Contact: Roy L. Williams            
 Director of Public Relations        
 Birmingham Public Library             
 Phone: (205) 226-3746 cell (205) 568-0067            
 personal cell (205)572-1359
 E-mail: rlwilliams@bham.lib.al.us
 BPL Website: www.bplonline.org 
 City of Birmingham Website: www.birminghamal.gov  
 "Putting People First"
 
 
BPL, in conjunction with SCORE and the City of Birmingham’s Office of Economic Development, is hosting its popular monthly seminar, “Steps to Starting Your Business” today (Tuesday, May 15), noon-1 p.m., Arrington Auditorium, 4th floor of the Linn-Henley Research Library  -  Read more at this link: http://bplolinenews.blogspot.com/2018/05/steps-to-starting-your-business-seminar.html
 
Register online through the events calendar or email Jim Murray in the Business, Science and Technology Department at jmurray@bham.lib.al.us. Two other free workshops designed to help entrepreneurs will also take place in the Linn-Henley Research Library next week - See details below and attached -
 
Central Library hosting starting a franchise, developing business plan workshops May 21-22
What: Steps to Starting a Franchise Business seminar
Date: Monday May 21, 2018
Time: 12-1 p.m.
Where: Central Library, Linn-Henley Research Library, Arrington Auditorium, 4th floor
Details: Free but registration is required. Click here for details: http://bplolinenews.blogspot.com/2018/04/learn-how-to-start-franchise-business.html

What: Developing a Business Plan seminar
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Time: 12-1 p.m.
Where: Central Library, Linn-Henley Research Library, Arrington Auditorium, 4th floor
Cost: Free but registration is required. For more information, click here  http://bplolinenews.blogspot.com/2018/05/developing-business-plan-seminar.html
  
The Central Library is also hosting two other business, finance and employment workshops over the next seven days:  
  
•    Wednesday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to noon, Money Matters workshop, “Your Credit Report,” Youth Department’s Story Castle, 2nd floor of the Central Library - BPL, in a partnership with UAB’s Regions Institute for Financial Education, is hosting its last Money Matters workshop of the year. Instructors from Regions Institute for Financial Education in UAB’s Collat School of Business will lead the seminar. See details here http://bplolinenews.blogspot.com/2018/05/final-money-matters-workshop-scheduled.html
•    Monday, May 21, 1-2:30 p.m., Linn-Henley Research Library, Regional Library Computer Center, 4th floor, Employment Readiness Bootcamp-Instructor Tina Thornton is hosting  New Age Online Application Drill/Interview Performance Training. Free and open to the public; no registration necessary. Click on this link for more details http://bplolinenews.blogspot.com/2018/05/improve-your-job-search-skills-at.html