From City of Empire to City of Diversity
Jessica Harris visits a photography exhibition showing Birmingham’s sense of community.
Everything to Everybody family fun day at Library
Library of Birmingham to host family day for Shakespeare project.
Shakespeare vs Birmingham
New diptychs to go on show in the Shakespeare Memorial Room.
Library of Birmingham unveils Shakespeare-inspired collection
New community-curated exhibition opens in the Shakespeare Memorial Room.
Shakespeare project to deliver for Libraries Week
Find out about the world’s first great Shakespeare library.
Villa Park, Old Joe and the Library light up
Birmingham landmarks go purple in celebration of Census 2021.
Celebration of Shakespeare premieres online
World’s Stage – a multilingual celebration of Birmingham, Brummies and their Shakespeare.
“O brave new world?” Shakespeare, Birmingham and America
Everything to Everybody as the Bard collection goes global.
Unearth Birmingham’s hidden treasures from home this half-term
History resources to go on line as part of heritage project.
Photography exhibition to coincide with 2022 Commonwealth Games
Documenting post–1945 migration by those who settled in Birmingham.
Everything to Everybody Project focuses on Shakespeare
50 Treasures – Number 3.
Shakespeare images to go on show
Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with the Everything to Everybody Project.
Iconic gay club celebrates anniversary with history event
Birmingham LGBT to create documentary about the Nightingale with new heritage project.
Spotlight on Birmingham industrial pioneer
New temporary exhibition on James Watt to open at the Library of Birmingham.
Painting the town pink
City corporates to Go Pink! for hospice’s fortieth anniversary.
Birmingham Archives and Collections achieves national accreditation
Recognition for Library of Birmingham resource.
Library of Birmingham to partner Rep
Collaboration aims to expand commercial activities.
Communities urged to celebrate Year of South Asian Culture
Groups invited to stage their own celebrations for Utsav, the Year of South Asian Culture, across Birmingham this summer.
The future of Birmingham’s libraries
Martin Sullivan, secretary of the Friends of The Libraries of Birmingham, writes about the future of the service.
Revised library plans set for approval
New plans follow consultation with local residents.
Lottery boost for Library of Birmingham
Joint project with the British Library wins funding for South Asian project.
A tale of Endurance
Exhibition capturing the Antarctic legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton & Frank Hurley comes to Birmingham.
Time to end the run-down of the library service
Martin Sullivan from the Friends of the Library of Birmingham, comments on recently-announced funding cuts.
Could you be Birmingham’s next Poet Laureate?
New Shakespeare required – apply now.
Cadbury World honours Shakespeare at Library of Birmingham
To eat or not to eat? That is the question on all our minds as Cadbury World unveils its latest chocolate creation.
Theatre productions for school holiday
Make the most of your summer half term with The Old Rep.
Curtain up at the Rep
Interactive exhibiiton to reveal how theatre is made.
Not just a pretty face
Alan Clawley asks another question of the Library of Birmingham.
Library of Birmingham hosts replica cell and prisoners
Go to jail … but leave when you like.
A future for the past
Alan Clawley reflects on how recent architecture can be saved.