Meet Ellie! She just joined the Homewood Library team in our Adult Services Department. What better way to get to know Ellie than with some silly questions? Next time you are in the Library, be sure to say “hello!” Welcome Ellie! Greatest accomplishment? Getting my Masters in Library Science. If you could have a…
“NASA is funding 23 new awards from across the U.S. to develop or support citizen science projects and research. Citizen science projects foster collaboration between scientists and interested members of the public.” (NASA)
As the Homewood Public Library returns to normal hours, you’ll see several new faces around the Library. One of those new faces belongs to Rachel, who is joining our Teen Department. We thought a great way to introduce Rachel to Homewood is with some silly/serious questions. Be sure to say hello to Ms. Rachel the…
“On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced schools and libraries can now begin to file applications for the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund, the agency’s latest effort to connect Americans.” (FCC)
“Hay muchos motivos para ser precavidos y no confiar tanto en los algoritmos como árbitros finales de las decisiones, ya que, en el mejor de los casos, solo proporcionan perspectivas útiles. Cualquier reclamo de justicia de los algoritmos debe calificarse por el hecho de que el proceso de toma de decisiones algorítmica tiene dos elementos clave: i) programadores humanos que toman decisiones críticas para enmarcar el problema y la validez del resultado, y ii) datos que pueden representar sesgos históricos, tergiversar grupos o no representarlos en absoluto.” (UNESCO)
“Beata Beatrix is one of many portraits of beautiful women painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in the last two decades of his life. During this time, Rossetti created many pictures of his favorite models luxuriously dressed in Renaissance-looking costumes and jewelry, often without the story or content associated with his earlier paintings, such as Ecce Ancilla Domini.” (R. J. Easby)
