| | | | Read and discuss Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Sam and Sadie—two college friends, often in love, but never lovers—become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity and ultimately, a kind of immortality. Attend in person or register online to attend virtually. Thursday, January 4 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am Fitzgerald Room, Zoom | | | | If you are a hopeful board game designer looking to workshop ideas or have a prototype you'd like to playtest, then join us on select Thursday nights this fall. This meetup is also a great opportunity to network with other like-minded individuals in the board game community. No registration required! Thursday, January 4 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Join us for Season 4, Episode 1 of this hit PBS series before the season drops on January 7. Reception to follow. Registration required. Thursday, January 4 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Joi West is an American artist and photographer based in Birmingham, AL. Their work combines photography, audio, text and printmaking to examine the relationship between families, the LGBTQIA+ community in the South and the meaning behind identity as it affects us on a personal level. This is exhibition-only and does not include an opening reception. Friday, January 5 - February 28 - All Day Friends Gallery | | | | Masterworks: Ravishing Rachmaninoff
Register with your library card from December 15 - 17 for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks series. Ticket holders are chosen by random drawing and awarded two tickets. All entries during the registration period are treated the same regardless of date or time of entry. Only one entry per library card. Ticket holders will be notified on December 18 with tickets available for pickup December 19 - January 2 at the Library Plaza desk. Call 205-444-7821 for more information. Program to include: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine Jonathan Leshnoff: Piano Concerto Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 2 in E Minor Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony, known for its smooth and long-lined intensity, was a huge success with both audiences and critics alike and has remained popular due to its beautiful lyricism and dramatic ferocity. Blessed with "poetic and sensitive pianism" and a "wondrous sense of color", Grammy nominated pianist Joyce Yang captivates audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism and interpretive sensitivity. Yang returns to join the ASO in her performance of Jonathan Leshnoff's stirring Piano Concerto. Alys Stephens Center - Jemison Concert Hall | | | | Learn about the different scripts and materials—nibs, ink holders, paper and much more. See demonstrations of italic, copperplate, Spencerian and modern calligraphy. Have your name written in a beautiful script, view artwork of professional calligraphers and enjoy refreshments. This class is presented by the Birmingham Calligraphy Guild and sponsored by the Hoover Public Library. Registration and supplies for your first class are free! The BCG and HPL ask that you join the guild for subsequent classes to allow more patrons the opportunity to attend. Patrons must be 18 years or older to attend all classes. Annual dues are $25. Saturday, January 6 from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Celebrate the end of Fantasy Football season with HPL. Tailgate with teammates and catch an NFL game, league highlights, season recap and a presentation of individual awards to participants. Sunday, January 7 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Learn from co-founder and co-director, Melissa Turnage, of People in Motion, dance and movement classes for seniors with mental or physical challenges. Friends business meeting follows. Monday, January 8 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The Library Theatre Level | | | | Teen and adult volunteers can drop in to roll newspapers for the humane society. Monday, January 8 from 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm Adult Program Room | | | | Dr. Dale Callahan, Director of the IEM Program at UAB, teaches how to turn your dream into a profitable online business. Monday, January 8 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Tai Chi in the Morning
Learn the basics of Tai Chi - often described as "meditation in motion," with instructor Steve Guesman. This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibility and balance and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life. Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Practice your French and celebrate the culture! All levels, beginner to fluent are welcome. 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, January 9 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | All levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice their Spanish. Use what you know or expand your vocabulary with the help of our trained facilitator. Some prior experience with the language is recommended. Adults only, 17+ please. Tuesday, December 12 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Shakespeare Room | | | | Decorate a bookmark to keep track of the books you read during the year. Thursday, January 11 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | Father O'Malley is transferred to St. Mary's, the Roman Catholic inner-city school where he quickly falls into conflict with its headmistress, Sister Mary. Father O'Malley believes that the deteriorating school should be abandoned and the children sent to other schools. Sister Mary and the other nuns, however, believe there is still hope, possibly in the form of charity from a wealthy business owner. Directed by: Leo McCarey Starring: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman and Henry Travers Runtime: 126 minutes Friday, January 12 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations. Explore your creative side. Saturday, January 13 from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Purl on the Plaza: Basic Knit & Crochet Lessons
Learn the basics of knitting or crocheting before Purl on the Plaza! Only one class per student. Lessons will be taught simultaneously. Registration required! Students must supply their own needles/hooks and bulky yarn for the lessons. Call 205-444-7820 with questions. Saturday, January 13 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Plaza Reading Room, Friends Meeting Room | | | | Join old friends, learn new skills, get help with your project or find new inspiration at this monthly gathering of fiber enthusiasts. All fiber artists are welcome. Saturday, January 13 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations. Explore your creative side. Saturday, January 13 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Exchange houseplants with others while sharing tips and tricks and getting to know other plant addicts. Bring in healthy plants, rooted in dirt or loose cuttings and be ready to trade with others! Sunday, January 14 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Read and discuss The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk. A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing. Sunday, January 14 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Alli McGill, who plays pickleball in Hoover and Vestavia Hills, talks about the basics of the sport so you can pick up a paddle and start playing. Tuesday, January 16 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | 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 2 (intermediate to advanced) | | | | Share recipes and samples of your culinary creations with other cooks and bakers. Wednesday, January 17 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Shakespeare Room | | | | Featuring song selections from more than 70 years of country music, Liz & the Grand Tour honor the iconic songs and artists from every decade from 1950 through 2020. Wednesday, January 17 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Read and discuss The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. After 10 years in prison, rough-edged ex-con Millie is grateful to be cooking and cleaning for what seems like a nice upscale suburban family. Until she notices the wife's increasingly strange, domineering behavior and how it affects both her husband and their young daughter. Thursday, January 18 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm East 59 Meeting Room - Lee Branch | | | | Heed the call of the tabletop and come out to the library for a night of board game fun! Friday, January 19 from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Now Showing: Ticket to Paradise (2022)
A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. Runtime: 104 minutes The Library Theatre | | | | Adults enjoy books talks, snacks and prizes with Katie Jane as she shares our favorite youth books of the past year. Tuesday, January 23 from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Youth Program Room | | | | Identify strategies to connect and communicate with someone who has Alzheimer's at each stage of the disease. Tuesday, January 23 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Write Club
Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Friends Meeting Room Shakespeare Room | | | | Well-Made Workshop: Dog Toy DIY
Meet Libby and make a dog toy in her honor! Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Decorate bookends to use in your personal library. Thursday, January 25 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | Come to Trivia Night for competitive chill, fantastically bad puns, music, questions and answers! Mystery prize for the winning team. Snacks all around! Thursday, January 25 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Masterworks: Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto
Register with your library card from January 12 - 14 for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks series. Ticket holders are chosen by random drawing and awarded two tickets. All entries during the registration period are treated the same regardless of date or time of entry. Only one entry per library card. Ticket holders will be notified on January 15 with tickets available for pickup January 16 - 23 at the Library Plaza desk. Call 205-444-7821 for more information. Program to include: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A Major Watch guest artist Conrad Tao as he performs Beethoven's beautiful and almost improvisational Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major. The sublime work allows the listener to enter a "magical and quietly intimate world of shimmering colors." The ASO will also perform Bruckner's dynamically sublime Symphony No. 6 in A Major. Alys Stephens Center - Jemison Concert Hall | | | | Use magazines to make a collage of your dreams and goals for the new year. Saturday, January 27 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Youth Program Room | | | | At the Pen & Paper RPG Society meetings, you 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, January 28 from 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Read and discuss American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper by Daniel Stashower. Register to attend online. Eliot Ness, iconic police investigator, is on the hunt for a grisly murderer after the lower half of a woman's torso is found on the shores of Lake Erie in September 1934. Tuesday, January 30 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Friends Meeting Room, Zoom | | | | The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra Considered the greatest big band of all time, the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra is an 18-member ensemble consisting of a music director, five saxophonists, four trumpeters, four trombonists, three rhythm musicians (piano, bass and drums) and two vocalists. In 1940, In the Mood and Tuxedo Junction were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 1941, Glenn Miller's recording of Chattanooga Choo Choo received the first Gold Record ever to be awarded. Tickets are $38. The Library Theatre | | | | |
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