For this week’s storytime, I am sharing some of my favorite foods. What are your favorite foods? Maybe some of yours will be mentioned by me as I do a flannel story called “Flip-Flap Jack” and a song about berries! After watching the video, feel free to check out other scrumptious foods featured in picture…
According to the United Nations, “[e]very minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror” and among these people are refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced person, stateless persons, and returnees (https://www.un.org/en/observances/refugee-day). On Saturday, June 20, 2020 we are celebrating them by highlighting children’s books for World Refugee Day. As we keep pushing…
For years to decades, centuries to generations, racism has been a problem that plagues the world. It is important for children to understand at an early age that racism should not be tolerated, and that while it most significantly impacts black communities, indigenous populations and other people of color, it is an issue that everyone…
We are so excited to share with all our patrons some of the books we have in celebration of Pride Month! Here are some of our favorites, and there are more within our collection. Let’s celebrate this month by reading books that highlight the LGBTQIA+ community and the importance of having their stories shared and…
Even though the pandemic is changing a lot of libraries’ plans for programming, here in Homewood Public Library, we are still offering them to our patrons via the internet. Throughout this summer, our children’s librarians are sharing storytime videos for all ages to enjoy! Hurray! This week, join me as I share a story about…
Summer Reading is almost here, and we are excited for this year’s theme: IMAGINE YOUR STORY! Some of our favorite stories are fairy tales, which we cannot wait to explore this summer, because there are so many of them from all over the world. Imagining yourself in some of these stories are not hard to…
