Our Read Woke Challenge this week on homewood.beanstack.org is all about girl power! We are celebrating characters and stories with strong female voices. Here are some of our favorite titles that can help you with the Female Voices badge on Beanstack. I’m a Girl by Yasmeen Ismail https://encore.bham.lib.al.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2980495 Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman https://encore.bham.lib.al.us/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1239308…
“Las transformaciones científicas y tecnológicas en las que estamos inmersos afectan a nuestra propia condición humana. ¿Cuál es el sentido de tendencias como el posthumanismo? ¿Cómo pensar este «después»?” (Mela)
1789: Twelve Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change: “The Rights of Man.” What does that mean? In 1789 that question rippled all around the world. Do all men have rights–not just nobles and kings? What then of enslaved people, women, the original inhabitants of the Americas? In the new United States a…
In September 2020, the Homewood Public Library hosted its first Snapshots contest. Snapshots, an online teen photography contest, was open to any Jefferson County student. Suggested by the Teen Advisory Board, Snapshots allowed for local students to submit two original photographs. Thank you to all the teens that took the time to submit their entries….
Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order) “The Secret” is a secret, secret, the entire Secret Series is based upon a secret. It is said to be the formula for immortality.A pentalogy of novels that is based on…
Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order) For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two…
