A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others—that reminds us of fundamental American principles. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left…

American Eclipse

  On a scorching July afternoon in 1878, at the dawn of the Gilded Age, the moon’s shadow descended on the American West, darkening skies from Montana Territory to Texas. This rare celestial event―a total solar eclipse―offered a priceless opportunity to solve some of the solar system’s most enduring riddles, and it prompted a clutch…

Start Streaming Now!

Here at the Homewood Library, we make streaming media to your device even easier than checking out a book from our shelves. We currently offer streaming from services such as Overdrive and Hoopla, and now we’ve added Kanopy.  Kanopy is a way to stream documentaries and indie films under every topic imaginable. Just how many…