Teen E*N*E*R*G*Y* Leadership Academy Receives Award

The Homer Township Library is proud to receive a Young Adult Library Association (YALSA) Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults Award for our Teen ENERGY Leadership Academy.

This project was designed by the Homer Library Adult Service Director Alexandra Tyle (pictured at left) and consisted of ten months of quality, educational (and fun!) programs, workshops, and events designed to promote young adult leadership. The teens attained skills that will be utilized throughout their life, including undertaking a component of community service hours.

We have seen a dramatic increase in youth using the library and we are both proud and pleased to receive recognition through YALSA, as well as in our local press for our pro-active teen programming. Congratulations to Alex and to the Homer Library Staff for their dedication to this exciting new program for young adults in Homer Township!

I am In the News!

Triblocal has just run an article about "Get to know...Sheree Kozel-La Ha!" Read all about it here. Our many customers are loving Tribune's new online home news, which also gets combined into a weekly paper edition for customers. Thank you for the press, Triblocal!

Roadway Improvements on 151st Street

Several months ago, I represented the library at a meeting with local officials including the Village of Homer Glen and our neighbors Homer Township, the Highway Department, and Woodbine Golf Course to discuss improvements to 151st Street. There are several roadway areas designated to improve and 151st Street was discussed as a priority. With the commitment and collaboration between all of us, these improvements are now underway.

151st Street changes include widening the roadway in front of the Homer Library and the addition of new turning lanes into both the Library and the Township/Sports Complex road. These lanes will greatly reduce the traffic congestion on 151st Street, especially during peak after-school hours and during busy Saturday sport activities and library events.

LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION

We thank the Village of Homer Glen, Homer Township, and the Highway Department for coordinating the planning and work effort that provides such a direct benefit to our residents, including library customers! This is a wonderful example of various community entities working together to improve a roadway issue.

Bookmobile receives "Best Impression" Award

Homer Township Public Library District bookmobile made the "Best Impression" and won the award at a bookmobile roundup.

Nine bookmobiles from Chicago area libraries were on display at a meeting held at Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling.

The Homer bookmobile was noted for its eye catching exterior graphics, the bright and welcoming interior, as well as its neatness and cleanliness.




Books on the Go!
Bookmobile Manager Jody Olivieri (pictured at right) was pleased to represent the Homer community and to receive the award.

Congratulations to Jody and the Homer Library team for their hard work and commitment to provide the best in outreach services to the growing Homer Community!

Happy Independence Day!

The Homer Library Bookmobile was featured in the Homer Township and Homer Glen Independence Day Parade.

We were honored to have the local Home Depot team create a giant book float that showcased the library improvements (pictured left). Although it was a rainy day, smiles were evident and we enjoyed participating!

PR for the HOMER HORIZON NEWS
And lastly a shout out to the local Homer Horizon newspaper, which is now proudly on the web! Jenny Korb the editor notes, "you can not only read and search stories and photos (which will be updated almost daily), and view videos, you can also post your own calendar listings, news, features and sports stories/briefs, photos and videos, chat on message boards/reader forums, etc. "

So if you have a moment, please check out the new Homer Horizon Web site at http://www.homerian.com/, and also feel free to start posting-the more interactive we are with the Web site, the better it will be. They will pull stories and photos from the Web site for use in the paper, so it will gain your event, story, photo or opinion even more exposure-and the Web site is also a great way to let residents know about events or listings that couldn't make it into their print version by deadline.