Ever wondered about the lives of celebrities? What kind of upbringing they had, where their drive to succeed comes from, or how they overcame tragedies in their pasts? Find out from the celebrities themselves with these eBooks and digital audiobooks on Libby! For help with Libby or the Libby app contact the Homewood Library Informationist…
“In 2021, the Alabama Humanities Alliance is awarding up to $800,000 in special grant funding to help humanities-based organizations statewide recover financially from the COVID-19 pandemic — and successfully transition into a post-pandemic period.” (AL Humanities Alliance)
“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)
The Crab is a Water Sign so they can be a bit unpredictable. Those born under the Cancer sign are sensitive, empathetic, sometimes insecure, and very intuitive. We chose books that explore these qualities and the watery depths of this sign. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – An exquisite ode that sensitive Cancers will…
“The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is announcing two programs to distribute American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. These programs are open to nonprofit arts and culture organizations and local arts agencies, regardless of whether they have received NEA funding in the past.” (NEA)
