Tag: BPL
Birmingham Celebrates National Poetry Month with These Area Events
The Birmingham Times
The sixth annual Magic City Poetry Festival kicks off April 2 with readings at the Hoover Public Library from 6 to 8...
Jim Baggett, Birmingham (AL)’s Foremost Historian, to Retire on June 23
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
For historians, authors, researchers, academics, or anyone else looking for information about city of Birmingham history, the road usually leads...
Birmingham Public Library Unveils State-of-the-Art Bookmobile
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) on Tuesday unveiled the new BPL bookmobile at the Central Library, 2100 Park Place in downtown Birmingham.
The vehicle offers a...
Birmingham Public Library Asks City For More Funding to Keep Open...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) has had its budget cut by nearly $4 million since 2010 and needs more funding,...
Fewer Library Workers, But Services Still Available Online, says Director
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Even with 158 workers placed on furlough, the Birmingham Public Library (BPL) can still provide the kind of services residents...
‘Gut-wrenching’ furloughs wipe out 75% of Birmingham Library workers
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) confirmed Sunday that 158 workers will be furloughed and announced its Central Library downtown will...
158 Birmingham Library Workers Placed on Furlough. What they were told
The Birmingham Times
In a Friday afternoon emergency meeting, the Birmingham Public Library board of trustees voted unanimously to furlough 158 of the system’s 211...
Events at the Birmingham Public Library This Month
By Chaise Sanders
bhamnow.com
Birmingham area is full of spectacular public libraries — each with a jam-packed calendar of exciting events. Keep reading for your guide...
BPL Hosting More than 60 Programs Citywide during the Holidays
cobpl.org
A majority of BPL’s 19 library locations are hosting more than 60 free programs to get patrons in a festive holiday mood.
Here is a...
How Bards and Brews unifies the Birmingham arts community
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Eddie Melton took part in the national discourse last week during a spoken-word event in front of a packed room...
