Books & Bites

$1,000 Sponsor

• Thank you to:
  • Cheryl & Brad Barker
  • Maureen Gallagher
  • LocalHop
  • Chris Pero
  • Karen & Robert Rock
  • Jennifer & Paul Wheeler
  • The Van Syckle Family
• A $1,000 sponsorship includes:
  • Acknowledgement on baldwinlib.org/booksandbites, social media, lobby display, front cover of Library newsletter, and in a half-page ad in the event program.
  • Recognition on Youth Room Donor Plaque
  • 4 event tickets, including champagne toast at the event
• Download the Support Commitment Form to become a $1,000 sponsor.

$100 Sponsor

• Thank you to:
  • Emagine Entertainment
  • Michelle & Christopher Hollo
  • Kelly Houseman Counseling
  • Library Design Associates
  • Sushilla Mehta
  • Susan & Bob Michelotti
  • Judith Miller
  • Rariden Shumaker-Mio & Co.
  • Alex & Lilly Stotland
• A $100 sponsorship includes:
  • Acknowledgement on baldwinlib.org/booksandbites, social media, lobby display, front cover of Library newsletter, and in a listing in the event program.

• Download the Support Commitment Form to become a $100 sponsor.

Food and Beverage Donors

• Cannelle Patisserie
• Caruso World Coffee
• Commonwealth
• Holiday Market
• Papa Joe’s
• Svenska Cafe
• Uptown Market

Service Donors

• In-House Valet
• City of Birmingham
• Michelle Hollo Graphic Design

Proposed Youth Room Expansion & Renovation

All proceeds from Books & Bites 2017 and 2018 will benefit the upcoming expansion and renovation of the Youth Room.

Our Youth Room is a bustling part of the Library. Each year Baldwin’s Youth Services department hosts over 570 programs for 21,000 guests.  Through programs, services, and an extensive collection of books, media, and toys, the Youth Department helps to jumpstart the literacy and early education of our youngest patrons.

The new Youth Room will feature the following updates:

• Expand the Youth Room by 40%, or approximately 2,000 square feet
• Renovate the existing space
• Purchase new furniture
• Increase the play area, story room, and seating
• Make the entire area ADA-compliant, including the book shelves and the bathrooms
• Modernize and increase the capacity of the bathrooms
• Carry through many of the design features of the Adult Services renovation
• Add display cases and a large aquarium, as well as a separate room for strollers
• Expose the brick of the original 1927 building
• Enclose the room in energy-efficient and glare-reducing glass from floor to ceiling
• Add an outdoor children’s terrace and garden
• Landscape the exterior to integrate it better with Shain Park and The Community House