The Five Things You Need to Know about the Botanical Gardens

Please join us on Thursday, June 13th  from 10 - 11 a.m. as Taylor Steele discusses the Botanical Gardens.
His PowerPoint presentation will cover the history and features of the Gardens.   Free admission.

May Family Movie Night

Please join us on Monday, May 20th at 5:30 p.m.  When a corrupt mayor turns failing Jellystone Park into a logging facility, Yogi and Boo Boo team up with Ranger Smith and a wildlife expert to expose the mayor’s plot to destroy a nearly extinct turtle whose presence in the park could trigger it to being reclassified as a nature preserve.   Free admission.

Healthy Eating

Please join us on Friday, April 5th from 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. for a
presentation of  "Healthy Eating" by Dr. Luis Pineda, Oncologist,
Founder of Cooking with Cancer, Inc. and cookbook author.
Find out what constitutes a healthy diet and steps you can take
to prevent cancer.

Admission is free, but reservations are required.  Call 428-7882, email us
at bessemerlibrary@gmail.com or Facebook us to make a reservation.

March Family Movie Night

Please join us on Monday, March 25th at 5:30 p.m.  An arcade villain
rebels against his bad guy role and dreams of becoming a hero.  He travels
between games in the arcade and ultimately must eliminate a deadly enemy
that threatens the entire arcade.  Free admission

Sunbonnets to Suffrage: the Alabama Woman, Her First 100 Years

Please join us on Thursday, March 7th at noon for a reading of "Sunbonnets
to Suffrage: the Alabama Woman, Her First 100 Years" by Betty Pewitt and
Jean Pierce presented by The Seasoned Performers.  Free admission.

February Family Movie Night

Please join us on Monday, February 25th at 5:30 p.m.  A struggling mother
receives some much needed assistance tending to the family farm and
raising a group of spirited children while her military husband is away
from a magical nanny who suddenly appears.  Movie will be shown
in the lower level Storytime room. Free admission.

Fiddlers, Banjo Players and Strawbeaters: Alabama's First Pop Musicians

Please join us on Thursday, February 7th from noon to 1 p.m. as Joyce
Cauthen, Executive Director of the Alabama Folklife Association, discusses
the pivotal role played by African Americans in developing the music at
the roots of today's bluegrass and country music.  In addition, fiddler
Jim Cauthen will demonstrate fiddle tunes that have been mentioned in
historical writings, slave narratives and early newspapers of Alabama.  Be
prepared to hear a musical treat of styles and tunes that are seldom heard
today.  An Alabama Humanities program sponsored by the Friends of the
Library.  Free admission.