2022 is almost here, and the Children’s Department staff compiled a list of their favorite books published this year! Today, some of our children’s librarians are sharing their favorite BOARD BOOKS of 2021. If you haven’t read any of their awesome picks, check them out at the Homewood Public Library Children’s Department or place a…
The Holidays are the most wonderful time of year, but can also be the most stressful. Sometimes you just want to get swept up in the romance of winter. Luckily for you, we’ve got some holiday-themed romance recommendations! So, hang the mistletoe, curl up by the fire, and check out these Holiday Romance titles! Always…
Designs on Birmingham: A Landscape History of a Southern City and Its Suburbs This illustrated, seventy-page publication of the Birmingham Historical Society offers perspective on the city’s planning and development, from its earliest phases through 1989. This guide to designed landscapes of metropolitan Birmingham includes a collection of essays, photographs, plans, drawings, and maps, providing…
Amari and the Night Brothers B.B. Alston Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. Why isn’t his story all over the…
Eighty years ago on December 7, shortly before 8 a.m., hundreds of Japanese aircraft dove from the sky in a surprise bombing attack on Pearl Harbor, a United States naval base in Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 Americans (including civilians) and wounding over 1,000. The Japanese managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval…
Check out our new selection of graphic novels for November! Click on the titles of any books below to go to our catalog and reserve a copy today.
