About Us

Located in Hoover, Alabama (a suburb of Birmingham), the Hoover Public Library has been on the scene since 1983 and has revolutionized the way area residents think about libraries. Read more about the history of the Hoover Public Library.

Front entrance to the Hoover Public Library

Our Mission

The overall purpose of the Hoover Public Library is to serve all the citizens of Hoover by offering the services, resources, and facilities to fulfill their informational, educational, cultural, and recreational needs and interests. The term "citizens" encompasses individuals and groups of every age, education, philosophy, occupation, economic level, ethnic origin, and human condition.

Library Board

  • Linda Andrews, MLIS, Library Director, 1983-present
  • Library BoardGeorge Farmer
  • Michael O. Krawcheck
  • Eloise Martens
  • Sara Rast
  • Mary Lou Allen, Emeritus
  • John Lyda (not pictured)

The Library Board meets the second 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 Administration at (205) 444-7810. Adminstration will provide the necessary information to inform you regarding your placement on the official Notification List.

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

Resolution adopting "Robert's Rules of Order" PDF

Statistics

   2008 Statistics
Membership 55,784
Total Collection
 240,578
Total Circulation
 1,487,497

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. The Hoover Public Library conducted one study in the 2008 Output Measures: Library visits Study. The study occurred during the week of Monday, October 20 – Sunday, October 26.  View the results.

Employment

The Hoover Public Library is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status orany other legally protected status.

For current open positions with the City of Hoover go to http://hooveral.org/ .
Look for the Job Opportunities link on the left hand side of the page.