Fine Amnesty
 

Friends Midwinter Book Sale
 

Sunday NovelTea: The Huntress
 

Join us as we discuss The Huntress by Kate Quinn over tea and cookies. Stranded behind enemy lines, brave bomber pilot Nina Markova becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress and joins forces with a Nazi hunter and British war corespondent to find her before she finds them.

 

For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7820.

 

State of the City Address with Mayor Brocato
 

Mayor Frank V. Brocato will give his annual State of the City Address. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided prior to the program and a Friends business meeting will follow. For more information, call 444-7840.

 

Adult ESL Classes
 

Hoover Library offers beginner and intermediate level ESL instruction for adult speakers of other native languages. Classes are free and no registration is required. For more information, call 444-7840.

 

Spanish Conversation Club
 

All levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice their Spanish and celebrate the culture. 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. For questions, call 444-7840.

 

First Thursday Fiction Book Group
 

Bring a friend and join us to discuss Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin. The director of the luxurious Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris and his courageous American wife risk their marriage and lives to support the French Resistance during World War II.

 

Our book groups are a fun way to delve deeper into your love of literature by sharing it with others. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7820.

 

English Conversation Club
 

Join us for informal English practice for speakers of other native languages. Free! For more information, call 444-7840.

 

Live on the Plaza: Hiroya Tsukamoto
 

Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist, and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan, who studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Free performance! Call 444-7821 or visit the artist's website for more information. 

 

Insatiable Readers: Art and Artists
 

Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations while enjoying a cup of coffee. This month's theme is art and artists. For more information, call 444-7840.

 

Purl on the Plaza
 

Join old friends and make new ones at this crafty meeting of all fiber enthusiasts. Bring your yarn and knit, crochet or embroider with us. For more information, join our Facebook group, visit our website, or call 444-7821.

 

Helping Hands
 

Drop in to make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults welcome. Call 444-7840 for more information.

 

French Conversation Club
 

All levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice their French and celebrate the culture! Use what you know or expand your vocabulary with the help of our trained facilitator. Some prior experience with the language is recommended. For questions, call 444-7840.

 

Second Thursday Fiction Book Group
 

Bring a friend and join us to discuss The Reckoning by John Grisham. A decorated WWII hero murders a Methodist minister in small town Mississippi and refuses to defend his actions during a bizarre trial. 

 

Our book groups are a fun way to delve deeper into your love of literature by sharing it with others. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7820.

 

Diet, Stress, and Gut Health
 

Members of the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center Colin Martin, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, and Stephen Watts, PhD, Professor of Biology will speak about the impact of diet and stress on gut health.

 

Neuroscience Cafe is an ongoing series in which experts in the neurosciences present topics, create discussion and answer questions for the community. For more information, call 444-7840 or visit UAB's website.

 

Carlton Nell Artist Reception
 

Join us for a free reception honoring our featured Southern Voices artist, Carlton Nell. Nell is a Professor of Art at Auburn University whose paintings and drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the country. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit our website or call 444-7888.

 

Graceland and Asleep on the Wind
 

Directed by Henry Scott, these two one-act plays are sure to conjure images of our southern landscape. Graceland takes place at the front entrance of the late Elvis Presley's mansion three days before the estate is to be opened to the public. Asleep on the Wind is the prequel to Graceland, taking place ten years prior in a small clearing in Bayou Teche, Louisianna. Both touching and evocative, these vignettes are a warmhearted and charming look at the human experience. 

 

For questions about the performances or ticket information, visit our website or contact The Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888.

 

KJ's Reader Getaways
 

Kid lit enthusiast Katie Jane is stopping by Baba Java Roaster & Cafe for a tasty treat and to talk books. Adults who enjoy children's literature are invited to join. For more information, call 444-7830.

 

An Evening With Laura Lippman
 

Laura Lippman has been hailed as one of the essential crime writers of the last century. A reporter for 20 years, she began writing the Tess Monaghan series while still working full time. Since then, she's penned over 20 novels and short stories and won multiple awards, including the illustrious Edgar Award. A book signing and reception will follow the program. For ticket information, visit our website or call The Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888.

 

Author Conference
 

This year's conference will feature authors Kimberly Belle, Emily Carpenter, Lauren K. Denton, Sally Kilpatrick, Sarah MacLean, Hampton Sides, Naima Simone, George Singleton, and Snowden Wright. A book signing will follow the last session of the day. For more information about each author and to purchase tickets, visit our website or call The Library Theatre Box Office at 444-7888.

 

Lunch on your own or pre-order a boxed lunch from East 59 Cafe by visiting their website or by calling 518-6264 before February 21.

 

Pen & Paper RPG Society
 

Come in for an afternoon of fun as we explore this awesome gaming genre! You'll create larger than life heroes and join forces with fellow gamers as you adventure through dungeons, haunted tombs, and forgotten regions of space. You might even get a chance to defeat dark elder beings who seek to devour the world! Let us show you an exciting new hobby. No experience is needed. Space is limited. Call 444-7820 for more information.

 

Monday at the Movies
 

Join us for 2019 Oscar and Golden Globe Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay winner, Green Book (PG-13, 130 min). A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Free admission and refreshments! For more information, visit our website or call 444-7820.

 

True Crime Book Club
 

Enjoy playing armchair detective? Fascinated by cold cases? This book club is for you! Join us for a discussion of Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth, the first African-American detective on the Colorado Springs police force. It tells the true story of Stallworth's extraordinary infiltration of the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. For more information about the group or this month's selection, visit our website or call 444-7748.

 

Trivia Night: Valentine's Day
 

From rom-coms, tearjearkers, and famous couples, to songs that go straight for your heart, this trivia is guaranteed to be a good time whether you are single or not-so-single. Play with a team or go solo and compete in our trivia night for great prizes. For more information, call 444-7820.

 

Nonfiction Book Group
 

Join us as we discuss Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Sililcon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou, a riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron. Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes claimed the company would revolutionize the medical industry, raising billions of dollars in investments for blood testing technology that did not work. For more information, call 444-7840.

 

Vintage Videos
 

Join us for the classic film Adam's Rib (1949, 1h 41m). Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in the case of a woman who shot her husband. Free admission and refreshments. Call 444-7800 for more information.

 

Library Bingo
 

Round up your family and friends to compete for great prizes while playing a classic game with a library twist. Free event! Refreshments provided. For more information, call 444-7800.

 

Write Club
 

Share your literary works and receive feedback from your peers. Write Club provides a friendly and welcome atmosphere to discuss different topics concerning the craft of writing. For more information, call 444-7820.

 

Computer Classes
 

The Hoover Library offers free computer classes. All classes are located in the Training Center on the Administration Level. Registration is required. To sign up or find out more, visit our website or call 444-7747.