The leaves around where I live are definitely changing colors, because it’s officially fall! It’s gotten a lot cooler, and everyone is starting to wear their favorite sweaters and coats. It is my favorite season, because of the changing colors of my surroundings. Are the leaves changing where you live? If so, what colors do…
“ ‘The Arctic is showing more extreme indications of climate change,’ said Gil Bohrer, a professor and environmental engineer at Ohio State University in Columbus. Sea ice is shrinking, rainfall and snowfall are changing, and Arctic tundra is turning green in some places and brown in others.” (Bates)
“There is a very real sense in which certain crudities in the Americans are not so much a part of American crudity as actually a part of American culture. They are not mere outbreaks of human nature; they are something systematically impressed upon human nature.” (Chesterton)
Growing up as a voracious reader, I never saw books about Filipino children or about the Philippines and rarely saw books about Asian people and their countries. Now, working as a children’s librarian, I notice that there has been an influx of children’s books that celebrate Asians and Pacific Islanders. America is a melting pot…
Kpop is the term used for Korean popular music. It is mainstream music that originated from South Korea – its like Ariana Grande or Taylor Swift in the United States. Some popular names in Kpop are Blackpink, TXT, Seventeen and BTS. The Kpop is pretty new and can pull from many musical styles including rock,…
Join us for an online reading challenge that is all about discovering diverse titles! Starting September 1, log your books and earn badges for a chance to win diverse book bundles and prizes. Open to all ages, register online at homewood.beanstack.com. Join us for an online reading challenge that is all about discovering diverse titles!…
