user bar first menu

Library Account Login


Log in to your library account above.

General Information

BIG Summer Summary

These are some amazing numbers.

Roger Day = 3,025
Madcap Puppets = 1,995
Atlantic Coast Theatre = 1,757
Eric Litwin = 1,865
Walkabout Puppets = 1,040
That Puppet Guy = 1,726
Safari Greg = 1,660
BubbleMania = 1,672
TOTAL for 40 shows in The Library Theatre = 14,740

We Love Mario Kart = 139
Angry Birds = 410
Diary of a Wimpy Kid = 156
Amazing Flying Machines = 68
Start Your Engines = 139
It's Great to Be a Girl = 112
TOTAL for 9 tween events = 1,024

Dream Big Storytime = 808
Come Back, Babies = 60
TOTAL for 8 storytimes = 868

Free Your Mind, Read a Banned Book

Banned Books Week = September 24 - October 1, 2011

Here are the top ten books that were challenged in 2010. Did one of your favorites make the list?
And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Lush by Natasha Friend
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Revolutionary Voices edited by Amy Sonnie
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.

September = National Library Card Sign-Up Month

As students head back to school, the Hoover Public Library wants to make sure that all children and teens have the most important school supply of all -- a library card. Owning a library card provides students with the resources they need to compete academically. Public libraries provide students free access to databases of news articles, encyclopedias and test preparation materials, as well as homework help and resources. In addition, public libraries are the number one access point for free Internet, an important resource for families without access at home.

A library card is serious business, but it's also an opportunity for fun! Library card holders of all ages can get their hands on tons of fantastic books, movies, video games . . . the list goes on and on.

We had 610 Party with Potter!

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

We were only expecting around 400, but we had even more than that waiting in line for us to open the doors at 7 p.m.! A whopping 610 fans came to our grand goodbye to the wizarding world of Harry Potter! Everyone received a special edition of The Quibbler from Luna Lovegood to guide them through the evening. The giant Marauder's Map and the Fat Lady Painting were also close at hand to help wizards and Muggles alike find their way. And Sir Cadogan was handing out bags to help carry all their forthcoming magical loot

Bike Link - Your Cycling Connection to the Hoover Public Library!

The Hoover Public Library just wanted to give props to Bike Link of Hoover! Their motto is "Serious fun!", and they live up to it. Bike Link has been a big-time supporter of our summer reading program for years, and 2011 is no exception.

Aren't familiar with how a cycling store supports our young readers? Let us fill you in!

Summer Reading Art Contest Winners

Thirty-three creative kids submitted art for this summer's art contest. All of their art can be seen in our online children's art gallery.

A panel of librarians/artists chose sixteen winners, who will have their artwork on display along the starred hallway in the Kid Zone Art Gallery during the months of June and July 2011. Congratulations to these young artists!

All About Our Meeting Rooms

Did you know that the Hoover Library has meeting rooms that are available for not-for-profit groups? If you are a Hoover resident and a member of a 501c3 organization, then you can reserve our community rooms once per month, free of charge, for your groups' meetings.

Are you wondering if your group qualifies? You can read our policies, or you call 739-7124 and find our more. Examples of groups who meet here include book groups, outdoors groups, hobby groups, and community groups.

Another Successful School Media Luncheon

On Friday, May 6, 2011 at 11:30 am, the Hoover Public Library was filled with the delicious aroma of Nothing But Noodles entrees and the delightful sound of laughter. Our librarians were meeting with the dedicated librarians of Hoover City Schools to eat, talk about the upcoming Summer Reading program, and brainstorm about collaborations for the 2011-2012 school year. We do this once a year, and it is always a fabulous and super-productive event.

ANNOUNCEMENT: New Boy Scouts Merit Badge Books Are Here!

We are pleased to announce that we have just added 124 new, updated, full color Boy Scout Merit Badge books to our collection! If you're in the library, drop by the nonfiction section in the Kid Zone, specifically 369.43 BOY, to see for yourself. If you want to see what we have available before you make a trip to the Hoover Public Library, simply do a word search in our online catalog for either BOY SCOUTS or MERIT BADGE. We still have some older merit badge titles in our collection. If the call number is followed by the word NEW, you know it's one of our recent additions.
Subscribe to General Information