Birmingham Public Library Blog

  Every week, the Birmingham Public Library’s 17 locations across the city offer fun activities and fascinating programs for patrons of all ages – far beyond books. 📅 Highlights This Week at BPL (Monday–Friday, July 7-July 11) Seniors, looking for a fun gathering place to make new friends, crochet, paint, learn line dancing and more? Several of our Birmingham Public Library locations offer programs tailored for seniors. In fact, a new monthly class for seniors is launching this week (July 9) at East Ensley Branch Library.     Crafts, Conversations & Community (CCC) – Springville Road Regional Library 📅   Monday, July 7 & 21 🕙  11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Every 1st and 3rd Monday) 📍  Address: 1224 Springville Road, Birmingham, AL 35215 📞  Phone: (205) 226-4081 🔗  Facebook: Springville Road Regional Library   July 7 - Faux Stained Glass. Get with friends and design your own faux stained glass picture. July 21 – Cray...

🎶 🎻 Ready to get Loud at the Library? Mark your calendars for an afternoon of toe‑tapping, fiddle‑fueled fun! On Saturday, July 19, the Birmingham Public Library (BPL) invites music lovers of all ages to the Central Library for a free concert featuring Birmingham’s very own old‑time string band, The Whistlebees . 📅 Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025 🕜 Time: 1:30 - 4:00 PM 📍 Location: Central Library, 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, Alabama 35203  🎟   Admission: Free and open to the public The afternoon kicks off with a live set by The Whistlebees, whose music blends traditional Southern dance tunes and ballads-many rooted right here in Alabama. The band features Charlie and Stephanie Hunter‑Cook on fiddle, guitar, and banjo, along with Andrew Nelson on bass and Carter Laney on fiddle and guitar. Following their performance, it’s your turn to make some noise! Musicians from across metro Birmingham are invited to bring their instruments and join a communi...