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February is Library Lovers' Month!  One of the best ways to demonstrate your love for Hoover Public Library is to fill out a comment card.  These lime green cards, available at every desk, give you the opportunity to tell us what we're doing right and suggest ways we can be even better.  You can also send an email to hvcontact@bham.lib.al.us or fill out this online form.

Ruta Sepetys is the author of Between Shades of Gray, a moving historical fiction novel that was named a 2012 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist and a 2012 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults.  It is also a staff favorite here at Hoover Public Library, which is why we're so excited to announce that Sepetys has a new book coming out tomorrow, February 12, 2013 -- Out of the Easy.

Let's face facts -- it is hard to fit reading into our jam-packed lives. Yes, even librarians have a difficult time finding a spare moment to sit down and read. That's why we are so grateful for audiobooks. They make it possible to fit reading into our work commute, our workout, and our housework. There are three audiobook formats available at Hoover Public Library -- book-on-CD, Playaway, and downloadable -- so you can choose whatever works best for you. If you're new to the realm of audiobooks, we've compiled a list of staff favorites to get you started.  You should also take a look at the Odyssey Award winners

Apparently, 2013 is the year for teen sequels.  Two more #2's came out yesterday, February 5, 2013.
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me)
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (Cinder)

The City of Birmingham is commemorating 50 years of civil rights progress since the tumultuous year of 1963.  And this blogger wants to add her voice, but I simply cannot write anything better than this blurb from birminghamal.org.

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Teen Community Service Volunteer Guidelines

Volunteer applications are taken year round, but opportunities are available on a limited basis. During the school year times are available for special programs only. Applications will be held on file until opportunities arise. Volunteers are needed more during the summer to help with the library’s Summer Reading Program.