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About the Friends

  • Thanks to a small group of energetic and determined Hoover residents the FRIENDS was established in 1982. They recognized the need for a library in the rapidly expanding city of Hoover. Today, the Friends work with library staff to support the mission and goals of the library. They provide support for the library for the library's projects, activities and aquisitions, as well as focus public attention on library services, facilities and needs.

    FRIENDS have fun! FRIENDS have great programs! FRIENDS are fascinating people! Join and you’ll be glad you did.

  • Friends membership is open to any person or organization interested in helping to support the Hoover Public Library and willing to pay the dues. You do not have to be a Hoover resident to join. We have several levels of membership available.

    What do the Friends do?

    • Hold regular book sales

    • Host monthly events and lectures on interesting topics

    • Sponsor the annual Summer Reading programs for children, teens and adults

    • Support Southern Voices (our annual celebration of writing, music and art)

    • Support National Library Week

    • Support Library Theatre events

    • Support art receptions

    As a member, you can:

    • Make new friends!

    • Volunteer in organizing or staffing a book sale

    • Pursue leadership opportunities within the Friends

    • Help plan and/or attend monthly meetings with interesting speakers

    • Feel proud of helping your library and community

    Click here to join the Friends or renew your membership today!

    Not ready to join? Please consider donating.

  • President - Cathy Storch
    First Vice President - Nabella Shunnarah
    Second Vice President - Mike Reed
    Treasurer - Roberta Atkinson
    Recording Secretary - Theresa Reed
    Corresponding Secretary - Debbie Fick

  • How to Donate Books and Other Items

    The Hoover Public Library appreciates the thoughtfulness of its patrons who donate a variety of print and media materials to the Library. Items donated may be added to our collection, given to the Friends of the Hoover Library for their book sales. The Friends generously donate the proceeds from the sale of donated materials and books back to the Library to fund programming and to purchase new materials.

    Because of limitations of space, money and staff, the Library reserves the right to accept or discard, at its discretion, any donated materials. Gifts of materials that are accepted by the Library become the absolute and unconditional property of the Library and cannot be returned to the donor for any reason.

    The Library reserves the right to refuse any book or material donations that it deems to be not in the best interest of the Library to accept.

    What kind of donations does the Library accept?

    The library accepts donations in new or gently-used condition:

    • Books

    • DVDs

    • Vinyl Records

    • Puzzles

    • Music CDs

    We cannot accept:

    • Materials in poor condition (damage, stains, mold, mildew or odors)

    • Torn pages or covers

    • Scratched or defective DVDs or CDs

    • Encyclopedias

    • Software

    • Manuals

    • Magazines, including National Geographic

    • Catalogs

    • Out-of-date reference books

    • Law case, statute and regulation books

    • Textbooks

    • Out-of-date travel books

    • VHS / cassettes / 8-track tapes

    • Audiobooks on cassette

    • Homemade recordings on any media