To celebrate the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the Homewood Public Library Teen Advisory Board created the We Are The Dream project. Their idea was to hold a creative contest where other local 6th-12th graders could submit artwork or a poem/story that was inspired by the messages of Dr. King. From…
Check out this amazing YouTube video of a fox diving headfirst into the snow! A red fox pinpoints field mice buried deep beneath the snow, using his sensitive hearing and the magnetic field of the North Pole to plot his trajectory. https://youtu.be/D2SoGFM18I Arctic Animals (Hello World!)…
The titles below feature characters who encounter harsh social expectations of others and what beauty means. These stories reflect those who journey to find themselves through their struggle with self-esteem and body image, and look to define beauty for themselves. Undead girl gang Anderson, Lily Mila Flores and her best friend Riley have always been…
dark // thing by Ashley M. Jones dark // thing is a multi-faceted work that explores the darkness/otherness by which the world sees Black people. Ashley M. Jones stares directly into the face of the racism that allows people to be seen as dark things, as objects that can be killed/enslaved/oppressed/devalued. This work, full as it…
As Valentine’s Day approaches, what a better way to celebrate than with some delicious cookies? The Homewood Public Library is teaming up with Edgewood Cookie Co. to for a virtual cookie decorating class, cookies included! That’s right! Teens (6th-12th grade) can register for our virtual decorating class and then pick up your cookie kit via…
![[2] A decadência espiritual no nosso tempo (Roese e Schultz)](https://i0.wp.com/discoverhpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/trees-1100x740-1.jpg?fit=768%2C517&ssl=1)
“O texto que segue apresenta uma reflexão sobre a degradação da dimensão espiritual da humanidade no mundo contemporâneo, a crise, a frustração do ser humano diante da situação que vive neste tempo e a vontade de uma existência autêntica.” (Roese e Schultz)
