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The Birmingham
Public Library needs your support. The library is an essential part of
Birmingham's life. Your gift helps keep the vital services the library delivers
FREE for all of Birmingham.
If you would like
to make a contribution by postal mail, write a check payable to Birmingham
Public Library and mail to:
Birmingham Public Library
Library Support
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203
You may also make a contribution over the phone by calling 205-226-3610.
Your donation
will be fully tax-deductible.
For donations
with membership benefits, join the
Friends of the Library program.
Volunteers are an
essential part of the daily operations at the Birmingham Public Library (BPL).
BPL adult and teen volunteers assist with a number of functions throughout the
system, most of which are outlined in the
Volunteer Handbook. Through the Volunteer Program, BPL strives to
meet two goals: identify system-wide opportunities for volunteers to contribute
in an ongoing capacity, and to provide volunteers a meaningful and rewarding
volunteer experience. Volunteers are needed in several areas including the
following:
- 1, 2, 3 Play with Me (Children's
Program Volunteer)
Bookstore
Collection Management
Database Entry
Digital Scanning
Library Greeter
Merchandise Display
Ready to Read (Adult Literacy) Tutor
Special Events
Summer Reading Programs (Teen Volunteers)
Preview a copy of the
Volunteer Handbook (pdf). If
you are interested in serving as a BPL volunteer, please call (205) 226-3610 for
more information.
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Friends of the Birmingham Public Library: An Overview
The Friends of the Birmingham Public Library is a structured 501(c)(3)
nonprofit association of individuals providing for various needs of the library.
The mission of the Friends is to do for the library what individual friends do
for each other. In other words, Friends strive to improve the quality and scope
of services at the Birmingham Public Library.
To fulfill their mission, Friends assist with the operation of
the bookstore
at the Central Library; award an annual grant of $1,500 to a BPL department or
branch library for the purpose of funding new programs and equipment or
materials not included in the Library’s operating budget; financially support
the Local Authors’ Expo held annually at the Central Library; sponsor a guest
speaker for the annual BPL Staff Day; and express appreciation to BPL patrons
and volunteers.
If you would like to learn more about the Friends of the Birmingham Public
Library or become a member, please contact the Friends at friends@bham.lib.al.us
or 205-226-3610. You may also join the Friends online at
http://friends.bplonline.org/.