| | | | 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 | | | | 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 Excel (2 parts) One-on-One Tech Help Basic Word (2 parts) Excel: Crash Course! Intermediate Word (2 parts) PowerPoint: Crash Course! | | | | New York based multi-instrumental folk duo make their Hoover debut! The Franco-American duo, which includes singer/songwriter Eleanor Kleiner and multi-instrumentalist Elie Brangbour, craft richly immersive fold-rock brimming with evocative lyrics, mature imagery, perspectives from travel and a panoramic musicality that encompasses traditional folk, indie rock, classic rock and 1960s pop and rock n' roll. Wednesday, February 1 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | 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) | | | | Read and discuss The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. This fast paced and reflective adventure story centers on three young men from disparate backgrounds, whose incarceration together in a juvenile detention center brings them together on the outside where conflicting motives and moralities set them on a course for collision across the United States. Register to receive a link to the Zoom event. Registration is not required to attend in person. Thursday, February 2 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Administration Level - Book Nook, Zoom | | | | Friends Book Sale
Find a great deal at the Friends book sale. Includes hardbacks, paperbacks, children's books, DVDs, audiobooks, music and more. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. The Library Theatre | | | | A man and a woman have a romance while on a cruise from Europe to New York. Despite being engaged to other people, both agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in six months. However, an unfortunate accident keeps her from the reunion, and he fears that she has married or does not love him anymore. Starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Directed by Leo McCarey. Runtime: 115 minutes Friday, February 3 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Mayor Frank V. Brocato delivers the annual State of the City Address. Refreshments at 9:45 am. Program at 10:00 am. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Monday, February 6 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | 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, February 7 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Get simple and straightforward answers at this workshop with Karen Haiflich. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Thursday, February 9 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Nonfiction Department | | | | Read and discuss The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel. The Strangers in the Woods documents the true story of a man who endured a hardscrabble, isolated existence in a tent in the Maine woods for 27 years, never speaking with others and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins. This portrait illuminates the survival means he developed and the reasons behind his solitary life. Thursday, February 9 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Celebrate Valentine's Day with a night of romantic comedy trivia! Compete in our trivia night for great prizes. Play with a team or solo! Thursday, February 9 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Coffee Concert: Mendelessohn's Italian Symphony
Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony famously serves as a musical postcard, documenting his travels through the bustling cities and rolling hills of Italy. Program to include Hector Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture and Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, "Italian". Register with your library card to check out tickets to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks Series. Registration opens January 20 at 9:00 am. Limit of two tickets per library card. Tickets available for pickup February 3-10 at the Library Plaza desk. Call 205-444-7821 with any questions. Alys Stephens Center - Jemison Concert Hall | | | | Meet your perfect match at a Schitt's Creek inspired lock and key event. Register online. Adults only! Friday, February 10 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | Masterworks: Mendelessohn's Italian Symphony Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony famously serves as a musical postcard, documenting his travels through the bustling cities and rolling hills of Italy. Program to include Hector Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture, Edward Gregson: Trumpet Concerto and Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, "Italian". Register with your library card to check out tickets to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks Series. Registration opens January 20 at 9:00 am.. Limit of two tickets per library card. Tickets available for pickup February 3-10 at the Library Plaza desk. Call 205-444-7821 with any questions. Alys Stephens Center - Jemison Concert Hall | | | | Feed your need for nonfiction and swap titles with other members! This month's topic is "Black History." Saturday, February 11 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Fitzgerald 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, February 11 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | NovelTea Book Club Our Sunday afternoon book club discusses Haven by Emma Donoghue. Three men vow to leave the world behind. They set out in a small boat for an island their leader has seen in a dream, with only faith to guide them. What they find is the extraordinary island now known as Skellig Michael. Sunday, February 12 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms, Zoom | | | | We will be creating "love potions" worthy of a master. Register online. Must be 21 or over to attend. Sunday, February 12 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Teen and adult volunteers can drop in on one Monday each month to roll newspapers for the Humane Society. Monday, February 13 from 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm NonFiction Department | | | | Learn how to sew on a button in this hands-on workshop. Monday, February 13 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | 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, February 14 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Learn to knit your first stitches. Instructions and materials provided. Recommended ages 13+. Registration opens January 1. Thursday, February 16 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | Learn the basics of home composting from the Jefferson County Extension Service. Compost is organic material that can be added to soil to help plants grow. Food scraps and yard waste together currently make up more than 30 percent of what we throw away, and could be composted instead. Thursday, February 16 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | This volunteer fair will allow potential volunteers to learn about local organizations in a low-pressure, casual environment. The fair also provides organizations with opportunity to increase public awareness about their missions and find much-needed volunteers. Friday, February 17 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Library Theatre Level | | | | Masterworks: Beethoven's Triple Concerto Beethoven's imposing triple concerto is a masterclass in composition for a trio of solo instruments and orchestra. The orchestra will also perform William Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony, which debuted to much acclaim at Carnegie Hall in 1934. Program will also include Samuel Barber: Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance. Register with your library card to check out tickets to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks Series. Registration opens January 27 at 9:00 am. Limit of two tickets per library card. Tickets available for pickup February 10-18 at the Library Plaza desk. Call 205-444-7821 with any questions. Alys Stephens Center - Jemison Concert Hall | | | | Write Club Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Attend in person or on Zoom. Saturday, February 18 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Allen Board Room | | | | The talented Michelle Blanton will present and share her expertise on modern calligraphy. Michelle teaches calligraphy and has her own business for the production of calligraphy pieces, with a large following on Facebook and Instagram. In this class, you will learn that calligraphy and handwriting are two very different things, and what tools you need to find your personal style. 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. Saturday, February 18 from 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Please join us in celebrating the 2023 Southern Voices Artist, Sara Garden Armstrong. The reception and lecture are free and open to the public. Sara Garden Armstrong is a visual artist whose decades-long practice embraces a wide range of scales and techniques, such as site-specific sculpture, works on paper and artist books. Tuesday, February 21 from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Join Mary Beth Newbill, head of the Southern History Department at Birmingham Public Library, as she discusses the importance of Census Records when researching your family tree. Wednesday, February 22 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Miko Marks made her way to the Music City in 2003 playing CMA Fest year after year fully immersing herself in the country music community. Rooted in country, blues, soul and roots, and woven together by her distinctive vocals, Marks's powerful sound is blazing an unprecedented trail in the music industry. Tickets cost $32 plus processing fee. Thursday, February 23 from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 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, February 26 from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Now Showing: Respect Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, Respect is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice. Runtime: 144 minutes The Library Theatre | | | | Behavior is a powerful form of communication and is one of the primary ways for people with dementia to communicate their needs and feelings as the ability to use language is lost. However, some behaviors can present real challenges for caregivers to manage. Join us to learn to decode behavioral messages, identify common behavior triggers and learn strategies to help intervene with some of the most common behavioral challenges of Alzheimer's disease. Tuesday, February 28 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Read and discuss Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles. Attend in person or on Zoom. Tuesday, February 28 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Allen Board Room, Zoom | | | | |
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