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National Voter Registration Day is September 22, 2020
By Leigh Wilson | North Birmingham Regional Branch Library National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan civic...
2020-09-18
BPL Celebrates Jimi Hendrix on 50th Anniversary of His Death
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix, one of the most celebrated musicians of all time.The Birmingham...
2020-09-18
Curbside Pickup of Library Materials Begins at Central Library on Monday, September 21
What: BPL Curbside Pickup of Library Materials at Central Library Begins Monday, September 21Where: Central Library...
2020-09-16
Movie Review: First Reformed
By William Anthony | Southern History Department | Central LibraryEthan Hawke arguably gives the best performance of...
2020-09-15
National Library Card Sign Up Month
September is National Library Card Sign Up Month. Wow, that’s a mouthful. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it...
2020-09-14
Fiction Book Review: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
By Mary Anne Ellis | Southern History Department | Central LibraryIf you could change history, would you do it? And...
2020-09-14
Fiction Book Review: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
By Vincent Solfronk | Eastwood Branch Library The novel Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff turns the pulp horror...
2020-09-11

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Deep South dispatch : memoir of a civil rights journalist

Autonomy : the quest to build the driverless car-- and how it will reshape our world

12 : the inside story of Tom Brady's fight for redemption

Adrift : a true story of tragedy in the icy Atlantic- and the one man who lived to tell about it

Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong

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Calendar of Events

StoryWalk – "Down by the Cool of the Pool"
Ongoing through Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Avondale Regional Branch Library
Online: The Michelle Obama Podcast Discussion Group
Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 7 – 8pm
Online
Online: Intro to Genealogy
Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Online
Online: Google Job Search
Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 2 – 3pm
Online
Online: The Michelle Obama Podcast Discussion Group
Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 7 – 8pm
Online
Online: Let’s Talk about Medicare: Questions & Answers
Thursday, October 1, 2020, 12 – 1pm
Online
Online: How Our Ancestors Were Born: Birth Records and Family History Research
Monday, October 5, 2020, 10 – 11am
Online
Online: Author Libby Copeland Presents Home DNA Testing Is Redefining Family History
Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 10 – 11am
Online
Online: How Our Ancestors Lived
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 10 – 11am
Online
Online: Handle with Care: Preserving Your Family Papers and Photographs
Thursday, October 15, 2020, 10 – 11am
Online
Online: How Our Ancestors Died: Death Records and Family History Research
Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 10 – 11am
Online
Online: Who Are Your Real DNA Matches?
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 10 – 11am
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Online: Every House Has a History: Researching Birmingham Area Houses, Buildings, and Churches
Thursday, October 22, 2020, 10 – 11am
Online
Online: Sorting Your DNA Matches
Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 10 – 11am
Online
Smithfield Library Closed for the Magic City Classic
Friday, October 30 – Saturday, October 31, 2020
Smithfield Branch Library

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