Homewood Public Library Adults Events - August 2023

Not Your Mama's Book Club - Soul Groups & Soul Contracts with Betsey Grady

Tuesday, August 1, from 2-3 p.m. Boardroom

No book reading required, discussion group only. Join us as psychic Betsey Grady explores soul groups and the soul contracts we each make before we are born. Betsey’s developed her understanding of soul groups and soul contracts from her work within the Akashic Records and through countless individual readings. Our Soul Group is a collective group of souls that work together over many life times to exchange soul lessons. Prior to making our trip to our college called Earth, we make sacred contracts with our Soul Group to share in our life lessons. We review what we desire to learn and try to create a plan to embrace these contracts. Remember free will can always come into play. We all have free will and many things can happen that are not a part of a planned Spiritual Contract. Your current soul group will have many life time’s together for the purpose of helping to help teach us soul lessons.

Staff Movie Picks – She Said
Wednesday, August 2, from 3-6 p.m. in the Large Auditorium
Based on the bombshell New York Times investigation, She Said is the story of how reporters shattered the silence surrounding sexual abuse in Hollywood. This movie is rated R.

Read It & Eat Book Club - Black Cake
Wednesday, August 2, from 6:30-8 p.m. Urban Cookhouse
Join us as we explore Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut Black Cake. Wilkerson uses one Caribbean American family’s extraordinary tale to probe universal issues of identity and how the lives we live and the choices we make leave ‘a trail of potential consequences’ that pass down through generations.
Check out the book here.

So You Want to Visit Europe?
Saturday, August 5, from 11-12 p.m. Room 102
Always wanted to visit Europe but don’t know where to start? Visited before but looking for fresh ideas? Want to travel alone or as part of a tour? Come explore travel ideas including where to visit and different ways to travel with Lisa Cross, Travel Consultant with FTM Travel.

Adult Crafting With September Reed: Flower Crowns
Saturday, August 5, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Large Auditorium
Adults, learn a new hobby or spruce up your crafting skills! We meet once a month to tackle a new craft project This month we will be making Flower Crowns. Bring your ideas and your creative spirit, and we will provide everything else! This class is free, but there is limited seating. Please register online.

Oxmoor Page Turners Book Club - The Lincoln Highway

Tuesday, August 8, 6:30-8 p.m. Boardroom
In June of 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson, released after serving fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter, discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car and have hatched a different plan for Emmett's future.
Check out the book here.

Niki Sepsas Presents Paris - Images from the City of Light
Wednesday, August 9, from 2-3 p.m. Round Auditorium
How the city of Paris evolved from a tiny settlement of Frankish tribes along the Seine River to one of the world’s great cities.

Painting Large with September Reed

Thursday, August 10, from 6:30-8 p.m., Room 109

Join us as September Reed shows you how easy it is to paint your own masterpiece on a mini- canvas and easel. We will provide all you need to paint your own masterpiece. Register online.

OLLI Presents Leonardo DaVinci – A Man of Genius and Contradiction
Tuesday, August 15, from 11-12:30 p.m. Large Auditorium
Few people in history are more famous than Leonardo DaVinci, yet what do you really know about him? DaVinci is the ultimate example of how the ability to make connections across disciplines is a key to innovation, imagination, and genius. Slapping the label “genius” on Leonardo oddly minimizes him by making it seem as if he were touched by lightening. This lecture by unabashed Leonardo groupie, Beth White, is based on Walter Isaacson’s book, Surpassing Genius. Let’s explore together the real Leonardo, it is up to you to decide if he was truly a genius.

The ABC's of Medicare
Tuesday, August 15, from 12-1 p.m. in Room 116
Have you been wondering about all the new changes to our Medicare Benefits? Karen Haiflich will answer all your questions about how benefits are currently computed, how to become insured, and how to file a claim.

Homewood Historic Preservation Commission Forum: Alabama Historical Radio Society
Wednesday, August 16, from 6-7 p.m. in the Large Auditorium
Join us for a special presentation from the Alabama Historical Radio Society.
We will learn about the work this society does in the community and about former Homewood resident, "Pop" Ansley, who helped found WSGN radio in Birmingham. This event is open to everyone, and refreshments will be provided.

Homewood Library Foundation Block Party - presented by Davis Architects

Saturday, August 19, from 5:30-7:30 at Homewood Public Library

This is a family-friendly fundraiser that benefits the library. Attendees can enjoy food and drinks from local sponsors while listening to live music. There will also be games, an inflatable slide, and other fun activities for kids. Tickets are $25 for ages 21 and up, $10 for ages 4-20, and free for children under 4 with the purchase of an adult ticket. The price includes food, beverages, and activities. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door, and the event is rain or shine. Visit homewoodlibraryfoundation.org to purchase.

Educator Book Club – The Firekeeper’s Daughter

Monday, August 21, from 4-5 p.m. in the Boardroom

In hopes of sparking conversation around the issues our kids, tweens, and teens are facing today, the Homewood Public Library is hosting a monthly book club for educators. Homewood City Schools Educators can earn professional development credit for attending. August's selection is Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. Registration required at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.
Check out the book here.

Seasonal Stories with Sid Burgess
Tuesday, August 22, from 1-2 p.m., in Round Auditorium
Join us for an hour long adult “story time” of classic short stories with Sid Burgess.

Prohibition Era Cocktails

Friday, August 25, from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Large Auditorium

Learn how to craft authentic 1920s cocktails with bartender, Laura Newman of Queen's Park in downtown Birmingham. Ages 21 and up. Tickets are $15 and include two adult beverages and light refreshments. Tickets go on sale July 28th at homewoodpubliclibrary.org/events.

Fall Garden Planning with Master Gardner Lenora Roberson
Saturday, August 26, from 11-12 p.m. in Room 102
Planting fall crops may be the last thing on your mind during the dog days of summer, but growing a garden to maturity before cold weather sets in means getting started in mid- to late-summer, just as the first warm-weather crops start to peter out. The trick is to get them to a harvestable size in time—if you wait until the weather cools off to plant your seeds, it’ll likely be too late. Join us as Master Gardner Lenora Roberson gives you tips on what to plant for a terrific Fall garden.

Better Than Therapy Book Club - Lucy By the Sea

Wednesday, August 30, 2-3:30 p.m., Boardroom

As a panicked world goes into lockdown, Lucy Barton is uprooted from her life in Manhattan and bundled away to a small town in Maine by her ex-husband and on-again, off-again friend, William. For the next several months, it’s just Lucy, William, and their complex past together in a little house nestled against the moody, swirling sea.
Check out the book here.