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Bryce Lafferty's watercolor drawings emerge as poetic expressions of his wonderment for the natural world. They provide a surreal, emotional and ineffable response to overwhelming beauty. The works are almost always based on places Lafferty has visited and are the results of an internal process that involves meshing together memories with science, philosophy or history. This is exhibition only and does not include an opening reception. Wednesday July 3 - August 31 - All Day Friends Gallery, Plaza Art Gallery
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Libby Meet & Greet Come and meet our facility dog, Libby. Star hallway (Children's department) New Nonfiction area on orange bench (Circulation lobby)
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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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Write Club offers the opportunity for burgeoning writers to share a five-minute selection from their current endeavors (novels, short stories, memoirs, poetry, plays, scripts, articles, essays, etc.) and then receive feedback from their peers. Write Club provides a friendly and welcome atmosphere to discuss different topics concerning the craft of writing. Monday, July 8 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Shakespeare Room
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Computer Classes All computer classes are located in the Friends Meeting Room. Must register to attend. Click on each date for more information and a link to register. One-on-One Tech Help PowerPoint: Crash Course!
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DeVine & Co. captures the essence of the musical journey of the Grateful Dead and presents it with a fresh new perspective making each show a unique experience. Led by Matthew DeVine, a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Birmingham, AL who has a remarkable talent for fitting into any musical situation comfortably and drawing in everyone around him, audience and band members alike. Wednesday, July 10 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza
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Read and discuss The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffer a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala’s long-existing Christian community, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time. From this unforgettable new beginning, the young girl—and future matriarch, known as Big Ammachi—will witness unthinkable changes over the span of her extraordinary life, full of joy and triumph as well as hardship and loss, her faith and love the only constants. Thursday, July 11 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am Fitzgerald Room, Zoom
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Get ready for the water by decorating the perfect accessory. Thursday, July 11 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am East 59 Meeting Room - Lee Branch
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Learn about the wonderful world of Venice and create your own Venetian mask while watching A Haunting in Venice (2023). Registration required. All supplies provided. Thursday, July 11 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms
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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, July 11 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza
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Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations. This month's topic is "Adventure begins at your library." Saturday, July 13 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Friends Meeting Room
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See the internal movements of watches and clocks and speak with members of the Birmingham Chapter as they demonstrate repair and restoration. Saturday, July 13 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Fitzgerald Room
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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, July 13 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Plaza
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Feed your need for nonfiction titles and bookish conversations. This month's topic is "Adventure begins at your library." Saturday, July 13 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online Program
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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, July 14 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Library Plaza
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Read and discuss Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to one another that isn’t true? Talking to Strangers is a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology and scandals taken straight from the news. In it, Malcolm Gladwell revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the suicide of Sylvia Plath and the death of Sandra Bland—throwing our understanding of these and other stories into doubt. Something is very wrong, Gladwell argues, with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don’t know, and the resulting conflict and misunderstanding have a profound effect on our lives and our world. Now, with Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell brings us a gripping guidebook for troubled times. Sunday, July 14 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Friends Meeting Room
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Now Showing: The Boys in the Boat A story set in the 1930s centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning the gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Runtime: 123 minutes Rating: PG-13 The Library Theatre
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Paint Alabama's official state flower. Wednesday, July 17 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms
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When we think of healing, we often overlook the role our environment plays in our overall well-being. Our homes can greatly impact our physical, emotional and mental health. That’s where house healing comes in. House healing is the practice of creating a harmonious and healthy living space. Jason Kirby of Elysium House Healing talks about his background in the field, introduces us to the tools of the trade and walks us through sample floor plans. Leave this presentation with strategies for achieving a healing home environment. Thursday, July 18 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms
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Nicholas Collini has to travel for his job as an engineer so his fiancé, Tacy, suggests that rather than buy a house after their wedding, they invest in a motor home so they can see the country together. But the aggravations of life with nosy trailer park neighbors and the dangers of piloting an enormous trailer across narrow country roads soon take their toll on the happy couple, putting their young marriage in turmoil. Directed by: Vincente Minnelli Starring: Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball Runtime: 96 minutes Friday, July 19 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Library Theatre
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Heed the call of the tabletop and come out to the library for a night of board game fun. Meet up with friends or make some new ones, then crush them in your favorite game. We have a great selection of board games available, but you are welcome to bring a favorite of your own to share. Friday, July 19 from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Library Plaza
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Write Club offers the opportunity for burgeoning writers to share a five-minute selection from their current endeavors (novels, short stories, memoirs, poetry, plays, scripts, articles, essays, etc.) and then receive feedback from their peers. Write Club provides a friendly and welcome atmosphere to discuss different topics concerning the craft of writing. Saturday, July 20 from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Shakespeare Room
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Learn more about champagne and celebrate this summer's Paris Olympics! Registration required. Sunday, July 21 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library Plaza
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Learn how the disease is staged, risk factors and more. Tuesday, July 23 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms
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Create your own cross stitch pattern or use a guide to stitch your own. Wednesday, July 24 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Fitzgerald Room
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Make unique necklaces using washers and nail polish. Thursday, July 25 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch
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Read and discuss Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant. She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise. Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret. Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die. Thursday, July 25 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm East 59 Meeting Room - Lee Branch
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Get ready for SciFi/Fantasy PLUS Day by testing your knowledge of all things geeky. Thursday, July 25 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza
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Calling all nerds, geeks and fandoms for a day of SciFi/Fantasy PLUS so much more! Venture to the library for scifi, fantasy and geeky fun! Featuring discussion panels on fandom favorites, a costume contest, fabulous nerdy vendors, open gaming, an interactive screening of The Princess Bride and geeky crafts! PLUS bring the kiddos for KidCon featuring activities inspired by Percy Jackson and the Olympians!
Saturday, July 27 from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm The Library Theatre, 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, July 28 from 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza
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Read and discuss A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy by Andy Kroll. From award-winning investigative journalist Andy Kroll, a true-crime story for the post-truth era unraveling one of the foundational conspiracy theories of the 21st century
In the early hours of July 10, 2016, gunshots rang out and a young man lay fatally wounded on a quiet Washington, DC, street. But who killed Seth Rich? When he was buried in his hometown, his rabbi declared: "There are no answers for a young man gunned down in the prime of his life." The rabbi was wrong. There were in fact many answers, way too many. In the absence of an arrest, a howling mob filled the void. Wild speculation and fantastical theories surfaced on social media and gained traction thanks to a high-level cast of provocateurs. But it wasn't until Fox News took the rumors from the fringes to the mainstream that Seth Rich's life and death grew into something altogether unexpected—one of the defining conspiracy theories of modern times. A Death on W Street unravels this gripping saga of murder, madness and political chicanery, one that would ensnare Hillary Clinton and Steve Bannon, a popular pizzeria in northwest DC and the most powerful voices in American media. It's the story of an idealistic twenty-seven-year-old political staffer who became a tragic victim of the culture wars, until his family decided that they had no choice but to defend his name and put an end to the cruel deceptions that surrounded his death.
This is the definitive story of Seth Rich, of those who tried to weaponize his memory in a war of words unlike any other and of one family's crusade to protect the truth against all odds. Tuesday, July 30 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Friends Meeting Room, Zoom
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