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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) |
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Read and discuss Maame by Jessica George. When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, Maddie leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living. A self-acknowledged late bloomer, she's ready to experience some important "firsts": she finds a flat share, says yes to after-work drinks, pushes for more recognition in her career and throws herself into the bewildering world of internet dating. But it's not long before tragedy strikes, forcing Maddie to face the true nature of her unconventional family, and the perils and rewards of putting her heart on the line. Attend in person or register online to attend virtually. Thursday, February 1 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am Fitzgerald Room, Zoom |
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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, February 1 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza |
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Vintage Videos: My Favorite Wife (1940)
After his wife, Ellen, disappears at sea, Nick Arden waits seven long years before finally marrying the lovely Bianca. As luck would have it, Ellen suddenly reappears in Nick's life during his honeymoon with Bianca and informs him that she's been shipwrecked on a desert island. Nick is overjoyed to see her, but becomes insane with jealousy when he learns of her only island companion, the handsome Stephen Burkett. Directed by: Garson Kanin Starring: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Gail Patrick and Randolph Scott Runtime: 88 minutes Friday, February 2 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Library Theatre |
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Louise Meredith teaches the lower and uppercase alphabet of this essential script. 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, February 3 from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He began playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen and took up the guitar shortly after. Hiroya has released three solo albums. He leads concerts internationally including several appearances at Blue Note NYC, United Nations and Japanese National Television (NHK). Saturday, February 3 from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Library Plaza |
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Did you know that a woman is credited with inventing the first still? Ann H. Born, Certified Specialist of Spirits, shares her extensive knowledge of women in the industry, from local distillers to legends of lore. Must be over 21 to register and attend. Sunday, February 4 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library Plaza |
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State of the city address meeting. Friends business meeting to follow. Call 205-444-7840 with questions. Monday, February 5 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Library Theatre Level |
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Bring a picture and paint your pet or Libby, our facility dog, while learning about process art! Neurographic art, or process art can be a tool to manage anxiety and stress. In this program, we explore some methods of this art form. One of these techniques can be used to paint a portrait of your pet or Libby, who will be joining us for this program. This event is for teens and adults. Teens must attend with a parent. Monday, February 5 from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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Chair Yoga
Learn the basics with Frannie James. Perfect for those who have mobility or balance issues, chair yoga allows you to stay seated while practicing yoga-focused poses. Get a glimpse of what you might encounter as a regular student and see if this more accessible version of yoga is right for you. 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, February 6 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room |
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Decorate a vase for your Valentine's Day flowers. Thursday, February 8 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch |
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Get simple and straightforward answers at this workshop with Karen Haiflich. Thursday, February 8 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Nonfiction Area |
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Friends Book Sale
Find great deals on used books and media! Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. All sales benefit the Friends of the Hoover Library. The Library Theatre Level |
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Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations by bringing your own book and share your favorites. Saturday, February 10 from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Friends Meeting 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, February 10 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Plaza |
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Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations by bringing your own book and share your favorites. Saturday, February 10 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online Program |
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Read and discuss The Rose Code by Kate Quinn. As the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever, three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter — the key to which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them confined to an asylum. Sunday, February 11 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Friends Meeting Room |
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Katie Baldwin is a book artist, printmaker and fiber artist. Baldwin was one of seven international artists selected in 2004 to learn traditional Japanese woodblock printing (mokuhanga) from master carvers and printers at the Nagasawa Residency on Awaji Island. As Fulbright Scholar in 2021, Baldwin developed her project, Modified Landscape, at the International Print Center in Taipei, Taiwan. She has traveled internationally as an artist in residence to Scotland, Iceland, Nicaragua, Poland, Cuba, Mexico and Japan. Monday, February 12 - March 31 - All Day Friends Gallery |
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Teen and adult volunteers can drop in to roll newspapers for the humane society. Monday, February 12 from 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm Nonfiction Area |
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Charles Woods lll, Education Director at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, speaks on African and African American contributions to world history. Tuesday, February 13 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library Plaza |
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Write Club Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Shakespeare 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 the language is recommended. Adults only, 17+ please. Tuesday, February 13 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald Room |
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Meet your librarians for coffee and discuss The People We Keep by Allison Larkin. After a fight with her dad, April Sawicki packs her stuff and leaves for good, setting off on a journey to find a life that's all hers. As April moves through the world, meeting people who feel like home, she chronicles her life in the songs she writes and discovers that where she came from doesn't dictate who she has to be. Thursday, February 15 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm East 59 Meeting Room - Lee Branch |
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Masterworks: Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Symphony Register with your library card from February 2 - 4 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 5 with tickets available for pickup February 6 - 13 at the Library Plaza desk. Call 205-444-7821 for more information. Coffee Concert program to include: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony #6, Pathetique Masterworks program to include: Sergei Prokofiev: American Overture, Op 42b Dimitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony #6, Pathetique Tchaikovsky is said to have "put his entire soul" into his final symphony and the resulting somber and sighing music gives the listener a rare glimpse into the life of a complex man struggling with his identity. Santiago Canon-Valencia has been praised as one of the most promising young cellists of his generation. Watch as he returns to the Alys Stephens Center stage to take on Shostakovich's exciting Cello Concerto No 1. Alys Stephens Center - Jemison Concert Hall |
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John Waite
As a solo artist and as the lead singer of The Babys and Bad English, John Waite was a fixture of radio stations in the 80's and 90s. His #1 worldwide smash recordings of "Missing You" and "When I See You Smile" rank amongst some of his biggest hits still heard on the radio today. With a talent for power ballads and driving arena rock, Waite performing his catalogue of hits from his 40-year career as a solo artist. Tickets are $35 plus processing fees. Library Theatre |
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Katie Baldwin is a book artist, printmaker and fiber artist. Baldwin was one of seven international artists selected in 2004 to learn traditional Japanese woodblock printing (mokuhanga) from master carvers and printers at the Nagasawa Residency on Awaji Island. As Fulbright Scholar in 2021, Baldwin developed her project, Modified Landscape, at the International Print Center in Taipei, Taiwan. She has traveled internationally as an artist in residence to Scotland, Iceland, Nicaragua, Poland, Cuba, Mexico and Japan. Lecture followed by a wine and cheese reception. Tuesday, February 20 from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Library Theatre Level |
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Celebrate Black History Month by choosing one of three 8 x 10 watercolor designs to paint. Wednesday, February 21 from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Youth Program Room |
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Stay relaxed all day with diffuser bracelets. Thursday, February 22 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch |
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Compete for mini-prizes at the end of each round with a drawing for the grand prize at the end of the night. Thursday, February 22 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza |
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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, February 25 from 1:000 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza |
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Now Showing: Till (2022)
The story of Emmett Louis Till and the legacy of his mother, Mamie Till Mobley, who pursued justice for her lynched son. Runtime: 130 minutes The Library Theatre |
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Learn about the warning signs of Alzheimer's Disease, the differences between Alzheimer's and other dementias and about current research and treatments. Tuesday, February 27 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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Read and discuss In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child by Kim Cross. On October 1, 1993, a 12-year-old girl was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in Petaluma, California, during a sleepover with two friends, while her mother slept soundly in the room next door. This rarest of all kidnappings—a stranger abduction from the home—triggered one of the largest manhunts in FBI history. Tuesday, February 27 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Friends Meeting Room, Zoom |
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Dehryl Mason, PhD has worked as a clinical psychologist for more than twenty years. Dehryl revels in sharing stories from her own and others' journeys that illuminate paths toward inspired living. Dehryl enjoys solo travel, often exploring "off the beaten path" places, with a good book for company. Yoga, meditation and the peace that can be found in nature are some of her consistent delights. Wednesday, February 28 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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