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The '''Springville Road Regional Branch Library''' is a regional branch of the [[Birmingham Public Library]], located at 1224 [[Springville Road]] in [[Huffman community|Huffman]]'s [[Spring Lake]] neighborhood near [[Huffman High School]]. | The '''Springville Road Regional Branch Library''' is a regional branch of the [[Birmingham Public Library]], located at 1224 [[Springville Road]] in [[Huffman community|Huffman]]'s [[Spring Lake]] neighborhood, near [[Huffman High School]]. | ||
The current library replaced the '''Huffman Branch Library''' which had been in operation since [[1963]]. | The current library replaced the '''Huffman Branch Library''' which had been in operation since [[1963]]. The project was funded in part from the city's [[1977 Birmingham bond issue|1977 bond issue]] and in part by the [[Jefferson County Commission]]. | ||
The new 17,000 square foot building was designed as a regional branch, with more reference materials and community resources than the smaller neighborhood branch libraries. The brick-clad building with a raised, central skylit circulation area, was designed by [[KPS Group|Kidd, Wheeler, Plosser]]. It opened in September [[1981]]. | |||
In [[2023]] a "Consent for Kids Fair" organized by the [[Alabama Campaign for Adolescent Sexual Health]] and the [[Yellowhammer Fund]] was canceled after the library received threats. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Morris, Philip (1988) "[http://content.lib.auburn.edu/cdm/ref/collection/design/id/31 Building Better Libraries]". ''Design Alabama'', Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 11 | * Morris, Philip (1988) "[http://content.lib.auburn.edu/cdm/ref/collection/design/id/31 Building Better Libraries]". ''Design Alabama'', Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 11 | ||
* Gray, Jeremy & Carol Robinson (May 22, 2023) "Event at Birmingham library teaching kids about sexual consent canceled after threats, organizers say." {{AL}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:50, 24 May 2023
The Springville Road Regional Branch Library is a regional branch of the Birmingham Public Library, located at 1224 Springville Road in Huffman's Spring Lake neighborhood, near Huffman High School.
The current library replaced the Huffman Branch Library which had been in operation since 1963. The project was funded in part from the city's 1977 bond issue and in part by the Jefferson County Commission.
The new 17,000 square foot building was designed as a regional branch, with more reference materials and community resources than the smaller neighborhood branch libraries. The brick-clad building with a raised, central skylit circulation area, was designed by Kidd, Wheeler, Plosser. It opened in September 1981.
In 2023 a "Consent for Kids Fair" organized by the Alabama Campaign for Adolescent Sexual Health and the Yellowhammer Fund was canceled after the library received threats.
References
- Morris, Philip (1988) "Building Better Libraries". Design Alabama, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 11
- Gray, Jeremy & Carol Robinson (May 22, 2023) "Event at Birmingham library teaching kids about sexual consent canceled after threats, organizers say." AL.com
External links
- Springville Road Library at bplonline.org