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Homewood-Flossmoor High School Expands Library with Donation

The library at Homewood-Flossmoor High School now includes 50 new items.

Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School library has received an annual memorial donation from the family of former teacher and librarian Jean Keelan.

The donation adds 50 new fiction and nonfiction titles of literary merit to its 35,000-plus item collection.

Keelan was a teacher at the school from 1969-1990. She first taught business classes, then went on to become a library media specialist. After her death in 1998, her family wanted to commemorate her life by setting up a fund to provide quality books for the school library. The H-F Foundation — a 501(c)3 organization that works to provide extra funds for scholarships, student clubs and organizations at H-F — has held, managed and disbursed the annual $1,000 donation to the library since the Keelan fund began in 1999. School librarians determine which items to purchase.

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The collection of books added this year is currently on display at the school's library. It includes popular fictions books, such as "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom, "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham and "The Invention of Wings" by Sue Monk Kidd, plus nonfiction items, including "Treasury of Egyptian Mythology" by Donna Jo Napoli, "Five Billion Years of Solitude" by Lee Billings and "The President's Devotional: The Daily Readings that Inspired President Obama" by Joshua DuBois.

View the entire list of additions in the image attached to this article.

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