Hoover Library Live

Watch the 2008 promotional for our teen summer reading program.

Carl Hiaasen talks about the real-life Florida mayhem that inspires his satirical novels.

Tina McElroy Ansa speaks about her life and the inspiration for her acclaimed novels.

Doug Crandell speaks candidly about the process of first getting published and Charles Martin reads from his latest novel, Chasing Fireflies.

Frye Gaillard talks about his reasons for becoming a writer and his works of nonfiction.

Marcus Sakey entertains the audience’s questions about his two novels of suspense.

Members of the One Writing Group, Darnell Arnoult, Virginia Boyd, Pamela Duncan and Lynn York, discuss their individual works as well as the support provided by one another in their writing group.

The following is a recording of the 9-11 Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony at Hoover’s Fire Station #2. It was in honor of those who have served and continue to serve in the war on terror.

In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, the following City of Hoover employees served in our nation’s military: Smiddie Avery, Fred Bass, Doyle Burns, Curtis Carpenter, Mark Crumpton, Brendon Ellis, Kenneth Fountain, Jeff Green, Tracy Harris, Dale Holsombeck, Sam Honea, Joseph Warren Knight, Edward Leach, Claude Pierce, Jessie Popee, A. C. Roper, Lennie Sams, Tim Moynihan, Caleb Pittman, Ronnie Swanger, Rick Tucker and Pamela Teer.

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Listen to the full audio recording of Charles Shields discussing Mockingbird, the first ever biography of author Harper Lee. The introduction is by Southern Voices humanities scholar Elaine Hughes.

More information about Charles J. Shields can be found at his website www.charlesjshields.com.