El Greco, View of Toledo
by Christine Zappella
Get Hooked on Crocheting
Happy National Crochet Month! Whether you have never picked up a crochet hook or if you are buried under skeins of yarn, the Homewood Public Library has crochet books for every skill level. Check out these titles! Beginner Books You Will Be Able to Crochet by the End of This Book – Take the first…
March 2022 Ellenburg Art Gallery: The National League of American Pen Women, Inc.
During Women’s History Month, we are pleased to welcome a new gallery display featuring a multitude of artistic expressions. The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. was established in 1897, in Washington D.C. It was to encourage and support women in the fields of Art, Letters, and Music. There are many branches throughout the…
Understanding the Enneagram
Join the Homewood Public Library’s Not Your Mama’s Book Club on Tuesday, March 1st as we explore how the Enneagram system works and a description of each of the types. Leading the discussion will be our special guest, Maggie Banger, a Licensed Professional Counselor with a masters certification in the Enneagram from the Institute for Conscious Being. No…
Visual Literacy and Developing New Ways to See: a conversation with Jenny Fine
Throughout our lives, humans learn and cultivate countless forms of literacy. Literacy helps us process and understand the world around us. Why then do we spend so much time emphasizing textual and/or numerical literacy while neglecting other forms, such as visual literacy? – To remedy this, I spoke with the talented artist and visual literacy…
Dive Into Dark Academia
What is Dark Academia? If you like academic settings, groups of morally ambiguous characters, and haunting mysteries, check out these dark academia novels from the Homewood Public Library! This newly popularized subgenre of literature focuses on the lives of students and the boundaries they are willing to push in their pursuits of greater knowledge. Knowledge…