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Wednesday February 10, 2010
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12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
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Everything you ever wanted to know about writing an African American book
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Join us for the nuts and bolts of writing and publising a book. The discussion will expose the audience to various local African American authors and their experiences writing and marketing a book. Joining us will be Linda and Harry Chambers.
[BPL Brown Bag Lunch Programs]
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Location: BPL - Central Library, Arrington Auditorium
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Wednesday February 17, 2010
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12:00 PM
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Pass the Proverbs Lifeline: The Black Book of Proverbs
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Proverbs unite the timeless wisdom of Black communities in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, while speaking to the triumphs and challenges of everyday life. Join us as Dr. Askhari Johnson Hodari discusses how these works inform our lives today.
[BPL Brown Bag Lunch Programs]
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Location: BPL - Central Library, Arrington Auditorium
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Wednesday February 24, 2010
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12:00 PM
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The Spiritual – The Origin and Impact in the African American Community
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Join us for a riveting experience with voice and piano featuring the story of how the spiritual came from Africa and served as a centerpiece of the slave community. Dr. Rosephayne Dunn Powell, Professor of Voice at Auburn University, creates an experience that you will remember forever!
[BPL Brown Bag Lunch Programs]
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Location: BPL-Central Library, Arrington Auditorium
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Wednesday March 3, 2010
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12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
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Birmingham Illustrated: Images of the Magic City in the 19th Century Press
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To accompany the exhibition Alabama Illustrated, BPL Archivist Jim Baggett will discuss the stories behind engraved images of Birmingham that appeared in 19th century national newspapers.
[Brown Bag Lunch Programs]
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Location: BPL - Central Library, Arrington Auditorium
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12:30 PM
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1:30 PM
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Brown Bag Lunch
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Contact: Katie Moellering 205-445-1118 kmoellering@bham.lib.al.us
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In today's Brown Bag film we will learn all about pirates and the ships that carried them across the seas. We will see rare footage of recently discovered wrecks and read from journals written in the pirates' own hand. Please bring a sack lunch; drinks and dessert provided.
http://www.eolib.org
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Location: Emmet O'Neal Library Meeting Room
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Wednesday March 10, 2010
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12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
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19th-Century Illustrated Newspapers as Art
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Kelsey Scouten Bates, Assistant Archivist at the Birmingham Public Library and co-curator of the exhibition "Alabama Illustrated: Engravings from 19th century Newspapers," will discuss the engraving techniques used by 19th-century newspaper printers.
[BPL Brown Bag Lunch Programs]
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Location: BPL-Central Library, Arrington Auditorium
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12:30 PM
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1:30 PM
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Brown Bag Lunch
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Contact: Katie Moellering 205-445-1118 kmoellering@bham.lib.al.us
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Our speaker today comes to us from Wells Fargo to talk about the reverse mortgage. If you have questions about this practice, or would like more information, please join us! Please bring a sack lunch; drinks and dessert provided.
http://www.eolib.org
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Location: Emmet O'Neal Library Meeting Room
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Wednesday March 17, 2010
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12:00 PM
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Music of the River
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Join us for a trip down the musical Mississippi as Philip McEntee and Chuck King take us through the bends, narrows and the great wide expanses of a time long ago but not forgotten.
[BPL Brown Bag Lunch Programs]
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Location: BPL-Central Library, Arrington Auditorium
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12:30 PM
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1:30 PM
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Brown Bag Lunch
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Contact: Katie Moellering 205-445-1118 kmoellering@bham.lib.al.us
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In honor of St. Patrick's day we will watch a film on ancient Ireland today. Wear green!
Bring a sack lunch; drinks and dessert provided.
http://www.eolib.org
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Location: Emmet O'Neal Library (Mt. Brook)
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Wednesday March 24, 2010
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12:00 PM
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Tom Sawyer 101
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Samford University professor, Chris Metriss, joins us to talk about one of Mark Twain’s best known works, Tom Sawyer.
[BPL Brown Bag Lunch Programs]
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Location: BPL - Central Library, Arrington Auditorium
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12:30 PM
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1:30 PM
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Brown Bag Lunch
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Contact: Katie Moellering 205-445-1118 kmoellering@bham.lib.al.us
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Terry Jones takes us back to the ancient world in today's documentary about the peoples Jones calls "The Brainy Barbarians".
http://www.eolib.org
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Location: Emmet O'Neal Library Meeting Room
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Wednesday March 31, 2010
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12:00 PM
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Wings of Opportunity: The Wright Brothers in Montgomery, Alabama
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In 1910, Orville and Wilbur Wright opened the first ever civilian flight school in the United States in Montgomery, Alabama. Join us as author, Julie Williams, shares a story not just of airplanes, but of a city in flight, staring over the horizon at the shape of its potential destiny.
[BPL Brown Bag Lunch Programs]
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Location: BPL - Central Library, Arrington Auditorium
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