Yes. Please click this link to  learn more and pay your fines online.

We provide voter registration forms, but you can also register to vote online. Please visit this website for online voter registration, updating your records, the most up-to-date election information and more: www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes

Generally, yes. Most items (including non-print items) from a library within Jefferson County may be returned to the book drop. We have one book drop located on the wall to the right of the main entrance. We also have drive-up book returns on the street by the main entrance: one just for books and one for videos and audiobooks. We also have convenient book drop locations throughout Hoover: Hoover Library Book Drop Locations

Some items, such as board games, books from outside of our county system (ILL) and other specialty items that might be easily damaged in the drop, will need to be returned inside at the Circulation Desk. If this is the case, it will be clearly printed on the item. When in doubt, please call Circulation at (205) 444-7800 and they can tell you the proper way to return the item.

We do not have enclosed study rooms.

We do offer a Quiet Study Area near the Nonfiction Department, at the end of the main hallway. This area is for individual study only. Our Quiet Study Area has large windows with good natural light and individual study carrels with electricity. This is an ideal place to study quietly for a test or work alone on a laptop.

In addition, we offer tables and other furniture throughout the library that may also meet your needs.

We have two copiers. One is in the Technology Hub and the other in Nonfiction. Copies are $0.10 per side for black and white. Copies are $0.50 per side for color. Sizes available are 8.5 x 11 (letter) and 11 x 14 (legal). Our copiers take cash, coins and most credit cards.

Yes. We have a machine that reads both microfilm and microfiche.

Scans can be converted to several file formats including .pdf and .jpg and can be printed, saved to a flash drive or attached to an email. The machine scans to black and white only. Printing costs $0.10 a page. We have TheBirmingham News 1988 - 2008 on microfilm (digitized versions are available from 1993) and The Wall Street Journal 1995 - 2001.

Call the Nonfiction Department (205) 444-7840 for more information.

Computers are available on a first come, first served basis and all are equipped with word processing software. Printing is ten cents per black and white page and fifty cents per color page.

The library does not currently have a typewriter for use.

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 or any other legally protected status.

For current open positions with the City of Hoover, including all library jobs, visit hooveralabama.gov/288/Employment-Opportunities

• Do you have a current Jefferson County library card?

• Is your meeting educational, cultural, intellectual or charitable in nature?

• Will your meeting be free and open to the public?

If your answer is YES to the above guidelines, please visit events.hooverlibrary.org to begin the reservation process.

We currently keep paper copies of the Birmingham News for up to twelve months.

The NewsBank database has full-text articles from April 27, 1993 – Present. Articles are easily searched by date or keyword.

Our microfilm collection of the Birmingham News runs from January 1, 1988 – December 31, 2008.

Federal and state forms are available in the Business Department as soon as they are received from the IRS each year. Forms are also available for free from www.irs.gov. The AARP provides free tax preparation assistance in our library each year. Appointments fill quickly. Please call the Business Desk at (205) 444-7816 after January 1st for more information and to make an appointment.

"Fiction" refers to literature created from the imagination. Mysteries, science fiction, romance, fantasy, chick lit, crime thrillers are all fiction genres. Examples of classic fiction include To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 1984 by George Orwell and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Our Fiction Department also has a large selection of popular movies and television shows on DVD.

"Nonfiction" refers to literature based in fact. It is the broadest category of literature. The Nonfiction Department has books and videos in many categories including biography, business, cooking, health and fitness, pets, crafts, home decorating, languages, travel, home improvement, religion, art and music, history, self-help, true crime, science and humor. We also have a section of popular and award-winning documentary DVDs.

1. Return library materials in the same condition as you received them. Handle them gently. Do not mark, highlight or underline in books. Do not cut out pages or pictures. Be sure to return all items (CDs, maps, patterns, etc) included with the book.

2. Let Circulation know if an item needs to be repaired. Do not make the repair yourself.

3. Keep your items from getting wet. Bring a plastic grocery bag with you to the library on a rainy day. Don't read library books in the bath.

4. Use a bookmark. Turning down pages ("dog-earing"), using paper clips, and sticky notes can all do lasting damage to a book.

5. Keep food and drink away from your items. Food and beverage stains attract bugs and can promote the growth of mold.

6. Keep library materials away from pets, especially teething puppies!

7. Don't keep library materials in the car. Especially in the summer, temperatures can get hot enough to melt book covers, loosen glued bindings and warp audiobooks.

8. Be extra careful with books at the beach! Once a book has been dropped in the sand, it's almost impossible to get completely clean. Sunscreen stains and direct sunlight can damage all library materials.

9. If returning items through the book drop, drop them in gently, one at a time.

10. Teach your children to respect and take care of library items.

The Friends of the Library typically hold special event book sales two or three times a year and occasional online sales.  For the most up-to-date information, visit events.hooverlibrary.org and the Friends of the Library.

Biographies can be found in the Nonfiction Department. They are organized by the last name of the person they are about i.e. the "famous" person, which may not be the same as the author.

An "autobiography" is simply a biography written by the notable person themselves. In the Nonfiction Department, autobiographies have a yellow sticker on the spine to make them easier to find.

The Hoover Public Library has a collection development policy in place to ensure all library collections meet the needs of our library users.  Donated books will be considered for addition to the collection based on the library’s Materials Selection policy.  Local and state authors who request their books be added to our collections are encouraged to read the Self-Published section of the library’s Materials Selection policy.  Donated materials not added to the library’s collection will be sent to the Friends of the Library bookstore and will not be returned to the author.  Self-published family histories will not be added to the library’s collection.  Items added to the collection that do not circulate regularly will be subject to removal as part of the regular de-selection process.  

To submit your book for consideration, please complete Author Submission Form the electronic form.