Birmingham Public Library Blog

I love a good domestic thriller. Throw together some improbably rich people in a luxurious setting, a power outage, and a dangerous storm, and I'm hooked. Lisa Unger's latest work, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six , involves 3 young couples on a weekend getaway to a remote cabin. Little does the group know an obsessed stalker is pulling all the strings. A stalker whose motivation can be summed up in two words: genetic genealogy!

Participants in the tasting portion of 2023 A Novel Tasting, BPL's April 6 fundraiser.  Birmingham, Ala. -   The Birmingham Public Library  is pleased to announce that  Ghost Train Brewing Company ,  United-Johnson Brothers of Alabama , and  Redmont Distilling Company  are the official alcohol sponsors of this year's  A Novel Tasting. A Novel Tasting, presented by signature sponsor NUCOR , is a  BPL fundraiser taking place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 6,  at the  Central Library  downtown.  We are grateful to these three local businesses for making this fun event possible!  Other participants in A Novel Tasting include:  AlaBev ,  Birmingham District Brewing Company ,  Southern Roots Wines,   Mersey Craft Spirits ,  Oak Mountain Brewing Company ,  Vineyard Brands,   Sweet Home Spirits ,  Avondale Brewing Company , and  Good People Brewing Company .  A Novel Tasting will also showcase the jazz music of Birmingham native Eric Essix and keyboardist Joseph Stallw

Happy Spring Break from the Birmingham Public Library (BPL) ! If you are still looking for Spring Break plans, the BPL is offering programs just for you. 8 BPL libraries have creative and fun programs to help young patrons and adult patrons enjoy their break.  Keep reading our blog to see what the BPL is offering this week. 

What:  Author talk by Birmingham resident Sonya "Sam" Mitchell about her new book of photography,  Picture the Picture Where:   Central Library , 1st floor, Grand Reading Room | 2100 Park Place Date:  Saturday, April 1, 2023 Time:  1:00–2:00 p.m. Details:  Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing

What:   SCORE Simple Steps to Starting Your Business workshop on Crafting a Business Concept Statement  Where:   Central Library Research Building, 4th Floor, Arrington Auditorium, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, AL 35203 Date : Tuesday March 28, 2023  Time:  12:00-1:00 p.m. Registration Details:  Please register for the workshop on the  SCORE Alabama website . For more information, contact Jim Murray of the Central Library's Business, Science and Technology Department at jim.murray@cobpl.org or via phone at (205) 226-3640.    Birmingham, Ala. - Do you have a business idea but are not sure how to succinctly describe it in such a way as to attract the interest of potential partners, investors, lenders and customers?  Or perhaps you have just a germ of an idea and you want to begin to flesh it out for your own edification, so you’ll know how to best proceed going forward. Either way, you need to put together a business concept statement.  Not as in-depth as a full-blown business plan,

  Shatoria Peavy, right, founder of Mommy's Lounge Inspires, &West End Library Branch Manager Lynn Hutchins About Mommy's Lounge Inspires Inc. Details:  Founded in 2018 by Shatoria Peavy, Mommy's Lounge Inspires is a single mother's support group that provides mentoring, tools and resources they need to cultivate happy and healthy families.  When:  Meets every second and third Tuesday from 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. at West End Branch Library, 1348 Tuscaloosa Ave. SW. The group also hosts a monthly resource day providing single moms with free items including diapers, baby wipes, toiletries, school supplies, and clothing for adults and kids/babies every 4th Tuesday from 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. April meeting dates:    Mom Support Group, 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. on April 11 and April 18 Free Resources for Moms, Tuesday, April 25, 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. Must pre-register for mom's resource day at www.mommysloungeinspires.com Birmingham, Ala.- Hey single mothers in metro Birmingham, are you l

Nucor's Patrick King and Stacey Petty outside the Create 205 Learning Lab.   Stacey Petty and Patrick King of Nucor Tubular Products present $10,000 check to BPL Executive Director Janine Langston and Heather McWilliams, manager of Central Library Youth Department.    Birmingham, Ala. – The Birmingham Public Library has received a $10,000 donation from Birmingham-based Nucor Tubular Products to support BPL’s Create205 Learning Lab, a unique program that offers hands-on technology programs for young patrons across the city.  Patrick King and Stacey Petty of Nucor Tubular Products presented a $10,000 check to BPL Executive Director Janine Langston last week inside the Create 205 Learning Lab at the Central Library. “As an engineer and product of the Birmingham City School System, I’m excited to help support the Create 205 Learning Lab,” said King, purchasing supervisor for Nucor Tubular Products. “It is not only great to support this awesome program that will provide Birmingham Ci