🖼️ Tragedy, Poetry & Art . . . This Week at HPL

This week at HPL Titanic Survivors with Julie Williams Monday, April 6 • 10 AM Friends of the Library coffee and program featuring Julie Williams Poetry Matters: A Celebration of Rhyme & Verse Tuesday, April 7 • 6 PM Celebrate poetry with the Magic City Poetry Festival. Register to perform. Well Made Pixel Painting Thursday, April 9 • 10:30 AM (East 59) Thursday, April 9 • 6 PM (HPL) Turn a classic work of art into pixelated perfection. East 59 Lee Branch Registration HPL Registration Monthly Programs 🐩 Libby Meet & Greet Monday, April 6 • 10:30 AM  🧘 Chair Yoga Monday, April 6 • 11:30 AM Registration required  💙 Alzheimer's Research Update Tuesday, April 7 • 4 PM  📋 Medicare 101 Thursday, April 9 • 1 PM  🍿 Vintage Videos A Night to Remember Friday, April 10 • 2 PM  📖 Insatiable Readers Book Club The Power of Pets: Saturday, April 11 • 10:30 AM  Online: Saturday, April 11 • 3 PM Registration required 💬 Brain Chats Saturday, April 11 • 11 AM  🧶 Purl on the Plaza Saturday, April 11 • 1 PM  DON'T FORGET! Peeps Show Submissions due April 11-18 Create a diorama using Peeps marshmallows to be displayed at the library. Enter and you could win the Peeple's Choice! Some programs fill quickly. If an event is full, visit our full calendar to find upcoming sessions and similar programs. LOOKING FOR MORE EVENTS & PROGRAMS? See Full Event Calendar Follow us: Hoover Public Library 200 Municipal Drive Hoover, Alabama 35216 (205) 444-7800 www.hooverlibrary.org

3️⃣ Things to Do This Week at HPL

This week at HPL Easter Eggs, Naturally Monday, March 30 • 6:30 PM Learn to dye Easter eggs using onion skins and other natural materials. Registration required The Basics of Birding for Fun & Photography Saturday, April 4 • 10 AM Flemming Park Join a guided walk to learn how to find and photograph birds in the wild. Flemming Park Location Calligraphy Class: Broad-Edge Script Saturday, April 4 • 12 PM Learn the historic Aviorte broad-edge script in this hands-on workshop. Registration required Monthly Programs 🎲 Pen & Paper RPG Society Sunday, March 29 • 1 PM  🪴 House Plant Swap Sunday, March 29 • 2 PM  🐩 Libby Meet & Greet Monday, March 30 • 10:30 AM  🧘 Chair Yoga Monday, March 30 • 11:30 AM Registration required 🕵️‍♀️ True Crime Book Club The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber: Tuesday, March 31 • 6:30 PM  📖 Beyond Words Book Club Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Thursday, April 2 • 10 AM  Some programs fill quickly. If an event is full, visit our full calendar to find upcoming sessions and similar programs. LOOKING FOR MORE EVENTS & PROGRAMS? See Full Event Calendar Follow us: Hoover Public Library 200 Municipal Drive Hoover, Alabama 35216 (205) 444-7800 www.hooverlibrary.org

Celebrate Poetry with the Hoover Library

Celebrate Poetry with the Hoover Public Library Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop Thursday, March 19 •  6 PM How can an image inspire a poem? Learn to observe and stimulate creativity in your writing. Miriam Calleja will lead a group, with writing prompts responding to visual artist Allison Grant's exhibition in the Theatre Art Gallery. Let the visual art on the walls lead your writing to new places.  Read More Poetry Matters A Celebration of Rhyme and Verse Tuesday, April 7 • 6 PM Honor the importance of poetry with the Magic City Poetry Festival. For our third year, come be a part of the Magic City Poetry Festival! Read original poetry, recite beloved verse and honor the importance of poetry. Performer registration is required but all are welcome to join our audience.  Read More LOOKING FOR MORE EVENTS & PROGRAMS? See Full Calendar Follow us: Hoover Public Library 200 Municipal Drive Hoover, Alabama 35216 (205) 444-7800 www.hooverlibrary.org