Homewood Public Library

Specialties

We are a public library offering, of course, books, plus audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, computer access, free computer classes, free Wi-​Fi, children’s, teen and adult programs.

History

Established in 1941.

When the Homewood Public Library was established on March 24, 1941, the city was fourteen years old and had a population of 7,397. That first library was located in a small room on the second floor of City Hall, and its opening day collection consisted of between 2,500 and 3,000 books. The library was run by Mrs. J. L. (Mary Katherine) Switzer, a former librarian at the Birmingham Public Library. The library was open Monday through Friday from 2:00 — 6:00 pm and on Saturday from 9:00 am-6:00 pm. Books could be checked out for seven to fourteen days, but there was a limit of three books per patron. (Only two books could be checked out on a child’s card.) Overdue fines were two cents per day.

Today, the population of the City of Homewood has increased to over 25,000, and the Homewood Public Library has grown with it. Now situated in a 50,000 square foot building on Oxmoor Road, the library’s collection encompasses over 94,000 books, DVDs, videos, CDs, audiobooks, and electronic games.