Central
Southern History and Literature Department

The Department of Southern History and Literature is a collection that covers every facet of Southern life and culture. The major focus of the collection is on Birmingham, Jefferson County, and Alabama. If you are interested in Southern local, state, or regional history, arts and sciences, geography, genealogy, or folklore you can find information on all these subjects in Southern History. There are extensive newspaper clipping files on local and regional history that can be searched for information along with periodicals and online databases. Other areas of interest in the Southern History Department are the Caribbean Collection, the Rucker Agee Map Collection, and the Rare Book Collection of early Americana.

Directions
*I-59/20 to 22nd Street Exit. 
*Travel south to Park Place & turn right.
*Library on right. 

L-11 #6 Birmingham Public Library, Central

2100 Park Place
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(205) 226-3665