In January/February of 2020 the Homewood Public Library sponsored a contest to learn people’s library love stories. We placed contest entry forms in our front lobby and added an online submission link to our website. In just four weeks we received 129 submissions, all of them spoke of the many reasons our community loves their library. From…
“May joy and peace surround you, contentment latch your door, and happiness be with you now and bless you evermore!” Traditional Irish Blessing Ireland – it’s called Éire in Irish and also known as the Republic of Ireland. Ireland only covers a part of the island. The rest of the island is made of Northern…
The paper bag, kevlar, Monopoly, windshield wipers, disposable diapers, liquid paper, and marine signal flares have in common? These inventions were all created by women! IKR!!! Science and technology used to be considered a man’s game, However, women have played major role in scientific discovery, and continue to do their part to advance technology. It…
Suffrage : women’s long battle for the vote Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years with foremothers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth as she explores the links of the woman suffrage movement to the abolition of slavery. After the Civil War, Congress granted freed African…
(1966) “Y como esta farsa que domina el mundo de las comunicaciones de masas se vuelve cada vez más transparente a través de la confrontación diaria con la realidad, el individuo criado bajo su incesante impacto no puede más que perder la fe en lo que lee, mira y escucha.” (Baran y Sweezy)
“Esa acuciante necesidad de hacer grandes tiradas, la gran preocupación por los derechos subsidiarios y la estructura cada vez más pronunciada de gran empresa que caracteriza a la industria editorial no solo influyen decisivamente en el número y el precio de los libros publicados. También tienen un profundo impacto en la naturaleza de lo que se publica.” (Baran y Sweezy)
