Amazon contra los trabajadores (Appelbaum y Hoffman)
“Los piquetes antisindicatos del gigante norteamericano emprenden una guerra
psicológica contra sus empleados y les acosan incluso cuando van al baño.”
2021 Six Word Story Contest Winners
Each year, the Homewood Public Library challenges our local 6th-12th graders to an annual Six Word Story Contest. Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway placed a bet that he could write a story in just six words. If the legend is true, he won with “For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn.” Each year, our teens can…
Adult | Books | Uncategorized
Read Before Watching
Check out these books, ebooks, and audiobooks before you see the movies and television shows! Without Remorse by Tom Clancy French Exit by Patrick deWitt The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Dune by Frank Herbert Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers The Last Duel by Eric Jager The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes Mothering…
Adult | Education | Humanities
Capitalismo digital (A. Jiménez González y C. Rendueles Menéndez de Llano)
“El capitalismo desregulado global contemporáneo ha mantenido, desde sus orígenes, una profunda afinidad con el modelo hegemónico de comunicación digital.” (A. Jiménez González y C. Rendueles Menéndez de Llano)
You Go Girl! 30 Books to Celebrate International Women’s Day
March 8 is the global celebration of International Women’s Day. This day is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women. We compiled 30 of our favorite teen reads that celebrate today’s trailblazing women and the women who paved the way to get here. See a title you like? Click on the title to place your…
Adult | Education | Humanities
Nocturnes (Frédéric Chopin)
“The Nocturnes are short works in a slower tempo, often with a more animated middle section. These compositions have an elegiac, Romanz, or reverie-like character. The form had its first flowering in the works by John Field. Chopin based his efforts on Field, yet surpassed him in every way.” (Hugo Leichtentritt)