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Central Library's In-Person Service is CLOSED November 30 - December 7, 2020.
Curbside Pickup is still available.

Normal Operating Hours
Central Library is open Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
We are always open online and CURBSIDE PICKUP is available.

If you have questions or need help, our librarians are available to assist you via our Ask a Librarian online forms and by telephone (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

For information and resources, please check our website as well as BPL's Facebook and Twitter.

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On The Blog

BPL Presents “Soulful Sundays: Food Truck Fundraiser
What: BPL Presents "Soulful Sundays: Food Truck Fundraiser" When: Sunday, December 6...
2020-11-25
Why I’m Thankful for My Library: Red Mountain Community School Teachers
Receiving feedback from patrons is a great way for librarians to know they are having a positive impact on the...
2020-11-19
Why I’m Thankful for My Library: Red Mountain Community School
The Birmingham Public Library loves partnering with surrounding schools. Among them: Red Mountain Community School, a...
2020-11-19
BPL Board Approves 2020 Central Library and Curbside Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
The Birmingham Public Library Board of Trustees has approved new BPL holiday hours for the week of...
2020-11-18
Why I’m Thankful for My Library: Patron Shelly Ann Edge
Count Shelly Ann Edge among patrons thankful for the Birmingham Public Library. Edge has been taking her...
2020-11-18
Health Insurance May Not be Fun, But Being Healthy Is!
About this series: The Birmingham Public Library won a grant from the Public Library Association to help patrons sign...
2020-11-17
Birmingham Public Library Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday November 26–27
All Birmingham Public Library locations will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday, November 26, through...
2020-11-17

Books & Materials

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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About BPL

BPL consists of 19 locations throughout the city of Birmingham and is also a member of the Jefferson County Library Cooperative.

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Calendar of Events

Online: Let’s Talk about Medicare: Questions & Answers
Thursday, December 3, 2020, 12 – 1pm
Online
Soulful Sundays: Food Truck Fundraiser
Sunday, December 6, 2020, 12 – 4pm
Central Library
Library Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 4:30pm
Central Library
Closed for Inventory Day
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Closed for Christmas Holiday
Thursday, December 24 – Sunday, December 27, 2020
Closed for New Year's Day
Friday, January 1, 2021

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