“Open data, o la apertura de los datos públicos, consiste en una puesta a disposición proactiva de los datos procedentes de las administraciones públicas, con el objeto de favorecer la creación de valor por parte de los ciudadanos y de las empresas, una mayor transparencia de la acción pública y también de la participación ciudadana.”
Is your 8th grader looking for a new book? We have piled a list of our favorite recommendations for 8th graders. Though the library is still closed, you can place these books on hold for your curbside appointment or through one of our digital libraries (just download the Hoopla and/or Libby apps!) Burn by Patrick Ness: Sarah Dewhurst…
For this week’s storytime, I am sharing some of my favorite foods. What are your favorite foods? Maybe some of yours will be mentioned by me as I do a flannel story called “Flip-Flap Jack” and a song about berries! After watching the video, feel free to check out other scrumptious foods featured in picture…
SUMMER READING HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED! (*begins to dance*) The theme for Summer Reading is “Imagine Your Story”, and we’re so excited to share with you some of our favorite fairy tales and folk tales! But, I realized today, that we shouldn’t just read the amazing stories written by those who imagined their stories, but we…
In 2000, the UN established June 20 as World Refugee Day. This day allows us to shine a spotlight on the bravery, courage, and hardships of refugees. According to the UNCHR, more than 70 million refugees were displaced by the end of 2019. The Homewood Public Library would like to take today to highlight fiction…
According to the United Nations, “[e]very minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror” and among these people are refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced person, stateless persons, and returnees (https://www.un.org/en/observances/refugee-day). On Saturday, June 20, 2020 we are celebrating them by highlighting children’s books for World Refugee Day. As we keep pushing…
