November at the Hoover Public Library

Hoover Public Library Events

200 Municipal Drive

Call 444-7800

Visit hooverlibrary.org

Adults

Tuesdays: Adult English Classes. 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Free Basic or Intermediate English Classes. No registration required. Nov. 4, 18, 25 (No class Nov. 11). Call 444-7820.

Nov. 2 – Nov. 10: Holiday Mail for Heroes. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (Monday-Thursday), 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (Friday) 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Saturday) 2-6 p.m. (Sunday). Nonfiction Department. Add a personal message to a holiday card which will be donated to this annual Red Cross project. Call 444-7840.

Nov. 3: Friends of the Hoover Library Monthly Meeting. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. A Veteran’s Day program presented by Master Sergeant Dickie Drake, retired from the US Air Force after 42 years in military service. Free and open to the public. Refreshments at 9:45 a.m. Call 444-7840.

Nov. 3: Tips for Writing Grants with Grant Writer Ashley Brouwer. 10:30 a.m. Adult Programming Room. Call 444-7816.

Nov. 3: Medal of Honor - free documentary screening. 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Library Theatre. This powerful film traces the history of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, through personal accounts of bravery and daring by those who have served above and beyond the call of duty (2008, TV-14, 90 minutes). Call 444-7840.

Nov. 6: First Thursday Fiction Book Group. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt. Call 444-7820.

Nov. 6: The Onlys. 6:30 p.m. Library Plaza. Classic rock & roll hits from the 50s through today will have you up and dancing. Free. Call 444-7821.

Nov. 8: Purl @ the Plaza. 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Library Plaza. Gather with like-minded yarn enthusiasts and enjoy a day of crafting. Call 444-7821.

Nov. 9: Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Morocco. 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.

Nov. 10: Frugalistics: Monthly Coupon Swap. 10 a.m. Adult Programming Room. Bring coupons you don’t need and swap for ones you do. Call 444-7840.

Nov. 10: Helping Hands. 3 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Adult Programming Room. Join us in making newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults. Call 444-7840.

Nov. 10: Neuroscience Café: Neurobiology of Suicide. 6:30 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Presented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. Call 444-7840.

Nov. 10: Read Your Own Adventure Book Group. 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Plaza Reading Room. Share your favorite prize-winning novel and find other great reads. Call 444-7820.

Nov. 13: Second Thursday Fiction Book Group. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler. Call 444-7820.

Nov. 15: Write Club. 10:30 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Share your literary works and network with other amateur writers. Call 444-7820.

Nov. 16: Tradewinds Duo. 2:30 p.m. Library Plaza. Carol Downey & John Taylor perform music ranging from Big Band to today's hits on piano, trumpet and vocals. Free. Call 444-7821.

Nov. 17: Color in the Winter Landscape. 6:30 p.m. Adult Programming Room. Presented by an expert from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Call 444-7840.

Nov. 18: Daytime Nonfiction Book Group. 10:30 a.m. Adult Programming Room. Act of Congress by Robert G. Kaiser. Call 444-7816.

Nov. 18: Glue Gun Gang: Ornament Overload. 6:30 p.m. Adult Programming Room. Start the holiday crafting season by creating fun and easy tree ornaments. Free. Reservations required. Call 444-7840.

Nov. 18: Spanish Conversation Club. 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Library Plaza. All Spanish fluency levels welcome to practice and learn. Call 444-7820.

Nov. 19: No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group. 10:30 a.m. Adult Programming Room. This month's genre: World War II. Call 444-7840.

Nov. 20: Author Time @ Hoover Library: Jennie Fields. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Skype with the author of The Age of Desire.  Call 444-7820.

Nov. 20: Glue Gun Gang: Ornament Overload! 10:30 a.m. Adult Programming Room. Start the holiday crafting season by creating fun and easy tree ornaments. Free. Reservations required. Call 444-7840.

Nov. 21: After Hours @ the Plaza: Game Nite. 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Library Plaza. Put your game face on and team up with your fellow gamers. Call 444-7821.

Nov. 24: Monday at the Movies. 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Library Theatre. Cat Ballou. When her father is murdered by a powerful businessman, a woman hires a has-been gunfighter to help her gain revenge. Stars Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. (NR, 97 minutes) Free admission and refreshments!  Call 444-7820.

Teens

Nov. 10: Helping Hands. 3 p.m. Make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults. Call 444-7840.

Children

Nov. 4: Falling for Fall. 6:30 p.m. Stories and crafts for all.

Nov. 8: Operation: Penguin Party. 10:30 a.m. Join the black-and-white super spies for games, crafts and classified fun.

Nov. 17: This Just In. 6:30 p.m. A new-books book club for grades 4-6.

Nov. 18: A Magic Tree House Adventure. 4:30 p.m. Join Jack and Annie as they take Junie B. on an exciting escapade.

Nov. 26: A Story Feast. 10:30 a.m. Thanksgiving stories and songs.