🔦 Summer Art Market Vendor Spotlight on Kim Gerlach!!! Kim Gerlach is an artist, teacher, & parent with ADHD who works with a variety of mediums. They use clay, paint, wood, & linoleum to create their art. Their art typically features colorful scenes of nature & animals, especially snails 🐌 See more of their work on Instagram @artworkzstudio, & swipe to the last photo to see all the artists participating in the BPL's 1st Summer Art Market! Summer Art Market | Saturday, June 8 | 12:00–4:00 p.m. | Central Library Local Artists, Makers, & Foodtrucks! #bpl #birminghampubliclibrary #birminghamal #bhamal #publiclibraries #libraryprogram #librariesrock #libraryofthings #alabamaartist #summerartmarket #bplsummerartmarket #supportlocalartists
Birmingham Public Library
Libraries
Birmingham, Alabama 1,390 followers
The mission of the Birmingham Public Library is to provide the highest quality library service to our citizens for life
About us
Birmingham Public Library system—with 18 locations & serving the community for 126 years—is one of the largest library systems in the southeast. ——— For additional information, visit our website & be sure to follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/BirminghamPublicLibrary), Twitter (@bpl), & Instagram (@bplpics).
- Website
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https://lnk.bio/B-P-L
External link for Birmingham Public Library
- Industry
- Libraries
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1886
- Specialties
- library service, public service, programming for children, genealogy, computer classes, and community programs
Locations
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Primary
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, Alabama 35203, US
Employees at Birmingham Public Library
Updates
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Update! The Building a Bankable Business Plan program is postponed until further notice. Stay tuned to our socials for more updates & find more free library programs on our Calendar page. https://lnkd.in/gnEpcQ_5
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Our next Summer Art Market Vendor Spotlight is on ✨Shackmakes✨ Lauren Shackelford is a ceramist who makes fun & functional everyday items under the name Shackmakes! Follow them on Instagram @shackmakes to learn more. Join us at the Central Library on Saturday, June 8, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. to shop Shackmakes' & our other vendor's art! #bpl #birminghampubliclibrary #birminghamal #bhamal #publiclibraries #libraryprogram #librariesrock #libraryofthings #alabamaartist #summerartmarket #bplsummerartmarket #supportlocalartists
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📢: It's the last week to see both "A World in a Grain of Sand" & the Sloss Metal Arts exhibits at the Central Library! Both Art for Everyone series exhibits close to the public by the end of day on Saturday, June 1, at 6:00 p.m. Support local artists by checking out the exhibits & maybe purchase a new piece from one of them before they close! You can find both exhibits at the Central Library on the 1st floor of the East Building in the Lobby Gallery (located near the entrance that leads to the parking lot) & the First Floor Gallery (located in the hallway just past the staircase). Read our blog below to learn more about the art featured in "A World in a Grain of Sand." The Art for Everyone exhibitions are made possible by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. #bpl #birminghampubliclibrary #birminghamal #bhamal #publiclibraries #libraryprogram #librariesrock #artexhibition #artexhibit #alabamaartist #artforeveryone #aworldinagrainofsand #studiobythetracks #supportingthearts #slossmetalarts #metalarts #slossfurnaces
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🍄 Today's Summer Art Market Vendor Spotlight is on Alexa Lee Art. Alexa Lee is a painter & ceramic artist. Their paintings "focus on memory & how it imbeds itself into the body & mind," & their ceramic pieces often have a whimsical touch, adding mushrooms, bears, & faces to everyday items. Find their work on Instagram @alexa_lee_art & browse their wares at the Central Library on Saturday, June 8, 12:00–4:00 p.m. for the Summer Art Market. #bpl #birminghampubliclibrary #birminghamal #bhamal #publiclibraries #libraryprogram #librariesrock #libraryofthings #alabamaartist #summerartmarket #bplsummerartmarket #supportlocalartists
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Don't forget—tomorrow, Saturday, May 25, is the Heirloom Society’s Spring Plant Swap! Join them in the Central Library’s Arrington Auditorium from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for a plant swap for all experience levels. Please bring healthy starts rooted in dirt, cuttings, or seeds for indoor/outdoor plants to swap. No registration required! This program is free & open to the public. #bpl #birminghampubliclibrary #birminghamal #bhamal #publiclibraries #libraryprograms #librariesrock #BPLArchives #TreasuresInTheBasement #theheirloomsociety #plantswap #springplantswap
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#throwbackthursday to our wonderful April event, A Novel Tasting! Our generous sponsors are one of the reasons we are able to provide 256 programs across our 16 BPL locations this summer! Thank you to everyone who contributed to A Novel Tasting. You can find more photos from A Novel Tasting on our Facebook page & stay tuned for the announcement of our next big event! #bpl #birminghampubliclibrary #birminghamal #bhamal #publiclibraries #libraryprograms #librariesrock #friendsofthebpl #friendsofthelibrary #librarybenefit #anoveltasting #NLWD24
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🎇Our next Summer Art Market Vendor Spotlight is on artist Dorian Wolfe! Wolfe is a writer & artist who creates stippling art. With each meticulously placed dot, a recognizable image comes into view, demonstrating each mark's power of subtlety within a larger image. You may have seen their work in Sour Doe Zine (@sourdoezine). You can find their work on Instagram @d04rian. Stop by their table at the Central Library on Saturday, June 8, 12:00–4:00 p.m. for the Summer Art Market! #bpl #birminghampubliclibrary #birminghamal #bhamal #publiclibraries #libraryprogram #librariesrock #libraryofthings #alabamaartist #supportlocalartists #summerartmarket #bplsummerartmarket
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WOW—we have 20 local vendors joining us for the BPL's 1st Summer Art Market! Leading up to the market, we'll be highlighting some different artists each week. Our 1st Vendor Spotlight is on Hunter Bell Designs! Hunter Bell is an artist & "cultural debris designer" who creates upcycled jewelry out of found artifacts. You may have seen their pieces at flow nights, local music festivals, or the oddities shop downtown. Find more of Hunter Bell's work on Facebook & Instagram @hunterbelldesigns & see their work in person at the Central Library on Saturday, June 8, 12:00–4:00 p.m. for the Summer Art Market ☀️ See the full list of vendors participating in the last photo 👀 #bpl #birminghampubliclibrary #birminghamal #bhamal #publiclibraries #libraryprogram #librariesrock #libraryofthings #alabamaartist #supportlocalartists #summerartmarket #bplsummerartmarket