Teen Announcements/Events features information programs centered around teens, roughly ages 13 to 18.
This category includes program and registration details, Teen contests/contest winners, and teen groups. To find out more, check out https://www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org/teens.
In celebration of April being National Poetry Month, the Homewood Public Library hosted a K-12 Poetry Contest for students in Jefferson County. Hundreds of entries were received for the K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, and 9th-12th grade categories. Thank you to all the students who shared their creativity with us. The winners for each category are listed…
Fast Facts – Cupcakes About, 770,000,000 cupcakes is eaten in the United State per year. The earliest description of a cupcake was in 1796, when a recipe for “a light cake to bake in small cups” was written in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons. The cupcake became popular in the 19th century, and it was revolutionary because…
Like every month, we have way too many awesome events for our 6th-12th graders. Since there are so many cool options, we have decided to highlight our top ten events for March 2020. All events are free and open to any 6th-12th grader. Some events require registration and you can click on the event title…
During the shortest month of the year, we challenged our 6th-12th graders to write a short poem! A haiku is a short Japanese poem consisting of three lines and a total of 17 syllables. The first and last lines of a haiku have five syllables and the middle line has seven syllables. Jefferson County 6th-12th…
February might be the shortest month of the year, but we plan to keep our teens busy with tons of great programs just for them. Take a look at what is happening in February for our 6th-12th graders. Teen Haiku Contest – Saturday, February 1 – Saturday, February 29 Who doesn’t love a haiku? We’re…
2020 might be off to a great start, but that doesn’t mean we have forgotten all the amazing teen programs we had in 2019. We decided to highlight our favorites. We hope you enjoy looking at these photos as we stroll back through 2019. January 2019: Becky Albertalli visits the Homewood Public Library Is there…
