The Hoover library Welcomes You!

4 smiling staff members
Libby's birthday party
Smiling staff member, giving a thumbs up sign
Staff working on a puzzle together, around a round table
2 smiling colleagues
A stack of books, with a baked good on top, next to a cup of coffee.
Three smiling colleagues
Book vending machine, and two smiling staff members
Hoover Public Library's 40th anniversary celebration
Family members, showing off temporary tattoos
Libby & a staff member, on the HPL Book Mobile
Staff members, working during a children's event
A children's event at HPL
Hoover Public Library's Book Mobile
Four smiling colleagues
Smiling woman working at East 59
Two woman, working across from each other, at a table.
Hoover Public Library Community Closet
Libby and Santa
Santa greets a family
Hoover Public Library Children's event
Libby and a girl, reading together
More than books, in the Children's department
Staff members, celebrating the 1980s, at the Hoover Library
Staff member, with donations to Community Pantry
Four smiling staff members
Young child, reading a book, while leaves fall around her.
Two staff members, working at a desk together
A Mom and daughter, exploring nature
Children's event at Hoover Public Library
Two staff members, talking over a desk

Our Mission

The Hoover Public Library seeks to reinvent the way communities view libraries. As the heart and soul of the Hoover community, we are more than just a library. We’re the place you come to meet your friends, experience live theater, peruse art, listen to music, entertain your children, learn about new technology, seek job searching assistance, explore your interests, find good book recommendations and much, much more. We seek to grow our patronage by offering an unparalleled customer experience. When you have a question, we want the library to be the first thing that comes to mind.

Ranked fourth in the state in circulation, Hoover Public Library is the only single-unit library in Alabama to achieve such a high ranking. As part of the larger Jefferson County Library Cooperative, Hoover Public Library has the single highest circulation rate of the 42 libraries in the system.

Please take a moment to read our annual report. There is more statistical data and other information about our services.

2023 HPL annual report
2022 HPL annual report

The Library Board

The Hoover Library Board is appointed by the City of Hoover Council for four year terms, with at least one member of the Board up for reappointment or replacement each year.  The library board is granted authority over library service and sets policy for the library, elects the Library Director and oversees expenditures. Library policies regarding our mission, materials, programs, technology, meeting rooms, access to information and general library rules. The Library Board can be contacted using the form below.

Board Members
Mitzi Eaker
Phil Hutcheson
Lori Martin
Dr. Terry Lamar
Jeff Rodgers
Amanda Borden, Library Director
Michael Krawcheck, Trustee Emeritus
Eloise Martens, Trustee Emeritus

The Library Board meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Library Board Room, located on the Administrative Level of the Library.
The public is invited to attend. If you desire to be notified of regular or special meetings to be conducted by the Library Board, contact the Office of the City Clerk at 444-7557 or cityclerk@hooveralabama.gov.

RESOLUTION OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF THE CITY OF HOOVER TO PROVIDE THAT A NOTIFICATION LIST BE ESTABLISHED TO COMPLY WITH THE ALABAMA OPEN MEETINGS LAW AND TO ADOPT ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER

Contact the Library Board