Become a Friend of the Library

Visit the Friends of the Library to learn more about becoming a friend.

You can make a lasting gift in memory or in honor of a friend or family member by contributing $100 or more to the Birmingham Public Library Book Endowment Fund.

• Please select your bookplate, fill out the inscription form, and send both form and your check to the Birmingham Public Library at the address below.
• A commemorative card will be sent to the person of your choice.
• The bookplate you choose will be inscribed and placed in a book in your local library.

By contributing to the Book Endowment Fund, you are buying a book in perpetuity. Part of your gift, twenty-five percent, will be used immediately to purchase new material for the library - a new Pulitzer-winning novel, perhaps, or new encyclopedias or other reference material. Bookplates honoring someone important to you are placed in these books - this is a meaningful way to pay tribute to a friend, a family member, someone with a love of reading, knowledge, or community.

The remaining seventy-five percent of your gift will go toward buying a book in perpetuity. It will become part of the endowment program to fund future purchases. For example, with this plan in place:

• $100 will buy one $25 circulating book
• $500 will buy one $100 reference book
• $1000 buys one $250 reference set
• $5000 buys one set of encyclopedias

Printable Book Endowment Form

Bookstore
Do you like books? Do you enjoy chatting with people about books? Then there is a place for you at the BPL Bookstore. If you would like more information or to volunteer, fill out the online form or call 205-226-3601.

Alabama Bound
Alabama Bound is a celebration of Alabama authors and their books and publishers.  If you are a Friend of the Library and would like to be a part of this event, there are many ways in which you can do so. We need people to help with book sales, to escort authors, to serve in the author hospitality room, and to help with book signings. If you are interested in this volunteer opportunity, call 205-226-3746.