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Birmingham Public Library Answers the Call
When plans were announced to break ground for the City’s new baseball park and Negro League museum, a call was made to the Birmingham Public Library (BPL). Why? Because our Smithfield Branch Library houses one of the original traveling exhibitions created in 1995, at which time the library system hosted a national exhibition on Negro League baseball. In conjunction with the larger exhibition, a small, locally-themed display and extensive programming were created, focusing on Birmingham’s black baseball heritage. The display—still in great shape after nearly seventeen years—was used as a backdrop to honor the former Negro League players on hand for the groundbreaking event. Several former Negro League players proudly posed in front of the display which was installed and heavily guarded by members of the library’s Maintenance Department staff. In celebration of the groundbreaking, BPL will continue its focus on baseball throughout the month of February. Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, one of three women to play in the negro leagues, will be on hand Monday, February 27 to share her story with students at the Central Library. This dual purpose program—focusing on both baseball and a February salute to African American women—begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Richard Arrington, Jr. Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. ...learn more
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Charles Dickens @ 200
February 7, 2012 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles John Huffam Dickens.
Charles Dickens is largely touted as the most significant English language writer of the Victorian Era. His literary canon including novels, commentary and magazine pieces numbers over thirty. Some of his most popular novels include The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol. ...learn more
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