Tag: library
Barbershops Partner with Birmingham Police to Provide Free Haircuts in Public...
Photos by Marika N. Johnson
For The Birmingham Times
Local barbers, the Birmingham Police Department (BPD) and Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) on Sunday...
Birmingham Schools Creates Community Reading Groups to Boost Literacy for 3rd...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Schools leaders took another step Monday to get all third graders reading on grade level or proficiency by...
Smithsonian’s ‘Men of Change’ Exhibit Opens in Birmingham on Sept. 16
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, a Smithsonian affiliate, will collaborate with the Birmingham Public Library Central Branch to share “Men of Change: Power. Triumph....
Smithfield Library to Relocate as City Awaits Word on $50 Million...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
A plan to rezone property in Smithfield that includes relocating the community’s library drew opposition from some residents at Tuesday’s...
Pastor Mike Jr. on His Church’s $4.25 Million Purchase of a...
Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com
Rock City Church in Birmingham has purchased the main worship center on the former Southeastern Bible College campus on Valleydale Road...
Real Men Read and Mentor Young Boys in Birmingham
The Birmingham Times
WBRC Fox 6 anchor Steve Crocker (above) reads to a group of boys from area elementary schools, as part of the 13th...
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...
Titusville Branch Manager Reba Williams Named Jeffco’s Librarian of the Year
The Birmingham Times
Titusville Library Branch Manager Reba Williams has been was named the 2022 Jefferson County Public Library Association (JCPLA) Librarian of The Year Award.
The award is given by the JCPLA,...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ available for all...
By Caroline Gazzara-McKenzie
University of Alabama
It was 1963 and Birmingham was going through a racial revolution. Demonstrations and peaceful protests against the city’s strict segregation...
Central Library begins 10-week exhibit on the eviction...
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A traveling exhibition on a 10-city national tour to raise attention about the eviction crisis across the country is coming to the Birmingham Public...
