Hoover Public Library
Hoover Public Library
200 Municipal Lane
444-7800
Adults
Dec. 2-30: Stump the Librarian. All Day. Nonfiction Department. Test the knowledge of the Nonfiction staff by asking a question from a popular trivia game. You could have a chance to win a gift card donated by the Friends of the Library. Call 444-7840.
Dec. 4: First Thursday Fiction Book Group. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. Call 444-7820.
Dec. 4: Alabama's Best Restaurants Cookbook. 6:30 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Hoover Author, Jon McClure, takes you behind the scenes of Alabama’s most loved restaurants. Book signing to follow. Free event. Call 444-7840.
Dec. 7: Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Italy. 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.
Dec. 8: Coupon Swap. 10 a.m. Nonfiction Department. Bring coupons you don’t need and swap for ones you do. Call 444-7840.
Dec. 8: 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.
Dec. 9: Spanish Conversation Club. 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Library Plaza. All Spanish fluency levels welcome to practice and learn. Call 444-7820.
Dec. 11: Second Thursday Fiction Book Group. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt. Call 444-7820.
Dec. 11-12: The Celtic Tenors. 8 p.m. The Library Theatre. Call 444-7888.
Dec. 13: Purl @ the Plaza. 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Library Plaza. Finish old projects before the new year. Come and knit, crochet or embroider. Call 444-7821.
Dec. 17: Coffee, Cocoa and Conversations. 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Enjoy light refreshments at our book group open house!. Meet the book group leaders, see next year's selections and maybe discover a group you'd like to attend. Call 444-7840.
Dec. 18: Old Fashioned Rhythm Method. 6:30 p.m. Library Plaza. Holiday favorites played Dixieland jazz style by Chuck King (trumpet), Jason Bailey (banjo) and Tom Dameron (tuba). Call 444-7821.
Dec. 22: Monday at the Movies. 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Library Theatre. A human baby accidently ends up at the North Pole and grows up among the elf community. Stars Will Ferrell. Free admission and refreshments! (PG, 97 minutes) Call 444-7820.
Children
Dec. 6: Frozen Fun. 10:30 a.m. Hang out with Elsa, Olaf and the gang for crafts, games and more. Free.
Dec. 9: Holiday Gift Workshop. 4:30 p.m. Make fun gifts for your friends and family. Registration required.
Dec. 15: This Just In. 6:30 p.m. A new-books book club for grades 4-6.
Dec. 16: Christmas Spectacular: Trouble in Toyland. 6:30 p.m. Join us for a special presentation from That Puppet Guy, followed by a visit from Saint Nick. Refreshments served. All ages.
