🌱 Hoover Public Library's Food For Fines + Free Bundt Cake In Alabama

Hello again, everybody! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Hoover Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mainly cloudy with a t-storm. High: 81 Low: 70.

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Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. The Hoover Public Library is kicking off its "Food for Fines" to combat hunger in the city. The initiative aims to address the issue of food insecurity in the city by collecting 10,000 canned, non-perishable items throughout September that will be donated to different food banks, including Green Valley Baptist Church and the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama. For every donated item, the library will waive $1 in that patron’s fines for up to $10. Hoover City Schools has partnered with HPL for the first time to increase donations, with seven buildings being used to collect items. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
2. Returning season ticket holders can purchase tickets for the 2022-23 Hoover Library Theatre season beginning today, Aug. 23! Full-season tickets for new people will be available to purchase beginning on Thursday, Aug. 25 and individual shows go on sale on Friday, Aug. 26. According to Matina Johnson, fine arts director for the library, this year’s lineup includes at least three shows that really are “too big” for the 250-seat venue. Tickets can be purchased at the Hoover Library Theatre website. (Hoover Sun)
3. Hoover residents can get free cake to celebrate Nothing Bundt Cake's 25th birthday. On Sep. 1, the first 250 people at each of the bakery's locations — including in Hoover and nearby Birmingham — will receive free Confetti Bundtlets, or mini bundt cakes, according to a publicist. No purchase is necessary. The Hoover bakery is located at 3780 Riverchase Village, Suite 600.

Today in Hoover:

• Preschool Hoover Splash Pad, At Explore Playground & Splashpad (9:00 AM)
• True Crime Digital Book Club, At Mt Laurel Public Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Do you want to add a furry friend to your family? Here are the latest cats, dogs, and other pets available for adoption at Hoover area shelters. Meet Freidrich, Lenny, and many more at the link. (Hoover Patch)
• Attention job-seekers: there are 24,000 jobs in the Greater Birmingham Area right now. (Bham Now)
• The City of Hoover wants to congratulate the new Miss Hoover 2023 and the new Miss Hoover’s Outstanding Teen 2023! (City of Hoover via Facebook)
• If you have questions about skincare, anti-aging, and body sculpting or looking for a local spa treatment, you don't want to miss the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce's August Business After Hours event on Aug. 25 at 4:30 p.m. (Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)

You're all caught up for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with another update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.