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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. One-on-One Tech Help |
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Read and discuss This Tender Land by William Kent Kreuger. 1932, Minnesota - The Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O'Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent's wrath. Attend in person or register online to attend virtually. Thursday, June 1 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am Fitzgerald Room, Zoom |
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Tie dye tee towels and tee shirts! All supplies will be provided. Saturday, June 3 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch |
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Bring your pointed pen and watercolor supplies and enjoy the following classes: Offhand Flourishing and Cartouche, Monoline and Pointed Pen Uncial, and Flower Shower! Watercolor Carnations, all taught by calligrapher and artist Jane Matsumoto. 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. Saturday, June 3 from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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This program is exhibition-only and does not include an opening reception or artist talk. Monday, June 5 - All day Friends Gallery |
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AOA Trio, a Celtic and world music group, is led by flautist Geni Skendo and rounded out with guitar and English horn. Wednesday, June 7 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library Plaza |
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Get simple and straightforward answers at this workshop with Karen Haiflich. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Thursday, June 8 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Nonfiction Department |
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Read and discuss Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton. A broken engagement and a broken heart had left Conor Knighton longing for a change of scenery, but the plan he'd cooked up in response had gone a bit overboard in that department. Over the course of a single year, Knighton would visit every single national park in the country, from Acadia to Zion. Thursday, June 8 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Adult Program Room |
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The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict. Directed by: Sidney Lumet Starring: Henry Fonda Runtime: 95 minutes Friday, June 9 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 "Microhistories." Saturday, June 10 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Fitzgerald Room |
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World Wide Knit in Public Day: Free Basic Knitting or Crocheting Lessons
Celebrate World Wide Knit in Public Day by learning the basics of knitting or crocheting before the festivities. Only one class per student. Lessons will be taught simultaneously. Registration required! Students must supply their own needles/hooks and bulky yarn for the lessons. Call 205-444-7820 with questions. You will receive more instructions the week of the lessons. Saturday, June 10 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Library Plaza, Plaza Reading Room |
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All around the world, people bring out their knitting or other yarn projects to celebrate the joy of handicrafts with others! Join Purl on the Plaza to celebrate this annual event with door prizes, food and demonstrations! Saturday, June 10 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library Plaza |
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Read and discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. The story follows Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist who is forced to become a television chef when she finds herself a young, single mother. Lessons in Chemistry deals with women's lives, careers and struggle for empowerment in the late 50s and early 60s. Sunday, June 11 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald, Shakespeare & Theatre Conference Rooms |
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Teen and adult volunteers can drop in on one Monday each month to roll newspapers for the Humane Society. Monday, June 12 from 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm Adult Program Room |
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Bring and trade your unneeded and unwanted art supplies and craft items and make something to bring home! Tuesday, June 13 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza |
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Meet your librarians for coffee and discuss A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. It's been centuries since the Robots of Panga gained self-awareness, laid down their tools and disappeared into the wilderness, never to be seen again. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot who cannot go back until the question of "What do people need?" is answered. Thursday, June 15 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch |
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Hoover Public Library is partnering with Hoover-Ahead to help our city celebrate freedom and commemorate Juneteenth with a variety of family-friendly activities. Saturday, June 17 from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Hoover Public Library |
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Join us for a presentation by local author, Bobby Mathews. Saturday, June 17 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Library Plaza |
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Slavery by Another Name, narrated by Laurence Fishburne, is a documentary that challenges one of Americans' most cherished assumptions - that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. Runtime: 84 minutes Sunday, June 18 from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm The Library Theatre |
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Learn about the warning signs of Alzheimer's, the difference between Alzheimer's and other dementias and current research and treatments. Tuesday, June 20 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Youth Program Room |
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Ahleuchatistas is an instrumental prog-punk band that formed in 2002. Their music is meticulously thru-composed and relentlessly paced from beginning to end, morphing through perpetually evolving subtle variations, unfolding melodies that are simultaneously angular and organic. Tuesday, June 20 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Library Plaza |
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Wood Painting
Paint on fun wooden shapes. Enjoy stress-free crafts with other crafty people. Call 205-444-7840 with any questions. Adult Program Room |
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Make a wreath just in time for the holiday! Thursday, June 22 from 10:30 am - 11:30 pm East 59 Event Room - Lee Branch |
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Come to Trivia Night for competitive chill, fantastically bad puns, music, questions and hopefully... answers! Mystery prize for the winning team. Snacks all around. Thursday, June 22 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Library Plaza |
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Learn to recognize and avoid dangerous situations and how to defend yourself in the event that you are attacked. This class includes physical techniques, as well as psychological preparation which may not be as easy to learn at home without a trainer. Registration required! Saturday, June 24 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fitzgerald & Shakespeare Rooms |
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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, June 25 from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Library Plaza |
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Now Showing: Fatherhood
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth. Runtime: 119 minutes The Library Theatre |
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True Crime Book Club Read and discuss Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter. Attend in person or on Zoom. Tuesday, June 27 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Allen Board Room, Zoom
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