It's been roughly a year since our country went into a National Lockdown as an emergency response to the COVID pandemic. During that time, a lot of people turned to reading to pass the time. As a librarian, I was really interested to see what were some of the most popular reads during that time. [...]
March Madness is here! Now, I'm not into sports, but I am familiar with March Madness. I know that you select teams that you think will win the tournament based on statistics (unless you're like me and always pick the Charlotte Hornets because you like their colors). You might think that the Indiana History Room [...]
Join the Floyd County Library and Purdue Extension for a 3D design class for elementary-age students. Students will learn to use Tinkercad, a free online 3D design software to design 3D prints. The 3D design class is part of our weekly Discovery Friday events which happen every Friday at 10:30 AM and are aimed at [...]
I've written before about the difference between our two ebook providers at The Floyd County Library - Overdrive/Libby and Hoopla. If you want to read that blog post, click here. But now, I'd like to introduce a new Hoopla feature called Hoopla Flex. We are one of the first libraries in the country to implement [...]
Lots of things have been different in the last year, but did you know that you can still attend storytime with the Floyd County Public Library? They are a little different, but we have plenty of options to keep you safe! Our Virtual Toddler and Virtual Preschool storytimes are offered weekly through Zoom. No registration [...]
The last Tuesday night of each month is Virtual Trivia Night. On February 23 at 7 PM we'll have Marvel Trivia, mainly focusing on the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Join us for a fast-paced trivia contest using Zoom and Kahoot with a $10 Amazon gift card for the winner. Kahoot is a [...]
If you're someone who listens to audiobooks, do you ever pay attention to who the narrator or performer is? Sometimes an author will narrate their own audiobook, and sometimes for bigger releases, there may be a whole cast who performs the audiobook. But if you listen to enough audiobooks, you start to develop a taste [...]
2020 saw a lot of people completely changing their lives in many ways. For me, I was in my home more than ever before. This meant changing my space in a way that eliminated clutter, and made my space more comfortable. Combine that with the New Year’s Resolution many people make of getting organized, I [...]
With tomorrow being inauguration day, we thought this might be a good time to take a look at Joe Biden's connection to New Albany, Indiana. So far as I know, he has never visited New Albany, but his great grandmother did. His great great uncles lived here. Beth Day Nolan, a former Indiana Room staff [...]
Recently, I found a book I really liked in a genre that's very unfamiliar to me - a romance novel for adults. I started out in libraries as a children's librarian, so I feel pretty confident in navigating children's and teen literature. Even when it comes to adult lit, there are certain genres where I [...]
