Books and Materials

Library Cards, Borrowing and Renewing

Library Cards
View Your Library Account
Confidentiality
Overdue items
Fines

Find Books and Materials

Catalog
Books, magazines, music, and movies
DVDs at BPL
DVD database for browsing and searching by title or genre for dvds owned by BPL.
New Books and DVDs at BPL
Bimonthly lists of new materials
Reserve a Book
Place online reserves for materials
Books by mail
A service to residents of Jefferson County, Alabama, who are unable to go to the public library in person.
Best Sellers Club
A program to provide quick access to new releases from best selling authors.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary loan (ILL) acquires books, photocopies of non-circulating materials (such as magazine articles), and government publications not already owned by the public libraries of Jefferson County for library patrons.
Literacy Resources
Books, GED online tutorial and recommended websites
Blind and Physically Handicapped
Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped provides special format reading materials, playback equipment and other library resources to qualifying users.
TTY (Text Telephone) 205-226-3732

Magazines, Journals & Encyclopedias Online

Find articles (some full text) in online databases

Downloadable Audiobooks and eBooks

Downloadable Audiobooks
Download digital audiobooks anytime to your PC, PDA and many MP3 players.
eBooks
The JCLC eBooks Online Collection includes more than than 200 Cliffs Notes.

Central Departments' New Materials, Databases, & Features

Arts, Literature & Sports
Business, Science & Technology
Fiction
Government Documents
Social Sciences
Southern History (Genealogy)
Youth
 

Book Reviews, Best Sellers, News and Author Interviews

Book Lists
Includes Pulitzer, National Book Awards, Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Awards, last year's best sellers, and many more.
Book News
Sign up for one of our 30 e-mail newsletters.
Author interviews
BookLetters' author interviews and book reviews.
New York Times Best Sellers List
 

Books For Sale by BPL

Book Store
Friends of the Library Book Store sells used books, magazines, selected media, and book bags all nominally priced. Proceeds assist in funding library programs.
Genealogy Books
Local History and Regional Interest Books

Books For Sale to BPL

Authors and Books
Information about selling books to the Birmingham Public Library including guidelines for local authors and small presses.