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The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) will not be holding its annual Local Authors Expo and Book Fair in 2017, BPL Interim Director Sandi L
by Kelly Laney, Springville Road Regional Branch Library On Tuesday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. , there will be an organizational meeting f
What: Bards & Brews All Star Show When: Friday, February 3, 2017 Where: Central Library , Fiction Department, 1st floor Details
What: Another Perspective: Artwork by E. Bruce Phillips, Jr. exhibit When: January 27-February 26, 2017, during library hours Where:
This past holiday season was filled with TV commercials advertising DNA genealogy testing kits from FamilyTreeDNA , AncestryDNA , and 23
What: Where to Invest Your College Money workshop When: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Where: Central Library ,
Check back for updates. Note: Currently the Government Documents Department at the Central Library has federal forms and booklets for
by Mary Anne Ellis, Southern History Department , Central Library Dead Towns of Alabama W. Stuart Harris Despite the gloomy-sounding ti
Super Bowl LI is almost here. We will find out tomorrow who will be competing for the NFL’s ultimate prize. In the AFC, we have the
Registration is now open for staff and the public for the February 2017 Classes . During this month, we include classes on a variety of top
by Karnecia Williams, Inglenook Branch Library Raising children who are involved in sports can be one of the most enjoyable yet de
by Richard Grooms, Fiction Department, Central Library The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright Jean Nathan It’
Have you ever heard a loud noise and wondered what is the world could have made that sound? Today, we head online to social media and me
by David Blake, Fiction Department, Central Library The Education of Henry Adams Henry Adams You may have heard of the film trivia ga
Do you know what Martin Luther King Jr.'s original first name is? Test your knowledge on the foremost modern American civil righ
The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) and the Birmingham Bar Foundation , in conjunction with the Office of the Federal Public Defender for
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Sandi Lee (left) and the BPL Board of Trustees Birmingham City Councilor Lashunda Scales has donated $25,000 to the Springville Road Re
What: Begin the Day: The 14th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture – "The First Step: A Conversation on Islam in America&qu
Birmingham Mayor William Bell will give his annual State of the City address on Tuesday, January 10, first before a downtown business group
It is a new year and time for another Bards & Brews. Except, the library is facing new challenges this year and we are unable
The Birmingham Public Library (BPL), in partnership with the Birmingham Children’s Theatre (BCT) and Junior League of Birmingham (JLB), w
Bringing you hundreds of thousands of movies, full music albums, audiobooks, and more, hoopla is a revolutionary digital service made poss
BPL Interim Director Sandi Lee (2nd from left), Jefferson County DA Charles Henderson (3rd from right), and Jefferson County Millennial D