Smithfield (BPL)
Today's hours
We're open 9:00AM to 6:00PM
We're closed Wednesday January 01
All opening hours
| Mon, Dec 30 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Tue, Dec 31 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Jan 01 | Closed |
| Thu, Jan 02 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Jan 03 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Jan 04 | Closed |
| Sun, Jan 05 | Closed |
Address
1 8th Avenue West
Birmingham, AL 35204
Birmingham, AL 35204
Tel: (205) 324-8428
About the branch
Confirm library hours before visiting.
Curbside Service available Mon.-Fri. 9-6
The Smithfield Branch Library first opened in 1918 as the Booker T. Washington Library. It was one of the state's first libraries for black Alabamians. The branch library was located in three leased rooms of the Masonic Temple Building at 4th Avenue North and 17th Street . It was not until 1956 that the first Smithfield Library Branch building was dedicated. It holds an important place in the city's history, being the first building specifically built to hold a library for black residents of Birmingham.