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Library CLOSED for Memorial Day 2025

The Homer Public Library will be CLOSED for Memorial Day Monday, May 26th. Regular hours resume Tuesday, May 27th.

Film Screening, Free For All: The Public Library - March 2025

Join us at the Homer Public Library for a special film screening of Free For All: The Public Library! This event is FREE to the public and held in partnership with Alaska Public Media.

March 18 at 6:00PM at the Homer Public Library 

Answering Alaska's Call - Author Talk with Linda Fritz

Join the Friends of the Homer Public Library for an author Talk with Linda Fritz! She will discuss her book Answering Alaska's Call.

Tuesday, May 13th from 6:00 - 7:00PM

Homer Public Library Fireside Reading Lounge

Food and Comics: An Artistic and Culinary Adventure with Lee Post

Food And Comics:  An Artistic And Culinary Adventure.
Join Anchorage illustrator Lee Post in a fun, fast-paced comics class about everything food.  We’ll learn some comics basics and talk about our favorite foods.  You then design a simple poster trying to sway our little group that your favorite food is the best. No prior drawing experience required and suitable for all ages.  For the most fun, youth under 7 years old may need an adult to collaborate during the activities.  

One Step at a Time: Using Comics to Make Everything More Complicated, with Lee Post

One Step At A Time:  Using Comics To Make Everything More Complicated.  Join Anchorage illustrator Lee Post in a fun, fast-paced comics class about how to get things done in the most complicated, weird and wild way possible.  Ages 10+ 
Friday, July 25, 1:30-3:30
 

Teens and Tweens Hang out at the Library!

Hang out--play games, or do crafts! For tweens and teens!

Thursday May 1, 4-5:30.

2025 Pre-parade meet up!

Kids chess club is one of the most popular programs at the library! We'll celebrate chess in this year's Independence Day Parade!  At our pre parade meet up, we'll create chess piece hats to wear during the parade!

Thursday July 3, 2-3:30

Walk with the library and BOB the book mobile on July 4! Kids under 12 need to be accompanied by an adult during the parade. 

HERC Community Information Meeting

The City of Homer is hosting a community informational meeting regarding the Homer Education and Recreation Center (HERC). Special guests include staff from the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation  Brownfields Program,  consultants from BGES – an environmental consulting firm hired by the state to conduct hazardous materials testing, and a facilitator from the Center for Creative Land Recycling.

Tuesday, May 20th at 6pm*

Homer Public Library Fireplace Lounge

Illuminating Hope and Grace in the Face of Hardship with Rex Ogle

Join us for the watch party in the library! Counts as a side quest.

Or register and watch at home.

Recommended for 5th-8th grades.

You’re invited to join us online with award-winning author Rex Ogle as he talks to viewers about his struggles to navigate sixth grade as written about in his book Free Lunch. 

Discerning the Truth with Marie Lu: A Virtual Author Talk

Join us for the watch party in the library! Counts as a side quest.

Or register and watch at home.

Recommended for 9th-12th grades.

Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encourages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets. Explore the depths of deceit, battle for power, and the lengths characters will go to unmask the Truth. 

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