Adult | Books | Education | Humanities
On homo economicus and the commons (J. Rowe)
“What is called ‘economics’ is really psychology on steroids…”
Graduating TAB: Gloria Simmons
In July 2019, Gloria Simmons joined the Homewood Public Library’ Teen Advisory Board. As she graduates from Vestavia Hills High School and from our TAB, we want to highlight her time on our volunteer teen board. Thank you Gloria for all your help and time on the Teen Advisory Board! We know you are off…
Let’s Read with Mom!
Happy Mother’s Day! Celebrate Mother’s Day with your family by reading some digital e-books, that can be found on Libby! You can even use Libby and Hoopla to look for some more amazing read-aloud books that can be used to spend some good ole’ quality time celebrating mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, mother-figures, and so on!…
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…
Why Wait? YA Audiobooks on Hoopla
Hey Homewood! We know you are missing your library and we miss you! While we are closed indefinitely to slow the spread of Covid-19, there are still great ways to get all your audio materials. One of the best ways? Hoopla! This digital source involves zero wait time! Find the perfect audiobook? Check it out…
Winners of the Why Do You Love the Homewood Public Library Contest!
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…