October at the Hoover Library

Hoover Library

Call 444-7800

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Adults

Tuesdays, Oct. 7– 28: Adult English Classes. 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. FREE Basic or Intermediate English Classes. No registration required. Call 444-7820.

Oct. 2: First Thursday Fiction Book Group. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms.We will Skype with Therese Anne Fowler, the author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. Call 444-7820.

Oct. 5: Global Cuisine @ the Plaza: Poland. 2:30 p.m. Library Plaza. Complimentary samples provided. Call 444-7821.

Oct. 6: Friends of the Hoover Library. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. The history of the Lyric Theater presented by Glenny Brock. Free and open to the public. Refreshments at 9:45 am. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 6: Top 10 Trees for Fall Color. 6:30 p.m. Adult Programming Room. Presented by an expert from the Alabama Cooperative Extension. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 9: Second Thursday Fiction Book Group. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. The Cutting Season by Attica Locke. Call 444-7820.

Oct. 9: Alabama Ghost Stories. 2:00 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Local historian Jim Phillips will delight adults with ghoulish stories and tales. Stories appropriate for all ages will also be presented on Oct. 25 at 2:30 p.m. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 11: Purl @ the Plaza. 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Library Plaza. Get ready for winter by crafting with your fellow hobbyists! Call 444-7821.

Oct. 13: 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.

Oct. 13: Helping Hands. 3:00 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.

Oct. 13: Read Your Own Adventure Book Group. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Plaza Reading Room

Share your favorite horror book and find other great reads.  Call 444-7820.

Oct. 14: Daytime Nonfiction Book Group. 10:30 a.m. Adult Programming Room. Spillover by David Quammen. Call 444-7816.

Oct. 14: Glue Gun Gang: Mummy Head Candy Pot. 6:30 p.m. Adult Programming Room. Make a fun place to stash your Halloween candy. Adults only. FREE. Reservations required. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 14: Spanish Conversation Club. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Library Plaza

All Spanish fluency levels welcome to practice and learn. Call 444-7820.

Oct. 15: Author Time @ Hoover Library: Chris Bohjalian. 10 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Skype with the best-selling author of Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands. No reservations needed. Call 444-7820.

Oct. 15: No Jacket Required Nonfiction Book Group. 10:30 a.m. Adult Programming Room

This month's genre: True Crime. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 16: Glue Gun Gang: Mummy Head Candy Pot. 10:30 a.m. Adult Programming Room

Make a fun place to stash your Halloween candy. Adults only. FREE. Reservations required. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 16: Mingusphere. 6:30 p.m. Library Plaza. All-star band of Alabama jazz luminaries plays the music of Charles Mingus. FREE EVENT! Call 444-7821.

Oct. 19: Art Histories and Mysteries: Tattoos of Thailand. 3 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Explore the beauty and magic of Thai Buddhist tattoos with Art “Nerdstorian” Angie May. FREE. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 19: Glen Tolbert and Friends. 2:30 p.m. Library Plaza. Local bluegrass legend will be joined by friends for an afternoon of hot picking. FREE EVENT!  Call 444-7821.

Oct. 20: Neuroscience Café: Brain Tumors and Glial Biology. 6:30 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Presented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 23: Nighttime Nonfiction Book Group. 7:00 p.m. Allen Board Room

The Color of Water by James McBride. Call 444-7816.

Oct. 25: Write Club. 10:30 a.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Share your literary works and network with other amateur writers. Call 444-7820.

Oct. 25: Alabama Ghost Stories. 2:30 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Local historian Jim Phillips will delight with ghoulish stories and tales. Appropriate for all ages. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 27: Monday at the Movies. 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Library Theatre

A small California town is inexplicably attacked by thousands of birds. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock (PG, 119 minutes) Free admission and refreshments! Call 444-7820.

Oct. 27: Helping Hands. 3:00 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.

Oct. 27: Access to Capital for Start-Ups and Existing Small Businesses. 7:00 p.m. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Presented by Operation HOPE: HOPE Coalition America and ACCION. Call 444-7816.

Teens

Oct. 10: Library Skills 101. 10:30 a.m. Learn your way around the library!

Oct. 13: Helping Hands. 3 p.m. Make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 21: Some Supernatural Fun. 6:30 p.m. Are you a fan of Sam, Dean & Castiel? Join us to make anti-possession necklaces, eat pie and talk about the TV show. 

Oct. 27: Helping Hands. 3 p.m. Make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. Teens and adults. Call 444-7840.

Oct. 31: Trick or Treat! 9 a.m. Wear your costume and trick or treat through the library.

Kids

Oct. 4: Kidz Kitchen with Hello Kitty. 10:30 a.m. Make Halloween inspired treats that are adorable and delicious.

Oct. 7: Pumpkin Painting Workshop. 6:30 p.m. Bring your own pumpkin! We'll supply the paint and fun.

Oct. 10: Library Skills 101. 10:30 a.m. Learn your way around the library! 

Oct. 17: The Wizarding World of the Hoover Library. 7 p.m. Calling all wizards! Don your costume, grab your wand and head to the Hoover Public Library as we celebrate our favorite time of year.

Oct. 20: This Just In! 6:30 p.m. A new-books book club for grades 4-6!

Oct. 24: Hallo-tween Video Game Spectacular. 4 p.m. Dress up as your favorite game hero and play away! 

Oct. 28: Spooktacular Shurts and More. 4:30 p.m. Bring your own t-shirt to create some unique ghoulish-wear.

Oct. 31: Trick or Treat! 9 a.m. Wear your costume and trick or treat through the library.