Address:
2100 Park Place
Birmingham,
Alabama
35203
United States
County: Jefferson 
Phone: 205-226-3610
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Library details: Birmingham Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Birmingham Public Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 754,521 volumes. The library circulates 874,679 items per year. The library serves a population of 212,113 residents .
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Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in Alabama
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 212,113 | Residents |
| Collection size | 754,521 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 874,679 | transactions |
| Expenditures Reported to Institute of Museum and Library Services | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Tech | Books | EBooks | Serial | E-Serials |
| 2012 | $15,082,675 | $505,139 | $199,800 | |||
| 2010 | $17,478,009 | $796,905 | $233,764 | |||
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Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Sierra | 2013 |
| Previous Automation System | Millennium | 2000 |
| Previous Automation System | Innopac | 1996 |
| Previous Automation System | CLSI | 1981 |
| Discovery Interface | Encore | 2008 |
| Digital Asset Management | CONTENTdm | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| Self-Check | Express Lane | |
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Jefferson County Library Cooperative (view map) | ||
Record History: This listing was created on Jun 7, 1997 and was last modified on Apr 6, 2018.
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