Dungeons and Dragons, or as it is affectionately known, D&D, is one of the world’s most popular tabletop roleplaying games. It’s a game where you can get together with old friends or people who aren’t friends just yet and craft a world and a story that’s uniquely yours. However, the dice, charts, character sheets, models,…
Since January is National Hobby Month, we wanted to highlight some nonfiction books in the children’s department to get you started. What is a hobby exactly? It is something that you do for fun and not because you have to do it! As a librarian one of my favorite hobbies is reading and listening to…
Our library partners are doing amazing things to help us learn and read from home. Here is a list of resources to help you on your learning journey: April is National Poetry Month so we are hosting a virtual K-12 Grade Poetry Contest in the month of April. Click here to submit a poem! Our…
Black History Month is the yearly celebration of the achievements by African Americans and “a time to recognize the central roles of African Americans in U. S. History”. In the United States, February is the month chosen to celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of renowned African-Americans and other peoples of African descent; to spotlight how…
Are you tired of reading the same ole’ books? HAVE NO FEAR! Your friends at the Children’s Library in Homewood have some amazing NEW options for your awesome readers! Instead of only listing new books, each person in TCL chose a new book from the shelves, read them, and wrote a personalize statement about what…
Yep, I know what you’re thinking…“National Squirrel Appreciation Day?!?” Uh-huh! National Squirrel Appreciation Day is an actual day! A real day! But here’s why! In 2001, Christy Hargrove, who is an wildlife rehabilitation specialist, founded National Squirrel Appreciation in Asheville, North Carolina. Christy created this day to encourage people to build kind attitudes towards these…
