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Birmingham Public Library (Alabama)

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    88 episodes
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Episodes of Birmingham Public Library

    • West End Branch Library First 100 Years

      West End Branch Library of the Birmingham Public Library is 100 years old. Happy Anniversary, West End Library! Here's to 100 more years of serving the West End area and surrounding community.

      • Release date
        Apr 5, 2012
      • Runtime
        00:41
    • Foodies Book Club Presents Barry Estabrook: Part 1

      On opening night of the Eat Drink Read Write Festival, Foodies Book Club hosts a discussion of the book Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit. The author, investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook, leads the discussion. The book examines how and why commodity tomatoes came to be nothing more than potentially poisonous and unappealing stand-ins for the real thing and exposes the human and environmental costs associated with the $10 billion fresh tom...

      • Release date
        Sep 28, 2011
      • Runtime
        21:07
    • Foodies Book Club Presents Barry Estabrook: Part 2

      On opening night of the Eat Drink Read Write Festival, Foodies Book Club hosts a discussion of the book Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit. The author, investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook, leads the discussion. The book examines how and why commodity tomatoes came to be nothing more than potentially poisonous and unappealing stand-ins for the real thing and exposes the human and environmental costs associated with the $10 billion fresh tom...

      • Release date
        Sep 28, 2011
      • Runtime
        24:11
    • Foodies Book Club Presents Barry Estabrook: Part 3

      On opening night of the Eat Drink Read Write Festival, Foodies Book Club hosts a discussion of the book Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit. The author, investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook, leads the discussion. The book examines how and why commodity tomatoes came to be nothing more than potentially poisonous and unappealing stand-ins for the real thing and exposes the human and environmental costs associated with the $10 billion fresh tom...

      • Release date
        Sep 28, 2011
      • Runtime
        19:37
    • Frank Stitt on Tomato Varieties

      The Eat Drink Read Write Festival welcomes renowned chef Frank Stitt . Stitt discusses different tomato varieties and offer samples of tomato-based dishes. Frank Stitt is a three-time finalist for the James Beard Foundation Chef of the Year and was recently inducted into the JBF Hall of Fame This event held on Tuesday, September 13. Time: 6:00 p.m. Birmingham Public Library, Central Library

      • Release date
        Sep 27, 2011
      • Runtime
        27:37
    • Word Up 2011: Part 2

      Welcome to the fourth annual WORD UP! Student Poetry Slam. sponsored by the public libraries of Jefferson County (www.jclc.org). The contestants will perform original poetry inspired by the poem "Daybreak in Alabama" by Langston Hughes. WORD UP! is made possible by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. WORD UP! 2011 - April 3 - at Birmingham Public Library Poets: 1.Audrey Powell : Jackson-Olin - My Black Composer 2.Joy Walls : Shades Valley ...

      • Release date
        Apr 18, 2011
      • Runtime
        38:05
    • Word Up 2011: Part 1

      Welcome to the fourth annual WORD UP! Student Poetry Slam. sponsored by the public libraries of Jefferson County (www.jclc.org). The contestants will perform original poetry inspired by the poem "Daybreak in Alabama" by Langston Hughes. WORD UP! is made possible by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. WORD UP! 2011 - April 3 - at Birmingham Public Library Poets: 1.Audrey Powell : Jackson-Olin - My Black Composer 2.Joy Walls : Shades Valley ...

      • Release date
        Apr 18, 2011
      • Runtime
        43:47
    • The Opportunities and Challenges of being the Fi...

      Barbara Sirmans, former director of the Birmingham Public Library, discusses the opportunities and challenges of being the first black library director in Birmingham and how life prepared her to meet accompanying obstacles and deterrents. Recently retired as director, Mrs. Sirmans remains an active part of the library community as a member of the Friends of the Library and continues her journey as a library advocate. Recorded at noon onWednesday, February 23, 2011.

      • Release date
        Feb 24, 2011
      • Runtime
        36:16
    • Bards & Brews - January 7, 2011: Part 3

      The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) hosted its third poetry slam on January 7 at the Central Library. Held on the first Friday of each month, slams are emceed by poetry slam events director Brian “Voice Porter” Hawkins. Southern Fried Slam rules will be observed. Beer will be available for sampling. Slam participants must be 18 years or older. IDs will be checked. Live music at 6:30 p.m. Call time is 7:00 p.m. Check out the Bards & Brews page on Facebook for more information. Word up, y’all!

      • Release date
        Jan 31, 2011
      • Runtime
        16:11
    • Bards & Brews - January 7, 2011: Part 1

      The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) hosted its third poetry slam on January 7 at the Central Library. Held on the first Friday of each month, slams are emceed by poetry slam events director Brian “Voice Porter” Hawkins. ; Southern Fried Slam rules will be observed. Beer will be available for sampling. Slam participants must be 18 years or older. IDs will be checked. Live music at 6:30 p.m. Call time is 7:00 p.m. Check out the Bards & Brews page on Facebook for more information. Word up, y’all!

      • Release date
        Jan 31, 2011
      • Runtime
        53:07
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