Tag: Birmingham Public Library
Birmingham Library closes out Black History Month with 19 programs through...
www.bplonline.org
The Birmingham Public Library will host a series of events over the next week at 14 different locations to culminate its 2019 celebration of...
The Creativity of Brian ‘Voice’ Porter Hawkins: artist, poet, musician, gardener
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Brian “Voice” Porter Hawkins has never been bored in his life.
“There’s just too much stuff to do, even if it’s...
Inside the Birmingham Public Library System: Cooking classes; financial literacy; Quilting...
By Anita Debro
For the Birmingham Times
When Erica Threatt began her career as a community chef advocating the benefits of healthful eating and delicious low-calorie...
Library Director Floyd Council Sr., accomplished singer, Army vet, administrator, outlines...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Floyd Council Sr., the new executive director of the Birmingham Public Library (BPL), could read music before he...
Emily Hayes finds way to serve communities both near and far
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Whether donating bottled water to the city of Flint, Michigan or backpacks to students in Birmingham City Schools, Emily Hayes...
Birmingham Public Library To Host Two Veterans Day Programs
Special to the Times
The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) Archives Department is hosting two 2017 Veterans Day programs focused on different aspects of World War...
The Birmingham Public Library is holding Job Readiness Workshops
By Roy L. Williams
Birmingham Public Library
Do your interviewing skills need improving? Is your resume outdated? Do you even know how to apply for a...
Birmingham Public Library hires Floyd Council as executive director
By Roy L. Williams
Birmingham Public Library
The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) is getting a new leader, effective mid-November 2017.
The BPL Board voted to hire Floyd...
Birmingham City Council Inducts Four into Gallery of Distinguished Citizens
Times staff report
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday inducted four individuals into its Gallery of Distinguished Citizens.
The Gallery recognizes and pays tribute to men,...
Wenonah High culinary students to show their skills at Birmingham Public...
By Roy L. Williams
Birmingham Public Library
Since debuting in 2012, Wenonah High School’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism has won many accolades for their...
