g n i d a e R r Summe AGES FOR ALL
Everyone can read books and win prizes donated by the Friends of the Library! Log online at hooverlibrary.beanstack.org or pick up a reading log in the library. May 17 - Aug. 2
STUMP THE LIBRARIAN
Draw a card, pick a question. If the Nonfiction staff can’t answer it, you have a chance to win a gift card donated by the Friends of the Library. Play once a day! Jul. 1 - Jul. 31
SPIRITED STORYTELLING WITH THE U.S. BARTENDER OF THE YEAR, LAURA NEWMAN The first U. S. woman to win the prestigious Bartender’s Guild “Bartender of the Year” and owner of Birmingham’s Queen’s Park Bar will share her secrets for a tasty cocktail. Adults 21+ only • Registration required. Enjoy an evening of learning, sharing and socializing!
Sun., May 19 • 7 pm 2
SPECIAL EVENTS
GET READY SCIFI/FANTASY FANS!
The library welcomes lovers of comics, cosplay, gaming and more as we bring you our biggest fest yet! From Star Trek to Stephen King, from Game of Thrones to Doctor Who, we have dozens of events for people of all ages. New this year, we’ll have a brand new breakout room experience and more! For all the latest information on the event, visit hplscifi.com. Fri., Jul. 26 • 7 pm - 11 pm Sat., Jul. 27 • 10 am - 10 pm Sun., Jul. 28 • 1 pm - 6 pm
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The Force is strong at this year’s Summer Reading Kickoff! Games, crafts and fun for all ages! Summer Reading: May 17 - Aug. 2
original Star Wars Trilogy Movie Marathon Saturday, May the 4th
Join us for a day in a galaxy far, far away! Whether you’ve seen them a million times or want your family to see them for the first time, come view these iconic films on the big screen! May the 4th be with us all. Episode IV: A New Hope • 10:15 am Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back • 1:00 pm Episode VI: Return of the Jedi • 3:15 pm
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IN THE LIBRARY THEATRE
Tuesdays at 10:30 am, 2 pm and 6:30 pm Wednesdays at 10:30 am and 2 pm Thursdays at 10:30 am and 2 pm
Animal Tales:
Creatures of the Galaxy LAZA! ON THE P
Jun. 4 - Jun. 6
Madcap Puppets:
Wizard of Oz
Dr. Magical Balloons
Fun time balloon show Jul. 2 - Jul. 3 (No Thursday shows due to Jul. 4th)
David Engel: Jedi Academy
Jun. 11 - Jun. 13
Variety show that is fun for the whole family! Jul. 9 - Jul. 11
Arthur Atsma
Roger Day
Magician and slight of hand artist Jun. 18 - Jun. 20
Lucky Diaz
and the Family Jam Band
Fun pop music in English and Spanish for the whole family Jun. 25 - Jun. 27
SUMMER READING PROGRAMS
SUMMER READING PROGRAMS
A live concert jampacked with fun! Jul. 16 - Jul. 18
Mr. Molecule’s Bing Bang Boom! Science Show Jul. 23 - Jul. 25 5
To Infinity . . . and beyond
Protect the galaxy with Buzz Lightyear. Crafts and games for all ages Sat., Jun. 15 • 10:30 am
Registration required • Ages 6-12
SUMMER STEAM
The Science Lady presents “Rocket Science.” Thu., Jun. 6 • 4 pm
Lunar Landing Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing with some out of this world fun. Crafts and games for all ages Sat., Jul. 20 at 10:30 am
CSI PIKACHU DETECTIVE
STEAM activities featuring everyone’s favorite Pokémon character Thu., Jun. 20 • 4 pm
STARGAZING
Improve your star game with stellar activities. Thu., Jul. 18 • 4 pm
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Join the Teen Titans for games, crafts, and snacks. This is the kid’s portion of the SciFi/Fantasy Fest! Sat., Jul. 27 • 10:30 am
FREE LU N FOR KID CH S! June an d J uly Mond 11:00 amay-Friday - 12:30 p m ALL CH IL DREN 18 AND UND ELIGIBL ER ARE E! Theatre Level
Elementary Programs
Registration required • Ages 6-12
COSMIC COMICS
Friends and foes join you in galactic challenges inspired by our favorite graphic novel characters from space! Thu., Jun. 13 • 4 pm
SPORTS SPACE JAM
See how some of your favorite sports are played . . . IN SPACE! Games, snacks and crafts Thu., Jun. 27 • 4 pm
INTO THE SPIDERVERSE Venture in the Spiderverse for games and crafts! Thu., Jul. 11 • 4 pm
KID LIT COFFEE BREAK
junior Space Camp Space enthusiasts ages 3-7 will
reach for the stars (and grab them!) at hands-on exploration stations! Sat., Jun. 29 • 10:30 am
Adults who love children’s literature get a chance to relax and talk about books. Free refreshments and door prizes! Sun., Jun. 30 • 3 pm
KINDERGARTEN KICKOFF
Kindergarten is just around the corner. Celebrate this milestone with a party for kindergarteners and their caregivers. Tue., Jul. 30 • 10:30 am
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STORYTIMES
Programs in the Youth Program Room unless otherwise noted. STORY CONSTELLATION Every Monday • Jun. 3 - Jul. 15 9:30 am and 10:30 am Space-inspired storytime for children under four. MOVERS AND SHAKERS Fri., Jun. 7 and Jul. 12 9:30 am and 11 am Movement, music and interactive stories! All ages BRING YOUR OWN BABY Register at hplkids.org or call 444-7830. Fri., Jun. 21 and Jul. 26 9:30 am and 10:30 am Lapsit storytime for one-year-olds 10 am Lapsit storytime for birth to 12 months FULL STORYTIME SCHEDULE RETURNS IN SEPTEMBER. CHECK HPLKIDS.ORG FOR DETAILS!
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Register at hooverlibrary.org or call 444-7826. • Grades 7 - 12 • Youth Program Room unless otherwise noted
Battle Royale Laser Tag Game
Jedi Crafts
Tacos and Trivia
Hamilton Musical Throwdown
After-hours Laser Tag and pizza. Fri., Jun. 7 • 7 pm
Mon, Jun. 10 • 6:30 pm
Escape Room
Can you escape before the ship self-destructs? Mon., Jun. 17 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm
RPG Fridays
Friends, dice, rules and adventure! Join other teens for an afternoon pen and paper journey.
Fri., Jun. 28, Jul. 5, 12 and 19 3 pm
Mon., Jun. 24 • 6:30 pm
TEEN PROGRAMS
TEEN SUMMER READING
Test your trivia knowledge, finish the lyrics, and showcase how much you love Hamilton. Mon., Jul. 1 • 6:30 pm
Movie Night Out Meet us at AMC Patton Creek to see Spider-Man: Far from Home. Mon., Jul. 8 • Time TBA
Finale: Glow Light Party Snacks, games, Just Dance and more! Mon., Jul. 15 • 6:30 pm 9
MOVIES ON THE BIG SCREEN
NEW! VINTAGE VIDEOS FRIDAYS • 2 pm Casablanca • May 31 Shop around the Corner • Jun. 28 It Happened One Night • Jul. 19 Dial M for Murder • Aug. 30
FAMILY MOVIES • Fri., Jul. 5 Wall-E • 10:30 am Muppets from Space • 2 pm
MONDAY AT THE MOVIES • 2 pm and 6:30 pm Night at the Museum • Jun. 24 Ever After • Jul. 29 Going in Style • Aug. 26
DOCUMENTARIES Mondays • 2 pm and 6:30 pm Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio • May 13 Disneynature Earth • Jun. 10 Won’t You Be My Neighbor? • Jul. 8 Freedom Summer • Aug. 12 10
FREE ADMISSION AND REFRESHMENTS! THE LIBRARY THEATRE
BOOK GROUPS
FIRST THURSDAY FICTION BOOK GROUP • 10 am How to Walk Away • May 2 Crazy Rich Asians • Jun. 6 Every Note Played • Jul. 11 Pachinko • Aug. 1
INSATIABLE READERS
Saturdays • 10:30 am Happy Birthday Alabama! • May 18 Pop Culture • Jun. 15 Space: A Universe of Stories • Jul. 20 I’m with the Band! • Aug. 17
NONFICTION BOOK GROUP
Thursdays • 7 pm The Gene: An Intimate History • May 23 Hero of the Empire • Jun. 27 Double Cross • Jul. 25 Operation Mincemeat • Aug. 22
SECOND THURSDAY FICTION BOOK GROUP • 10 am In the Midst of Winter • May 9 How to Walk Away • Jun. 13 Crazy Rich Asians • Jul. 18
Every Note Played • Aug. 8
SUNDAY NOVELTEA • 3 pm
The Art of Racing in the Rain • May 5 Hurricane Season • Jun. 2
If the Creek Don’t Rise • Jul. 7 All the Single Ladies • Aug. 4
TRUE CRIME BOOK CLUB Tuesdays • 6:30 pm
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher • May 28 The Devil’s Knot • Jun. 25
Devil in the White City • Jul. 30
Killers of the Flower Moon • Aug. 27
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ON THE PLAZA
LIVE ON THE PLAZA
PURL ON THE PLAZA
Multi-instrumental folk duo combines wonderful harmonies with heartfelt lyrics. Sun., May 5 • 1:30 pm
PEN AND PAPER RPG SOCIETY
THE CLAY STATES
SAMFORD STRING QUARTET
String quartet comprised of Samford University faculty members. Thu., Jun. 6 • 7 pm
GENI SKENDO AND KEITH BEARD IN CONCERT World music duo featuring flute, shakuhachi and guitar. Sun., Jul. 14 • 2:30 pm
DOGWOOD IN CONCERT
Longtime veterans of Birmingham’s rock and blues scene return with newly recorded material. Wed., Aug. 7 • 7 pm
TRIVIA NIGHT Thursdays at 7 pm
FAN FAVORITES TV • May 16 DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS • Jun. 20 STAR WORLDS • Jul. 25 ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? • Aug. 22
AFTER HOURS ON THE PLAZA Fridays at 7 pm
LIBRARY BINGO • Jun. 14 and Aug. 9 GAME NIGHT • May 24, Jun. 21 and Aug. 23
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Saturdays • 1 pm - 5 pm May 11, Jun. 8, Jul. 13 and Aug. 10 Sundays at 1:30 pm Register at hooverlibrary.or or call 444-7821. May 26, Jun. 30 and Aug. 25
INTERNATIONAL TABLETOP DAY
We love gaming so much that we decided to celebrate twice! Come join us (again) for all-day gaming festivities. Sat., Jun. 1 • 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
JAMMIN’ ON THE PLAZA
Join us for an unplugged jam session! Thu., Jul. 18 • 7 pm
SPECIAL WRITE CLUB EVENT
Spend the afternoon with legal thriller author Robert Bailey. Sat., Jul. 20 • 2 pm
FAMILY FOLDING FUN NIGHT
Paper football tournament, fortune tellers, paper airplane flying contest and origami animals! Tue., Aug. 27 • 6:30 pm
Thu., May 2 and Fri., May 3 The Library Theatre 7:30 pm
FRANCES OSBORN ROBB LECTURE AND RECEPTION
Join us for a lecture about the history of photography in Alabama. The accompanying exhibition will consist of 13 reproductions of the original photographs from her book. Theatre Level Thu., May 9 • 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Lecture begins at 6 pm
ALABAMA BICENTENNIAL
ALABAMA STORY BY KENNETH JONES
Librarian takes on segregationist state senators in the Jim Crow South when they try to ban a book from Alabama public libraries. Produced by Red Mountain Theatre Company. $27.50 at thelibrarytheatre.com
MAKING ALABAMA: A BICENTENNIAL TRAVELING EXHIBIT
IN HER OWN FASHION
Storyteller Dolores Hydock shares the funny, irreverent, true story of Ninette Griffith, who was Fashion Coordinator for Loveman’s Department Store in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1950s and 1960s. At age 95, Ninette tells all. $20 at thelibrarytheatre.com The Library Theatre Thu., Aug. 8 • 7 pm
is a statewide celebration of 200 years of statehood presented by Alabama Humanities Foundation, in partnership with the Alabama Department of Archives and History and the Alabama Bicentennial Commission. The exhibit showcases the decisions and turning points that shaped Alabama history, culture and geography through interactive displays and teaching resources. Theatre Level Meeting Rooms • May 2 - 31
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IN OUR GALLERIES YOUNG ARTIST RECEPTION
Sundays at 3 pm • Awards at 3:30 pm
MAY
Greystone Elementary Reception May 5 • Children’s Art Gallery
JUNE
Gwin Elementary Reception June 16 • Children’s Art Gallery
JULY
Rocky Ridge Elementary Reception July 14 • Children’s Art Gallery
AUGUST
Hoover Private Schools Reception August 11 • The Plaza
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Friends Gallery: Photographs from Shot in Alabama by Frances Osborn Robb Plaza Gallery: Jurgen Tarrach Farmer Gallery: Alabama School of Fine Arts
JUNE
Friends Gallery: E. Bruce Phillips, Jr. Plaza Gallery: Photographs from Shot in Alabama by Frances Osborn Robb Farmer Gallery: Alabama School of Fine Arts
JULY
Friends Gallery: Christina Renfer Vogel Plaza Gallery: E. Bruce Phillips, Jr. Farmer Gallery: Juan Lopez-Bautista
AUGUST 14
Friends Gallery: Bluff Park Preview Show Plaza Gallery: Christina Renfer Vogel Farmer Gallery: Juan Lopez-Bautista
WORLD WIDE KNIT IN PUBLIC DAY
Registration and more information at hooverlibrary.org BASIC KNIT AND CROCHET LESSONS 11 am - 1 pm DOOR PRIZES, WEAVING, SPINNING AND TATTING DEMOS 1 pm - 5 pm
ADULT PROGRAMS
WRITE CLUB
Saturdays • 10:30 am Theatre Level Meeting Rooms Share your literary works and network with other aspiring writers. May 25, Jun. 29 and Aug. 24
GLUE GUN GANG
Craft programs for adults. Register at hooverlibrary.org or call 444-7840. Adult Program Room PAINTING CANVAS TOTES Sun., May 19 • 3 pm Tue., May 21 • 6:30 pm Thu., May 23 • 10:30 am STRING ART FIREWORKS Sun., Jun. 16 • 3 pm Tue., Jun. 18 • 6:30 pm Thu., Jun. 20 • 10:30 am PAINTED MUSHROOM GARDEN DECOR Sun., Jul. 21 • 3 pm Tue., Jul. 23 • 6:30 pm Thu., Jul. 25 • 10:30 am CREPE PAPER FLOWERING TOPIARY Sun., Aug. 18 • 3 pm Tue., Aug. 20 • 6:30 pm Thu., Aug. 22 • 10:30 am
HELPING HANDS
Mondays 3 pm - 8:30 pm Drop in to make newspaper rolls for a local humane society. May 6, Jun. 10, Jul. 8 and Aug. 12
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ADULT PROGRAMS BUSINESS
THE MEDIA DARLING'S MARKETING SECRETS
Media Darling Clarissa Kenty discusses how to create and use accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to grow your business. Sat., Jun. 22 • 10:30 am • Theatre Level Meeting Rooms
HOW TO START A BUSINESS
A one-stop workshop featuring Damian J. Carson from Operation HOPE and a panel of experts in their given fields. Tue., Aug. 6 • 6:30 pm • Theatre Level Meeting Rooms
HOW TO FIND GRANTS
Learn to use library resources to find grants. Sat., Aug. 10 • 10:30 am • Theatre Level Meeting Rooms
LIFELONG LEARNING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUBS Tuesdays • 7 pm • The Plaza Spanish Conversation Club • May 7 French Conversation Club • May 14
NEUROSCIENCE CAFÉ DEMYSTIFYING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A PECULIAR DISEASE
Presented by the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. Mon., May 20 • 6:30 pm • Theatre Level Meeting Rooms
THE A, B, C AND Ds OF MEDICARE
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Tuesdays • 1 pm • Nonfiction Department Get simple and straightforward answers at this workshop with Karen Haiflich. May 14 and Jul. 9
ONE-O N-O NE TECH HELP Wed., May 1, Jun. 26 and Tue., Jul. 2, 2 sessions: 10 am and 11 am Thu., Jul. 11 2 sessions: 6 pm and 7 pm Sat., Aug. 24 2 sessions: 2 pm and 3 pm
BASIC WORD Part 1 of 2 Tue., May 7, Jun. 11 and Jul. 9 • 10 am
COMPUTER CLASSES
COMPUTER CLASSES
All classes located in the Training Center. Register at hooverlibrary.org or call 444-7477.
Part 2 of 2 Wed., May 8, Jun. 12 and Jul. 10 • 10 am
BASIC EXCEL Part 1 of 2 Tue., May 14, Jun. 18, Jul.16 and Aug. 13 • 10 am Thu., May 9 and Aug. 22 • 6 pm Part 2 of 2 Wed., May 15, Jun. 19, Jul.17 and Aug. 14 • 10 am Thu., May 16 and Aug. 29 • 6 pm EXCEL LEVEL II Part 1 of 2 Tue., May 21, Jul. 23 and Aug. 20 • 10 am Part 2 of 2 Wed., May 22, Jul. 24 and Aug. 21 • 10 am
CRASH COURSE IN EXCEL Sat., Jun. 29 • 2 pm and Wed., Aug. 28 • 10 am
CRASH COURSE IN POWERPOINT Tue., May 28 • 6:30, Thu., Jun. 20 • 6 pm and Tue., Aug 27 • 10 am
MICROSOFT OFFICE BUSINESS SKILLS Sat., May 4 • 2 pm INTRO TO PERSONAL COMPUTING Tue., Jun. 4 • 10 am INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET Wed., Jun. 5 • 10 am
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MAY ALL MONTH Alabama Bicentennial Display 1 One-on-One Tech Help 10 am and 11 am 2 First Thursday Fiction Book Group: How to Walk Away 10 am Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones 7:30 pm
17 Summer Reading Kickoff: Episode Fun 7 pm 18 Insatiable Readers: Happy Birthday Alabama! 10:30 am
3 Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones 7:30 pm
19 Glue Gun Gang: Painting Canvas Totes 3 pm The Top Shelf Presents: Laura Newman 7 pm
4 Star Wars Movie Marathon 10:15 am, 1 pm and 3:15 pm Microsoft Office: Business Skills 2 pm
20 Neuroscience Cafe 6:30 pm
5 The Clay States 1:30 pm Sunday NovelTea: The Art of Racing in the Rain 3 pm Young Artist Reception 3 pm 6 Helping Hands 3 pm 7 Basic Word (1 of 2) 10 am Spanish Conversation Club 7 pm 8 Basic Word (2 of 2) 10 am 9 Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: In the Midst of Winter 10 am Francis Osborn Robb Lecture and Reception 5:30 pm Basic Excel (1 of 2) 6 pm 11 Purl on the Plaza 1 pm 13 Documentary Screening: Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio 2 pm and 6:30 pm 14 Basic Excel (1 of 2) 10 am The A, B, C and Ds of Medicare 1 pm French Conversation Club 7 pm 15 Basic Excel (2 of 2) 10 am 18
16 Basic Excel (2 of 2) 6 pm Trivia Night: Fan Favorites TV 7 pm
21 Excel Level II (1 of 2) 10 am Glue Gun Gang: Painting Canvas Totes 6:30 pm 22 Excel Level II (2 of 2) 10 am 23 Glue Gun Gang: Painting Canvas Totes 10:30 am Nonfiction Book Group: The Gene: An Intimate History 7 pm 24 After Hours on the Plaza: Game Nite 7 pm 25 Write Club 10:30 am 26 Pen and Paper RPG Society 1:30 pm 27 CLOSED - Memorial Day 28 PowerPoint: Crash Course! 10 am True Crime Book Club: The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher 6:30 pm 31 Vintage Videos: Casablanca (1942) 2 pm
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International Tabletop Game Day 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
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Story Constellation 9:30 am and 10:30 am
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Sunday NovelTea: Hurricane Season 3 pm
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Introduction to Personal Computing 10 am Animal Tales: Creatures of the Galaxy 10:30 am, 2 pm and 6:30 pm
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Introduction to the Internet 10 am Animal Tales: Creatures of the Galaxy 10:30 am and 2 pm
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First Thursday Fiction Book Group: Crazy Rich Asians 10 am Animal Tales: Creatures of the Galaxy 10:30 am and 2 pm Summer STEAM: Rocket Science 4 pm Samford String Quartet 7 pm
Basic Excel (1 of 2) 10 am 18 Arthur Atsma 10:30 am, 2 pm and 6:30 pm Glue Gun Gang: String Art Fireworks 6:30 pm Excel (2 of 2) 10 am 19 Basic Arthur Atsma 10:30 am and 2 pm
Arthur Atsma 10:30 am and 2 pm Glue Gun Gang: String Art Fireworks 10:30 am 20 Summer STEAM: CSI Pikachu Detective 4 pm PowerPoint: Crash Course! 6 pm Trivia Night: Dungeons and Dragons 7 pm
Your Own Baby 9:30 am, 10 am and 10:30 am 21 Bring After Hours on the Plaza: Game Nite 7 pm 22 The Media Darling’s Marketing Secrets 10:30 am
Movers and Shakers 9:30 am and 10:30 am Battle Royale Laser Tag 7 pm
Story Constellation 9:30 am and 10:30 am at the Movies: Night at the Museum 2 pm and 24 Monday 6:30 pm Jedi Crafts 6:30 pm
Young Artist Reception 3 pm
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Knit and Crochet Classes 11 am World Wide Knit in Public Day 1 pm
Story Constellation 9:30 am and 10:30 am Documentary Screening: Disneynature Earth 2 pm and 10 6:30 pm Helping Hands 3 pm Tacos and Trivia 6:30 pm Basic Word (1 of 2) 10 am 11 Madcap Puppets: Wizard of Oz 10:30 am, 2 pm and 6:30 pm Word (2 of 2) 10 am 12 Basic Madcap Puppets: Wizard of Oz 10:30 am and 2 pm
Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: How to Walk Away 10 am 13 Madcap Puppets: Wizard of Oz 10:30 am and 2 pm Cosmic Comics 4 pm
AT A GLANCE
JUNE
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band 10:30 am, 2 pm and 6:30 pm True Crime Book Club: The Devil’s Knot 6:30 pm
Tech Help 10 am and 11 am 26 One-on-One Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band 10:30 am and 2 pm Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band 10:30 am and 2 pm 27 Sports Space Jam 4 pm Nonfiction Book Group: Hero of the Empire 7 pm Videos: Shop Around the Corner (1940) 2 pm 28 Vintage RPG Fridays 3 pm Junior Space Camp 10:30 am 29 Write Club 10:30 am Excel: Crash Course! 2 pm
and Paper RPG Society 1:30 pm 30 Pen Kid Lit Coffee Break 3 pm
14 After Hours @ the Plaza: Library Bingo 7 pm Readers: Pop Culture 10:30 am 15 Insatiable To Infinity and Beyond 10:30 am
16 Glue Gun Gang: String Art Fireworks 3 pm Constellation 9:30 am and 10:30 am 17 Story Escape Room 4 pm and 6:30 pm
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JULY Constellation 9:30 am and 10:30 am 1 Story Hamilton Musical Throwdown 6:30 pm Tech Help 10 am and 11 am 2 One-on-One Dr. Magical Balloons 10:30 am, 2 pm and 6:30 pm 3 Dr. Magical Balloons 10:30 am and 2 pm 4 CLOSED: Independence Day Family Movie: Wall-E 10:30 am 5 Family Movie: Muppets from Space 2 pm RPG Fridays 3pm 7 Sunday NovelTea: If the Creek Don't Rise 3 pm Story Constellation 9:30 am and 10:30 am Documentary Screening: Won't You Be My Neighbor? 8 2 pm and 6:30 pm Helping Hands 3 pm Teen Movie Night Out TBA Basic Word (1 of 2) 10 am 9 David Engel: Jedi Academy 10:30 am, 2 pm and 6:30 pm The A, B, C and Ds of Medicare 1 pm Word (2 of 2) 10 am 10 Basic David Engel: Jedi Academy 10:30 am and 2 pm First Thursday Fiction Book Group: Every Note Played 10 am 11 David Engel: Jedi Academy 10:30 am and 2 pm Into the Spiderverse 4 pm One-on-One Tech Help 6 pm and 7 pm and Shakers 9:30 am and 11 am 12 Movers RPG Fridays 3 pm 13 Purl on the Plaza 1 pm Skendo and Keith Beard in Concert 2:30 pm 14 Geni Young Artist Reception 3 pm Constellation 9:30 am and 10:30 am 15 Story Summer Finale: Glow Party 6:30 pm Excel (1 of 2) 10 am 16 Basic Roger Day 10:30 am, 2 pm and 6:30 pm Excel (2 of 2) 10 am 17 Basic Roger Day 10:30 am and 2 pm 20
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Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: Crazy Rich Asians 10 am Roger Day 10:30 am and 2 pm Summer STEAM: Stargazing 4 pm Jammin' on the Plaza 7 pm Vintage Videos: It Happened One Night (1934) 2 pm RPG Fridays 3pm Insatiable Readers: Space: A Universe of Stories 10:30 am Lunar Landing 10:30 am Write Club: An Afternoon with Robert Bailey 2 pm Glue Gun Gang: Painted Mushroom Garden Decor 3 pm Excel Level II (1 of 2) 10 am Mr. Molecule's Bing Bang Boom! Science Show 10:30 am, 2 pm and 6:30 pm Glue Gun Gang: Painted Mushroom Garden Decor 6:30 pm Excel Level II (2 of 2) 10 am Mr. Molecule's Bing Bang Boom! Science Show 10:30 am and 2 pm Glue Gun Gang: Painted Mushroom Garden Decor 10:30 am Mr. Molecule's Bing Bang Boom! Science Show 10:30 am and 2 pm Nonfiction Book Group: Double Cross 7 pm Trivia Night: Star Worlds 7 pm Bring Your Own Baby 9:30 am, 10 am and 10:30 am SciFi/Fantasy Fest 7 pm Teen Titans Go! 10:30 am SciFi/Fantasy Fest All Day SciFi/Fantasy Fest All Day Pen and Paper RPG Society 1:30 pm Monday at the Movies: Ever After 2 pm and 6:30 pm Kindergarten Kickoff 10:30 am True Crime Book Club: Devil in the White City 6:30 pm
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First Thursday Fiction Book Group: Pachinko 10 am
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Sunday NovelTea: All the Single Ladies 3 pm
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How to Start a Business 6:30 pm
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Dogwood in Concert 7 pm
Glue Gung Gang: Crepe Paper Flowering Topiary 10:30 am 22 Basic Excel (1 of 2) 6 pm Nonfiction Book Group: Operation Mincemeat 7 pm Trivia Night: Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? 7 pm
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Second Thursday Fiction Book Group: Every Note Played 10 am Dolores Hydock presents In Her Own Fashion 7 pm
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After Hours @ the Plaza: Library Bingo 7 pm
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Documentary Screening: Freedom Summer 2 pm and 6:30 pm Helping Hands 3 pm
AT A GLANCE
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13 Basic Excel (1 of 2) 10 am
29 Basic Excel (2 of 2) 6 pm
14 Basic Excel (2 of 2) 10 am
30 Vintage Videos: Dial M for Murder (1954) 2 pm
16 CLOSED - Staff Training Day 17 Insatiable Readers: I’m with the Band! 10:30 am 18 Glue Gung Gang: Crepe Paper Flowering Topiary 3 pm Excel Level II (1 of 2) 10 am 20 Glue Gung Gang: Crepe Paper Flowering Topiary 6:30 pm
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