Banned Book Week 2020

Banned Book Week 2020

We’re celebrating Banned Books Week September 27-October 3 at the Homewood Public Library! One of our Read Woke badges on homewood.beanstack.org is about reading a book that has been challenged before. Many of our favorite kid’s books have been challenged over the years, so we have included a list of some of our favorites. Ban…

Hispanic American/LatinX Voices

Hispanic American/LatinX Voices

September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, and these are books that we enjoy all year long here in the Homewood Public Library Children’s Department. These books also go along with our Read Woke challenge at homewood.beanstack.org for the Hispanic American/LatinX Voices reading badge. Opuestos : Mexican folk art opposites in English and Spanish /…

Digital Reader’s Advisory: Second Grade

Digital Reader’s Advisory: Second Grade

Got the “library blues“? Miss checking out books and taking them home with you? Need some NEW reads to check out for Summer Reading? No worries! Your friends at the Children’s Library, created digital…yes, DIGITAL Reader’s Advisories for your children. Each book can be found mainly on Libby (Overdrive) and Hoopla. There are some book…

KIDS CREATE at HOME

KIDS CREATE at HOME

KIDS CREATE was such a favorite here at the Children’s Library, where for 45 minutes, you and your family were able to participate in creating art, making slime, developing STEAM skills with our Lego Challenge, and enjoy recipes with our Food Fun. Even though we’re closed right now and we can’t do the things we…