Events

Story Time with the Hoover Library at Lee Branch event photo

Story Time with the Hoover Library at Lee Branch

Friday March 31st

Every Friday

Join us at East 59 Cafe at Lee Branch to enjoy a fun storytime for all ages! Free & open to the public.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

2023-03-31 10:30:002023-03-31 11:00:00America/ChicagoStory Time with the Hoover Library at Lee BranchJoin us at East 59 Cafe at Lee Branch to enjoy a fun storytime for all ages! Free & open to the public.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Peep Diorama with the Hoover Library event photo

Peep Diorama with the Hoover Library

Thursday April 6th

Register with the Hoover Public Library to get a spot! Supplies provided.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

2023-04-06 11:00:002023-04-06 12:00:00America/ChicagoPeep Diorama with the Hoover LibraryRegister with the Hoover Public Library to get a spot! Supplies provided.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Story Time with the Hoover Library at Lee Branch event photo

Story Time with the Hoover Library at Lee Branch

Friday April 14th

Every Friday

Join us at East 59 Cafe at Lee Branch to enjoy a fun storytime for all ages! Free & open to the public.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

2023-04-14 10:30:002023-04-14 11:00:00America/ChicagoStory Time with the Hoover Library at Lee BranchJoin us at East 59 Cafe at Lee Branch to enjoy a fun storytime for all ages! Free & open to the public.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Book Club event photo

Book Club

Thursday April 20th

Lee Branch Book ClubMaybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Meet your favorite librarians for a coffee and book discussion.

From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, comes a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world - where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).

One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.

As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives - a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a 20-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys - she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.

With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is revolutionary in its candor, offering a deeply personal yet universal tour of our hearts and minds and providing the rarest of gifts: a boldly revealing portrait of what it means to be human and a disarmingly funny and illuminating account of our own mysterious lives and our power to transform them.

-from Goodreads

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

2023-04-20 18:00:002023-04-20 19:00:00America/ChicagoBook ClubLee Branch Book Club Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Meet your favorite librarians for a coffee and book discussion. From a New York Times best-selling author, psychotherapist, and national advice columnist, comes a hilarious, thought-provoking, and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world - where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives - a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a 20-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys - she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is revolutionary in its candor, offering a deeply personal yet universal tour of our hearts and minds and providing the rarest of gifts: a boldly revealing portrait of what it means to be human and a disarmingly funny and illuminating account of our own mysterious lives and our power to transform them.-from GoodreadsEast 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Bike Class event photo

Bike Class

Saturday April 22nd

The Birmingham Bike Club teaches you how to change a flat tire and fix a broken chain on your bicycle. 

Bring your bike and your family to learn together. Work with teams of experienced cyclists to help you know what to do when your ride won’t roll.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

2023-04-22 10:30:002023-04-22 11:30:00America/ChicagoBike ClassThe Birmingham Bike Club teaches you how to change a flat tire and fix a broken chain on your bicycle.  Bring your bike and your family to learn together. Work with teams of experienced cyclists to help you know what to do when your ride won’t roll.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Tiny Terrarium Workshop event photo

Tiny Terrarium Workshop

Thursday April 27th

Design and build your own landscape in a glass container. Supplies provided. Register online with the Hoover Public Library. http://events.hooverlibrary.org/events

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

2023-04-27 10:30:002023-04-27 12:00:00America/ChicagoTiny Terrarium WorkshopDesign and build your own landscape in a glass container. Supplies provided. Register online with the Hoover Public Library. http://events.hooverlibrary.org/eventsEast 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net

Well-Made Workshop @ Lee Branch - Macrame Flower Bracelet

Thursday May 11th

Learn how to hand-tie paracord to create a flower bracelet. Register online with the Hoover Public Library.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

2023-05-11 10:30:002023-05-11 12:00:00America/ChicagoWell-Made Workshop @ Lee Branch - Macrame Flower BraceletLearn how to hand-tie paracord to create a flower bracelet. Register online with the Hoover Public Library.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Missing Puzzle Piece Crafts @ Lee Branch event photo

Missing Puzzle Piece Crafts @ Lee Branch

Saturday May 20th

Create artwork and jewelry with puzzle pieces, relax with coloring pages, and put together fun puzzles.

Enjoy stress-free crafts with other crafty people and enter your name for a door prize! All ages welcome.

For more information, call 205-444-7840.

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

2023-05-20 11:00:002023-05-20 13:00:00America/ChicagoMissing Puzzle Piece Crafts @ Lee BranchCreate artwork and jewelry with puzzle pieces, relax with coloring pages, and put together fun puzzles. Enjoy stress-free crafts with other crafty people and enter your name for a door prize! All ages welcome. For more information, call 205-444-7840.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Story Time with the Hoover Library at Lee Branch event photo

Story Time with the Hoover Library at Lee Branch

Friday June 9th

Every Friday

Join us at East 59 Cafe at Lee Branch to enjoy a fun storytime for all ages! Free & open to the public.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

2023-06-09 10:30:002023-06-09 11:00:00America/ChicagoStory Time with the Hoover Library at Lee BranchJoin us at East 59 Cafe at Lee Branch to enjoy a fun storytime for all ages! Free & open to the public.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Lee Branch Book Club event photo

Lee Branch Book Club

Thursday June 15th

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Meet your favorite librarians for a coffee and book discussion.

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

2023-06-15 18:00:002023-06-15 19:00:00America/ChicagoLee Branch Book ClubA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Meet your favorite librarians for a coffee and book discussion.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Lee Branch Book Club event photo

Lee Branch Book Club

Thursday July 20th

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Meet your favorite librarians for a coffee and book discussion.

06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

2023-07-20 18:00:002023-07-20 19:00:00America/ChicagoLee Branch Book ClubThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Meet your favorite librarians for a coffee and book discussion.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net
Get Organized! at Lee Branch event photo

Get Organized! at Lee Branch

Thursday July 27th

Learn organizational techniques from Kim McBrayer, Professional Organizer and Owner/CEO of Space Cadets! Registration on Hoover Library's website.

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

2023-07-27 10:30:002023-07-27 12:00:00America/ChicagoGet Organized! at Lee BranchLearn organizational techniques from Kim McBrayer, Professional Organizer and Owner/CEO of Space Cadets! Registration on Hoover Library's website.East 59 CafeEast 59 Cafeconnect@east59.net