Library Leaves

Volume 32, Issue 3 March-August 2014

Editor: Roberta Atkinson

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Friends of the Hoover Public Library

Officers and Commi ee Chairs for 2013-14

President Lea Pennington

1st Vice President Phyllis Vaughan

2nd Vice President Deborah Fick

Secretary Barbara Kolar

Corresponding Sec Dot Marron

Treasurer Theresa Reed

Assistant Treasurer JoAnn Weber

Historian Hazel Bowden

Parliamentarian Jeanne Frederick

Bookstore Freida Bearden & Sue Simpson

Newsle er Roberta Atkinson

Publicity Phyllis Vaughan

By Laws Jeanne Frederick

Hospitality Eileen Lewis & Marilyn Haver

Art Winnie Cooper

Words of Wisdom Be y Tucker

Library Liaison Ashley Davidson

Library Trustee Eloise Martens

Audit Commi ee Frances Wheeler Barbara Ranieri, Jeanne Frederick

PRESIDENT’S Message

What a joy and a privilege it has been to serve as your President for the past year. Despite some weather setbacks and a board change, we enjoyed another year of exciting programs featuring three authors, a journalist and a musician.

Thanks to Phyllis for planning a group of programs that enlightened, entertained and heightened our awareness of the historic Birmingham Metro area. Thanks to Phyllis and Hazel for recording our club year in scrapbook and video form.

Thanks to Pat for her continued service and dedication to maintaining excellent ongoing communication through Calling Post. We were able to respond to our unexpected program changes quickly and seamlessly.

I am so appreciative of all the members of the board for their dedication and faithfulness to supporting our amazing Hoover library.

I am thrilled that so many members of the 2013-2014 board will be continuing to serve on the new board. Also, how exciting is it that two former Friends' Presidents, Roberta Atkinson and Jeanne Frederick will lead our 2014-2015 board as President and 1st Vice-President respectively! Congrats to the entire 2014-2015 board for your willingness to serve.

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Here's to higher attendance at our monthly meetings in 2014-2015. Come regularly, wear your badge and bring a neighbor or friend with you. Thanks again to the board and all the Friends for your encouragement, enthusiasm and love for the Hoover Library. Thanks, too for giving me the opportunity to serve as your President. I wish you all a joyous and restorative summer.

Lea Pennington

Friends President, 2013-2014

Friends of the Hoover Public Library Officers for 2014-15

The library is delighted to be hosting Neuroscience Café, a project of UAB's Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. The program on Monday, April 21 will focus on "Major Depression: Lessons from the Clinic and the Laboratory." The presenters will be Richard Shelton, M.D. Professor and Vice-Chair of Research, UAB Department of Psychiatry, and Sarah Clinton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. This program will be held in the Children's Programming Room at 6:30 p.m.

The program on Monday, May 19 is on "Targeting Genes to Improve Memory,” presented by David Sweatt, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Neurobiology. This will be held in the Theatre Level Meeting Rooms at 6:30 p.m.

We will not have Neuroscience Café in June or July, but will resume in August. Look for our announcements of forthcoming topics! Call the Nonfiction Department at 444-7840 for more information.

President Roberta Atkinson First Vice President Jeanne Frederick Second Vice President Deborah Fick Secretary Carolyn Kolar Corresponding Secretary Joyce Parrett Treasurer Theresa Reed Assistant Treasurer Jo Ann Weber

Free movies, TV shows and music for Hoover residents!

One of the exciting new services at Hoover Library is hoopla. hoopla allows you to access thousands of movies, television shows and music for free. All you need is a library card and a web browser, phone or tablet. For more information, call 444-7821 or check it out on our website at hooverlibrary.org.

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Sign up for the Friends May Installation Luncheon to be held on Monday, May 5 at 11:00 a.m. at Jessie’s Steak & Seafood. There will be three entrée choices. They are not usually open for lunch, but are opening especially for us.

Booth, Dianne 1201 Hibiscus Dr. Hoover, AL 35226 H988-5596 C9369939 boothdw@yahoo.com Greer, Jan Clair 2082 Forest Lake Lane Sterrett, AL 35147 H678-2825 C746-2076 jcgreerafwc@gmail.com Jourdan, Raymond 440 Plaza Drive Birmingham, AL 35235 Li, Xiaoli 2403 Montauk Drive Hoover, AL 35226 H978-0881 Noland, John & Donna 3409 Portsmouth Dr. Hoover, AL 35226 H823-0003 C999-4636 djsdosido@aol.com

Rast, Sara 260 Shades Crest Road Hoover, AL 35226 H979-7230 Smith, Patricia 3309 Winchester Road Hoover, AL 35226 H823-4537 C410-4810 patriciamarzanosmith @gmail.com Stevens, Sherry 3738 Spearman Dr. Hoover, AL 35216 H560-0626 C307-9425 Thompson, Pam 2205 Shelterwood Dr. Hoover, AL 35226 H979-8952 pamrayt@gmail.com

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

We currently have 196 members.

See the adjacent list for members who were not included in the 2013 Membership Directory.

Also, please correct Warren Fravert's home phone number to 981-1644.

You can renew your membership at any time in the Friends Bookstore. Please complete a new blue membership card and select your membership level. Also, please include your email address, if you have one, so that you can receive our newsletters.

If you are a new member and have paid dues since January 1, 2014, you do not need to pay dues again until May 2015.

If you have any questions please contact Debbie Fick at 862-1704.

Second Vice President

Deborah Fick

Chef "E," known as The Caring Chef, will present a program on "Eating Fresh from the Garden." Chef "E" will be demonstrating how to use fresh herbs and veggies from the garden to make delicious meals. The date is July 21 at 6:30 pm. in the Theatre Level Meeting Rooms. Call 444-7840 for reservations. Seating is limited.

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