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…
In celebration of April being National Poetry Month, the Homewood Public Library hosted a K-12 Poetry Contest for students in Jefferson County. Hundreds of entries were received for the K-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, and 9th-12th grade categories. Thank you to all the students who shared their creativity with us. The winners for each category are listed…
During the shortest month of the year, we challenged our 6th-12th graders to write a short poem! A haiku is a short Japanese poem consisting of three lines and a total of 17 syllables. The first and last lines of a haiku have five syllables and the middle line has seven syllables. Jefferson County 6th-12th…
