May 3
 Take a Literary Tour of the South with Ella Robinson

Ella Robinson, Alabama author of A Guide to Literary Sites of the South, will present a slide program that will take you on a journey to literary sites of the South. Her book gives information about literary festivals and biographies of 113 authors.

May 10
 Spanning the Racial Divide: Horace King, Bridge Builder

Come hear Alabama author Richard Bailey as he recounts the remarkable life and career of Horace King, a Black bridge builder and legislator. An Alabama author Richard Bailey has written Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags: Black Officeholders during the Reconstruction of Alabama.

May 17
Cyber Roots with Jim Pate or Ancestor Searching on the Internet

Jim Pate, Reference Librarian in the Southern History Department, will present a program on genealogical research using the Internet. He will demonstrate some sites and talk about various types of information that can be found.

May 24
Telephone and Mail Fraud: How to Avoid Being Scammed

Mr. Paul Daymond, FBI Community Outreach Coordinator, will discuss how to avoid becoming a victim of telephone and mail fraud plus provide many other useful survival tips for consumers.

May 31
To Inspire Creativity in the Century Ahead

April Williams, Public Relations Specialist with the U.S. Postal Service, will host a dedication ceremony for the issuance of the postage stamp commemorating the Library of Congress’s bicentennial.

June 7
The Nonprofit Sector in Alabama: Issues and Trends

Sandy Killion of the Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama will discuss current challenges facing nonprofit organizations and will provide information about the programs and services offered by the Center to help meet those challenges.

June 14
Politics, Society and the KKK

Dr. Glenn Feldman, Assistant Professor at UAB’s Center for Labor Education and Research, will discuss the history of the Ku Klux Klan in 20^th century Alabama and sign copies of his book Politics, Society and the Klan in Alabama, 1915-1949.

June 21
This Old Library

Brent Davis, producer for the public television series "The Alabama Experience," will show his recently completed episode on Birmingham’s Linn-Henley Research Library and talk about the making of the program.

June 28
"Where the Wild Animals is Plentiful"