January is National Baking Month, and we are excited to share with you 10 baking books that we love to keep us company in the kitchen. Since winter is here, what better way to spend the day baking warm treats and eating them. I hope you enjoy these titles and make sure to check them…
“El humanismo y el poshumanismo son movimientos intelectuales diferentes y relacionados para el entendimiento del ser humano…” (Herazo-Bustos y Cassiani-Miranda)
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King Jr. To celebrate the life and teachings of Dr. King, the Homewood Public Library is asking our local 6th-12th graders to write a poem/story or create a piece of art inspired by…
Artificial intelligence out for revenge. Accidental wormhole voyages. Faster than light travel that fragments the mind. Science fiction is the genre that answers “what could possibly go wrong?” All Systems Red by Martha Wells A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of…
Hygge is a “Danish concept [that] cannot be translated to one single word but encompasses a feeling of cozy contentment and well-being through enjoying the simple things in life.” {source} Learn how to live a hygge life with these – and other – titles available 24/7 on Hoopla*. With Hoopla there are no holds and…
For the past 75 years, Icelanders have gifted books to family and friends on Christmas Eve for Jólabókaflóð. Jólabókaflóð literally translates as “Book Flood,” and it’s an appropriate holiday for Iceland. Iceland is the third most literate county in the world, and has more published authors per capita than any other country. Many of these…
