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The Italic script is the foundation of many beautiful, historic alphabets using the broad-edge pen. Founding member Dexter Stone of the Birmingham Calligraphy Guild guides you through learning the strokes that make up this classic hand. 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, September 2 from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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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 Word (2 parts) Intermediate Excel (2 parts) Excel: Crash Course! PowerPoint: Crash Course! |
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This program is exhibition only and does not include an opening reception or artist talk. Tuesday, September 5 - October 29 - All Day Friends Gallery |
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Discover the social, economical and political implications of exile and enjoy light refreshments as we kick off our "Stories of Exile" program series. Rabbi Josef Friedman from Chabad of Alabama will discuss the Yiddish language and its history. Tuesday, September 5 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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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, September 5 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Adult Program Room |
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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) |
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Read and discuss The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict. As the Nazis rise in power, novelist Nancy Mitford grows suspicious of her sisters' constant visits to Germany and the high-ranking fascist company they keep. When she overhears alarming conversations and uncovers disquieting documents, Nancy must make excruciating choices as Great Britain goes to war with Germany. Attend in person or register online to attend virtually. Thursday, September 7 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am Fitzgerald Room, Zoom |
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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, September 7 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza |
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A widow supports her family by running a lobster business. Directed by: Richard Quine Starring: Doris Day, Jack Lemmon and Steve Forrest Runtime: 98 minutes Friday, September 8 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Library Theatre |
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Feed your need for nonfiction and swap titles with other members! This month's topic is "Game On!" Saturday, September 9 from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Fitzgerald Room |
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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, September 9 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Plaza |
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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, September 10 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Youth Program Room |
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Read and discuss The Girls with No Names by Serena Burdick. The Girls with No Names pulls readers into the gilded age of New York City in the 1910s, when sufferagettes marched in the street, unions fought for better work conditions — and girls were confined to the House of Mercy for daring to break the rules. Sunday, September 10 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Allen Board Room |
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Teen and adult volunteers can drop in on one Monday each month to roll newspapers for the Humane Society. Monday, September 11 from 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm Adult Program Room |
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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, September 12 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room |
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Enjoy a mocktail as you weave Halloween string art boards using wood, pins and thread. All supplies provided. Registration required. Recommended ages 12+. Wednesday, September 13 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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Paint rocks for the East 59 Cafe container gardens. All ages welcome! Thursday, September 14 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch |
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Read and discuss I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor - including eating disorders, addiction and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother - and how she retook control of her life. Thursday, September 14 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald Room |
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The Onlys are back at the Hoover Library! They play a wide variety of music so there is something for everyone to enjoy. Whether it be 50s or funk, classic or country, mash-ups or modern rock, they do it all. Thursday, September 14 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza |
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Heed the call of the tabletop and come out to the library for a night of board game fun! Friday, September 15 from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Library Plaza |
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Brian Speck, author of The Chronicles of Zee, shares his publishing journey with the Write Club. Free and open to the public. Saturday, September 16 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Library Plaza |
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These Film Club selections are part of the Stories of Exile program series. Sun Come Up is an Academy Award nominated film that shows the human face of climate change. Runtime: 38 minutes ______________________________________________________ Heartwarming and visually stunning, That Which Once Was brings a human face to the climate crisis and celebrates how those who've experienced trauma can find hope and healing through friendship. Runtime: 20 minutes Sunday, September 17 from 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm The Library Theatre |
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Now Showing: The Visitor
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment. Runtime: 104 minutes The Library Theatre |
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Meet your librarians for coffee and discuss Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Mantell. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community and us/them attitudes all come down to language. Thursday, September 21 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm East 59 Meeting Room - Lee Branch |
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Come to Trivia Night for competitive chill, fantastically bad puns, music, questions and answers! Mystery prize for the winning team. Snacks all around! Thursday, September 21 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza |
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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, September 24 from 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza |
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Learn tips and strategies for having difficult — but important — conversations about changes in memory, thinking and behavior that may be related to dementia. Tuesday, September 26 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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Read and discuss Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs by Rachel Jeffs. Attend in person or on Zoom. Tuesday, September 26 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Allen Board Room, Zoom |
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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, September 27 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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Make a bracelet in your team colors. Thursday, September 28 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch |
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Read and discuss On the Landing by Yenta Mash. In imaginative, poignant and relentlessly honest prose, translated from Yiddish by Ellen Cassedy, Mash documents the lost world of Jewish Bessarabia (the Republic of Moldovia), the texture of daily life behind the Iron Curtain in Soviet Moldova and the challenges of assimilation in Israel. A short film discussing the book from the Yiddish Book center will be shown. The program will be streamed live on the Hoover Library YouTube and Facebook pages. Thursday, September 28 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room, Online Program |
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GOAT Yoga of Birmingham Mini 15 minute yoga sessions with baby goats. Registration required! Youth Program Room |
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