Support Birmingham Public Library On Giving Tuesday May 5

Press release from the Birmingham Public Library:

April 21, 2020

#GivingTuesdayNow is being held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.

The Birmingham Public Library is excited to join #GivingTuesdayNow on May 5, 2020.

This worldwide day join efforts in response to emergency needs due to COVID-19. This day is designed to increase generosity, promote community awareness and help businesses and nonprofits around the world. #GivingTuesdayNow unites us to come together and give back.

This impactful day is in addition to the regularly scheduled #GivingTuesday held on Dec. 1, 2020.

During the coronavirus pandemic public libraries, including BPL, are featuring programs to provide local information on COVID-19, virtual storytelling by Avondale Library's Mrs. Eve, and online help for students stuck at home such as Smithfield Library's math tutoring provided April 28 by Miles College Adjunct Professor Charles McCauley.

" #GivingTuesdayNow is a great time for people to give back and help organizations, like BPL that are striving to support our community during this difficult time," said Catherine Freyer, Development Director of the Birmingham Public Library. "Please help BPL continue to deliver programs. We partner with the Friends Foundation of the Birmingham Public Library so all giving is tax-deductible."

For more information on supporting BPL on #GivingTuesdayNow, click on https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/SupportBhamPublicLibrary

"At GivingTuesday, we believe that generosity has the power to unite and heal communities in good times and bad. A global threat like COVID-19 affects more than just the infected. A pandemic like this touches every person on the planet, and it presents an opportunity to come together as a global community."

For more information on the national GivingTuesday campaign, click on the website https://now.givingtuesday.org/

This press release was produced by the Birmingham Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.