Homewood Library offers 24/7 services through our Website. (These can be found through the links below.) Like the library itself, there is a very wide range of resources. There are materials for all ages and interests. From research databases to popular movies and music, genealogy and language learning, even a brief tour will show a…
I’ve been reading about the delights and dangers of viewing a solar eclipse. NASA’s website says that “a total solar eclipse is probably the most spectacular astronomical event that most people will experience in their lives.” It also states that “most individuals who sustain eclipse-related eye injuries are children and young adults.” LiveScience.com adds this reminder:…
THE WEIGHT OF THIS WORLD by David Joy A combat veteran returned from war, Thad Broom can’t leave the hardened world of Afghanistan behind, nor can he forgive himself for what he saw there. His mother, April, is haunted by her own demons, a secret trauma she has carried for years. Between them…
Did you know you can make just about anything in a slow-cooker? It’s true! I love finding new ways to use my crock-pot. Walking through my front door at the end of a long work day and being hit with scent of dinner that’s already been cooking for hours and is ready for a…
“El escritor Mario Vargas Llosa, ganador del Premio nobel de literatura 2010, ha publicado su decimonovena novela, aumentando su extenso repertorio de obras de ficción. …”
A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others—that reminds us of fundamental American principles. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left…
