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Zorro Gets An Outfit by Carter Goodrich

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:35:00 +0000

Zorro is not a happy dog. Well, you wouldn’t be either if you had to wear an outfit. Zorro is embarrassed. He doesn’t like his outfit at all and does not want to be seen in it. But wait! Do you see that dog!?! He is fast and can do lots of nifty tricks. Is he wearing an outfit? Why yes he is! And no one is laughing at him. Maybe there is more to this whole outfit idea than meets the eye! In...

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84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

noreply@blogger.com (Ms. Heather) — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:50:00 +0000

This charming tale is made up entirely of the correspondence between Ms. Helene Hanff of New York and Mr. Frank Doel of London, England, an employee at Marks & Co Booksellers at 84 Charing Cross Road. What started as Hanff's search for inexpensive rare books evolved into a unique friendship that lasted 20 years, though the two never actually met. In an age of quick emails and text messages...

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One of Homewood's authors (we claim her) Amy Plum returned home to talk about her books

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:20:00 +0000

Library After Hours with Amy Plum, May 2012, a set on Flickr.

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Z is for Moose

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:57:00 +0000

A is for Apple. B is for Ball. C is for Cat and D is for Moose. Wait…what? That’s not right! In Z is for Moose, a hilarious new ABC picture book, one over excited Moose gets too impatient to wait for his turn in the alphabet. Sometimes alphabet books can be a little boring, but not this one. This book will have you laughing out loud at this crazy moose’s antics as he works his way...

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Blogging with Children

noreply@blogger.com (Ms. Dona) — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:48:00 +0000

Some people love to blog and some people do it very well and some people do it with children. That is what popped into my head when I saw the cover of May's Birmingham magazine. While flipping through the Children's Department's copy, I read the article 'Mom Online" by Carla Jean...

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New Books Groups!

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:33:00 +0000

We are very excited to announce our TWO new book groups! For more information, contact Leslie West at 332-6620 or at lwest@bham.lib.al.us Hope to see you there!

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The Accidental Feminist

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:17:00 +0000

The Accidental Feminist: HowElizabeth Taylor Raised Our Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted by Her Beauty to Notice by M.G. Lord 214 pages Pub. Date: January 31, 2012 – Walker & Company I have always been a big fan of Elizabeth Taylor. I am fascinated with not only her movies, but her personal life. So when I stumbled upon a new biography of Ms....

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Today is May 1st and the last thing I should be doing is reading a book!

noreply@blogger.com (Ms. Dona) — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:41:00 +0000

Homewood Children's Summer Reading 2012 is fast approaching (online registration begins May 15th), and while I have two passes to the Tennessee Aquarium --for one lucky child who registers before May 30th-- ready to give away at our Grand Summer Kick off on May 31st at 10:30 am, there are a million other details to see to: prizes to pick up from local businesses, reminders to send to all the...

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Oxmoor Page Turners May Selection

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:35:00 +0000

Reserve your copy of The Glass Castle today!

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National Volunteer Week April 15-21, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:11:00 +0000

National Volunteer Week April 15-21, 2012, a set on Flickr. Fact is: We couldn't function without the Friends of Homewood Public Library who do SO much for us!

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Why Should I Donate to the Public Libraries of Jefferson County?

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:06:00 +0000

The JCLC was recently eliminated from the Jefferson County budget. After 33 years of funding, the Jefferson County Library Cooperative was recently eliminated from the Jefferson County budget. Our library building, staff, and operations are funded by the City of Homewood. (Thank you Homewood!) But JCLC, a non-profit organization, provides all 40 Jefferson County public...

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Patron Appreciation Day at HPL, April 11, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:35:00 +0000

Patron Appreciation Day at HPL, April 11, 2012, a set on Flickr. We ♥♥♥ our customers, truly!

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Little Dog Lost

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:24:00 +0000

In January 2010, the world watched as a lone dog was rescued from a piece of ice floating on the Vistula River near Grudziadz, Poland. This poor mutt had been stranded for days and no one could figure out how he got there. It took several days to rescue him. Firefighters tried, but they could not get close enough to save him. The dog fell into the water several times and ended up drifting 15...

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The Way

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:21:00 +0000

Every once in a while you stumble upon a good movie that you just have to share. The Way is one of those movies. Martin Sheen plays Tom, an aging doctor who is comfortable in his structured and steady life. Suddenly Tom’s world is shattered with the death of his estranged son, Daniel. Daniel was embarking on the pilgrimage journey of El Camino de Santiago or the Way of St....

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We Found Another Reason to Be Excited for Summer

noreply@blogger.com (KME) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:58:00 +0000

Anticipation is one of life’s greatest emotions and one we are all too familiar with here in the Children’s Department, especially when it comes to one of our favorite author’s newest publications. Tao Nyeu whose book Wonder Bear crossed our desk in 2008 has a new book ready for our profuse praise coming out mid June of this year Squid and Octopus Friends for Always. One of the greatest things...

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Why I Love the Homewood Public Library… Feb. 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:32:00 +0000

To see a slideshow of some of the entries, click the Play button (arrow) above. Then click the four-headed arrow on the bottom right corner of the slideshow to view it FULL SCREEN. When finished, press Esc to close the window. During the month of February, Homewood Public Library held a contest called “Why I Love the Homewood Public Library…” Patrons were asked to share their favorite...

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Why Aren't There More eBooks?

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:36:00 +0000

A library, unlike a regular person, cannot purchase an eBook from Amazon or Barnes & Noble and then lend it out to another person. Libraries can buy a printed book from these companies, place it on the shelf, and lend it out. Digital content is treated differently by the publishers and the companies who manage digital content licensing. We want to offer...

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And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:04:00 +0000

And Then It's Spring by Julie FoglianoIllustrated by Erin E. Stead32 pages - Roaring Book PressPub. Date - February 14, 2012 Sometimes waiting on spring can feel like forever, especially when the colors of winter are all around. Brown, brown, brown everywhere you see. In And Then It’s Spring, a young boy and his loyal dog wait patiently and sometimes not so...

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A Rare Titanic Family by Julie Hedgepeth Williams

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0000

When Albert and Sylvia Caldwell decided to leave their mission work in Siam and return to the United States, they never dreamed that they were in for the journey of their lives. How could they ever imagine that the ship they would be traveling on, the Titanic would forever be known as one of the greatest disasters ever? Traveling with their 10-month-old son Alden, the Caldwells set out on the...

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The Hunger Games Challenge, March 7, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:04:00 +0000

The Hunger Games Challenge, March 7, 2012, a set on Flickr. See who won!

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Join the Oxmoor Page Turners on March 13th!

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:57:00 +0000

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Jefferson County, AL, Bankruptcy Cuts Library Funding

noreply@blogger.com (Cheryl Burnette) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:45:00 +0000

JCLC's ancestor: In the 1920s, Jefferson County funded a wagon bookmobile The bankruptcy of Jefferson County, AL, is leaving a trail of collateral damage to services in its wake, libraries included. Until the current crisis, the Jefferson County Library Cooperative (JCLC) had received the majority of its funding from the county for 33 years. Unfortunately, the county has had to cut...

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An Available Man by Hilma Wolitzer

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:53:00 +0000

In An Available Man, Edward Schuyler is a sixty-two year old middle school teacher and an avid birdwatcher who is dealing with the death of his beloved wife, Bee. Though his world has stopped with Bee’s death, the rest of the world is still carrying on. According to his friends and even his children it is time for Edward to move on and find a new love. Edward is...

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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:44:00 +0000

If I ever decide to write author John Green a letter, I am pretty sure it would go something like this, “Dear John Green….Thanks for ripping out my heart with The Fault In Our Stars. I laughed, cried, then cried some more. But it was a pleasure to have my heart ripped out by such an awesome book.” Sound a little extreme? Well this is an extreme...

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Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin

noreply@blogger.com (J. Wright) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Ten-year-old Sasha Zaichik knows how perfect life is. He is lucky enough to live in the U.S.S.R with his father, who has the privilege of working for Stalin’s secret police. Sasha has been studying night and day to become a Soviet Young Pioneer, a youth organization dedicated to Stalin’s word and the spread of Communism. Suddenly on the eve before his induction into the Young Pioneers, police...

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