LitFinder provides the opportunity to study great literary works by offering access to more than 135,000 full-text poems, stories, and plays.

Requires a JCLC card.

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Biographical information on more than a million notable historical and contemporary individuals. Facts, summaries, articles, and pictures.

Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.

Fact Sheet  PDF document
Search Tips  PDF document
Navigation Guide  PDF document
Sample Searches  HTML document
Video Tutorial  Video tutorial by BPL on YouTube (length 8:58)

is a searchable directory of author websites.

Book reviews, interviews and excerpts on all the latest books as well as special features and polls may be found here.

"Learn about authors, read book excerpts and listen to poetry. You may also learn about popular new books and classic titles." (AALBC online)

A collection of over 50 works providing "access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920." Created by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Digital Schomburg of the New York Public Library.

K-12

Find Birmingham area school reading lists and other books with AR points and reading level.

K-12

Find Birmingham area school reading lists and other books with AR points and reading level.