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Brown Bag Lunch Programs
 
No reservations are needed.  Programs are free and open to the public. 

Birmingham Public Library — Central

These programs are held at 12:00 p.m. in the 3rd floor auditorium of the Linn-Henley Building.  The library provides beverages. For additional information call (205) 226-3604

November 5 - Faces of Birmingham: The Evolution of Our City’s Skyline

A century ago downtown Birmingham looked very different from today with rows of ornate Victorian buildings standing only a few stories tall. The development of steel construction and the electric elevator allowed builders to construct skyscrapers that towered over and finally replaced much of the old architecture. Archivist and historian Marvin Whiting will show slides and explore the changes in the architectural face of Birmingham.

Whether you live in a modest bungalow or a century-old mansion, you will find resources at the Birmingham Public Library to help you learn more about your house and the people who have lived there. Archivist Jim Baggett will help you begin your search by discussing sources and methods for piecing together the unique history of your home.

Birmingham Public Library presents Wil Clay as our guest for Children’s Book Week. Mr. Clay is the renowned children’s illustrator of over thirteen books. Wil Clay has illustrated many picture books, including Little Eight John, which was selected as a Coretta Scott King Honor book, Tailypo!, The Real McCoy, The House in the Sky, and I Am Rosa Parks.

The Seasoned Readers will get you in the holiday spirit with their dramatic reading of The Magic of Christmas.

Birmingham storyteller and actress Dolores Hydock presents A Christmas Memory. Truman Capote’s poignant reminiscence of his boyhood in rural Alabama is vividly brought to life in this performance.

Do the financial news reports leave you completely confused? Come get a clear picture of the market outlook for the new year. Join Richard Crew of Merrill Lynch who will provide information on understanding market reports.

Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is one of the defining moments of American history. Accompanied by members of the Birmingham Public Library staff reading from Dr. King’s words, Samford University historian Jonathan Bass will discuss the events surrounding the writing of the finest treatise of the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Tired of cooking in or looking at an out-of-date kitchen? If so, we have the solution. Join us for a Brown Bag Program featuring a professional kitchen designer from Brewer Cabinets. She will give advice and tips on how to design a new kitchen or update an old one. You can have a kitchen that looks like a million, not like a million others.

Exactly what does a Secret Service agent do? Join us as a local representative from the United States Secret Service tells us about this intriguing line of work, including the agency’s history, responsibilities, and the requirements for engaging in this endeavor.

November 5, 12, 19, December 3, 10, and every Wednesday in January. Bring a sack lunch. Beverage and dessert furnished by Friends of the Library.

Emmet O’Neal Library (Mountain Brook)
The Brown Bag Lunch Series is held every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.

November. 5 - Civil Life Series: Left For Dead

November 12 - Speaker, Dr. Davidson: Memories of a WWII POW

November 19 - Great Journeys: Across the South Pacific

November 26 - Bioterror!

December 3 - Speaker, Margaret Armbrester: Alabama Governors - A History

December 10 - The Orchid Hunter

December 17 - American Experience: A Brilliant Madness

December 24 - No Program

December 31 - Jane Austin: Life, Society, Works