Teen/YA: eBooks/eAudiobooks are electronic materials written for, adolescents and young adults, from ages 13 to 18. Electronic versions of Teen/YA books (text or audio) can be checked by digital download, allowing people to listen on any smart device.
Libby/Overdrive allows patrons to explore and read books online for free. There are thousands of ebooks and audiobooks, hand-selected by this library, available for reading. Explore the collection through catalog guides, subjects, featured titles, and curated lists. It’s a delight to discover new books through Libby/Overdrive.
Hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service offered this library that allows patrons to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! Titles can be streamed immediately or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. We have hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere.
Check out www.homewoodpubliclibrary.org/eservices for more information.
I’d give you a cookie, but I ate it. -Cookie MOnster February is a time of LOVE! There is no better thing to love than COOKIES! Did you know that the word “cookie” comes from the Dutch “koekje,” meaning little cake. British people call them biscuits. One type of “cookie” originated in Persia in 7th…
“Racism separates, but it never liberates. Hatred generates fear, and fear once given a foothold; binds, consumes and imprisons. Nothing is gained from prejudice. No one benefits from racism.” ― Thurgood Marshall Books About Social Justice Just mercy : adapted for young people : a true story of the fight for justice Bryan Stevenson The young…
“We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans – because we can. We have some impulse within us that makes us want to explain ourselves to other human beings.” – Maya Angelou Writers are those who commits his or her thoughts, ideas, and feelings to paper. They…
Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history. Carter G. Woodson Facts @ Black History Month The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created by Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Carter…
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall/Anna D’Amico (Illustrations) A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women’s rights. The ongoing struggle for women’s rights has spanned human history, touched nearly every culture on Earth, and encompassed a wide range of issues, such as…
Related Programs at Homewood Public Library Saturday, January 11 10:00am – 12:00pm Highlighted Titles Street survival guide : self defense awareness, avoidance and fighting techniques / Rory Christensen Take the nonsense and confusion out of learning self defense. This book will be your street survival guide and will simplify the process of learning self defense….
