The Birmingham Museum of Art has opened an online doorway into their art library. If you’ve never been, there are tons of cool books there that aren’t available anywhere else in town. So many of the 35,000 items, you can’t check out.
As of right now, the site is a bit bare bones and takes a few trial searches to figure your way through the catalog. But it’s a great resource for research or inspiration. Thanks to the powers-that-be that helped make this available!
{via Emmet O’Neal}
Portico Managing Editor, Amanda Manning has penned a piece on a handful of our local bookstores. Her article is slated to run in the September issue. Manning has only called Birmingham home for a few years, so she graciously answered a few quick questions for me about her article and other bookish goodness.
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The Vestavia Hills Library has joined the blogosphere. Their new blog is just weeks old, but is already filling up with photos and updates on their Library in the Forest campaign. And, in a non-bookish, but in the same social media goes mainstream vein, the Hoover School system is twittering.
Local print artist Charles Buchanan has mapped out the changes in the Artwalk Preamble. This year, it is more like Preamble(s) since the event now spans four nights and four locations. Check out his post for the deets
