January at the Hoover Library

Hoover Public Library

200 Municipal Lane

444-7800

Adults

Jan. 4: Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Cuba. 2:30 p.m. Library Plaza. Coffee-ol-ogy Café presents free programs on food and coffee from around the world. Complimentary samples provided. Call 444-7821.

Jan. 5: Friends of the Hoover Library. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. State of the City Address with Mayor Gary Ivey of Hoover. Free and open to the public. Refreshments at 9:45 a.m. Call 444-7840.

Jan. 8: First Thursday Fiction Book Group. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Long Man by Amy Greene. Call 444-7820.

Jan 10: Purl @ the Plaza with Free Beginner’s Knitting Lessons. 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Plaza Reading Room. Call 444-7821 to register.

Jan. 10: Purl @ the Plaza. 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Library Plaza. New year, new projects.  Bring your yarn to knit, crochet or embroider. Call 444-7821.

Jan. 12: Coupon Swap. 10 a.m. Nonfiction Department. Bring coupons you don’t need and swap for ones you do. Call 444-7840.

Jan. 12: Helping Hands. 3 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Adult Programming Room. Make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults. Call 444-7840.

Jan. 12: Secrets of Highclere Castle and Secrets of the Manor House. 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Library Theatre. Join us for a pair of documentaries that explore life in England’s historic manor houses, including the estate seen on PBS’s Downton Abbey. Free admission and refreshments. (TV-PG, 60 minutes each). Call 444-7840.

Jan. 12: Neuroscience Café: Traumatic Brain Injury. 6:30 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Presented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. Free event. Call 444-7840.

Jan. 13: Daytime Nonfiction Book Group. 10:30 a.m. Adult Programming Room. The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter by Mark Seal. Call 444-7816.

Jan. 13: Glue Gun Gang: Inspiration Board. 6:30 p.m. Adult Programming Room. Get inspired to stick to your New Year's resolutions by collaging your goals and dreams. Adults only. Free. Reservations required. Call 444-7840.

Jan. 15: Second Thursday Fiction Book Group. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Long Man by Amy Greene. Call 444-7820.

Jan. 15: Glue Gun Gang: Inspiration Board. 10:30 a.m. Adult Programming Room. Get inspired to stick to your New Year's resolutions by collaging your goals and dreams. Adults only. Free. Reservations required. Call 444-7840.

Jan. 15: Getting Unstuck. 7 p.m. Adult Programming Room. New psychological research looks at how we get stuck and, more importantly, our best chance to get unstuck. Prepare to be surprised and motivated. Presented by Psychology for the Real World’s Octavia Kuransky. Call 444-7816.

Jan. 21: No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group. 10:30 a.m. Plaza Reading Room. This month's genre: Alabama Authors. Call 444-7840.

Jan. 22: Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group. 7 p.m. Allen Board Room. The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs. Call 444-7816.

Jan. 22: Diane Schuur. 8 p.m. The Library Theatre. Grammy Award winner. Tickets $25. Call 444-7888.

Jan. 23: After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite. 7 p.m. -10 p.m. Library Plaza. Put your game face on and meet up with your fellow gamers. Call 444-7821.

Jan. 23: Diane Schuur. 8 p.m. The Library Theatre. Grammy Award winner. Tickets $25. Call 444-7888.

Jan. 24: Get Organized – Finally! 11 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. From time management to to-do lists, make this the year you get on track. Presented by Lisa Phillips, SimpleWorks. Call 444-7840.

Jan. 25: Christophe Jackson. 2:30 p.m. Library Plaza. Call 444-7821.

Jan. 26: Monday at the Movies. 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Library Theatre. Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence (NR, 96 minutes). Free admission and refreshments! Call 444-7820.

Jan. 29: Rosewood. 6:30 p.m. Library Plaza. Acoustic trio of banjo, guitar and bass featuring tight vocal harmonies. Call 444-7820.

Jan. 31: Write Club. 10:30 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. Call 444-7820.

Teens

Jan. 12: Helping Hands. 3 p.m. Join us in making newspaper rolls for a local humane society.

Jan. 20: Book Club and Pizza. 6:30 p.m. We are starting a book club for teens who like to read, discuss books and socialize. Grades 7-12.

Kids

Jan. 10: How to Train Your Dragon. 10:30 a.m. Vikings and dragons unite in this fun-filled program for all ages.

Jan. 12: This Just In! 6:30 p.m. A new-books book club for grades 4-6.

Jan. 13: Play Along with Olaf. 6:30 p.m. Come play games, make crafts and have refreshments with Olaf. All ages.

Jan. 23: Lego. 4:30 p.m. Registration begins Jan. 9. Grades 4-6.

Jan. 27: Lego. 4:30 p.m. Registration begins Jan. 9. Grades 1-3.