First Chapter Writing Contest Winners

First Chapter Writing Contest Winners

In August 2021, the Homewood Public Library hosted the First Chapter: a Writing Contest for Teens. Designed by the Homewood Library’s Teen Advisory Board, First Chapter tasked local 6th-12th graders to submit just the first chapter of a story. Writers were challenged to catch the judges’ attention with just an introduction. The Library received over…

Dungeons and Dragons Made Easy With Your Local Library

Dungeons and Dragons Made Easy With Your Local Library

Dungeons and Dragons, or as it is affectionately known, D&D, is one of the world’s most popular tabletop roleplaying games. It’s a game where you can get together with old friends or people who aren’t friends just yet and craft a world and a story that’s uniquely yours. However, the dice, charts, character sheets, models,…

Olympic Books

Olympic Books

The Summer Olympics! As exciting a sports event as the world can imagine. Stoke that Olympic flame in your spirit with true stories and memoirs from Olympic athletes. Nonfiction: Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany – Andrew Maranniss The true story…