Editing Birmingham, Michigan (section)

===Public library===
[[File:Baldwin Birmingham Public Library.jpg|alt=Baldwin Birmingham Public Library|border|left|frameless|Baldwin Birmingham Public Library]]
The Baldwin Public Library serves the city of Birmingham and nearby communities of [[Beverly Hills, Michigan|Beverly Hills]], [[Bingham Farms, Michigan|Bingham Farms]], and [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan|Bloomfield Hills]]. The original building first opened to the public on December 19, 1927. In October 1959, an extension for the Youth Department was added to the east side of the building. In 1983, another addition opened, changing the entrance to Merrill Street. There are over 120,000 books in the library, along with CDs, DVDs, periodicals, educational toys, databases and free [[Wi-Fi]].

The library is named after Martha Baldwin, a civic leader and lifelong resident of Birmingham who was instrumental in establishing the first library. She also helped get improvements such as sidewalks laid for the business section, street lights, seats placed at interurban transit stops, flowers and trees planted, and trash baskets placed at the street corners.