| | | | Computer Classes
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. Basic Word (2 parts) Basic Excel (2 parts) One-on-One Tech Help PowerPoint: Crash Course! Excel: Crash Course! Microsoft Office: Business Skills | | | | Language Lab
Open computer lab time to give speakers of other languages an opportunity to access the library's online ESL resources, such as, Mango Languages, Pronunciator and Procitizen. All computer classes are located in the Training Center on the Administration Level of the library. Registration required. | | | | 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. Registration required. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Level 1 (beginner) Level 2 (intermediate to advanced) | | | | French Conversation Club 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, November 1 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Adult Program Room | | | | 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, November 2 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Adult Program Room, Zoom | | | | Read and discuss The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates - a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs and bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name. Register to receive a link to the Zoom event. Registration is not required to attend in person. Thursday, November 3 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Adult Program Room, Zoom | | | | Your permanent record holds secrets that can dramatically impact your future. Seinfeld writer Pat Hazell uncovers his own Permanent Record in a confessional night of humor, heart and humanity. Tickets cost $32 plus processing fee. Thursday, November 3 from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Take a break with us at Lee Branch! Create a Turkey Cookie from Oreos and icing, relax with coloring pages and put together fun puzzles. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Saturday, November 5 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | Reporter and Southern Humorist, Kelly Kazek, shares tales of Christmases past from the heart of Dixie. Friends business meeting follows. Monday, November 7 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | 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, November 8 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Adult Program Room | | | | Well-Made Workshop: Wrap Party
Join us on two sperate nights in the month of November where you bring a gift (or two), sip hot cocoa and learn festive techniques to elevate your gift wrapping. For ages 13+. Registration required. All supplies provided. Library Plaza East 59 Cafe - Lee Branch | | | | Read and discuss One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson. What transpired in that epochal summer of 1927, Bill Bryson captures its outsized personalities, exciting events and occasional just plain weirdness with his trademark vividness, eye for telling detail and delicious humor. In that year America stepped out onto the world stage as the main event, and One Summer transforms it all into a narrative nonfiction of the highest order. Thursday, November 10 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Adult Program Room | | | | John Mark Odom of Hattiesburg, Mississippi has played in countless bands, playing a mix of funk, fusion, rock and instrumental hip hop all thrown together via improvisation and moments of beautiful abandon. He brings that same joy and creativity to covering the songbook of New Hope, Pennsylvania's favorite sons, Ween. Thursday, November 10 from 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Library Plaza | | | | Feed your need for nonfiction and swap titles with other members! This month's topic is "Crime." Saturday, November 12 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Adult Program 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, November 12 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, November 13 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Our Sunday afternoon book club discusses The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin, a story inspired by World War ll history of the few bookshops to survive the Blitz. The Last Bookshop in London is a timeless story of wartime loss, love and the enduring power of literature. Sunday, November 13 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Public Lounge / Book Nook, Zoom | | | | The Del McCoury Band
Join us for two separate performances with Grammy Award-Winning bluegrass icon, Del McCoury and band. Tickets cost $32 plus processing fee. The Library Theatre | | | | Leave your talent at the door and unlock your creativity to create something only a mother would love! This program is an opportunity to be wildly creative, without the pressure to make something "good." Materials will be provided and an award will go to the WORST of the bunch! Tuesday, November 15 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Willow (1988)
Before the new series premieres on Disney+, join us for the showing of the original classic. Enter a realm of pure fantasy with the story of a young farmer who is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen. Runtime: 126 minutes Wednesday, November 16 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Four sisters come of age during the American Civil War under the guidance of their mother, as their father is absent, ministering to the troops. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Frances Dee, Jean Parker and Edna May Oliver. Directed by George Cukor. Runtime: 117 minutes Friday, November 18 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Heed the call of the tabletop and come out to the library for a night of board game fun! Friday, November 18 from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Masterworks: West Side Story Symphonic Dances
Celebrate on two separate nights one of Bernstein's most joyful creations, West Side Story Symphonic Dances, featuring the world premiere of the Hammond Organ Concerto by Birmingham native Brian Raphael Nadors. Beginning Friday, October 28 register with your library card to check out tickets to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks Series. Limit of two tickets per library card. Tickets available from pickup November 11th-19th at the Library Plaza desk. Call 205-444-7821 with any questions. Alys Stephens Center - Jemison Concert Hall | | | | Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Attend in person or on Zoom. Saturday, November 19 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Shakespeare Room, Zoom | | | | Learn the rules of the beautiful game before watching the 2022 World Cup! Join us as members of the Birmingham Legion explains and demonstrate the rules of soccer. Door prizes included! Sunday, November 20 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Use library resources to find grants for your 501(c)(3). Sunday, November 20 from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Administration Level - Training Center | | | | Now Showing: Dunkirk Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War ll. Runtime: 106 minutes The Library Theatre | | | | Pen & Paper RPG Society 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, November 27 from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Teen and adult volunteers can drop in on one Monday each month to roll newspapers for the Humane Society. Monday, November 28 from 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm Adult Program Room | | | | Read and discuss The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb. This months book club discussion will be held on Zoom. Tuesday, November 29 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Zoom | | | | City of Hoover Tree Lighting Ceremony THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE AT 3 PM in preparation for the City of Hoover's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Thursday, November 29 at 5:00 pm Hoover City Hall | | | | Holiday Closings
Friday, November 11: Closed for Veterans Day Thursday, November 24: Closed for Thanksgiving Friday, November 25: Closed for Thanksgiving Hoover library will resume regular hours on Saturday, November 26 at 10:00 am. | | | | |
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