Library

Like puzzles? Join us for a festive community event! Open to puzzle enthusiasts of all ages. Featuring a variety of puzzles available around the library, including the Children's Library. 

Not for prizes... just for FUN!

Saturday, February 11th at the library during open hours.

February 28th at 12:00 PM AKST

We look forward to seeing you for an invigorating conversation with highly acclaimed author Sadeqa Johnson as she talks about her brand new novel, The House of Eve!

Fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, in spite of having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising her daughter. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed onto her like a birthright.

February 16th at 9:00 AM AKST

You don’t want to miss an insightful chat with award-winning author Grace M. Cho as she discusses her memoir, Tastes Like War: A Memoir. 

Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. They were one of few immigrants in a xenophobic small town during the Cold War, where identity was politicized by everyday details—language, cultural references, memories, and food. When Grace was fifteen, her dynamic mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue and evolve for the rest of her life. Part food memoir, part sociological investigation, Tastes Like War is a hybrid text about a daughter’s search through intimate and global history for the roots of her mother’s schizophrenia.

February 9th at 3:00 PM AKST

Tune in for a magical afternoon with New York Times bestselling author Lana Harper as she discusses the enchanting third installment of her immensely popular The Witches of Thistle Grove series, Back in a Spell. 

Want to learn to knit or crochet, or hang out with others who are? Join us Thursday Jan 19, 4:30-6 and get crafty!

The Friends of Homer Library invite you to a public showing of King Lear, as performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2016. Shakespeare’s classic tale of treachery, vanity and familial loyalty comes to life in this high-definition recording. The Blu-ray disc comes directly from the library’s collection and is available for checkout.

January 13, 2023

6:00-9:30 pm

The library will CLOSE EARLY at 1pm on Saturday, December 24th and remain closed through Monday, December 26th.

OPEN Tuesday, December 27th - Friday, December 30th during normal hours.

The library will CLOSE EARLY at 1pm on Saturday, December 31st and remain closed through Monday, January 2nd.

Regular hours resume Tuesday, January 3rd. 

The library will CLOSE EARLY at 1pm on Saturday, December 24th and remain closed through Monday, December 26th.

OPEN Tuesday, December 27th - Friday, December 30th during normal hours.

The library will CLOSE EARLY at 1pm on Saturday, December 31st and remain closed through Monday, January 2nd.

Regular hours resume Tuesday, January 3rd. 

January 31st at 10:00 AM AKST

Please join for what is sure to be the most fun-filled hour of the day as we chat online with Randall Munroe about his new book What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. 

The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to cool the atmosphere by opening everyone’s freezer door at the same time? Maybe it’s time for a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Want to know what would happen if you rode a helicopter blade, built a billion-story building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it erupted? Okay, if you insist.

January 17th at 10:00 AM AKST

You’re invited to start your new year calm and collected by learning to become better organized and clutter-free with Dana K. White, creator of popular podcast and blog, A Slob Comes Clean, as she imparts tips from her books Organizing for the Rest of Us and Decluttering at the Speed of Life. 

While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet, a home with too much stuff is difficult to maintain, so where do we begin? Add in paralyzing emotional attachments and constant life challenges, and it can feel almost impossible to make real decluttering progress.  If the thought of decluttering overwhelms you, decluttering expert and bestselling author Dana White’s humor and practical, reality-based tips will give you exactly what you need to start making an impact on your space.