Birmingham Public Library Blog

TODAY IS THE DAY! Be among the first 50 people to donate $25 or more to the Friends Foundation of the Birmingham Public Library  and receive a stylish BPL tote bag.  To be eligible for the custom-designed tote, you must make a donation  today, Giving Tuesday , December 3, between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. Featured on the bag is a decorative, nature-inspired motif found on the ceiling of the Linn-Henley Research Library , as interpreted in a block print by artist and BPL employee Parker Evans. The bag is screen-printed locally by Super Crisp, whose work can be found @supercrispklee . It is 100% cotton canvas and has 24-inch webbed handles with reinforced stress-point stitching, perfect for all your library items! Tote bags will be available for pick-up at the Central Library on Thursday, December 5. Why Support the Birmingham Public Library? For over 100 years, the Birmingham Public Library has provided information, services, programs, and a sense of community...

  Birmingham, Ala. -  Happy holidays from the  Birmingham Public Library (BPL) ! 80 plus free holiday programs are happening throughout December at  14 of our libraries across the city  . Over 30 holiday activities including crafts and story times for kids and chair aerobics for adults are taking place this week.  The full list of holiday programs at our libraries is our  BPL website .  Here is a listing of Holiday Happenings programs being held between today, Monday, December 2, and Saturday, December 7:   Avondale Regional Branch Library  |  509 40th Street S, Birmingham, AL 35222  Avondale Adult Programs Monday, December 2 (all day)   Grab & Go for Grown-Ups  Pick up a grab & go kit and craft your own snowflake embroidery bookmark. Kits available while supplies last.  Wednesday, December 4, 2 p.m.   Club Create  Join us Wednesdays at 2 p.m. for Club Create, our weekly arts and craf...