Birmingham Public Library

Opening on Friday, June 12, “Among the Pines” is the latest exhibition in the Sculpture Gallery at the Central Library. In her solo show, native Alabamian Kathy Nelson presents a selection of baskets and coiled art created from longleaf pine needles. Nelson collects needles from this longest-lived yet endangered species of Southern pine on her property in Shelby County. She then sorts, dries, soaks, and finally coils the needles into baskets. Nelson has been a juried artist with the Alabama Craft Guild since 2015. She has featured her baskets at markets throughout Alabama and was the featured artist at Visual Index in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “Among the Pines” is made possible in part by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Have questions, concerns, or ideas for your community? Join us at the Woodlawn Branch Library for District 4 Mobile Office hours with Councilman Brian Gunn. This is a great opportunity to connect directly with your council representative, share feedback, and learn about issues impacting your neighborhood.
Location: Woodlawn Branch Library, 5709 1st Ave N. Birmingham, AL 35212, 205-595-2001
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 2:00pm-3:30pm.

SAVE THE DATE!
From Tea to Treason - How Ordinary Colonists Were into Extraordinary Rebellion
Saturday, June 27, 2:00 PM
Birmingham Public Library, 2100 Park Place

Join us for this free event as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. Historian Terri Hicks will explore the stories, struggles, and pivotal events that transformed ordinary colonists into revolutionaries and helped shape the birth of a nation.

Free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Register Here: bit.ly/43h5RHs

Sponsored by the Southern History Department of the Birmingham Public Library and the Birmingham Genealogical Society. This program is supported by America250AL.