Week of December + 23-30
When in doubt, take the entire library.
Meet our new Informationist: Veronica
In November 2019, Veronica Craig joined the Homewood Public Library family as our new Informationist. We are thrilled to welcome her to our busy library. She will be working with the public to promote our digital resources. We decided to ask her some get to know you questions. Next time you see Veronica in the…
Adult | Education | Humanities
La belleza del cisne (Fan Zeng)
“La fuente del arte es la perfección del cielo y de la tierra, y la fuente de la cultura es la perfección de la naturaleza. Esta es la idea medular de la conferencia ‘Retorno a la naturaleza, retorno a los orígenes’ que el calígrafo y poeta chino Fan Zeng pronunció el pasado mes de mayo [2009] en la UNESCO, durante la celebración del Festival de la Diversidad.”
Adult | Education | Humanities
December 3 : Disability Recognition Day
“The theme for this 2019 IDPD is ‘Promoting the participation of persons with disabilities and their leadership: taking action on the 2030 Development Agenda’ … “
Adult | Education | Humanities
Replantear la educación — Reafirmar una visión humanista (UNESCO).
“Se puede afirmar que mantener y aumentar la dignidad, la capacidad y el bienestar de la persona humana en relación con los demás y con la naturaleza, debería ser la finalidad fundamental de la educación en el siglo XXI.”
Adult | Books | Education | Humanities
Democracy Now interviews Shoshana Zuboff: “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism”, Part 2.
“… These are data that are illegitimately taken from our lives, … without our permission, because it’s done without our knowledge, so we couldn’t possibly give our permission.” — “… private human experience is out of bounds… [and] is essential for a democratic society. It cannot be turned into a commodity…” (S. Zuboff)