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Tour of Birmingham clock towers from Birmingham-Southern College to Crestline
This week, I was given an interesting assignment at Bham Now.
Find all the Clock Towers in Birmingham.
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3 things you can learn at the FREE Grow with Google training on August 6 at the Birmingham Public Library
Are you needing a little help in using Google for work? A free training seminar (Yes, we said free.) will be held on Aug. 6 at the Birmingham Public Library. Register now, because classes are filling up fast! Continue reading “3 things you can learn at the FREE Grow with Google training on August 6 at the Birmingham Public Library”
Connect with Birmingham’s public libraries during National Library Week, April 8-14
Do you know what’s happening at Birmingham’s many public libraries? Now is the time to discover what they have to offer during National Library Week, April 8-14, 2018. Continue reading “Connect with Birmingham’s public libraries during National Library Week, April 8-14”
Birmingham Public Library preserves civil rights history
Last week , as the world paused to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Birmingham Public Library (BPL) was busy helping researchers pay tribute to the man who led the 1960s civil rights movement, much of it from Birmingham.
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The ultimate January guide to library events happening in Birmingham
Birmingham is home to a number of incredible public libraries – each with their own calendar filled with exciting events! For the ultimate January guide to library events happening around the ‘ham, read on! Continue reading “The ultimate January guide to library events happening in Birmingham”
Birmingham Public Library installs new executive director
Last month, Floyd Council was installed as the new executive director of the Birmingham Public Library (BPL). Council will oversee all operations of BPL’s 19 library locations and manage 285 employees.
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Don’t miss The Rotaract Club of Birmingham school supplies giveaway
For the 10th consecutive year, The Rotaract Club of Birmingham is helping Birmingham-area students prepare for the upcoming school year by hosting a School Supplies Giveaway on Saturday, August 5 at 10 a.m.
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Birmingham Public Library expands after-school STEM program for teens
Thanks to a $95,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, the Birmingham Public Library (BPL) will be able to purchase laptops, software, tools, safety equipment and fund stipends for Teens Engineer BHM, an after-school robotics program.
of Engineering (left) working with college mentors and local teens on a structured STEM activity at the Central Library, via Birmingham Public Library
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Birmingham will join the March for Science April 22nd
Both scientists and science enthusiasts alike will be spending Earth Day marching for the importance of science in day-to-day life. As one of 390 sister marches across the world, Birmingham will be doing their part for science advocacy.
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Libraries and conservation groups join forces to promote the Southern Exposure film series
Recently, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and Black Warrior Riverkeeper formed a partnership to donate 2015 and 2016 “Southern Exposure” DVDs to the Jefferson County Library Cooperative.
“Southern Exposure” is a series of documentary shorts on various Alabama environmental topics by independent filmmakers.
The Atlantic Magazine discovers the treasures within the Birmingham Public Library (slideshow)
The Atlantic, one the nation’s most venerable and respected magazines, recently wrote a story in November about a visit to the Birmingham Public Library and the treasures within it.
A must read story written by The Atlantic’s Deborah Fallows – The Treasures of Birmingham