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EVENTS

Upcoming Events

  • Coffee and Crafting - April 2025
    Coffee and Crafting - April 2025
    Mon, Apr 28
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    This month's craft will be Poetry Bangles! All materials will be provided by the library.
  • History Talks: Alabama Quilts & Their Stories, with Historian Beth Hunter
    History Talks: Alabama Quilts & Their Stories, with Historian Beth Hunter
    Wed, Apr 23
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    Alabama is filled with beautiful quilts, old and new, each with their own story. Using quilts as a medium, historian Beth Hunter will discuss the people and places that make up the fabric of the state.
  • New Home Ownership 101
    New Home Ownership 101
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Apr 03
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    Looking to buy a home? We have a Regions mortgage officer available to answer questions and provide the knowledge you need to become a discerning home owner.
  • Recognizing Women's Health
    Recognizing Women's Health
    Wed, Mar 26
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    Come and have your health concerns addressed! Women’s health presentation, along with questions and answers with a physician.
  • Coffee and Crafting - March 2025
    Coffee and Crafting - March 2025
    Mon, Mar 24
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    This month's craft will be Colorful Tissue Paper Lanterns! All materials will be provided by the library.
  • Women's History Program
    Women's History Program
    Thu, Mar 13
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    What Black Women Want You to Know: The Literary History of Art and Racial Healing in Alabama. Presented by 2023-2025 Birmingham Poet Laureate Salaam Green.
  • Coffee and Crafting - February 2025
    Coffee and Crafting - February 2025
    Mon, Feb 24
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    Come and join us as we learn to create a different craft each month. No prior skill necessary! All materials will be provided by the library.
  • Black History Month Programming at Bessemer Public Library
    Black History Month Programming at Bessemer Public Library
    Wed, Feb 05
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    February 26th, reFraming: African American Female Landowners in the Alabama Black Belt, with Dr. Allison Upshaw.
  • Adult Crafting - January 2025
    Adult Crafting - January 2025
    Thu, Jan 23
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    Come and join us as we learn to create a different craft each month. No prior skill necessary! All materials will be provided by the library.
  • Medicines & Medical Practices in Early Jefferson County
    Medicines & Medical Practices in Early Jefferson County
    Wed, Jan 15
    Bessemer Public Library Large Auditorium
    A fascinating talk with Jim Phillips on the history of medical practices in Jefferson County, Alabama from 1880-1915
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WHEN WE'RE OPEN

Monday           9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.​

Tuesday          9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.​
Wednesday    9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.​

Thursday​        9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday              9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Sat​urday        10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Sunday           Closed

WHERE TO VISIT US

400 19th Street North
Bessemer, AL 35020

CONTACT US

Telephone 205-428-7882
FAX 205-428-5479

Email bessemerlibrary@gmail.com

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