Library Theatre

Don't miss out on the best entertainment value in town! Join us as The Library Theatre kicks off its 20th Anniversary with Grammy Award Winners, National Tours and Rising Stars! Los Lonely Boys, probably best known for their mega-hits "Heaven" and "More Than Love", will tear up the stage on September 10th with two Saturday performances.

If bluegrass is your indulgence, be sure to sample the Multi-Grammy Award nominated Grascals, as well as the Steep Canyon Rangers who toured with Steve Martin for much of the year.

Other acts include /Stormy Weather/ starring Mary Wilson of the Supremes, T.S. Monk of the famous Thelonious Monk Institute, and Grammy Award Winner Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul for the Celtic palate.

Bring the family to /It's A Wonderful Life/ or prepare to be moved by /When The Curfew Blows: The Woody Guthrie Story/.

Looking to discover something new? Try hot, gifted, up-and-comer, Sierra Noble.

Janis Ian and Karla Bonoff will cap off the season with an unforgettable collaborative concert.

Get your tickets today! The curtain's going up on our most exciting season yet!

Tickets on sale:
August 12 for New full-season subscribers.
August 13 for all tickets buyers.
Purchase tickets in person, by phone at (205) 444-7888 or, new this year, online at www.TheLibraryTheatre.com!

Come to the library this Friday and see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1. Don't miss the first installment of the number one movie in the country!

Come here and watch Part 1 at 6:30, with free admission and free refreshments, then head over to the movie theatre and catch Part 2. You don't want to miss this one!

The Library Theatre is so excited to present our best season ever. Here's the line-up of fantastic shows in our 20th Anniversary Season.

Los Lonely Boys - Sept. 10 - Two Performances
Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project - Oct. 7 & 8
The Grascals - Oct. 20 & 21
Sierra Noble - Nov. 3 & 4
It’s A Wonderful Life - Dec. 9 & 10
T.S. Monk - Jan. 20 & 21
Steep Canyon Rangers - Feb. 18 & 19
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul - Mar. 30 & 31
When the Curfew Blows: The Woody Guthrie Story - Apr. 13 & 14
Songs of a Generation: Janis Ian & Karla Bonoff - May 4 & 5

Tickets go on sale in August. New full season subscribers can purchase tickets on Friday, August 12. Single tickets can be purchased Saturday, August 13.

Be sure to visit us online at The Library Theatre for more information and to sign up for our mailing list. We will be sending out our season brochure soon and want to be sure you get one.

Can't wait to see you at our shows!

Don't miss this second offering in our summer movie series, Free Friday Flix!

Join us on Friday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m. for Tron Legacy
Sam Flynn, a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn, a man once known as the world's leading video-game developer. When Sam investigates a strange signal sent from the abandoned Flynn's Arcade -- that could have only come from his father -- he finds himself pulled into a world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years. Father and son embark on a life-or-death journey across a visually-stunning digital universe.

Starring Jeff Bridges, Michael Sheen, Olivia Wilde
Walt Disney Pictures; Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Rated PG-13; 127 minutes; 2010.

FREE admission and FREE refreshments. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming offerings:
July 22 at 6:30 pm: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I
August 19 at 6:30 pm: TBA

This weekend, don't miss The Seasoned Performers at The Library Theatre. Beat the heat and see a great show!

UNDER MILK WOOD By Dylan Thomas
Directed by Dr. Ward Haarbauer
Presented by The Seasoned Performers Salon Series

Prepare to be charmed and amazed at the exclusive one-performance Birmingham run of The Seasoned Performers' Under Milk Wood. Directed by Dr. Ward Haarbauer, the work features Carole Armistead, Beverly Braswell, Sam Chalker, Ron Dauphinee, Martha Haarbauer, Ward Haarbauer, Robert Hill, Sandra Lawler and Bob Penny. Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas' "play for voices" is a charming if peculiar tale concerning a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village. In the show, an all-seeing narrator invites the audience to listen to the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants, a host of curious characters -- and even ghosts. Lovers of language and words will be mesmerized by this aural experience delivered by some of the area's best actors.

Tickets . $15 (Senior 55+ $12)

Visit www.thelibrarytheatre.com for tickets or call the Box Office at (205) 444-7888.

Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 2:30p.m.
The Library Theatre.

Join us for FREE FRIDAY FLIX!

This new series at the Hoover Public Library will show movies recently released on DVD on the big screen in The Library Theatre.

Join us on Friday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. for
Country Strong
A drama centered on a rising country-music songwriter who sparks with a fallen star. Together, they mount his ascent and her comeback, which leads to romantic complications involving her husband/manager and a beauty queen-turned-singer.

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Tim McGraw.
Screen Gems; Directed by Shana Feste.
Rated PG-13; 112 minutes; 2010.

FREE admission and FREE refreshments. We hope to see you there!

Our 19th Season at The Library Theatre came to a close with Pam Tillis-In Concert. The child of music royalty, Pam Tillis is a superstar in her own right. With two Grammy awards, three CMA awards and a shiny new IBMA award on her mantle, she has racked up 14 Top Five hits including six that hit #1, and has sold over six million records. Also an accomplished songwriter, Pam's compositions have been recorded by Martina McBride, Chaka Khan and many others. She was one of the first women in Nashville to produce her own record, and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2000. See pictures of her concert here.

But just because our season has come to a close, don't think that we will be taking it easy until the fall. Between Free Friday Flix which are our new monthly movie showings, and Marshall Chapman @ the Plaza ~ After Hours we have many of your Friday night entertainment options covered! Free Friday Flix kicks off on May 20 at 6:30 p.m. with Country Strong starring Marshall Chapman. Other movie showings will be June 17 (Tron Legacy), July 22 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I) and August 19 (TBA). Marshall Chapman will be June 10 on the Plaza at 8:00 pm. Call the Box Office at (205) 444-7888 for more information about these events.

Also, The Library Theatre will host programming from other library departments such as the Summer Reading program with performances on Tuesdays at 10:30 am, 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm and Wednesdays at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm from May 31-July 13 and special dates for Roger Day on July 19 (10:30 am, 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm), July 20 (10:30 am and 1:30 pm) and July 21 (10:30 am and 1:30 pm). The Teen Department will kick off Summer Reading with the Battle of the Bands on June 3 at 6:00 pm.

And, of course, we are busily planning our 20th Anniversary Season. We can't wait to share it with you! Be sure you are on our mailing list by visiting us at www.thelibrarytheatre.com or calling the Box Office at (205) 444-7888.

Hope to see you at some of our summer offerings and in the fall!

Mary White Sowell is an experimental artist working mostly with acrylics and mixed media. Her favorite subjects are of a figurative nature plus abstracts with many textures. For ten years, she managed her own Art to Wear jewelry business, Melange, with accounts throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Her line was primarily centered around hand sculpted porcelain and paper jewelry.

Mary studied art at the Memphis Academy of Arts, Pasadena City College and Samford University. She has taken workshops from nationally known artists Zolton Zabo, Georg Shook, Don Davis, Bill Carter, Virginia Cobb, Robert E. Wood, Mary Todd Beam, Maxine Masterfield, Miles Batt and Louise Cadillac. She is a signature member of the Watercolor Society of Alabama and charter member of Experimental Artists of Alabama. A recipient of numerous awards, her work can be seen at Artists Incorporated and Four Seasons Art, Antiques and Botanicals.

More examples of her work can be seen in our gallery.

Join us for a Meet the Artist Reception:
Thursday, May 12, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Art on display May 3 - June 5