As many of you know, the Library, as well as the Friends of the Library, have been unable to accept book donations due to COVID restrictions. So where is everyone supposed to donate all the books they bought online during the stay-at-home order now that they've read them all and need to make room for [...]
Today is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, a day that commemorates the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787, and recognizes “all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.” We’d like to celebrate by recommending these children’s books. Duck for President by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin, ill. In this silly [...]
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 [...]
August marks back to school for a lot of kids. It’s also an important month for those kiddos who are starting Kindergarten for the very first time. To celebrate August, here are some great picture books for Back to School or Kindergarten that we enjoy, and thought you might, too! Froggy Goes to School by [...]
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 [...]
I just finished reading The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez and I loved it! It's the second book in the series. The first is The Friend Zone, and the third, Life's Too Short, will be released in April 2021. I can't wait! While I am reviewing The Happy Ever After Playlist, this is [...]
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 [...]
