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In the tutorial above, viewers are introduced to LearningExpress Library. LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help users improve basic skills in reading, writing, and math, as well as prepare for tests such as the GED, ACT, SAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, GMAT, ASVAB, CLEP and others. LearningExpress Library includes self-paced interactive study, instant scoring, and diagnostic feedback, and can be accessed from any computer with Internet access. Users will need to create an account using the barcode from your JCLC library card as your Username and making up your own Password.

The Birmingham News published an article in today's paper about the library's historical map collection. You can read reporter Hannah K. Wolfson's article online at www.al.com . To view over 900 of the maps in the collection check out BPL's digital collection . Photo: Detail of 1544 map

In the tutorial above, viewers are guided in accessing and using Biography Resource Center . Want to easily locate an authoritative biography on a particular person? Want to find lists of famous people by era, ethnicity, gender, or occupation? Biography Resource Center includes concise and in-depth biographical information on more than a million notable individuals. Try it today!

I will be the first one to finish because I know the most about MLK." Children of all ages are invited to visit any Birmingham Public Library January 4-15 to participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scavenger Hunt. Preschoolers are encouraged to locate each of the ten hidden game pieces while older children are encouraged to locate the hidden game piece and complete the fill-in-the-blank activity. Each game piece includes a photo of Dr. King along with an interesting fact. Did you know that Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964? Participants who successfully complete the scavenger hunt may enter their names into a drawing for a free book about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each Birmingham Public Library will draw three winners. One of the give-away books is the biography, Free at Last: The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Angela Bull.

Miss Eve Parker from Avondale shares her version of Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt during the Storyteller Swap Workshop at Springville Road Library on Monday. Birmingham Public Library storytellers traded ideas for the upcoming summer reading program. The theme for the 2010 Summer Reading Program for the children's departments is "Make a Splash at Your Library - READ."

Yummy warm cocoa and sugar cookies fill bellies while watching "The Polar Express" Saturday at Springville Road. - Posted using BlogPress from Farah's iPhone

It's pajama time at Springville Road to watch "The Polar Express." - Posted using BlogPress from Farah's iPhone

The tutorial above guides viewers in finding and accessing our online magazine holdings. If you are looking for articles in a specific newspaper, magazine, or journal, use the BPL Electronic Magazine Holdings listing to find out which magazine databases provide coverage. Simply type in the name of the newspaper, magazine, or journal you're looking for in the search box, and Electronic Magazine Holdings will display links to our databases containing the full text of the title and tell you the date ranges of full-text coverage. You can then click onto one of the databases in the list to access the articles. Expanded Academic ASAP , a database featuring magazine and journal articles, is also shown as an example within this tutorial. Expanded Academic ASAP allows users to find articles by topic, relevance, or keyword. Other features of this database include the ability to narrow subjects by subdivision, limit results by date or to a specific publication, broaden the search to expanded ...