In the years since Civil Rights history has become a significant part of Birmingham’s identity as it has in the state of Alabama as a whole. BIRMINGHAM, AL-The Birmingham Public Library Annual Report ...

The Birmingham Public Library will host a special Bards & Brews program honoring the late Brian “Voice Porter” Hawkins on ...

The largest Shakespeare collection in a public library is launching Everything to Everybody, with films and readings in most of the city’s 93 languages It is a little-known fact that Birmingham is ...

On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. penned his epic “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” He had been arrested on the Good Friday before, while taking part in a peaceful civil-rights protest. King sent ...

Birmingham Public Library Executive Director Floyd Council has resigned, effective today, he said in a letter to Birmingham officials. “It has been my honor to lead as the first African American man ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WVTM) — The Birmingham Public Library is buzzing with more than the sound of turning pages. Local hip hop artists Shaheed and DJ Supreme are using music to transform the space into ...