Although the Floyd County Library's physical locations are closed on December 24 & December 25 and will be closed again on December 31 & January 1 to allow staff time off for the holidays, our digital library is always open and ready to serve you 24/7. All you need to get started is your library [...]
I hope you're having a lovely Thanksgiving Day, no matter what form your holiday is taking this year. Here at the library, we're very thankful for our wonderful patrons and for books, of course. I asked our blog team to share one book they're thankful for this year and here's what they said: A Deadly [...]
November is Native American Heritage Month and there's no better way to celebrate than by picking up a book by an Indigenous author this month. There have been many excellent books for all ages published this year and here are some to choose from. Picture Books Swift Fox All Along by Rebecca Thomas (Mi'kmaw), illustrated [...]
What better day to talk to your kids about democracy and our government than Election Day? Today I'm highlighting several brand new informational books that can help! Click the links to go to our catalog and place a hold on any of these titles. The New Albany Library's upper level is open for holds pickup [...]
Do you have any scary stories fans at home? Now's the perfect time to check out one of these spine-tingling reads, all available for free download on Overdrive and great for scary story fans ages 9-12. The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste (2015). Corinne isn't afraid of jumbies, the supernatural creatures rumored to haunt the mahogany [...]
I know Halloween's likely to be different this year than any Halloween we've had. If you're staying in or looking for non-trick-or-treating ways to celebrate the holiday, why not read some spooky books together with the family? These slightly scary picture books are fun reads to make any night a little spooky and a lot [...]
If you (or a teen in your life) are super into K-Pop (that's Korean pop music for the uninitiated), here are four recent novels just for you. I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee. Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn't dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn't call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams [...]
It's National Hispanic Heritage Month! This celebration, which runs each year from September 15 - October 15 to commemorate the independence days of many Latin American nations, honors the culture and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx Americans. Today, I collected some biographies of amazing Latinx Americans for all ages. For the younger crowd: Dancing Hands: [...]
Sometimes you just need to share a good laugh with your kids! A couple of weeks ago, one of the Grab Bag requests I received asked for hilarious picture books that made you laugh out loud. It was such a fun request to fill and I turned to some of my librarian colleagues for more [...]
There are lots of ways to make a family! Check out some of these picture books about adoption and foster care. I'm Adopted! by Shelley Rotner. With photographic illustrations showing families of many different races and ages, this book's basic, informative text explains what adoption is and why some children are adopted. It validates an [...]