Adult | Education | Humanities
Romanticism in France
By Claire Black McCoy
Adult | Books | Uncategorized
Around the world in seven reads
Want a no risk way to travel during the pandemic? Pick up a historical fiction novel from the Homewood Public Library! Transport yourself across the continents with these 7 picks from Library Tech Ella! The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich Your first destination is right here in the United States. Head to the Turtle Mountain…
Adult | Books | Own Voices
Recommended Reads for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is set aside as a time to recognize the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (AAPI) to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. Check out some of these titles written by AAPI authors – or ask your librarian for a recommendation! Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao…
12 May 2021 – Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Enrollment Opens (FCC)
“The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program enrollment will open on May 12, 2021. Eligible households can enroll through an approved provider or by visiting https://getemergencybroadband.org. ” (FCC)
Adult | Books | Education | Humanities | Mystery
Conspiracy theories: Linked to literature (Peter Knight)
“Literary plots have long been connected to conspiracy theories, which are, in essence, acts of the imagination. But these fictitious notions – often created under the guise of making sense of the world around us – can sometimes have very real, even tragic, consequences on our lives, the author explains.”
Backyard Visitors
Tales from the Ant World by Edward O. Wilson “Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony,” writes E.O. Wilson, one of the world’s most beloved scientists, “their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg.” In Tales from the Ant World, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilson takes us on a myrmecological tour to…