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Summer@HPL 2024 concludes with an outdoor party at the library!

Join us outside the library for music, games, ice cream, and hot dogs. Reading challenge participants can collect their final book prize. Drawings for additional prizes! LEGO contest winners will also be announced! 

Saturday July 27th

5-7pm

Summer@HPL 2024 - it's time to turn in your reading logs!

Return your logs to the library front desk by 6pm on Friday, July 26th to have them count for prize giveaways at the party on Saturday.

A Summer@HPL 2024 Event!

Join librarian Cinda for a special outdoor storytime on the Homer Spit! Meet at the boathouse pavilion.

Thursday July 25th

10:30-11:30

This event is weather permitting. Check the website for updates.

A Summer@HPL 2024 Event!

Join librarian Cinda for a special story time at the beach! There will be s'mores and science activities! Meet on the beach. For families.

Tuesday July 23rd

6 - 7pm

This event is weather permitting. Check the website for updates.

A Summer@HPL 2024 Event!

Come meet Jr. Iditarod Musher, Addy and her retired leader dog! Learn about her equipment and ask questions. In front of the library. All ages and families.

Friday July 19th

3:30 - 4:30pm

The Homer Public Library will be CLOSED Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day.

Regular library hours resume Tuesday, May 28th.

Tuesday, July 30th at 10:00 AM AKDT

Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life

Tuesday, July 23rd at 10:00 AM AKDT

You’re invited to learn about the power of poetry with Elizabeth Acevedo! In this exciting author conversation and Q&A, Acevedo will provide a short reading from her National Book Award winning and New York Times bestselling novel-in-verse, The Poet X serving as the backdrop to this amazing chat!

Tuesday, July 16th at 10:00 AM AKDT

Would you survive a zombie apocalypse? Join us to talk with New York Times bestselling author Max Brallier about The Last Kids on Earth, both the book series and the animated series on Netflix. In this virtual event, Max will share how he came up with the different monsters and villains as well as the unique ways that Jack and his friends figure out to defeat them.

Tuesday, July 9th at 10:00 AM AKDT

Join us for a visit to Deckawoo Drive with everyone’s favorite adventure loving pig, Mercy Watson! Newbery Medal winning author Kate DiCamillo will be sharing the stories behind the creation of her early chapter book series, the original Mercy Watson, and the follow up series, Tales from Deckawoo Drive. We will also be celebrating the publication of the final book in the Mercy Watson series!