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The '''Birmingham Public Library''' ('''BPL''') is the name for the library system for the city of [[Birmingham]]. It consists of the [[Birmingham Central Library]] and [[Linn-Henley Research Library]] downtown, as well as ___ branches throughout the city. The BPL is a major part of the [[Jefferson County Library Cooperative]].
The '''Birmingham Public Library''' ('''BPL''') is the name for the library system for the city of [[Birmingham]]. It consists of the [[Birmingham Central Library]] and [[Linn-Henley Research Library]] downtown, as well as 19 branches throughout the city. The BPL is a major part of the [[Jefferson County Library Cooperative]].
 
The Director of the Birmingham Public Library is [[Barbara Sirmans]], who is assisted by two associate directors, [[Renee Blalock]] and [[Pamela O. Lyons]]. The Library Board is headed by [[Lillie Fincher]].


==History==
==History==
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A new [[Birmingham Central Library]] was built across [[21st Street North]] in [[1984]], designed by [[KPS Group]]. The 1927 building was completely renovated and reopened in [[1985]] as the [[Linn-Henley Research Library]].
A new [[Birmingham Central Library]] was built across [[21st Street North]] in [[1984]], designed by [[KPS Group]]. The 1927 building was completely renovated and reopened in [[1985]] as the [[Linn-Henley Research Library]].
==Branches==
The Birmingham Public Library has the following branches:
* [[Avondale Library]]
* [[East Ensley Library]]
* [[East Lake Library]]
* [[Eastwood Library]]
* [[Ensley Library]]
* [[Five Points West Library]]
* [[Inglenook Library]]
* [[North Avondale Library]]
* [[North Birmingham Library]]
* [[Powderly Library]]
* [[Pratt City Library]]
* [[Slossfield Library]]
* [[Smithfield Library]]
* [[Southside Library]]
* [[Springville Road Library]]
* [[Titusville Library]]
* [[West End Library]]
* [[Woodlawn Library]]
* [[Wylam Library]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:12, 10 November 2006

The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) is the name for the library system for the city of Birmingham. It consists of the Birmingham Central Library and Linn-Henley Research Library downtown, as well as 19 branches throughout the city. The BPL is a major part of the Jefferson County Library Cooperative.

The Director of the Birmingham Public Library is Barbara Sirmans, who is assisted by two associate directors, Renee Blalock and Pamela O. Lyons. The Library Board is headed by Lillie Fincher.

History

The Birmingham Public Library was established in 1886 and first opened in 1901 on a subscription basis. It was made a free public library by the Birmingham Public Library Association in 1908. The Association was succeeded by a city-created Birmingham Public Library Board in 1913.

The library was housed in the Old Birmingham City Hall, and was destroyed along with the building in the 1925 City Hall fire. The new building, built in part with donated funds, was opened on Woodrow Wilson Park on April 11, 1927.

A new Birmingham Central Library was built across 21st Street North in 1984, designed by KPS Group. The 1927 building was completely renovated and reopened in 1985 as the Linn-Henley Research Library.

Branches

The Birmingham Public Library has the following branches:

References

  • Alabama Historical Association. (2001) "The Birmingham Public Library" Historical Marker. Linn Park. [1]

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