Library

Ages 11+

Create a collaborative ‘zine to distribute! We’ll meet together at least the first week to make a plan, then work together and separately over the next four weeks or so to create the product by the end of July!

Dates: Thursday, 6/22, 6/29, 7/6; Friday, 7/14

4:00-5:30pm

Families and adults

With cartoonist Lee Post, participants will learn how to tell a story using a long single horizontal or vertical piece of paper.  They'll learn the building blocks of storytelling, some of the history behind this form, then draft and create a story of their own real or imagined journey. 

Ages 11+

Cartoonist Lee Post will coach participants through activities to help them gain confidence drawing and learn to tell their own illustrated stories. The tasks are fast-paced, no-stress, and fun, allowing each artist to smile from start to finish while they watch their drawing skills develop.  

Ages 11+

Join other tweens and teens at the library for an afternoon of making! Supplies for various paper, yarn, bead, and more crafts will be available! 

Ages 11+

Join other tweens and teens at the library for an afternoon of making! Supplies for various paper, yarn, bead, and more crafts will be available! 

WHEN: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 @ 12-1 pm

WHAT: Bring your brown bag lunch and join us for lunch with Homer City Council member Shelly Erickson.

The library hosts council members as an opportunity for community members to bring their questions and ideas to their elected representatives. One or two (or a few) councilmembers will visit each month for and informal conversation.

Twice each month you can drop by the library and get help with whatever computer or e-reader questions you have. These sessions are FREE! 

1^st and 3^rd Thursdays from 5:30 - 7:30pm

**There will be no tech help August 6h, 2026 due to building construction**

Friday, April 21st, 2023

6:30 - 7:30 PM in the Fireside Lounge*

*Masks preferred for in-person event, per author request

Join the Friends of the Library for an evening of poetry! Local author & poet Peter Kaufman will discuss his collection of poetry, The Round Whisper of No Moon. This collection weaves imagery and story gathered over twenty years of migrating between the wilds of Alaska and densely populated cities in Southeast Asia.

Thursday, April 6, 2023

6-7:30 PM

April is National Poetry Month!

Join the Friends of the Library for a showcase of Homer's most beloved poetry, inspired by the Favorite Poem Project! This event features multiple Homer readers of all ages, each sharing a poem that has touched their life. Selected poets will include Robert Service, e.e. cummings, and Pablo Naruda, among others. Join us at the Llibrary's Fireplace Lounge and find your new favorite poem.

Saturday, May 6, 10:00am  - 6:00 pm

Browse through hundreds of books and dozens of plants at the Friends of the Library 2023 Spring Book & Plant Sale! Everybody welcome. 

Want to get first pick? Become a Friends of the Library member and join us for the members pre-sale Friday evening, May 5! Memberships start at $15. Join at the door or SIGN UP NOW.