Birmingham Public Library accepting applications for 2026 Local Authors’ Expo

The Birmingham Public Library is hosting its annual Local Authors’ Expo in August. Applications are due by June 18. The event ...

There are free events for everyone this summer at Birmingham libraries

Birmingham libraries are offering free summer events for all ages, including crafts, performances, movies, fitness, and art ...
The Guardian

Birmingham library brings Shakespeare to life in dozens of languages

The largest Shakespeare collection in a public library is launching Everything to Everybody, with films and readings in most of the city’s 93 languages It is a little-known fact that Birmingham is ...
al.com

Birmingham Library animals go on furlough with staff

Today marks the last day of work for 158 Birmingham Public Library employees who have been put on furlough, and it also marks the last day to find homes for the animals who lived at the library ...

Birmingham Public Library presenting Bards & Brews at Ferus Artisan Ales in Trussville

The Birmingham Public Library will host a special Bards & Brews program honoring the late Brian “Voice Porter” Hawkins on ...
KEYT

Hip hop duo brings beats and books to Birmingham library

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WVTM) — The Birmingham Public Library is buzzing with more than the sound of turning pages. Local hip hop artists Shaheed and DJ Supreme are using music to transform the space into ...
The Atlantic

The Treasures of Birmingham

On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. penned his epic “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” He had been arrested on the Good Friday before, while taking part in a peaceful civil-rights protest. King sent ...