The controversial demolition of Birmingham's Central Library begins on Monday. But while the city council considers the building to have served its time, those who fought to save the library had ...

Alva said it was the first time any English attraction outside London had made it into the list. In getting there, the library pipped to the post other prestigious contenders such as London's British ...

Today marks the last day of work for 158 Birmingham Public Library employees who have been put on furlough, and it also marks the last day to find homes for the animals who lived at the library ...

Birmingham Public Library Executive Director Floyd Council has resigned, effective today, he said in a letter to Birmingham officials. “It has been my honor to lead as the first African American man ...

The largest Shakespeare collection in a public library is launching Everything to Everybody, with films and readings in most of the city’s 93 languages It is a little-known fact that Birmingham is ...

A record 100,000 people visited the £188 million Library of Birmingham during the Commonwealth Games period from July 28 to August 8. But that total also equates to the plummeting number of books ...

Birmingham's new central library has opened at a cost of £189m. But in an era of spending cuts and library closures across the country, is such an outlay justifiable? The new building - complete with ...

On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. penned his epic “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” He had been arrested on the Good Friday before, while taking part in a peaceful civil-rights protest. King sent ...

Library Of Birmingham View Of The Raging Bull in Centenary Square The city's flagship £188 million Library of Birmingham is opening on Sunday (August 7) to take advantage of the thousands of people ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WVTM) — The Birmingham Public Library is buzzing with more than the sound of turning pages. Local hip hop artists Shaheed and DJ Supreme are using music to transform the space into ...