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PARDON OUR PROGRESS - Central's New Staircase Under Construction
Central's East Building is closed to the public* and all departments have been relocated to the Linn-Henley Research Library.
Entrance is through the Linn Park doors.
*The BPL Friends Bookstore is open Monday-Friday, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., and remains accessible through Central's parking lot entrance.

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Wenonah High School Choir Black History Month Concert is Tuesday, February 25 at Powderly Library
The Wenonah High School Choir performs during the 2019 Black History Month Concert at Powderly Branch Library The...
2020-02-24
Bards & Brews is March 6 at Purpose Center at Dannon
What: Bards & Brews Open Mic PoetryWhen: Friday, March 6, 2020, 6:00-9:00 p.m.Where: The Purpose Center at Dannon...
2020-02-21
Let’s Talk about Medicare: Questions and Answers Program at Central Library March 5
What: Let’s Talk about Medicare: Questions and AnswersWhen: First Thursday of each monthTime: 12:00–1:00 p.m.Where:...
2020-02-20
Registration Open for March Computer Classes at Central Library
Registration is now open for the March 2020 computer classes at the Central Library. Topics include computer skills...
2020-02-20
BPL Black History Month: Inglenook Library Spotllights Teen Author Marley Dias
Marley Dias, 15, founded #1000BlackGirlBooks in 2015 to encourage reading of books about black female heroes...
2020-02-17
What Else They Brought February 25 Talk at Central Library to Explore History of African Art
Octavia Kuransky, in photo with Jim Murray of the Central Library, will speak about African Art February 25...
2020-02-17
I’m a F.A.N (Fine Arts Newbie)
Are you interested in learning the basics of good vocal productions including techniques for maximizing breath...
2020-02-17

Books & Materials

Deep South dispatch : memoir of a civil rights journalist

Autonomy : the quest to build the driverless car-- and how it will reshape our world

12 : the inside story of Tom Brady's fight for redemption

Adrift : a true story of tragedy in the icy Atlantic- and the one man who lived to tell about it

Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong

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Calendar of Events

BPL Database: Reference USA for Business
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 9:15 – 10:15am
Central Library
Tech Tuesday
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 10 – 11am
East Ensley Branch Library
Finding African American Records in Ancestry.com, Fold3.com, Newspapers.com, and FamilySearch
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 10:30 – 11:30am
Central Library
Basic Internet
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 2:15 – 3:15pm
Central Library
Internet Searchers
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 3:30 – 4:30pm
Central Library
Real Mentors Talk – "Reading with a Cop"
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 3:30 – 4:30pm
East Lake Branch Library
Ties and Tutus Tuesday
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 4 – 5pm
Springville Road Regional Branch Library
Living Well Alabama
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 5 – 7pm
Inglenook Branch Library
Wenonah High School Choir
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Powderly Branch Library
What Else They Brought: An Introduction to Native African Art and Contemporary African American Art Presented by Octavia Kuransky
Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 5:30 – 7pm
Central Library
1-2-3 Play with Me
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 10 – 11am
Avondale Regional Branch Library
All Ages Sensory Storytime
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 10 – 11am
Springville Road Regional Branch Library
Citizen Services – Social Workers at the Birmingham Public Library
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 10am – 4pm
Central Library
Needles and Threads
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 10 – 11am
Pratt City Branch Library
Free GED Classes
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 12 – 4pm
Central Library

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