![Homewood Public Library Summer Reading May 20 to August 4
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Sign up online beginning May 20!
Published: May 18, 2024
The Homewood Public Library is gearing up for an incredible summer reading for Kids, Teens, and Adults this summer. Below are descriptions of the summer reading programs along with the kick off events for each age group.
Kids Summer Reading 2024: Adventure Begins in Your Library
May 20 – August 4 in the Children’s Department
(Ages 0-12) Summer is finally here, and we are ready for another spectacular summer reading program with you! Starting on May 20, come by the Homewood Public Library’s Children’s Department or visit our website at homewoodpubliclibrary.org/sr to sign up for summer reading. Once signed up, come pick up a goodie bag and a free book at the Friends Bookstore! You’ll receive a calendar reading log to track each day you read or listen to an audiobook. Bring your log to our children’s desk, and for every 3 days you mark off, you will earn an entry for our monthly drawings. A handful of winners are going to be picked on July 1 and August 5.
Children’s Department’s Annual Bubble Bash
Tuesday, May 28, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Library Parking Lot
(All Ages) We are kicking off our Summer Reading with bubbles, music, and treats to beat the heat! Get your bathing suits ready and slather on your sunscreen for a poppin’ morning!
Teen Summer Reading
May 20-August 4
(Ages 12-18) Sign up online beginning May 20 at homewoodpubliclibrary.org/sr. After signing up you will be assigned to one of four houses. For every three books or audiobooks you check out in-person or online, you earn a chance to enter the weekly drawing for a gift bag. Each entry is a point for your house. Each time you attend a program over the Summer you get another entry and point. The team with the most points by July 31st will be invited to solve the mystery of the houses at a special program on August 2. Entries will be kept throughout the Summer, so each one will have a chance to win the grand prize drawing on August 5.
HPL Goes Medieval: Teen Summer Reading Kickoff
Thursday, May 30, from 5-7 p.m. in the Large Auditorium
(6th-12th Grade) We’re hurtling back in time. Come to the large auditorium once you’ve signed up for Summer Reading to receive your house that you will be gaining points for over the Summer. Enjoy the games we have set up, and the themed snacks. Come in your best medieval, fantasy, or cosplay outfit and dance the afternoon away with modern songs styled with a medieval flair. No registration required!
Adult Summer Reading
May 20 – August 4
(Ages 18 and up) Sign up online beginning May 20 at homewoodpubliclibrary.org/sr. For every three books or audiobooks you check out in-person or online, you earn a chance to enter the weekly drawing for a gift bag. The more entries you have, the more chances to win! Entries will be kept throughout the Summer, so each one will have a chance to win the grand prize drawing on August 5.
An Afternoon with Gin Phillips
Monday, May 20, from 12-1 p.m. in the Large Auditorium
Join us as we welcome author Gin Phillips who will be discussing the power of fiction in the age of phones. A 2023 poll in the Washington Post found that 46 percent of Americans didn’t finish a single book over the course of the year. If you read only five books, that bumps you into the top 33 percent of readers in this country. So why bother to read books…especially novels, when all sorts of screens offer all sorts of entertainment? Join bestselling author Gin Phillips for a talk about why fictional worlds matter. Gin will talk about her own journey as a writer and the role stories play in our lives and culture, from family tales around the dinner table to Gunsmoke reruns to novels. In this interactive presentation, members are encouraged to discuss what novels have moved and changed them, and why they love to read. Register at homewoodpubliclibrary.org. This event is sponsored by The Literacy Council of Central Alabama and supported by Alabama Humanities Alliance, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this presentation do not necessarily represent those of the Alabama Humanities Alliance or the National Endowment for the Humanities. Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.