| | | | Will Stewart in Concert
Birmingham-based singer/songwriter Will Stewart is touring in support of his newly released album, County Seat, a guitar-fueled Americana record caught somewhere between the worlds of country and rock. FREE! Call 444-7821 for more information. Sunday, February 3 at 2:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Sunday NovelTea Fiction Book Group
Join us as we discuss Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman over tea and cookies. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7820. Sunday, February 3 at 3 pm Public Lounge/Book Nook | | | | Friends of Hoover Library: Of Goats & Governors: Six Decades of Colorful Alabama Political Stories
Political columnist and commentator Steve Flowers will share stories of Alabama's most colorful political figures. A Friends of Hoover Library business meeting will follow the presentation. Refreshments provided. For more information about the meeting or our Friends organization, visit our website or call 444-7840. Monday, February 4 at 10 am Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | First Thursday Fiction Book Group
Bring a friend and join us to discuss White Houses by Amy Bloom. Our book groups are a fun way to delve deeper into your love of literature by sharing it with others! Refreshments provided. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7820. Thursday, February 7 at 10 am Fitzgerald Room | | | | Purl on the Plaza
Join old friends or make new ones at our monthly meeting of fiber enthusiasts. We love to see anyone with a portable craft such as knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery, or other needle crafts. Visit our website, join our Facebook group, or call 444-7821 for more information. Saturday, February 9 at 1 pm Library Plaza | | | | Helping Hands
Drop in to make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teen and adult volunteers welcome. Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, February 11 from 3 pm - 8:30 pm Nonfiction Department | | | | Spanish Conversation Club
Practice your Spanish and celebrate the culture! Use what you know or expand your vocabulary with the help of our trained facilitator. All levels are welcome, but some experience with the language is recommended. Adults only, 17+ please. For more information, call 444-7840. Tuesday, February 12 at 7 pm Library Plaza | | | | Second Thursday Fiction Book Group
Bring a friend and join us to discuss Warlight by Michael Ondaatje. Our book groups are a fun way to delve deeper into your love of literature by sharing it with others! Refreshments provided. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7820. Thursday, February 14 at 10 am Fitzgerald Room | | | | After Hours on the Plaza: Library Bingo
Round up your family and friends to compete for great prizes while playing a classic game with a library twist. Free event and refreshments provided. For more information, call 444-7800. Friday, February 15 at 7 pm Library Plaza | | | | Insatiable Readers
Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversation while you enjoy a cup of coffee. This month's topic is African American History. For more information about the group or this month's topic, visit our website or call 444-7840. Saturday, February 16 at 10:30 am Fitzgerald Room | | | | Write Club
Share your literary works, receive feedback from your peers, and discuss different topics concerning the craft of writing with other aspiring authors. Meetings are free and all are welcome. For more information, call 444-7820. Saturday, February 16 at 10:30 am Shakespeare Room | | | | Neuroscience Cafe
Timothy Ness, MD, PhD, and Jennifer DeBerry, PhD, of the UAB Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine will present, "Not All Pains Are the Same: Bladder Pain and Dysfunction." Call 444-7840 for more information. Monday, February 18 at 6:30 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Southern Voices: Art Reception
Join us for a lecture and reception honoring this year's Southern Voices Festival featured artist: The Cahaba River Watershed Project. This artistic collaboration, lecture, and exhibition by new media artist Elisabeth Pellathy, printmaker Scott Stephens, and sculptor Lee Somers is an exploration into how the Cahaba River Watershed has been shaped by human activity and how its iconography serves as a vessel for memory. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit our website or call 444-7888. Tuesday, February 19 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Lecture by Artist Panel at 6 pm Theatre Level | | | | French Conversation Club
Practice your French and celebrate the culture! Use what you know or expand your vocabulary with the help of our trained facilitator. All levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome, but some experience with the language is recommended. For more information, call 444-7840. Tuesday, February 19 at 7 pm Library Plaza | | | | SOLD OUT Southern Voices: Emily Saliers
Best known as one half of the iconic folk duo, Indigo Girls, Emily Saliers has recorded her first solo album, Murmuration Nation. The album explores the rhythmically centered, globally-inspired music, along with poetic lyricism, that made Indigo Girls a household name. Tickets to both shows are sold out, but contact the Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 for waiting list information. Tickets $27.50 Wednesday, February 20 at 7:30 pm--SOLD OUT Thursday, February 21 at 7:30 pm--SOLD OUT The Library Theatre | | | | SOLD OUT Southern Voices: An Evening with Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama. Under his leadership, the EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults. His book, Just Mercy, is an award-winning New York Times best seller that tells the story of the EJI, the people they represent, and the importance of confronting justice. A reception and book signing will follow the program. Tickets to the event are sold out, but contact The Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 for waiting list information. Tickets $40--SOLD OUT Friday, February 22 at 7 pm The Library Theatre | | | | SOLD OUT Southern Voices: Author Conference
This year's author conference features Melanie Benjamin, Rick Bragg, J.T. Ellison, Patti Callahan Henry, Roger Johns, David Joy, Gin Phillips, and Lori Roy. For more information about each author, visit the Southern Voices website. Reserve a boxed lunch from East 59 here, or call the cafe at 205-518-6264. Tickets to the author conference in the Library Theatre and on the Library Plaza are sold out. Contact the Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888 for waiting list information. Tickets $45--SOLD OUT Saturday, February 23 from 9 am - 4 pm | | | | Pen & Paper RPG Society
Come in for an afternoon of fun as we explore this awesome gaming genre! You'll create larger than life heroes, adventure through dungeons, haunted tombs, and forgotten regions of space, and defeat dark elder beings seeking to devour the world. Let us show you a new exciting hobby! Registration is required. No experience needed. Register online or call 444-7820. Sunday, February 24 from 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Monday at the Movies
Hidden Figures (PG, 2016, 127 minutes) tells the story of three African American women at NASA who serve as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Free admission and refreshments! For more information call 444-7820. Monday, February 25 at 2 pm & 6:30 pm The Library Theatre | | | | True Crime Book Club
Enjoy playing armchair detective? Fascinated by cold cases? This book club is for you! Join us for a discussion of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7748. Tuesday, February 26 at 6:30 pm Shakespeare Room | | | | Nonfiction Book Group
Join us for a discussion of Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7840. Thursday, February 28 at 7 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Trivia Night: Book to Screen
Test your knowledge of stories that have gone from book to screen and compete for great prizes! Play with a team or go solo. No registration required. Call 444-7821 for more information. Thursday, February 28 at 7 pm Library Plaza | | | | Computer Classes
Hoover Library offers free computer classes for adults! Registration is required. For more information or to sign up for individual classes, visit our website or call 444-7747. All classes are located in the Training Center on the Administration Level. Microsoft Office: Business Skills Tuesday, February 5 at 10 am One-on-One Tech Help Saturday, February 9 at 2 pm Saturday, February 9 at 3 pm Basic Word Tuesday, February 12 at 10 am--Part 1 of 2 Wednesday, February 13 at 10 am--Part 2 of 2 Basic Excel Thursday, February 7 at 6 pm--Part 1 of 2 Thursday, February 14 at 6 pm--Part 1 of 2 Tuesday, February 19 at 10 am--Part 2 of 2 Wednesday, February 20 at 10 am--Part 2 of 2 PowerPoint: Crash Course! Tuesday, February 26 at 10 am | | | Hoover Public Library 200 Municipal Dr., Hoover, AL 35216 205-444-7800
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