Avondale Library - Birmingham Public Library System

With this week's Grab & Go kit plus scissors, you can learn to fold a different dinosaur each week!. This week's featured dinosaur is Tyrannosaurus Rex. Available while supplies last.

Calling all artists – tell your story with our Tiny Art Show! Create your own painting with acrylic paints and a 3x3 canvas that we provide. All ages are welcome. Kits are available at the circulation desk beginning June 4, and final submissions are due by June 30. The resulting exhibit will be displayed in the library for the rest of the summer and featured on our page. We can’t wait to see what you create!

Did you know?
You can walk into the Central Library anytime Mon–Fri from 10 AM–4 PM to apply for or renew your passport? No appointment needed!

Now is the perfect time to get travel-ready. As an official passport acceptance facility, BPL makes the process easy:

✅ Walk in at the Central Library (Mon–Fri, 10 AM–4 PM)
✅ Make an appointment at Avondale Regional Branch Library
✅ Passport photos available on-site

📌 Apply early and travel stress-free. Your passport to the world starts at BPL!

For more information, visit: https://www.cobpl.org/services/Passports.aspx

With our tiny book kit plus scissors and glue stick, you can craft your own fairy-sized copy of this month's featured book: The Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs! Kits available while supplies last.

CALLING ALL LOCAL AUTHORS!

Do you have a story to share? Here’s your chance to connect with readers and showcase your work at the Local Authors’ Expo!

We are now accepting author applications in the following categories:
Adult Fiction (20 spots)
Youth Authors (20 spots)
Adult Nonfiction (10 spots)

Whether you’re a published writer, indie author, or emerging storyteller, we’d love to feature your work in our community celebration of literature and creativity.

Application Deadline: June 18, 2026

Apply Here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=VpGtdktonEqTIM0yeHhGtcvIBgKV6O5GkaxHAidyTK9URFVXNkIwUkI0TU00WUZBN1JITzJBVFJKRy4u&origin=QRCode&route=shorturl
If selected the cost to participate is $50.00.

Local Authors Expo
Saturday, August 1, 10 AM-2 PM
Birmingham Public Library, 2100 Park Place

For questions or more information:
[email protected]
205-226-4015

What happens when a curious kid gets lost in the jungle? A whole lot of fun! This summer, Birmingham Children’s Theatre is bringing The Jungle Book to life with Birmingham Public Libraries — for free!

Your family will be on the edge of your seats as Mowgli befriends Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the panther, outwits a gang of sneaky monkeys, and comes face-to-face with the fierce tiger, Shere Khan, in this fast-paced retelling of the classic Rudyard Kipling tales. It's a perfect outing for young adventurers — no tickets, no fuss, just great live theatre at your neighborhood library this June and July.

Performances are:
Saturday, June 20th at BPL Central Branch
Saturday, June 27th at Five Points West
Saturday, July 11th at Springville Road
Saturday, July 18th at Avondale Library
Saturday, July 25th at BPL Central Branch

There is limited space available at some of our locations so grab your tickets early!
https://www.bct123.org/jungle-book

Birmingham Public Library Expands Blood Pressure Kit Checkouts to All 17 Locations By Roy L. Williams, Birmingham Public Library Do you need to get your blood pressure under control? Thanks to a collaboration with the American Heart Association, patrons can now use their library …

Calling all dads and your little ones! Join us for The Birmingham Dad’s Meet Up at the library this Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
We hope to see you here!

This week’s Grab & Go for Grown-Ups activity is an origami crane kit that includes information on the history and significance of the origami crane, origami paper, and a QR code to take you to a video tutorial. Available while supplies last!