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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.

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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.

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