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Bring an empty plastic milk jug and make your very own page critter bookmark. Registration required. Grade 4-6 Thursday, Feb. 23 at 3:30 Call 978-0155 or email Miss Savannah at sburton@bham.lib.al.us to register.
Brooke Bell, editor of Taste of the South, will give a glimpse into this highly successful company while spotlighting her own food publication. Thursday, Feb. 23 at 10:30am
Join other writers. Receive feedback, inspiration, and support. Meet other local Poets or people who who love poetry to share your work or favorite poems, and have fun! (6:30pm in the Tree House)
This month we're discussing The Mostly True Story of Jack by Kelly Barnhill. Come prepared to discuss the book & enjoy snacks. Registration is required. Grades 4-6. 6:00 PM in the Children's Storytime Room. To register, call 978-0155 or email Ms. Amanda at asizemore@bham.lib.al.us.
Join us as we read Eudora Welty’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Optimist’s Daughter. This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations. (6:30 in the Tree House)
Join County Agent Sallie Lee for information and inspiration on gardening with answers to questions about lawns, landscapes, trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs and flowers. February’s topic to be announced. Check with Librarian Leslie West for more information. lwest@bham.lib.al.us (10:30am in the Tree House)
Alan Gurganus of the Alabama Environmental Council. Alan will provide instruction on constructing your own Rain Barrel. For the low fee of $30, materials will be provided and you will be carrying your own freshly made rain barrel home with you. Participants must register, we will only be accepting 30 people this class. (1pm in the Outdoor Classroom)
Join us as we explore Lisa See’s Shanghai Girls. This novel is about two sisters, two cultures, and the struggle to find a new life in America while bound to the old. (2pm in the Tree House)
How much money will you need for retirement? If it looks like you'll fall short, Financial Planner Joel Goldstein of Merrill Lynch will offer some suggestions for improving your plan. Planning for retirement can be a daunting task, learn how to create a retirement plan that will pay off for you and your spouse. (6:30pm in the Tree House)
This is the place to come and express yourself. To discuss and improve on poetry. And so much more. Join other writers. Receive feedback, inspiration, and support. Meet other local Poets or people who who love poetry to share your work or favorite poems, and have fun!
Bring a date and join us for our first musical event on the Roof Garden. Alabama Traveler performs a unique blend of bluegrass classics, jazz standards and 50's rock and roll. Each performance features Tom Kent on guitar and vocals and invited guest musicians.This performance features master guitarist Glenn Tolbert who provides mandolin and banjo backup on selected songs. Café Iz will remain open with a special menu of “dessert bites.” (6:30pm on the Rooftop Garden)
April is Holocaust Remembrance Month. Join us for a very special event honoring author Ruth Siegler. Siegler and sister Ilse Nathan were in five different concentration camps and lost the rest of their immediate family in the Holocaust. Ms. Siegler and co-author Ann Mollegarden will discuss the memoir, and afterwards Ms. Siegler will sign copies of My Father's Blessing, the memoir about her experiences and her journey to a normal life in Alabama. (1pm in the Dogwood Room)
Join us as we discuss Jamie Ford’s debut novel Hotel at the Corner of Bitter & Sweet. The novel swings between 1986 and the 1940s, amid the chaos of blackouts, curfews, and FBI raids, where Chinese Henry and Japanese Keiko forge a bond of friendship–and innocent love–that transcends the long-standing prejudices of their Old World ancestors. (6:30pm in the Tree House)
Alan Gurganus of the Alabama Environmental Council will provide instruction on constructing your own Rain Barrel. For the low fee of $30, materials will be provided and you will be carrying your own freshly made rain barrel home with you. Participants must register, we will only be accepting 30 people this class. (1pm in the Outdoor Classroom)
Join us as we explore Simon Wiesenthal’s The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness. In this important book, fifty-three distinguished men and women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. Often surprising and always thought provoking, The Sunflower will challenge you to define your beliefs about justice, compassion, and human responsibility. (2pm in the Tree House)
Join County Agent Sallie Lee for information and inspiration on gardening with answers to questions about lawns, landscapes, trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs and flowers. February’s topic to be announced. Check with Librarian Leslie West for more information. lwest@bham.lib.al.us (10:30 in the Tree House)
This is the place to come and express yourself. To discuss and improve on poetry. And so much more. Join other writers. Receive feedback, inspiration, and support. Meet other local Poets or people who who love poetry to share your work or favorite poems, and have fun! ( 6:30pm in the Tree House)
This group meets twice a month and discusses character and plot development, getting published, poetry, fan fiction, and give each other constructive feedback on projects in progress. Grades 7-12. Meets from 4:30-5:30 in the library's Historical Society Conference Room downstairs. Call or email Terri for additional info: 978-3683 or tleslie@bham.lib.al.us
Brooke Bell, editor of Taste of the South, will give a glimpse into this highly successful company while spotlighting her own food publication. Thursday, Feb. 23 at 10:30am
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