It's summer! That means all the usual outdoor activities; picnics at the park, trips to the zoo, vacations to visit family and exciting places. Well, it was no different here in New Albany in the early 1900s. People sought leisure and entertainment then, too! One of the most popular places to go was Glenwood Park, [...]
For all the African Americans trying to research your family or anyone interested in African American genealogy this one is for YOU! We've invited Anwar Daniels from the African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky to come and share with us his knowledge and expertise. Anwar has done extensive research on his own family tree and [...]
History is a passion for me. It wasn't that way when I was a kid in school. It wasn't until I saw history as the stories of real people that it began to come alive for me. Historical fiction quickly became one of the portals into the past for me. It is by far most [...]
It's almost tick season! The ticks come out in full force in May. So, April is a great time to enjoy a hike! The weather is finally warming up and we are all itching to get outside and immerse ourselves in the peaceful setting of our world's natural beauty. Hiking is great exercise and spending [...]
March 20 is International Happiness Day, which makes March a perfect month to focus on how you can increase the experience of happiness in your daily life. The books below can help you get started on creating a happiness habit you can begin to implement this month. Just click on a book to place that [...]
Did you know that February was selected as Black History Month because both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were born in February? Both men are important figures in the African-American story and it was thought a fitting month to focus on that part of American history. Listed below are some famous African-Americans born in the [...]
Winter can look like a magical wonderland when everything is covered in a blanket of snow. Every little branch of every tree and every little weed etched in snow like a fairy waved her wand and made everything sparkle. It's a wonder to behold, to be sure! Speaking of winter magic, have you ever seen [...]
Burrr! Winter is just around the corner. Since I'm not particularly a cold weather person, it's not my favorite time of year, to say the least. However, I do love curling up in a big chair with a cup of hot chocolate and a good book. Nice and snug under a cozy blanket. Below are [...]
Every November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, as it’s fondly referred to. From the NaNoWriMo Website: “National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the [...]
October 10 is World Mental Health Day. That makes October a perfect month to focus on the mental health of our families. Below you will find books that can help you do just that. Scroll to the bottom to find some selections for youth and teens. Click on a book to place that book on [...]