Kids

It's time for books and blitzes at Hoover Public Library!  Football Family Fun is coming to the Plaza on Saturday, August 5, 2023 from 1-4 p.m.  Test your skill with a football toss, a football video game, or play the blast-from-the-past electronic tabletop game!  Make a paper football then challenge your family and friends to a friendly round of flick football. Draw your perfect helmet on a wooden ornament to take home.  Sign up for fantasy football for a chance to play with your friends and against your librarians this season.  Don't have an NFL team to pull for?  No problem, we have a quiz to tell you which team you are most suited for.  You'll also have a chance to use your personal knowledge (and research skills) to fill out a football trivia quiz.  Each finished quiz will be an entry into a grand prize drawing.  You don't have to register to be part of the fun.  And you don't have to be a seasoned football fanatic!  All interest/knowledge levels are welcome, even newbies!  Grab one of these new football books while you're here!  There's something for everyone.

Summer Reading is winding down, and school is just around the corner.  And the library is hosting two events for students that are entering a milestone year!

Middle School Kickoff!
Monday, July 24, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Middle school students who are starting 6th grade celebrate their next big adventure with ice cream (with toppings bar), tabletop games, and some Minute-to-Win-It challenges that include Cookie Face, Stack Attack, Movin' On Up, M&M Transfer, Defying Gravity, Junk in the Trunk, and That's A Wrap.  No registration required.

Kick Off Kindergarten
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
Are you starting Kindergarten?  Congratulations, and welcome to the class of 2036!  Choose a "Going to Kindergarten" button, grab a starting-school picture book to check out, and rotate through a variety of stations that mirror the school day -- art, library, math, music, recess, science, and snack.  No registration required.

Our sixth and final week of Summer Reading shows brings another new act to our Library Theatre stage!  Beat'n Path Rhythm Events is a family-fun celebration of rhythm, story and song with percussionist Dave Holland.  Get ready to jam!  There will be seven performances over three days.  Seating is limited to 250 per show.  Staff will seat you on a first come, first served basis.  All people in your party must be present to be seated together.  Saving seats is not allowed.  Arriving early is recommended.  Doors open 30 minutes before the show.

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 10:30 am, 2 pm & 6:30 pm
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 10:30 am & 2 pm
Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 10:30 am & 2 pm

Our fifth week of Summer Reading shows welcomes more newcomers to the Library Theatre stage!  New to us, now -- NOT new to wowing large audiences.  Tapping into their GRAMMY-winning original catalog from rapper and hip hop artist Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, The Secret Agency is an electric ensemble combining the highly literate lyrical style of golden age hip hop with the raw emotional power of funk.  Are you ready for the purple velvet tuxedo-wearing family funk phenomenon?!?!  There will be seven performances over three days.  Seating is limited to 250 per show.  Staff will seat you on a first come, first served basis.  All people in your party must be present to be seated together.  Saving seats is not allowed.  Arriving early is recommended.  Doors open 30 minutes before the show.

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 10:30 am, 2 pm & 6:30 pm
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 10:30 am & 2 pm
Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 10:30 am & 2 pm

Celebrate community helpers at our upcoming Day of Play on Saturday, July 8, 2023!  Visit the Kid Zone anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and explore a variety of imaginative play stations.  

IN THE DEPARTMENT
Set a table and perfect your tray carrying skills at RESTAURANT.
Bake, package, and sell donuts at BAKERY.
Sort money at BANK.
Wash, dry, and pair up socks at LAUNDROMAT.
Mail a letter at POST OFFICE.
Build a structure at CONSTRUCTION.

IN THE PROGRAM ROOM
Diagnosis your patient as a DOCTOR.
Practice tooth care as a DENTIST.
Give an eye exam as an OPTOMETRIST.
Sort medications as a PHARMACIST.
Complete an obstacle training course then answer an emergency call as a FIREFIGHTER.

EXTRAS
Assorted activities at the pie table.
 

Since the library is closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 for Independence Day, we will not be hosting a performer that week.  But fear not!  We will still have something fun happening in our Library Theatre!  We'll be showing a couple of movies on the big screen -- recent releases based on popular children's books.  Admission and snacks are free!  Hope to see you there!

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

The Bad Guys
Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 2 p.m.

Both of these new novels are about families reconnecting at summer camp.

Our fourth week of Summer Reading shows welcomes a newcomer to the Library Theatre stage!  Master Puppeteer Hobey Ford and his Golden Rod Puppets debut at Hoover Public Library with Animalia.  Together with his team of adorable "Foamies," Hobey makes animals of all sorts emerge in movement and music to form a full-on puppet ballet. Watch as the habits and habitats of the world's mightiest beasts and tiniest bugs come into furry focus right before your eyes.  There will be seven performances over three days.  Seating is limited to 250 per show.  Staff will seat you on a first come, first served basis.  All people in your party must be present to be seated together.  Saving seats is not allowed.  Arriving early is recommended.  Doors open 30 minutes before the show.

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 10:30 am, 2 pm & 6:30 pm
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 10:30 am & 2 pm
Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 10:30 am & 2 pm