Decolonizing Technologies
by Loreto Bravo
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Little Fires Everywhere Readalikes
Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is meticulously planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colours of the…
Adult | Books | Education | Humanities
On homo economicus and the commons (J. Rowe)
“What is called ‘economics’ is really psychology on steroids…”
Graduating TAB: Gloria Simmons
In July 2019, Gloria Simmons joined the Homewood Public Library’ Teen Advisory Board. As she graduates from Vestavia Hills High School and from our TAB, we want to highlight her time on our volunteer teen board. Thank you Gloria for all your help and time on the Teen Advisory Board! We know you are off…
CULTURALLY DIVERSE FAIRY TALES
Summer Reading is almost here, and we are excited for this year’s theme: IMAGINE YOUR STORY! Some of our favorite stories are fairy tales, which we cannot wait to explore this summer, because there are so many of them from all over the world. Imagining yourself in some of these stories are not hard to…
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