Can’t find the right book for your next read? Let us help you! We’re highlighting some new teen reads that have just hit our shelves. See one you like? Click on the title to place your hold. Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink (Birmingham, AL Author)Life changes on May 31, 1921 when a vicious white…
To celebrate NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and our teens love of writing, the Teen Advisory Board at the Homewood Public Library developed the 500 Words or Less Contest. This writing contest challenged local 6th-12th graders to write a story with 500 words (or less). We received countless fantastic entries and our judges were able…
For the month of October, we held a virtual pumpkin photo contest. This idea was suggested by our Teen Advisory Board as a possible Fall contest. We were blown away by our community’s creativity and skill. Wow! To keep it interesting, we created four categories for entries: Kids, Teen, Adult, and Family. We’ve included the…
1789: Twelve Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change: “The Rights of Man.” What does that mean? In 1789 that question rippled all around the world. Do all men have rights–not just nobles and kings? What then of enslaved people, women, the original inhabitants of the Americas? In the new United States a…
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…
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…
