Today marks the last day of work for 158 Birmingham Public Library employees who have been put on furlough, and it also marks the last day to find homes for the animals who lived at the library ...

Birmingham Public Library Executive Director Floyd Council has resigned, effective today, he said in a letter to Birmingham officials. “It has been my honor to lead as the first African American man ...

Library Of Birmingham View Of The Raging Bull in Centenary Square The city's flagship £188 million Library of Birmingham is opening on Sunday (August 7) to take advantage of the thousands of people ...

On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. penned his epic “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” He had been arrested on the Good Friday before, while taking part in a peaceful civil-rights protest. King sent ...

THE public faces representing Birmingham’s £190 million new library enjoyed a tour of the city centre site. Twelve of the 17 faces of the Library of Birmingham met city council leader Coun Mike Whitby ...

As temperatures climb across Birmingham, the city is activating a network of cooling stations to give residents a safe place ...

Birmingham Conservative councillor Robert Alden says starting works in the winter could risk further damage to the building ...

The Birmingham library wants to set you up on a naughty blind date. As part of the American Library Association's Banned Books Week starting Monday, which promotes freedom of the press, the Baldwin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Birmingham City Council (Birmingham City Council) A historic Birmingham library that 'will never reopen' in its original ...

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Birmingham’s new mega-library might be the last of its kind. But that won’t stop it from becoming a great public building, writes Jay Merrick. Photography by Christian Richters There is a modestly ...