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Information on events, library related happenings, and other deep thoughts from our library staff.

New Orleans

Love New Orleans? Visit the Nonfiction Department to read these love letters to New Orleans and Louisiana from noted Southern authors:

Here comes the circus!

Did you know the Circus is coming to town in January? Read Ringlingville USA: The Stupendous Story of Seven Siblings and Their Stunning Circus Success, an engaging chronicle woven together from newspaper accounts, oral histories, and never before published records of the Ringling family. Find out how the seven brothers Ringling journeyed from immigrant poverty to become kings of the circus world, one fifty-cent ticket at a time.

What Is a Bagginses, Precious?

I AM SO EXCITED!!!! Do you know what movie hit the big screen today, December 14, 2012? The first installment of Peter Jackson's return to the Shire -- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.  I loved how he handled The Lord of the Rings trilogy.  And, as a child, I loved the animated version of The Hobbit. In fact, I used to terrorize my little sister with my dead-on impression of Gollum.  I finally read the book in high school and realized that my beloved cartoon left out a "bit" of the story.  Not sure if there's enough material to do THREE movies, but I can't wait to find out.  Stop by the Hoover Public Library to see the fantastic display in the Teen Spot.  And pick up every "little" hobbit thing that we have to offer. 

Share the Warmth

Give warm hands, get a warm heart.  Add mittens and gloves to the clothesline in the Kid Zone by Thursday, January 31, 2013.  They will be donated to Pathways, a United Way agency that serves homeless women and children in the Birmingham area.  While you're at the library, pick up one of these great picture books featuring mittens.

Sneak Peek Event - Best Books of 2012

Every January, we post a blog series about our favorite books of the previous year. It's a very popular list of titles. The 2012 series will be posted January 8-10, 2013. BUT . . . you can see, hear, touch, and maybe even win some of the books at our sneak peek event.  Best Books of 2012 is coming to the Kid Zone on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Our outreach librarian Katie Jane (that's me!) will present over 125 of our staff's favorite picture, fiction, and nonfiction books for children, preschool through sixth grade.

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