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Blank Feature News Job Openings at the Birmingham Public Library Interested in working at the library? There are thirteen full-time and part-time library positions open. Birmingham Public Library Board Awards Two New Innovative Cool Award Recipients Two efforts spearheaded by staff at the Eastwood Branch Library and the Southern History Department in the Linn-Henley Research Library are the latest recipients of grants from the Birmingham Public Library (BPL) Board of Trustees. James Spann of ABC 33/40 Shares Tips on Tornado Safety at Springville Road Library When it comes to general knowledge about weather and how to protect yourself from tornadoes and lightning, James Spann is a walking encyclopedia. On August 10, the popular meteorologist for ABC 33/40 in Birmingham delivered an hour-long Weather 101 conversation before nearly 50 people at the Springville Road Regional Branch Library. Events & Programs Adult Nonfiction Book Club Springville Road Regional Branch Library, August 16, 2:00 p.m. The first book will be Don't Shoot by David M. Kennedy. Future nonfiction book selections will be made by the group at the organizational meeting September 15, 2015. Participants will read the selected book and then meet the following month to discuss what they've read. Books & Beads Avondale Regional Branch Library, August 17, 2:00 p.m. Registration required. Join us for a jewelry-making adventure! Each class will feature a simple hands-on project and instruction, with tools and materials provided. Even if you've never tried beading before, you can complete a wearable work of art to take home with you. Active Living @ Your Library Five Points West Regional Branch Library, August 17, 10:30 a.m. Active Living will enjoy a movie and popcorn. All seniors are invited. Classes & Workshops Free Adult Computer Class Five Points West Regional Branch Library, August 18, 9:30 a.m. Registration required. Basic PC will be taught at this class. Family Bible Records Preservation Workshop Central Library, August 21, 2:30-4:30 p.m. The goal of this event is to preserve the genealogical or family history records that are recorded in family Bibles. Digital images of the appropriate pages will be made without damage or pressure applied to the Bibles using new digital technology to protect the books. The images will be submitted to the genealogical library of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as well as other archival sources so that these records are not lost. Central Library to Host Two Google Workshop Sessions for Small Business Owners on August 24 If you are a current business owner and you want to gain control of the information Google displays about your business in Google Search and Google Maps, then this workshop is for you. A Google Trusted Photographer and Trusted Verifier will be present to help your business get online and allow you to choose what people see when they “google” you. Materials & Resources Book Review: The Sex Lives Of Cannibals The title’s about the only thing about this book that doesn’t work. Sex Lives isn’t a shocking expose of native practices, nor is it an ironic takeoff on those glory years of travel exploitation, the twenties through the sixties. So a cynical marketing ploy on the part of the publisher seems to be what we have left. Artemis Literary Resources Database Unlock information in primary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies. Search across centuries to see the broader continuum of the story you choose to tell. We have integrated Literature Resources from Gale and Literature Criticism Online into a single research environment to help you take your research to new levels. 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 12, 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.