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“Banned” musicians Scott Bartlett, Martie Krohn, Cindy McKenna and Cathy Stingley provide music at the opening night for the Big Read at Alice’s Champagne Palace on Friday.

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NEA ‘Big Read’ event opens at Alice’s

Homer Public Library and Friends of the Homer Public Library on Friday opened their National Endowment for the…

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Six weeks of literature

Big Read events encourage curiosity, conversation and community engagement

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council accepts library assistance grant

Homer City Council adopted Ordinance 23-51 during their last regular meeting on Oct. 9, accepting a $7,000 State…

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From left: Megumi Beams, Rachel Tussey and Steve Yoshida attend an event harvesting part of a ginkgo tree at the Homer Public Library on Sunday.

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Growing peace

Homer Public Library harvests part of Peace tree on Hiroshima anniversary

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David Scheel at Homer Public Library Tuesday, June 20, discussing his experiences with octopuses across Alaska.

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Homer Public Library presents author talk with David Scheel and ‘Many Things Under a Rock’

A behavioral ecologist’s account of his Alaska career studying octopuses

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Jessica Golden rehearses for Friends of the Homer Public Library’s “Our Favorite Poems” event, which takes places Thursday<ins>, April 6</ins> at 6 p.m. at the library.

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Homer writers to present favorite poems in library event

The event is inspired and coordinated by Homer author Jessica Golden

Brown bear, Ursus arctos, on the Alaska Peninsula in 2021. Photo provided by Derek Stonorov.

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Homer author to give talk on bears

Homer community resident Derek Stonorov is an Alaska brown bear expert. He started to watch and study the…

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Homer Public Library celebrates lifelong learning

2 honored with annual award

Homer Public Library Director Ann Dixon, left, poses for a photo with incoming Library Director David Berry, right, on April 15, 2019, at the library in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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City of Homer hires new library director

The City of Homer has hired David Berry to be the new Homer Public Library Director, the city…

Lifelong, youth learners to be honored

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Lifelong, youth learners to be honored

The time’s come again for the Friends of the Homer Public Library to recognize two community members for…

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Obituaries

Susan Ann Gibson

Susan Ann Gibson March 12, 1952-Aug. 23, 2015 Susan Ann Gibson died at home on Aug. 23, 2015,…

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NONPROFIT NEEDS

Friends of the Homer Public Library needs volunteers to help clean up/landscape the western lot and the use…

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Thanks to Homer Foundation

Dear Homer Foundation, The City of Homer received a grant from the Homer Foundation to connect the fireplace…