Library

A four week book club with a different themes each week led by a local expert. The Big Read Book Club meets at the library.

January 23rd, 6pm: Session 1 - The Spokane Riots with Jeff Meyers

January 30th, 6pm: Session 2 - History of Unions with Michael Hawfield

February 6th, 6pm: Session 3 - Indigenous Perspectives with Tasha Dunlap

February 13th, 6pm: Session 4 - Leading Women with Lia Calhoun

Join us at Alice's Champagne Palace for the NEA Big Read Kick-Off! Live "Banned" music & songs with Scott Bartlett, Cindy McKenna, Cathy Stingley, and Martie Krohn. Join in the IWW songbook sing-along and Big Read trivia game. Pick up your own copy of the featured titles and learn more about the 2024 NEA Big Read in Homer!

January 19th, 6pm

At Alice's Champagne Palace

The library will CLOSE EARLY at 1pm on Saturday, December 23rd and remain closed through Monday, December 25th.

OPEN Tuesday, December 26th - Friday, December 29th during normal hours.

The library will CLOSE EARLY at 1pm on Saturday, December 30th and remain closed through Monday, January 1st.

Regular hours resume Tuesday, January 2nd. 

The library will CLOSE EARLY at 1pm on Saturday, December 23rd and remain closed through Monday, December 25th.

OPEN Tuesday, December 26th - Friday, December 29th during normal hours.

The library will CLOSE EARLY at 1pm on Saturday, December 30th and remain closed through Monday, January 1st.

Regular hours resume Tuesday, January 2nd. 

Book copies available now! Stop by the library circulation desk and read with your community!

Associated events January 19th - February 22nd

The Friends of the Homer Library and Homer Public Library are hosting a dynamic community read of the novel The Cold Millions by Jess Walter. Click here to learn more!

Tuesday, January 30th at 10:00 AM AKST

Launch your New Year healthy with Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric neuroendocrinologist who has long been on the cutting edge of medicine and science. He challenges our current healthcare paradigm which has gone off the rails under the influence of Big Food, Big Pharma, and Big Government…

Tuesday, January 23rd at 10:00 AM AKST

Start your New Year off right and learn how to avoid the hidden traps in retirement planning advice! Did you know that a large financial portfolio, an estate plan, and long-term care insurance won’t be enough to prevent your dream retirement from becoming a disaster in the United States? Or do you know someone forced into institutional care after a health crisis, lost assets due to unplanned medical and long-term care costs, or became a burden on loved ones? According to Elder Law Attorney and bestselling author Rajiv Nagaich, these results are called “retirement plan failure.”  Over his 20-plus years of experience in United States elder law, Rajiv has developed a step-by-step guide to retirement planning by connecting the various dots of the retirement planning process…

Wednesday, January 10th at 4:00 PM AKST

Join us as we kick off the New Year talking to Rebecca Serle about her journey writing epic love stories to span generations. Learning the love story formula with Serle, we’ll chat with the author about her New York Times bestselling novels, One Italian Summer, In Five Years, The Dinner List, and many more...

Thursday, November 30th

6 - 7:30 pm

At the Homer Public Library Fireside Lounge + Over Zoom!
Please note that the Zoom will be recorded.

In June of 1985, Richard & Marylou Burton quit their pretty good jobs with the State of Alaska, gave up their permanent slip in Juneau’s Aurora Harbor, put their names on the very long wait list for another slip sometime in the future, untied their lines, and pointed their boat down Douglas Channel.  They had no clear time frame or destination in mind except to slowly work their way down to Puget Sound, outfit their boat for ocean cruising, and then to sail out the door of the Straits of Juan de Fuca and see what happens...