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…
SUMMER READING HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED! (*begins to dance*) The theme for Summer Reading is “Imagine Your Story”, and we’re so excited to share with you some of our favorite fairy tales and folk tales! But, I realized today, that we shouldn’t just read the amazing stories written by those who imagined their stories, but we…
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…
Settle in this Valentine’s Day with some of the Homewood Library staff’s most loved books!
The Homewood Public Library is thrilled to announce our winners for October’s 2019 Teen 6 Word Story Contest. This contest was open to any 6th-12th grader in Jefferson County. We challenged our teens to write a story with just 6 words! Sounds easy, but it is a lot harder than you think! We received so…
