Birmingham Public Library

Birmingham Public Library
33°31′16″N 86°48′28″W / 33.5210°N 86.8077°W / 33.5210; -86.8077
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
Established1886
Branches18
Collection
Size717,625
Access and use
Circulation1,651,488
Other information
BudgetFY 2022 $13.2 million
DirectorJanine Langston (interim)
Employees300
Websitehttp://www.bplonline.org

The Birmingham Public Library is one of the largest library systems in the southeastern United States. It consists of 19 branches, with a main or central library located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The main library is composed of two buildings, the East Building and the Linn-Henley Research Library containing the Tutwiler Collection of Southern History, and the Rucker Agee Map Collection.