tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:57:50 +0000Database Quiz contestRLCCCensorshipGoogleLeague of Extraordinary GentlemenOnline ConverterPDFblogtravelArtBPLGardeningLibraryNicholasville KentuckyTwitterblogschildrenonline toolsphotographsshoppingsocial 101student resources on the webworkshops"Stuck in the Middle"101APA styleAlabama BoundAlabama ReadsAlan MooreAmazon KindleAmazon.comAndromeda StrainAuschwitzAvondale anniversariesBCRIBar B QBirmingham NewsBirmingham News ALBlog 101BloggerBookletCreatorBrooklyn Public LibraryBrunchChristmas 2008 at North Bham LibraryCitation MachineClassificationCopper theftCrestview Public LibraryDewey DecimalDewey Decimal ClassificationE. 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Monday, June 10 6:00-7:30 p.m. Where? Avondale Public Library Conference Room Do you love listening to podcasts? Do you wish you could discuss your favorite episodes with a group? Well, look no further. Our newest group is like a book club but for podcasts. We’ll meet, listen to selected podcast episodes, and have a lively discussion. We welcome new http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2019/05/podcast-club.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Leslie Deason)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-6738389899408856292Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:23:00 +00002013-06-05T17:23:02.803-05:00Star Wars Reads Day Star Wars' Reads Day 2013 LucasFilm, along with Disney Publishing Worldwide, has announced that the second annual Star Wars Reads Day will be October 5th.  Publishers ranging from Abrams, Chronicle Books, Dark Horse, Del Rey, DK, Quirk Books, Random House Audio, Scholastic, Titan Magazines, and Workman are all uniting behind the Star Wars initiative and http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2013/06/star-wars-reads-day-2013-lucasfilm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Walker)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-7024465407519374829Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:15:00 +00002013-04-10T09:16:40.767-05:00Anyone interested in purchasing tickets for the Birmingham Barons game on April 20, 2013, I have four (4) baseline seats.  I will discount the shipping and handling and tax if you purchase all four tickets. $36. Kenyata Rodgers 226-3775 http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2013/04/anyone-interested-in-purchasing-tickets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KR)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-4606987938248526948Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:36:00 +00002013-04-09T09:36:00.913-05:00 JOB POSTING Director - Workforce Development Training The Birmingham Urban League has an immediate opening for a Director of Workforce Development Training. The Director is responsible for ensuring agency goals and objectives are met through the efficient, effective and professional management of Urban League training programs and staff. Desired qualifications include a Masters http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2013/04/job-announcement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jshanks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-7727297632548572459Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:13:00 +00002013-03-05T16:13:33.038-06:00Roots : the complete collection For Sale: The ultimate Roots DVD Collection. Brand new and sealed. Retails for $119.82.  Asking price $50.00.  You won't get another chance at this price.  Includes Roots, Roots the Next  Generation, and Roots: the Gift. The series that captivated a nation and made television history is brought to you in a complete box set that includes everything about Alex Haley'shttp://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2013/03/for-sale-roots-complete-collection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Walker)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-9006265381125025203Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:10:00 +00002013-02-06T12:10:05.281-06:00 Proform Treadmill For Sale. $200.00 - Displays heart rate, time, and distance. - Lays flat or inclines. - Folds upright for storage. Excellent shape, seldom used! Contact Debbie at the Springville Road Library - dplatt@bham.lib.al.us http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2013/02/treadmill-for-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brandon Crawford Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-1094147371776913981Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:26:00 +00002013-01-09T09:26:43.580-06:00Hello, My daughter is selling Girl Scout Cookies. If anyone would like to order, here are the flavors: Thin Mints, Tag-a-longs, Berry Munch, Dulce de Leche, Samoas, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils, Savannah Smiles(lemon). Here is a website with their descriptions: http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_cookies/meet_the_cookies.asp. Just shoot me an email at bpetersen@bham.lib.al.us if you would like http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2013/01/girl-scout-cookies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ben)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-1978243141865421104Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:11:00 +00002012-12-04T11:11:04.201-06:00   http://www.birminghamurbanleague.net  1229 Third Avenue North   Birmingham, AL  35203    (205) 326-0162   Job Developer/Job Readiness Instructor Posted: 12/3/2012 Job Status: Full-time   Job Description The Birmingham Urban League has an immediate opening for a Job Developer/Job Readiness instructor in the Workforce Development http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2012/12/job-announcement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jshanks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-3107651718750939328Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:05:00 +00002012-10-15T09:08:33.310-05:00Southern Chic CateringFor those interested in having lunch delivered by Southern Chic Catering (the owner is Deana Solfronk, Vincent Solfronk's wife), you can now find the weekly menu on their Facebook page. Special: All orders to Central Library include a free dessert. Call or text your order to Deana Solfronk @ 205-229-7512. http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2012/10/southern-chic-catering-is-on-facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-4007701034541293583Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:21:00 +00002012-09-25T10:21:02.489-05:00Amazon KindleTargetWal-Mart "I ain't gonna be fattening no more frogs for snakes." Sonny Boy Williamson Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest retailer, will no longer sell the Amazon’s line of Kindle e-book readers after the current supply in stores has been sold. While Wal-Mart did not provide any reasons for dropping Amazon’s readers while continuing to sell e-readers from Apple, Barnes & Noble, and others, most http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2012/09/fattening-frogs-for-snakes-dept-wal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Walker)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-2416813731958763586Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:56:00 +00002012-06-12T08:56:41.807-05:00ICv2 - Alan Moore's 'Neonomicon' Pulled From Libraryhttp://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2012/06/alan-moores-neonomicon-pulled-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Walker)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-8449560222494149184Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:06:00 +00002012-03-15T14:14:31.365-05:00Sciencescience fictionstudent resources on the webwww.strangeenough.comOne of our patrons, who is also a published author, has created a website aimed at teens and up, on general science information. She shared it with me and now I'm sharing it with you. I've suggested that she go back in and add links to her resources and she's also going to put the sidebar back on all pages to keep from having to scroll to read an entire article. Please take ahttp://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-website-for-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelly Laney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-5344255440636748808Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:51:00 +00002011-10-26T15:00:39.340-05:00For sale by Kelsey Bates (kelseyscoutenbates@gmail.com)$1,000 OBOLike NEW 2009 Trek Women's road bike. This is a beautiful bike, which I was totally fine riding on the long stretches of near-nothingness in West TX, but will probably not ride here. If you are a tri-athlete, this is the bike for you. It has clipless pedals and I have shoes I can throw into the deal.2.1 WSD C 52cm <200mi Pearl http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/10/for-sale-by-kelsey-bates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KJ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-7091261671590862209Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:21:00 +00002011-10-24T13:25:13.891-05:00Want to wear your favorite book? Try the t-shirts at Out of Print!http://outofprintclothing.com/shop/t-shirts/Mary AnneSouthern Historyhttp://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/10/out-of-print.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-2920263863972000407Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:54:00 +00002011-09-11T17:03:54.251-05:00When we moved there was no place to put either of these two china cabinets. One is more modern and has an art deco look to it, the other is older and has some intricate carvings in it. Both are in excellent shape. The fuzzy pictures are the only ones I have of them right now. I'm asking $200 a piece.http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/09/for-sale-two-china-cabinets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-6840248971811759207Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:13:00 +00002011-09-09T15:21:07.784-05:00http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/09/casonya-and-tiffany-volunteering-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casonya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-2355102941870699616Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:36:00 +00002011-08-17T12:07:19.104-05:00FOR SALE: Seldom-driven battery powered red Hummer, about 4 years old. Wasn't driven but once or twice the first year. Has been parked in the garage since purchased. Fifty-dollars. Looks exactly like the one in the picture, only this one's red. All monies will go to my son to feed his video game habit. http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/08/for-sale-kids-battery-powered-red.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-3231777605806850824Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:56:00 +00002011-08-16T14:56:40.887-05:00Publishing industry doing better, fueled by e-book sales - USATODAY.com http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/08/publishing-industry-doing-better-fueled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jshanks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-2641528110322970216Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:30:00 +00002011-07-29T11:32:41.491-05:00WebMD is hiring for a Taxonomy Specialist in the areas of Digital Asset Management, Digital Rights Management, Document Management, Taxonomy and Web Content Management. The Taxonomy Specialist will have experience developing and implementing taxonomy and meta-data models for content systems for all media types. https://careers-webmd.icims.com/jobs/8525/jobhttp://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/07/job-with-webmd-in-atlanta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Swift)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-2175575443885572848Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:15:00 +00002011-07-11T10:18:30.842-05:00Steve Hannum of the Literacy Council asked me to publicize these two requests. Contact him directly if you can help. 1) A new men’s transitional housing shelter, Changed Lives Christian Center, is looking for someone to help a few of their residents with basic computer skills. I am aware that BPL offers free classes, but the CLCC residents don’t have transportation. Do you know if any of http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/07/volunteer-opportunities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jshanks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-7298528635758984178Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:38:00 +00002011-07-08T12:09:06.832-05:00Coverspy is the first interesting tumblr site that I have encountered after months of visiting tumblrs consisting of little more than pictures of kittens, stills from bizarre horror films, or random animated .gifs.CoverSpy is simply a tumblr featuring the covers of books encountered "in the wild" (aka public places such as the subway, the street, a park, a street cafe, etc.) around New York Cityhttp://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/07/coverspy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brandon Crawford Smith)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-6074687188193809097Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:55:00 +00002011-06-20T12:56:54.132-05:00Reading for Life: Oprah WinfreyBy Leonard KniffelThe television talk-show host and media mogul has championed books and librariesPosted Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:21Freedom author Jonathan Franzen and Oprah Winfrey talk about his bestselling novel in the December 6, 2010, “After the Show” segment of that day’s talk-show taping. Screen shot from Oprah.com.Printer-friendly versionShareThis“I don’t http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/06/oprah-values-summer-reading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jshanks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-108107089258767599Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:41:00 +00002011-06-20T14:27:23.154-05:00The lack of trust among leaders in the Birmingham metro area is an issue that Scott Beason, state senator; Linda Allen, president of The Gate City Neighborhood Association; Jim Baggett, archivist with the Birmingham Public Library; and Chuck Hagler, chief of the Hueytown Police Department mention as a factor that keeps the area from moving forward. http://videos.al.com/birmingham-news/2011/06/http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/06/reinventing-our-community-alcom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard Manoske)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-3239791416875346799Wed, 25 May 2011 16:35:00 +00002011-05-25T11:41:55.603-05:00Interesting article about our future.Seth's Blog: The future of the libraryhttp://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/05/seths-blog-future-of-library.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (jshanks)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38062652.post-3507600169586460557Mon, 23 May 2011 16:14:00 +00002011-05-23T11:24:28.472-05:00Amazon.come-booksKindleIn April for the first time Amazon reports that it has sold 105 e-books for every 100 hardcover and paperback books including books without digital versions and excluding free digital books. Sales of e-books in March reached $69 million, an increase of 146% from March of 2010, but e-books still account for just 14% of the overall book market in dollar sales. Last July Amazon reported that sales http://bplstaff.blogspot.com/2011/05/e-books-outsell-all-print-books-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lorraine Walker)0