The community garden at the Galena Library is growing! We have received a donation of free to pick herbs from a patron that includes: parsley, dill, peppermint, spearmint, basil, and lavender. Our community garden has been planted and it is full of tomatoes, pole beans, cucumber, pumpkin, sunflowers, and peppers. Also, a patron donated us [...]
May is Jewish-American Heritage Month and to celebrate, I've got some picture books that feature Jewish themes and families. There are lots of picture books in our collection that focus on different Jewish holidays - Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, etc. - but today I wanted to highlight some picture books that depict other aspects of [...]
Winter has finally melted into spring. The sun finally remembers the northern hemisphere exists and is sharing its cheerful rays with us more and more each day. Which means, we are all aching to be outside basking in the daily miracles spring brings with it every year. New flowers blooming everywhere we look. More new leaves [...]
April has been a busy month in the New Albany Floyd County Library! We started the month with a rare full Solar Eclipse practically in our back yard. We displayed amazing works of art during the Floyd County Elementary School Annual Art Show and Reception. We recognized Arab American Heritage Month with displays and stories. [...]
Help your creative mind grow by visiting the Galena Library MakerSpace! Through a very generous donation, we now have two 3D printers available for patron use. We have an Ultimaker 2+ which can handle your larger projects, while the Ender3 V2 is more detail oriented for your smaller needs. Use our tricolor filament to make [...]
April is Arab American Heritage Month! Not familiar with the term "Arab-American"? According to the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, “Arab” is a term that refers to people who speak Arabic as their first language. They may or may not be Muslim (most Arabs are Muslims, but most Muslims are not Arab). According to their website: “The [...]
Did you know that the Floyd County Library has wonderful resources to assist you in your family history research? It's TRUE! The Stuart Barth Wrege Indiana History Room is located at the New Albany branch of the Floyd County Library and it’s a treasure trove of local historical and genealogical information. From the Indiana Room [...]
It is March, officially known as Women’s History Month, but perhaps more commonly known in Indiana as March Madness time. For those of you who are not into “sports ball” let me explain. Dr. James Naismith, invented basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891, but quickly noticed the rise in popularity of the sport in Indiana. [...]
In March, we always talk about St. Patrick's Day, Women's History Month, and March Madness. A topic not spoken as much about is disability awareness. You'll learn a little bit about Disability Awareness Month and some book recommendations for you to use as resources. What is Disability Awareness Month? Through Proclamation 5613 in 1987, President [...]
Islam is the world's fastest-growing religion and will soon be the world's largest; 1.2 billion Muslims make up approximately one-quarter of the world's population. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on a 12-month lunar year of approximately 354 days. Because the lunar year is 11 days shorter than the [...]