Friends of Baldwin Public Library

05/06/2026

We are retiring this page, effective immediately. THANK YOU to everyone who has followed us over the past 10 years. You can stay current on what's going on with the Friends, including book sale dates, at http://www.baldwinlib.org, and on the BPL Instagram and Tik-Tok channels.

Welcome to the Baldwin Public Library. We proudly serve Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, and Bloomfield Hills

03/02/2026

Happy Read Across America Day!

March 2 is Read Across America Day!

02/25/2026

BIG Sale of kids/young adult books on the maroon cart in The Friends' BookShop! 2/$1

01/22/2026

Our New (To You) Year Book Sale is winding down. Don’t wait to grab a stack of good reads to get you through the coming frigid weekend !

01/02/2026

New Year’s Pop-Up Book Sale! Main Level, BPL.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

We love sharing these pro-book posters from the Works Projects Administration Poster Collection in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division, and it seems there are versions for every time of the year.

The Work Projects Administration (WPA) Poster Collection consists of 907 posters produced from 1936 to 1943 by various branches of the WPA. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest. The posters were designed to publicize exhibits, community activities, theatrical productions, and health and educational programs in seventeen states and the District of Columbia. The results of one of the first U.S. Government programs to support the arts, the posters were added to the Library's holdings in the 1940s.

Image: Poster for statewide WPA Library Project, Illinois, showing an illustration of a child pulling a sled full of books toward a house. Text reads: "January--A year of good reading ahead." Chicago : Illinois WPA Art Project, between 1936 and 1941. Hazlett. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

12/11/2025

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12/02/2025

Sorry, but we can no longer accept donations of CDs. We still happily accept lightly used books and DVDs, however. Thanks for your generosity.

11/18/2025

Our Fall Book Sale is a wrap! Thanks to everyone who worked and shopped. We raised $3,900 to benefit the BPL. Bravo!!

11/07/2025

Check out these fabulous surprise gift-wrapped books for sale at our Fall Book Sale next Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., while supplies last. These items will be available on the main floor of the Library, near The Friends' BookShop.