Adult Dungeons & Dragons: Advanced Players

Thursday, December 1, from 6-8 p.m. Rm 102

Love D&D? We’re hosting an advanced players session twice a month. Bring your bring your 5th level character and play with other D&D fans. Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.

Jingle All the Way with Storyteller Dolores Hydock & the Music of Bobby Horton

Friday, December 2, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Large Auditorium

Stories, songs, and sing-alongs make the season bright. Storyteller Dolores Hydock and musical master Bobby Horton mix traditional carols, jolly songs, and sweet stories to fill your holiday with spirit. Advance reservations are essential! The show includes pre-packaged snacks and drinks. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7. Advance reservations required.Questions? Email [email protected].

Virtual Library Yoga with Jackie Tally

Mondays, December 5, 12 & 19, from 2-3 p.m. Zoom

Take time out of your busy schedule for our free yoga classes sponsored by Homewood Library. A gentle workout of 15 minutes in the chair, 15 minutes standing with chair, 15 minutes on the mat. All levels of fitness welcome. Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.

Not Your Mama's Book Club – 2023 Astrological Predictions

Tuesday, December 6, from 2-3:30 p.m. Boardroom

No book reading required, discussion group only. Astrology is the ancient science of interpreting what influence the movements of the planets, stars and other heavenly bodies may have on our lives. Astrologer Mandi Rae Trott will discuss her astrological predictions for 2023. Join us as we explore how the coming year will affect us as individuals and as a collective.

Virtual First Step Tech: Get the Most Out of Your iPad and iPhone!

Thursday, December 8, from 4-5:30 p.m. Zoom

This workshop is geared towards casual users. Join us as Apple® certified trainers answer your questions on how best to use your Apple® device. Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.

FREE Adult English Classes (open to adults 18 and older)

TUESDAY, December 13, from 6-?8 p.m Room 102

To register, contact Stephanie at The Literacy Council [email protected].
Clase de ingles gratis para adultos
Martes, 6 & 13, de Diciembre, 6-8 p.m.
Para registrarse, póngase en contacto con Stephanie en The Literacy Council [email protected].

Niki Sepsas Presents Air Raid…Pearl Harbor…This is Not a Drill!

Wednesday, December 7, from 2-3 p.m. in the Round Auditorium

The events of December 7,1941, that changed the course of history for a generation of Americans and for the world itself.

Read It & Eat Book Club - The Love Marriage by Monica Ali

Wednesday, December 7, from 6:30-8 p.m. Urban Cookhouse

Join us as we discuss Monica Ali’s book Love Marriage. A gloriously acute observer of class, sexual mores, and the mysteries of the human heart, Monica Ali has written a captivating social comedy and a profoundly moving, revelatory story of two cultures, two families, and two people trying to understand one another. Food not provided by the library, but participants are encouraged to purchase beverages/food to enjoy during the meeting.

Miniature Painting With September Reed

Thursday, December 8, from 6:30- 7:30 p.m., Room 101

Join us as September Reed shows you how easy it is to paint your own masterpiece on a mini- canvas and easel . We will provide all you need to paint your own masterpiece. Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.

Adult Coffee & Crafts - Book Page Trees

Saturday, December 10, from 2:30–4 p.m. Large Auditorium

Adults, learn a new hobby or spruce up your crafting skills! We meet on the second Saturday of each month to enjoy local coffee & teas, as well as a new craft project each month! This month our project will be making Book Page Trees. Bring your ideas and your creative spirit…..and we will provide everything else! This class is free, but there is limited seating. Please register online.

Adult Dungeons & Dragons - Beginners

Monday, December 12, from 6-8 p.m. Rm 101

Learn how to play this popular role-playing game! This session is designed for adults who are just learning how to play D&D. Register online at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.

Seasonal Stories with Sid Burgess - Eudora Welty & O. Henry

Tuesday, December 13, from 1-2 p.m. Round Auditorium

Join us for an hour long adult “storytime” of classic short stories with Sid Burgess.
In a Eudora Welty’s A Worn Path, a frail, elderly black woman named Phoenix Jackson, walks a long way into Natchez, Mississippi, at Christmastime to obtain medicine for her chronically ill grandson. Of O. Henry’s most famous short story, The Gift of the Magi, Smithsonian Magazine writes, “The sentiment is tiresome and trite, but the story’s soul endures.

Oxmoor Page Turners Book Club - Her Hidden Genius

Tuesday, December 13, 6:30-8 p.m. in the Boardroom

Join us as we discuss Marie Benedict's powerful new novel about the woman who sacrificed her life to discover the nature of our very DNA, a woman whose world-changing contributions were hidden by the men around her but whose relentless drive advanced our understanding of humankind.

Better Than Therapy Book Club - The Christie Affair

Wednesday, December 14, 2-3:30 p.m., Boardroom

A blend of fact and fiction, The Christie Affair is a wonderfully clever take on Agatha Christie’s mysterious real-life disappearance in 1926. The novel’s narrator is Nan O’Dea—Agatha’s husband’s mistress—and over the course of 11 days, Nan and Agatha become entwined in each other’s lives in ways neither expected. The story unfolds as if it were one of Christie’s mysteries, rewarding the reader with the thrill of discovery over and over as de Gramont adds one silken thread at a time to her intricate web of love and revenge, agency and betrayal, murder and justice. And in true Agatha Christie fashion, when all is finally revealed and the full picture comes into focus, the result is unexpected, exhilarating, and enormously satisfying

Staff Movie Picks – Legends of the Fall

Wednesday, December 14, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Large Auditorium
Two brothers fight over a fallen brother's fiancé. This movie is rated R.

Christmas Film & Brown Bag Lunch – The Family Stone (2005)

Friday, December 16, from 12-2 p.m., Large Auditorium
Bring your own lunch and join us for a heartwarming Christmas film. An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family’s annual Christmas celebration and finds that she is a fish out of water in their free spirited way of life. Starring Diane Keaton, Dermont Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel McAdams, and Luke Wilson.