I used to get books from the library all the time. I would go to the downtown Birmingham location (it is the biggest), and I could always find something new to read. The stacks are laid out very nicely, and I never had trouble finding any book with a call number from the catalog or just going to the section to find it. The downtown location can be kind of tricky to park at (they do have a parking lot, but it gets full easily).
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