| | | | Undead, Undead, Undead Film Series
Welcome! You are cordially invited in for a film series to raise the (un)dead. Movies will be shown every Monday in October. Must be 17+ to enter. ID required. | | | | This program is exhibition only and does not include an opening reception or artist talk. Tuesday, October 3 - November 26 - All Day Friends and Plaza Hallway Galleries | | | | 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. One-on-One Tech Help Basic Word (2 parts) Canva: The Basics! Intermediate Excel (2 parts) PowerPoint: Crash Course! | | | | Adults who love kid lit can meet Katie Jane at Santos Coffee for a tasty treat and delicious book talks. Santos Coffee is located in Brock's Gap Village. Tuesday, October 3 from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Santos Coffee 1012 Brock's Gap Pkwy, Suite 101 Hoover, AL 35244 | | | | 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, October 3 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | The ghouls of NerdTalk discuss scary, spooky and slightly silly movies, books and shows. Livestream this event on the Hoover Library Facebook or YouTube pages. Tuesday, October 3 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Online Program | | | | 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) | | | | Read and discuss Memphis by Tara Stringfellow. Three generations of women pass through the family's home and tumultuous times in a city where racism and violence flourish. Hazel, August, Miriam and Joan share lives that spill over with trauma, love and resilience in this novel about abiding strength in love and family. Attend in person or register online to attend virtually. Thursday, October 5 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am Fitzgerald Room, Zoom | | | | A yoga class designed for individuals of all fitness levels. Participants may bring their own mats or use mats provided. Thursday, October 5 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | 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, October 5 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Seth Mulder and Midnight Run Bluegrass at its finest! This high-energy show is filled with tight harmonies, skillful musicianship and the perfect blend of traditional bluegrass and original songwriting. Tickets will be $35 plus processing fees. Library Theatre | | | | Local artist Marie Lewis focuses on the theory behind the color wheel as you learn to mix colors, as well as paint violets. 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. Saturday, October 7 from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Read and discuss The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson. Rosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, a former science teacher who tells her stories of plants, of the stars, of the origins of the Dakota people. Until one morning, Ray doesn't return from checking his traps. With no other family, Rosalie is sent to live with a foster family in nearby Mankato where the reserved, bookish teenager meets rebellious Gaby Makespeace, in a friendship that transcends the damaged legacies they've inherited. Sunday, October 8 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Dust off your cassettes, tease up your hair and let's party like it's 1983! The Hoover Library is turning 40 and to celebrate we are throwing an '80s bash. Music, dancing, arcade games, drinks, food, crafts and more! Sunday, October 8 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, October 9 from 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm Adult Program 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 language is recommended. Adults only, 17+ please. Tuesday, October 10 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Revamp a gloomy painting into a ghoulish masterpiece! All supplies provided. Recommended ages 13 and up. Wednesday, October 11 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Youth Program Room | | | | Make your own witchy fascinator or hat just in time for Halloween! Thursday, October 12 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | Get simple and straightforward answers at this workshop with Karen Haiflich. Thursday, October 12 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Nonfiction Area | | | | Read and discuss Taste Makers by Mayukh Sen. In this debut, James Beard Award-winning food writer Mayukh Sen looks at the lives of seven remarkable immigrant women whose passion for their homeland's food transformed how Americans cook and eat. Thursday, October 12 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Adult Program Room | | | | Discover the social, economical and political implications of exile and enjoy light refreshments as we kick off our "Stories of Exile" program series. Experience the Empathy Project, an interactive performance about the struggles of refugees moving across the world. After the play, enjoy light refreshments and a discussion led by Syrian refugee Dunya Habash, a PhD student. Thursday, October 12 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Library Theatre | | | | A timid typesetter hasn't a ghost of a chance of becoming a reporter - until he decides to solve a murder mystery and ends up spending a night in a haunted house. Directed by: Alan Rafkin Starring: Don Knotts, Joan Staley and Dick Sargent Runtime: 90 minutes Friday, October 13 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Feed your need for nonfiction and swap titles with other members! This month's topic is "Hooray for Hollywood." Saturday, October 14 from 10:30 am - 1:00 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, October 14 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | In Houston, Texas, third-generation deli man Ziggy Gruber has built arguably the finest delicatessen restaurant in the U.S. His story embodies a tradition linked to its savory, nostalgic foods - and a disappearing tradition. Runtime: 90 minutes Sunday, October 15 from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Alabama Woodworkers Guild Exhibition See handmade creations by local artisans at this annual members exhibition. Friends Gallery and Shakespeare Room, Southern Voices Gallery ______________________________________________________ Members reception is free and open to the public. The Library Theatre | | | | This writing workshop focuses on developing our own stories of exile, banishment, expulsion or being ostracized from family, community or any place that we call home. Learn to develop and write stories that bring your truth to light. Instructor Miriam Calleja Shaw, originally from Malta, leads this workshop. Tuesday, October 17 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Youth Program Room | | | | Meet your librarians for coffee and discuss The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the '90s about a woman's book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend. Thursday, October 19 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm East 59 Meeting Room - Lee Branch | | | | Come to Bingo for a night of competitive fun, prizes and this month — a spooky twist! Thursday, October 19 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Welcome to the sideshow! Celebrate Halloween with Luminarts LED Performers, carnival games, a costume contest, a photo booth, mocktails and more! Adults only. 18 years of age and up. Friday, October 20 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. This event is open to everyone and no registration is required. Saturday, October 21 from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Room | | | | If you or someone you know is facing Alzheimer's disease, dementia or another chronic illness, it's never too early to put financial plans in place. Learn tips for managing someone else's finances, how to prepare for future care costs and the benefits of early planning. Tuesday, October 24 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Read and discuss Nothing but the Night: Leopold & Loeb and the Truth Behind the Murder That Rocked 1920s America by Greg King & Penny Wilson. Attend in person or on Zoom. Tuesday, October 24 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Allen Board Room, Zoom | | | | Iron Giant Percussion plays Terry Riley's masterpiece In C. They refer to themselves as "Chamber Music with a DIY Ethic." Tuesday, October 24 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Make a small fabric pumpkin without a needle or thread. Wednesday, October 25 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Adult Program Room | | | | Read and discuss In the Land of the Postscript by Chava Rosenfarb. These stories deal with the afterlife of Holocaust survivors throughout North America. Since Chava Rosenfard was herself a Holocaust survivor who settled in Montreal after the war, she speaks in these stories from personal experience at the same time as she allows her imagination to inhabit the minds of characters far different from herself. Thursday, October 26 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room, Online Program | | | | Join us for an evening of fairy-tale crafts, games and Halloween family fun! Costumes encouraged. Friday, October 27 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Library Plaza, Children's Department, The Library Theatre | | | | 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, October 29 from 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Monday, October 30 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Shakespeare Room | | | | |
|
|
