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Blank Feature News Exhibit Featuring Ten Alabama Artists Ends August 26 Don’t miss the exhibit Ten Alabama Artists: All Media Exhibit currently on display at the downtown Birmingham Public Library in the Fourth Floor Gallery. The exhibit ends Friday, August 26. The featured artists are all members of the Watercolor Society of Alabama (WSA). However, watercolors are not the only media to be featured in the show. The artists show their prowess in a variety of media including oils, acrylic, collage, watercolor, ceramics, mixed media, hand-painted lithography, and calligraphy. School Supplies Giveaway Coming Soon The Birmingham Public Library is partnering with the Rotaract Club of Birmingham and Birmingham City Schools to host a giveaway of school supplies as the 2016-17 school year kicks off. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, 1,000 bookbags filled with school supplies will be given away—250 each at four Birmingham Public Library locations. August 5 Bards & Brews Canceled Due to AC Issues at the Central Library The Birmingham Public Library has canceled its popular Bards & Brews poetry performance/beer tasting series that was slated for Friday, August 5, at the Central Library. BPL Interim Director Sandi Lee said the event is being canceled due to air conditioning repairs at the Central Library taking longer than expected. Events & Programs Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Bobby Jones to Teach Football Fundamentals Springville Road Regional Branch Library, August 9, 6:30 p.m. If you live in this state, you can expect to talk football at some point in the year, and at certain times of the year, you can’t reasonably expect to talk anything else. Understatement of the century: Alabama is known for having great football teams. Meet James Spann Springville Road Regional Library, August 10, 10:00 a.m. Target audience: children. Visit the library to hear from a famous meteorologist! Mr. Spann will offer insight into the science of meteorology as well as advice for severe weather preparedness. Adaptations Movie Matinee Avondale Regional Branch Library, August 14, 2:30 p.m. You know his name: Join us for a screening of the Matt Damon film that started the series. Resources & Classes Introduction to Genealogy Central Library/Southern History Department, August 7, 2:30 p.m. Want to learn how to do genealogical research? Come to this introductory class that will get you started on your genealogical journey. 7 Ways to Secure Your Business Data Seminar Central Library, August 8, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Registration required. 7 Ways to Secure Your Business Data is presented by Sawyer Solutions, a Pelham-based information technology company. The Central Library will host several small business seminars through November 2016. The seminars are being offered by BPL in partnership with the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the City of Birmingham’s Office of Economic Development. Voting: Our Constitutional Right Since we’ve just finished watching the Democratic and Republican conventions, I thought that voting resources would be a timely topic. Don’t forget that this is a presidential election year and here are a few web resources to make things easier for you as you exercise your constitutional right as a citizen. Books & Materials Leaving Gee's Bend Author Meets a Fan at the Five Points West Library Whew! I survived my first summer reading season. If you don’t work in a library youth department, you have no idea how busy these last two months have been. (Imagine performing in all three rings of a three-ring circus!) But for all the frenzy and long hours, the effort was definitely worth it. It’s the little moments that best prove the point. Book Review: The Oracle of Oil In 1956 geophysicist M. King Hubbert delivered a paper to the American Petroleum Institute (API) in San Antonio, Texas. His presentation was titled “Nuclear Energy and the Fossil Fuels.” Many of the professional geophysicists, engineers, and energy specialists gathered were expecting a mundane paper comparing the exploration and production costs of nuclear energy to more traditional fuels such as oil. Save the Date October 1-7 Eat Drink Read Write Festival http://www.bplonline.org/eatdrinkfest.aspx BPL Calendar View all library events and programs happening in every BPL location. August 5, 2016 Birmingham Public Library 2100 Park Place Birmingham, AL 35203 205-226-3600 www.bplonline.org connect with us   This e-mail was sent from Jefferson County Library Cooperative, Inc. Immediate removal with PatronMail® SecureUnsubscribe. To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, use this link. To change your e-mail address or update preferences, use this link.