, and the BMX Trickstars. Registration is required for the race. For more information visit www.hooverlibrary.org/bookit. Saturday, May 21 from 8 am - 12 pm--Veteran's Park Book It! Run begins at 8 am Summer Reading Kickoff begins at 10 am Monday at the Movies: The Proposal Join us for a screening of The Proposal (PG-13, 108 minutes). Free admission and refreshments! Call 444-7820 for more information. Monday, May 23 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre Wednesday Walk & Talk Log some steps and chat about books, movies and more during an easy stroll around Howard Lake. The walk begins and ends at the library. Call 444-7841 in case of inclement weather. Wednesday, May 25 at 8:30 am--Main Library Entrance Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group Join us for a discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Call 444-7840 for more information. Thursday, May 26 at 7 pm--Allen Board Room After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Put your game face on and team up with your fellow gamers! We have a great selection of board games available, or you can bring your own to share. Call 444-7821 for more information. Friday, May 27 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, May 28 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Customs Cafe! Breakfast, lunch and dinner! Coffee and desserts! Located on the Library Plaza. May's Global Cuisine, Mexican, features: Baja Soup Cheese and Spinnach Quesadilla Chicken Enchiladas Verdes Dessert Burritos 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. 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