The books I've read have made me

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“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 2100 Park Place Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Dear Library Friend: Summertime is when I reflect on the journeys I made as a child simply by sitting in my library. Books were my plane, my boat, my less traveled path. Books were my windows to worlds I would never know, experiences I had not yet experienced, challenges and questions that I would one day face. Our books define us as much as our families, our communities, and our friends. You know the impact of books and the libraries that house them. You understand how important it is that Jefferson County residents have access to quality library services, and I appreciate your past dedication and support ofthe Public Libraries In Jefferson County. The Public Libraries In Jefferson County, through our “40 Libraries . 1 County . 1 Card” system, connects all of our hometown libraries. Our members have access to resources they would not have if the libraries were separate. This past year, with your help, the libraries provided vital services to you and Nearly 400 thousand residents of Jefferson County who have a library card We loaned over 5 million books, downloadable eBooks andaudiobooks, DVDs and music Over 1 million patrons used the online catalog which provides access to nearly 2 million items 4 million items were transported countywide to a convenient pickup location People performed millions of Internet searches Nearly 1 million people visited our website, jclc.org Together we will continue to provide better, more efficient library services for all county residents. I respectfully request that you consider making a summer gift to the Public Libraries In Jefferson County. You can mail your donation to the address listed above, drop off your donation at your local library, or make your donation online. I appreciate your consideration and hope you and your family have been frequent visitors at libraries through out Jefferson County this summer. Sincerely, Patricia F. Ryan Executive Director Jefferson County Library Cooperative P.S. Check out library programs on MakingCents - Resources to help your money grow, part of the Smart investing@your library® series, a partnership between the American LibraryAssociation and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. You can find program listings at http://www.making-cents.org. connect with us   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.

This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Bluff Park Art Show Preview First Thursday Fiction Book Club: Remarkable Creatures Workforce Investment Act Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Polynesian Islands The Library Theatre 2013-2014 Season Tickets Second Thursday Fiction Book Club: Man in the Blue Moon Playing @ the Plaza: Carlos Pino Purl @ the Plaza Instrumentalists @ the Plaza: Roberto Verdi Daytime Nonfiction Book Club:Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer Author Time @ Hoover Library: Lisa Jackson After Hours @ the Plaza: Downton Abbey Party Downton Abbey Season 2 Viewing Party DIY @ the Plaza: Sell Your Home at Top Dollar with Easy and Inexpensive Repairs Helping Hands NEW! No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group Nonfiction Book Club: Blood and Thunder Friday Night at the Movies: Brave Write Club Monday @ the Movies: Jurassic Park Frugalistics: Coupon Swap Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Bluff Park Art Show Preview Preview works by selected artists from the Bluff Park Art Show on the Theatre Level. Call 444-7888 for more information. August 1 - August 31--Friends Gallery First Thursday Fiction Book Club: Remarkable Creatures On the windswept, fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast, poor and uneducated Mary Anning learns that she has a unique gift: "the eye" to spot fossils no one else can see. When she uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton in the cliffs near her home, she sets the religious community on edge, the townspeople to gossip, and the scientific world alight. After enduring bitter cold, thunderstorms, and landslips, her challenges only grow when she falls in love with an impossible man. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, August 1 at 10:00 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Workforce Investment Act Learn about funding for education and career training. Reservations required. Call 444-7816. Thursday, August 1 at 11:00 am--Adult Programming Room Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Polynesian Islands Travel the world through Coffee-ol-ogy Cafe's Global Cuisine presentations and experience diverse cultures through food. This month, tour the Polyneisan Islands. Call 444-7821 for information. Sunday, August 4 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza The Library Theatre 2013-2014 Season Tickets Season tickets for The Library Theatre go on sale this month: Beginning Monday, August 5 at 11 am: Last Year's full-season subscribers may purchase a 2013-2014 full season package. Beginning Friday, August 9 at 8 am: New full-season subscribers may purchase a 2013-2014 full-season package. Beginning Saturday, August 10 at 8 am: Open sales (single and multi-show tickets) Visit www.TheLibraryTheatre.com or call the Box Office at 205-7888 for more information. Second Thursday Fiction Book Club: Man in the Blue Moon He's a gambler at best, a con artist at worst, her aunt had said of the handlebar-mustached man who snatched Ella Wallace away from her dreams of studying art in France. Eighteen years later, that man has disappeared, leaving Ella alone and struggling to support her three sons. While the world is embroiled in World War I, Ella fights her own personal battle to keep the mystical Florida land that has been in her family for generations from the hands of an unscrupulous banker. Author Michael Morris will join us to discuss his novel, Man in the Blue Moon, set during the WWI era in Appalachicola, Florida. Refreshments provided, as well as books for the next moth's meeting. Call 444-7820 for information. Thursday, August 8 at 10:00 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Playing @ the Plaza: Carlos Pino Jazz guitarist Carlos Pino and his band play a mixture of classic jazz as well as original compositions. A gifted guitarist, Pino is in high demand around Birmingham to play with other groups as well as with his own band. Call 444-7821 for information. Thursday, August 8 at 6:30 pm--Library Plaza Purl @ the Plaza Join old friends and make new ones at this crafty meeting of all fiber enthusiasts. Bring your yarn and knit, crochet or embroider. Call 444-7821 for information. Saturday August 10 at 3:00 pm--Library Plaza Instrumentalists @ the Plaza: Roberto Verdi Spend the afternoon on the Plaza listening to flamenco guitarist Roberto Verdi play the gorgeous music of Spain. Call 444-7821 for information. Sunday , August 11 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza Daytime Nonfiction Book Club:Manhunt: The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history -- the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry and detectives on a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia, while the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror and sadness. Based on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln's own blood relics, Manhunt is a fully documented work, but it is also a fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, this is history as you've never read it before. Join us as we discuss James L. Swanson's Manhunt. Call 444-7816 for more information. Tuesday, August 13 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room Author Time @ Hoover Library: Lisa Jackson Join us in welcoming Lisa Jackson to discuss her newest novel, Tell Me. Lisa will Skype with us to chat and answer questions during her hour-long session. Visit hooverlibrary.org/authortime to RSVP for the event. If you don't have a computer, call us at 444-7820 to reserve a space! Thursday, August 15 at 10:00 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Registration required: RSVP Here! After Hours @ the Plaza: Downton Abbey Party Can't get enough of Downton Abbey? Then join us for an evening of Downton Abbey inspired food and fun. 2013 Southern Voices author Wendy Wax will lead a trivia game and sign her new book, While We Were Watching Downton Abbey. Dress in your best Downton-era attire and enter our costume contest! Tea party catered by Coffee-ol-ogy Cafe. Call 444-7821 for more information. Friday, August 16 at 7:00 pm--Library Plaza Downton Abbey Season 2 Viewing Party Join us as we watch Season 2 of the critically acclaimed British series. Viewing will take place over two days. Start times are approximate. Call 444-7820 for information. Saturday, August 17--The Library Theatre 10:30 am: Episodes 1-2 12:30 pm: Break for Lunch 2:00 pm: Episodes 3-5 5:00 pm: Episode 6 Sunday, August 18--The Library Theatre 2:30 pm: Episodes 7-9 DIY @ the Plaza: Sell Your Home at Top Dollar with Easy and Inexpensive Repairs Jones-Warren Construction and Home Depot show you simple things you can do to your home to maximize its resale value. Call 444-7821 for information. Saturday, August 17 at 10:30 am--Library Plaza Helping Hands Stop by to make newspaper rolls that will be donated to a local humane society. Teens and adults welcome. Call 444-7840 for information. Tuesday, August 20 at 2:30 pm--Adult Programming Room NEW! No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group Join us to share your recently read nonfiction title in this month's genre: Food Lit--where food is a main character. Call 444-7840 for information. Wednesday, August 21 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room Nonfiction Book Club: Blood and Thunder Sides' extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to ringing life. It is a tale with many heroes and villains, and at the center of it all stands the remarkable figure of Kit Carson--the legendary trapper, scout, and soldier who embodies all the contradictions and ambiguities of the American experience in the West. Join us as we discuss Hampton Sides' Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West. Call 444-7816 for information. Thursday, August 22 at 7:00 pm--Allen Board Room Friday Night at the Movies: Brave Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse. (2012 release, PG, 100 minutes) Free admission and refreshments. Call 444-7888 for more information. Friday, August 23 at 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre Write Club The Write Club, the library's monthly forum for amateur writers, will encourage your literary aspirations by providing an environment for you to network, share your writing, receive moral support and offer constructive criticism. Call 444-7820 for more information. Saturday, August 24 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Monday @ the Movies: Jurassic Park During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum. (1993, Rated PG-13, 127 minutes) Refreshments provided. Call 444-7820 for information. Monday, August 26 at 2:00 pm and 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre Frugalistics: Coupon Swap Bring coupons you don't need and swap for ones you do. Call 444-7840 for information. Tuesday, August 27 at 2:30 pm--Adult Programming Room Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Breakfast, lunch and dinner! Coffee and desserts! Located on the Library Plaza. August's Global Cuisine, Polynesian, features: Beach Soup Polynesian Style Pork Sandwich Savory Shrimp Entrée Luau Pie 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   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.

Real Estate Licensing Class - Sept 23rd

Hi -

We have now officially scheduled our next Real
Estate Pre-License Class.

It begins on Monday September 23rd and runs from 9am to
4pm Mon thru Friday for 2 weeks.

We have EXACTLY 20 seats for this class.

Here is the link for more info:

http://www.BirminghamRealEstateSchool.com

Or you can call me at 369-8689.

See you in class!
Mike Carraway
Broker/Instructor
Real Estate Success Institute

This Month's Adult Events From the Hoover Library

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Escape into Reading: Adult Summer Reading Stump the Librarian Learn to Use Your NOOK! Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Celebrate the USA NEW Daytime Nonfiction Book Club: In Cold Blood First Thursday Fiction Book Club: Man in the Blue Moon A Sweet Strangeness Thrills My Heart: The Journals of Sallie Independence Foster, 1861-1887 Bards & Brews Poetry Performance Series Purl @ the Plaza Helping Hands Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Light Between the Oceans Yvonne Andrews Artist Reception Free Friday Flix: Skyfall You Can Do It @ the Plaza: Easy Floor Upgrades: Hardwood and Tile How to Find Grants Frugalistics: Couponing! Playing @ the Plaza: Flying Jenny Nonfiction Book Group: Citizens of London After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Write Club Instrumentalists @ the Plaza: Allen Stone & Friends Monday @ the Movies: Sherlock Holmes Download the Hoover Library Mobile App Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Escape into Reading: Adult Summer Reading Read Books! Win Prizes! Read or listen to any five adult fiction or nonfiction books, e-books, or audiobooks, and register to win weekly prizes. Get a free Hoover Public Library bookbag after completing 15 books. Grand prizes, including a Kindle Fire and gift cards to Hoover businesses and restaurants will be given away at the end of the program. Prizes are donated by the Friends of the Hoover Public Library. Join the program by picking up a reading log in the Fiction or Nonfiction Departments. Program runs through July 31. Call 444-7820 or 444-7840 for more information. Stump the Librarian Test the knowledge of the librarians in the Nonfiction Department. Ask a question from a popular trivia game for a chance to win a Galleria gift certificate donated by the Friends of the Library. Call 444-7840 for more information. July 1 - July 31--Nonfiction Department Learn to Use Your NOOK! Barnes & Noble partners with the library to teach you to use your NOOK. Call 444-7820 for more information. 6:30 pm - NOOK Simple Touch Class 7:30 pm - NOOK HD and HD+ Class Monday, July 1--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Celebrate the USA Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe presents a fun and FREE interactive program on food and coffees from around the world. This month features American Classics. Complimentary samples provided. For more information, call 444-7821. Sunday, July 7 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza NEW Daytime Nonfiction Book Club: In Cold Blood On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence. Tuesday, July 9 at 10:30 am--Adult Programming Room First Thursday Fiction Book Club: Man in the Blue Moon "He's a gambler at best. A con artist at worst," her aunt had said of the handlebar-mustached man who snatched Ella Wallace away from her dreams of studying art in France. Eighteen years later, that man has disappeared, leaving Ella alone and struggling to support her three sons. While the world is embroiled in World War I, Ella fights her own personal battle to keep the mystical Florida land that has been in her family for generations from the hands of an unscrupulous banker. Author Michael Morris will join us to discuss his novel, Man in the Blue Moon, set during the WWI era in Appalachicola, Florida. Refreshments provided, as well as books for the next month's meeting. Call 444-7820 for information. Thursday, July 11 at 10:00 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms A Sweet Strangeness Thrills My Heart: The Journals of Sallie Independence Foster, 1861-1887 Sallie Independence Foster was 12 years old when the Civil War began. Her journal, begun in June 1861, and carefully preserved by her family, paints a picture of a child's innocent world that is gradually darkened by the reality of war. The journal continues through the war and for another 22 years, as Sallie grows to be a young woman, marries, and begins a family of her own. Through Sallie's writings, historical photographs, letters and music of the time, storyteller Dolores Hydock and music historian Bobby Horton share this uniquely personal glimpse of a radically changing world. Reserved seating. For ticket information, call the Box Office at 444-7888 or visit the Library Theatre's website at www.TheLibraryTheatre.com. Thursday, July 11 at 7:00 pm--The Library Theatre Tickets $12.50 SOLD OUT--Call 444-7880 to be placed on the waiting list Bards & Brews Poetry Performance Series Join us as we co-host Birmingham Public Library's popular Bards & Brews Poetry series. This will be a SLAM event: First place winner gets $200, second place gets $100. Registration and live music begin at 6:30 pm. Poetry performance starts at 7 pm. Craft beer will be available for sampling. Attendees must be 18 to enter, 21 to drink. ID required. FREE event! Call 444-7821 for more information. Friday, July 12 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm--Library Plaza Purl @ the Plaza Join old friends and make new ones at this crafty meeting of all fiber enthusiasts. Bring your yarn and knit, crochet or embroider. All skill levels welcome. Call 444-7820 for more information. Saturday, July 13 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm--Library Plaza Helping Hands Stop by to make newspaper rolls that will be donated to a local humane society. Teens and adults welcome. Call 444-7840 for information. Tuesday, July 16 at 2:30 pm--Adult Programming Room Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: The Light Between the Oceans In M.L. Stedman's The Light Between Oceans, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia after four harrowing years on the Western Front and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season and shore leaves are granted every other year at best, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby. Refreshments provided as well as books for the next meeting. Call 444-7820 for more information. Thursday, July 18 at 10:00 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Yvonne Andrews Artist Reception Join us for a reception honoring watercolor artist Yvonne Andrews. Thursday, July 18 at 5:30 pm--Friends Gallery-Theatre Level Free Friday Flix: Skyfall Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Directed By Sam Mendes. 2012, PG-13, 143 minutes. Free admission. Call 444-7888 for information. Friday, July 19 at 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre You Can Do It @ the Plaza: Easy Floor Upgrades: Hardwood and Tile Jones-Warren Construction and Home Depot show you how to upgrade the flooring in your home. Call 444-7821 for information. Saturday, July 20 at 10:30 am--Library Plaza How to Find Grants Learn to use the Foundation Center Cooperative Database to find grants for nonprofits and individuals. Reservations required. Call 444-7816. Sunday, July 21 at 2:30 pm & 4:00 pm--Training Center Frugalistics: Couponing! Discover money saving strategies, tips for organizing and websites to check out. Share your couponing strategies with others. For information, call 444-7840. Tuesday, July 23 at 2:30 pm--Adult Programming Room Playing @ the Plaza: Flying Jenny Flying Jenny is an old-time string band that plays American music that is the precursor to bluegrass and country. The band features breakdowns on fiddle, banjo, guitar and bass, as well as songs in three-part harmony. Join us for a free peformance. Call 444-7821 for information. Thursday, July 25 at 6:30 pm--Library Plaza Nonfiction Book Group: Citizens of London Lynne Olson, the acclaimed author of Troublesome Young Men, reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, the handsome, chain-smoking head of CBS News in Europe; Averell Harriman, the hard-driving millionaire who ran FDR’s Lend-Lease program in London; and John Gilbert Winant, the shy, idealistic U.S. ambassador to Britain. Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 pm--Allen Board Room After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite Enjoy your favorite classic Nintendo games, Xbox and Wii games, Apples to Apples, Scrabble and more! We even have space for you to bring your own favorite board games. Free beer tasting. ID required. Call 444-7821 for information. Friday, July 26 from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm--Library Plaza Write Club Meet fellow writers, flesh out your characters and tie up those dangling plot threads! Call 444-7820 for information. Saturday, July 27 at 10:30 am--Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Instrumentalists @ the Plaza: Allen Stone & Friends Guitarist Allen Stone plays in a variety of bands and styles around Birmingham. He plays jazz with the Chad Fisher Group, rock and soul with FisherGreen, Southern rock with the Hunter Lawley Band, as well as praise music at his church. Stone can do it all. He'll be joined by a rotating cast of musicians during his performance. Free admission. Call 444-7821 for information. Sunday, July 28 at 2:30 pm--Library Plaza Monday @ the Movies: Sherlock Holmes Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. Directed by Guy Ritchie. 2009, PG-13, 128 minutes. Free admission and refreshments. Call 444-7820 for information. Monday, July 29 at 2:00 pm & 6:30 pm--The Library Theatre Download the Hoover Library Mobile App Take Hoover Public Library wherever you go. Download our FREE mobile app and search the library catalog, renew items, make requests, access library databases, download e-books and audiobooks, and more! Available for all major Smartphones and Tablets. Search for "Hoover Library" in your device's app store or download from our website. Download today! Coffee-ol-ogy Coffee Cafe! Breakfast, lunch and dinner! Coffee and desserts! Located on the Library Plaza. July's Global Cuisine, American Classics, features: All-American Chili Burger Platter Coney Island Dog Apple 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   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.