| | | | A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War ll. Directed by: William Wyler Starring: Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon Runtime: 134 minutes Friday, March 1 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Library Theatre | | | | Learn about chalkboard lettering from Birmingham Calligraphy Guild vice-president, Michelle Blanton. Layout and design, lettering styles, best materials and color are all a part of this fun and practical 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. Patrons must be 18 years or older to attend all classes. Annual dues are $25. Saturday, March 2 from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Jennifer Horne, professor and former Poet Laureate of Alabama, talks about her current projects and previous achievements. Friends business meeting follows. Monday, March 4 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Amy Feger is an artist and environmentalist whose work is situated on the cusp of "The Information Age" and "The Anthropocene". Both concepts relate to human civilization, time and history. They are opposite in character, but define a concurrent period of human history and both ideas inform her work. The landscape is a perennial subject in Feger's paintings. She is compelled to create landscape paintings that examine the environmental, aesthetic and social impact of climate change. This is exhibition only and does not include an opening reception. Tuesday, March 5 - April 30 - All Day Library Plaza Gallery | | | | 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, March 5 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Nonfiction Area | | | | 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) | | | | Get ready for the solar eclipse on April 8 by making a cereal box viewer. Registration required. Wednesday, March 6 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Read and discuss The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan. Two years into World War ll, Britain is feeling her losses: The Nazi's have won battles, the Blitz has destroyed cities and U-boats have cut off the supply of food. In an effort to help housewives with food rationing, a BBC radio program called The Kitchen Front is holding a cooking contest — and the grand prize is a job as the program's first-ever female co-host. For four very different women, winning the competition would present a crucial chance to change their lives. Attend in person or register online to attend virtually. Thursday, March 7 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am Fitzgerald Room, Zoom | | | | A step-by-step guide to flower design. Thursday, March 7 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch | | | | Are you a hopeful board game designer looking to workshop ideas or playtest prototypes? Then take advantage of this great opportunity to network with other like-minded individuals in the board game community. Thursday, March 7 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Watch Barbie and enjoy pink drinks and snacks as we celebrate girl power on International Barbie Day. Runtime: 114 minutes Rating: PG-13 Friday, March 8 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Library Theatre | | | | Masterworks: Brahms' German Requiem
Register with your library card from February 23 - 25 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 February 26 with tickets available for pickup February 27 - March 5 at the Library Plaza desk. Call 205-444-7821 for more information. Masterworks program to include: Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten Witold Lutosławski: Chantefleur et Chantefables Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem Brahms' German Requiem, which explores the grief and yearning experienced after the loss of a loved one, opens with a hushed and somber sound before transitioning to a comforting and ultimately triumphant mood. As is suggested by its title, the work is unique in its use of the German language, utilizing biblical text hand-selected by the composer rather than the traditional Catholic Latin text. Alys Stephens Center - Jemison Concert Hall | | | | Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations. This months topic is "celebrate women's stories". Saturday, March 9 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm 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, March 9 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations. This months topic is "celebrate women's stories". Saturday, March 9 from 3:00 am - 5:00 pm Online Program | | | | Do you have too many plants or want to give indoor gardening a try? Get to know other plant addicts while trading houseplants and sharing tips and tricks. Bring in healthy plants, either rooted in dirt or as loose cuttings that are ready to be traded with others. Have cuttings to spare? Leave them on the Houseplant Exchange for the general public to trade between official swap events. Sunday, March 10 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Youth Program Room | | | | Read and discuss Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett. A medical school dropout, Emma Starling, returns home to small-town Everton, New Hampshire, to care for her father who is dying from a mysterious brain disease. Emma arrives home knowing she will have to take the brunt of her mother's judgement and her younger brother's recent stint in rehab, but she's unprepared to find that her former best friend is missing, with no one bothering to look for her. The police say they don't spend much time looking for drug addicts. Emma's father is the only one who believes she is still alive. Emma isn't really trying to be a hero, but somehow she and her father set in motion just the kind of miracle the town needs. Sunday, March 10 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Friends Meeting Room | | | | Teen and adult volunteers can drop in to roll newspapers for the humane society. Monday, March 11 from 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm Adult Program Room | | | | Success Strategist Damian J. Carson teaches how to keep and grow your money. Monday, March 11 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Sofia Talvik is a rare artist and an avid storyteller with a voice comparable to giants like Joni Mitchell, or as the Folk/Americana Magazine No Depression said, "A singer/songwriter who is able to evoke the essence of Laurel Canyon circa the '60s as expressed in the work of Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Buffy Sainte-Marie and others who were able to paint beautiful tapestries from words and music." Her delicate songs are performed in an intimate way, showing off Sofia's angelic voice enhanced only by a tasteful mix of harmonies and delays, accompanied by the steady picking of her acoustic guitar and rhythm section consisting of her own two feet, bells and a stomp box. Tuesday, March 12 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | 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, March 12 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Nonfiction Area | | | | Heed the call of the tabletop and come out to the library for a night of board game fun! Friday, March 15 from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Library Plaza | | | | Hoover Write Club members take to The Library Theatre stage and share original works of poetry and prose representing a variety of genres and writing styles. All are welcome to listen and support this talented bunch of local writers. A reception follows the performance. Saturday, March 16 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Theatre Level | | | | Now Showing: Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa. Runtime: 124 minutes Rating: PG The Library Theatre | | | | From Helen Keller to Condoleezza Rice, Alabama has its fair share of dynamic and influential women either hailing from our state or calling it home. To celebrate Women's History Month, Dr. Victoria Ott shares stories about the women who make Alabama great. Tuesday, March 19 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room | | | | Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Tuesday, March 19 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Shakespeare Room | | | | Welcome your neighbors with cute door décor! Thursday, March 21 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am East 59 Meeting Room - Lee Branch | | | | Read and discuss Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett. A medical school dropout, Emma Starling, returns home to small-town Everton, New Hampshire, to care for her father who is dying from a mysterious brain disease. Emma arrives home knowing she will have to take the brunt of her mother's judgement and her younger brother's recent stint in rehab, but she's unprepared to find that her former best friend is missing, with no one bothering to look for her. The police say they don't spend much time looking for drug addicts. Emma's father is the only one who believes she is still alive. Emma isn't really trying to be a hero, but somehow she and her father set in motion just the kind of miracle the town needs. Thursday March 21 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm East 59 Meeting Room - Lee Branch | | | | Mac McAnally with Eric Darken
From his early days in Muscle Shoals to becoming one of Nashville's most respected singer-songwriters, many recognize McAnally as the guitarist in Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band. Propelled by Eric Darken's percussion, McAnally accompanies himself on guitar with lively rhythms and entertaining stories. Mac has won a record-setting 10 CMA Awards for Musician of the Year and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. Tickets cost $35 plus processing fees. 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, March 24 from 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | Learn to voice your concerns if you know someone experiencing changes in memory, thinking or behavior. Tuesday, March 26 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Read and discuss The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer by John Douglas & Mark Olshaker. The legendary FBI criminal profiler and international bestselling author of Mindhunter and The Killer Across the Table returns with this timely, relevant book that goes to the heart of extremism and domestic terrorism, examining in-depth his chilling pursuit of, and eventual prison confrontation with Joseph Paul Franklin, a White Nationalist serial killer and one of the most disturbing psychopaths he has ever encountered. Worshippers stream out of an Midwestern synagogue after sabbath services, unaware that only a hundred yards away, an expert marksman and avowed racist, antisemite and member of the Ku Klux Klan, patiently awaits, his hunting rifle at the ready. Tuesday, March 26 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Friends Meeting Room, Zoom | | | | Create a pocket scarf with a simple hand stitch. Registration required. Wednesday, March 27 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms | | | | Come to Trivia Night for competitive chill, fantastically bad puns, music, questions and answers! Mystery prize for the winning team. Snacks all around! Thursday, March 28 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza | | | | |
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