| | | | All computer classes are located in the Training Center on the Administration Level of the library. Must register to attend. Click on each date for more information and a link to register.
One-on-One Tech Help Basic Word (4 parts) Excel: Crash Course! Basic Excel (2 parts) Power Point: Crash Course! | | | | Adult ESL Classes Classes are free and textbooks will be provided. Classes are taught by a TEFL-certified instructor. Placement tests are required. Beginner Level Advanced Level | | | | Online Adult ESL Classes Join us for an online version of our ESL classes. These classes meet weekly for one hour and there are beginner level and intermediate to advanced level classes available. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Level 1 (beginner) Level 2 (intermediate to advanced) | | | | Read and discuss Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen. This story follows Russ and Marion Hildebrandt, whose marriage is close to collapse, and their four children. Each of the Hildebrandts seek a freedom that each of the others threaten to complicate. Register to receive a link to the Zoom event. Registration is not required to attend in person. Thursday, September 1 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Fitzgerald Room, Zoom | | | | Practice your French and celebrate the culture! All levels, beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice their French. Use what you know or expand your vocabulary with the help of our trained facilitator. Adults only, 17+ please. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Tuesday, September 6 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Join us as Van Sykes shares memories about his family and their restaurant. From the Pit to the Plate recounts the 65-year history of the acclaimed Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q restaurant. Books will be available for purchase. Wednesday, September 7 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Join us for a three-part study of the complicated experimental fiction book House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth, the book eventually made its way to the older generation, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages, but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children. Wednesday, September 7 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Adult Program Room, Zoom | | | | Read and discuss The Library Book by Susan Orlean. On April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous, burning for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed 400,000 books and damaged 700,000 more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains. Thursday, September 8 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Adult Program Room | | | | Choose a song and let your inner star shine after hours at the Hoover Public Library! Beer and light snacks provided. Must be at least 18 to enter and 21 to drink (ID required). Friday, September 9 from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Feed your need for nonfiction and swap titles with other members! This month's topic is "Families." Saturday, September 10 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Join old friends and make new ones at this crafty meeting of all fiber enthusiasts. We love to see anyone with a portable craft such as knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery or other fiber crafts. Saturday, September 10 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Exchange houseplants with others, share tips and tricks, and get to know other plant addicts. Bring in healthy plants, rooted in dirt or loose cuttings, and be ready to trade with others! Sunday, September 11 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Hear where the Library is heading in 2023 and beyond with Library Director, Amanda Borden. Friends of Hoover Library Business Meeting to follow. Monday, September 12 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Practice your Spanish and celebrate the culture! All levels, beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice their Spanish. Use what you know or expand your vocabulary with the help of our trained facilitator. Adults only, 17+ please. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Tuesday, September 13 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Discuss some of the greatest pop culture and cult classic films ever released with fellow fans! Watch the movie separately and then talk about all the high points and low points as a group. This month we're discussing the 1981 classic Raiders of the Lost Ark directed by Steven Spielberg. Tuesday, September 13 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Adult Program Room | | | | Learn how to grow a medicinal garden from Cameron Strouss, founder of Deep Roots School of Foraging and Herbal Medicine. Plant a small pot of herbs to take home after class! Wednesday, September 14 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | PEN Birmingham Reads is a citywide project dedicated to engaging and uniting Birmingham community through interactive and moderated discussions of South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry. Thursday, September 15 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Heed the call of the tabletop and come out to the library for a night of board game fun! Friday, September 16 from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Attend in person or on Zoom. Saturday, September 17 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Shakespeare Room, Zoom | | | | Take a break with us at Lee Branch! Create a fall mosaic from recycled materials, relax with coloring pages and put together fun puzzles. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Saturday, September 17 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | Our Sunday afternoon book club reads The Sisters of Auschwitz by Roxane van Iperen, a story of two unsung heroes of World War ll: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save dozens of lives, were captured by Nazis and ultimately survived the Holocaust. Sunday, September 18 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms, Zoom | | | | Now Showing: Death on the Nile
While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress. Runtime: 127 minutes The Library Theatre | | | | Adults can talk about cool new kid lit with Katie Jane and enjoy a chilly treat from La Sabrosita. Tuesday, September 20 from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Youth Program Room | | | | Dr. Jim Brown traces a personal profile of a region in transition through its natural history, local history and folklore. Tuesday, September 20 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Join us for an online program discussing the local nerd scene, charity involvement and how to start your own nerd movement with local nonprofit BlerdOver. Wednesday, September 21 from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Hoover Library's Facebook and Youtube pages | | | | Join us as we paint a fall-themed watercolor bookmark. Recommended ages 12 & up. All supplies provided. Thursday, September 22 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | The Abrams
Join us for two separate nights of music with Canadian country duo, The Abrams. Tickets cost $32 plus processing fee. The Library Theatre | | | | At the Pen & Paper RPG Society meetings, you will create larger than life heroes and join forces with fellow gamers as you adventure through dungeons, haunted tombs and forgotten regions of space. Let us show you a new, exciting hobby! No experience needed! Sunday, September 25 from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Decorate a wood disc using various instruments to create a fun dot pattern. Pick up at the Circulation desk starting 9/26/22 while supplies last! Monday, September 26 - All day Circulation desk | | | | Friends Book Drive
Donate your new or gently used books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles and games to the Friends of the Hoover Public Library. Drive up drop-off is available at the Library Theatre roundabout. Call 205-444-7774 with any questions. The Library Theatre Roundabout | | | | Teen and adult volunteers can drop in on one Monday each month to roll newspapers for the Humane Society. Monday, September 26 from 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm Adult Program Room | | | | Donate your new or gently used books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles and games to the Friends of the Hoover Public Library. Drive up drop-off is available at the Library Theatre roundabout. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Monday, September 26 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Hoover Public Library Roundabout | | | | Join us in learning tips for managing someone else's finances, how to prepare for future care costs and the benefits of early planning if you or someone you know is facing Alzheimer's disease, dementia or another chronic illness. Tuesday, September 27 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Nonfiction Area | | | | Read and discuss Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders by Terry Sullivan. Attend in person or on Zoom. Tuesday, September 27 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Allen Board Room, Zoom | | | | Friends of the Hoover Public Library members can shop early at the Preview Sale! Not a member? Join at the door, memberships begin at just $15. Call 205-444-7774 with any questions. Thursday, September 29 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | This Athens, Georgia-based finger-style guitarist makes his Hoover Library debut! Shane Parish is a self-taught musician who communicates through emotion, unexpected melodicism and technical whimsy, simultaneously drawing from the guitar's history and aiming for the future. Thursday, September 29 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Find a great deal at the Friends book sale! Includes hardbacks, paperbacks, children's books, DVDs, audiobooks, music and more. Call 205-444-7774 with any questions. Friday, September 30 from 9:00 am - 5:30 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Sabrina, a Chauffeur's daughter, Sabrina returns home from two years in Paris and immediately catches the eye of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos Sabrina, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother, Linus, who runs the family business. Starring Audrey Hepburn, William Holden and Humphrey Bogart. Directed by Billy Wilder. Runtime: 112 minutes Friday September 30 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | |
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