I have spent much of my work from home time creating Family History class tutorials, since our scheduled Family History classes were canceled due to the pandemic. Ordinarily, there are four two-hour Beginning Family History classes and four two-hour Intermediate Family History classes. I have streamlined these, broken them up, and rearranged some of them [...]
Join us for Discovery Friday this fall on Fridays at 10:30 AM beginning September 11. You can sign up to reserve a free cotton face mask that you can decorate however you like. We'll also have S.T.E.M. activities with Purdue Extension and art programs from the library and the Carnegie Center of Art & History. [...]
Here’s the Rub: Experiencing History Through Art Blog and artwork by: Al Gorman, Coordinator of Public Programs and Engagement Carnegie Center for Art and History, A Branch of the Floyd County Library With minimal art materials (paper, graphite, crayons, for example), you can explore history through the built environment around us. As we have experienced [...]
As we carefully reopen our services at The Floyd County Library, you may be wondering: If I can't get into the library and pick out my own books from the shelf, how can I get the book I want? You may be surprised to learn that, even right now, there are many ways to do [...]
Join us Tuesday, August 25 from 7-8 PM for a Virtual Trivia Night featuring the many films directed and produced by Steven Spielberg: Jaws, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, E.T., Ready Player One, Back to the Future, The Color Purple, The Goonies, Hook, Gremlins, Twister, Men in Black, and more! Questions will be multiple choice and [...]
Kids in grades K-5 join us for Stories Alive! from Drama by George on August 28 at 10:30 AM. George's Stories Alive! program is a fresh approach to traditional storytelling in which a wide range of stories will be brought to life in a high-energy, interactive program. This compelling, dramatic program is a perfect educational [...]
by: Marissa Coleman Bellarmine College History student and Carnegie Center for Art and History Intern, Summer 2020 At some point throughout my time as a collections intern for the Carnegie Center, I came across a booklet containing information about a tornado joint relief report from July of 1917. Created by both the American Red Cross [...]
As I'm buying my toddler yet another stack of books for his birthday, I've been reflecting on what makes me buy a book versus borrow it from the library. I've always been a regular library user, but I really am not big book buyer, which may be a bit unusual for a librarian. Borrowing books [...]
Hey Everyone! Looking for some Teen Books by Black Authors? I have a list of a few books you can read now, or books that I’m excited about that you might also want to add to your TBR pile. The Usual Suspects by Maurice Broaddus (2019). This middle grade novel takes a look at the [...]
In October, the Southern Indiana Genealogical Society (SIGS) will be hosting its annual First Families Celebration! If you have an ancestor who lived in Clark, Floyd, or Harrison counties in 1840 or earlier, you qualify to apply. On Thursday, August 6, 2020, SIGS will be hosting a First Families Workshop on Zoom. Discussion will include [...]
