Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston (2018), 171 pages (Large Print book) (Hoopla eAudiobook) (Overdrive ebook) Recently, a unique and remarkable little book was published that was actually written almost 100 years ago. It was penned by a now-famous author before almost anyone knew her name. Barracoon: [...]
Q: What’s your earliest memory of an art experience? Do you have any personal projects? Eileen: It isn't my earliest art experience, but I can recall the exact moment I knew I wanted to study art history. I was in the sixth grade in Ms. Ard's art class. She always diligently incorporated art history into [...]
A sad tale may be best for winter, but you can beat the post-holiday gloom with our slate of Shakespeare-themed programs for tweens and teens. We’ll be hosting the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival who will be leading a workshop on stage combat on January 12. Registered teens will learn how to perform a staged fight using [...]
Everyone loves movies over the holidays. But what is there to see? Just for you, we've come up with a list of the 10 best holiday movies you can get through your library on Hoopla. Hoopla is a service available for free with your Floyd County Library account. You get 8 checkouts a month, and [...]
For the past few months, I have been spending my Fridays at the Carnegie Center for Art & History. My name is Rey Spooner and I’m a senior at Community Montessori School. On top of the state’s graduation expectations, Community Montessori has a few more that prepare its students for the world outside the classroom. [...]
Christmas is a bittersweet holiday for me. My grandma always made so many cookies and homemade donuts for Christmas. When I was old enough, I helped her with the cookies. My two favorites are Springerles and German Sour Cream Twists. However, I didn't always like Springerles. When I was a kid, I tried one and [...]
I will start off this review by saying I was able to listen to this book by borrowing it from Hoopla Digital. I use Hoopla on my phone and listen to audiobooks in my car. This is a great way to get in some extra reading time, especially if, like me, you are trying to [...]
Q: What’s your earliest memory of an art experience? Do you have any personal projects? Dan: My earliest art memories are from when I was six years old. I remember my sister teaching me the color wheel before I started first grade so I could impress the teacher with my knowledge on the first day [...]
It might be surprising to learn that reading is important for all ages - even babies! Although they might not be able to understand everything or listen for very long, reading to babies helps them develop in many ways. Image Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikenan1/118458606/in/gallery-94151330@N00-72157625107943370/ It's always important to talk to your baby, and books give you something [...]
Fencing – it’s not just swinging a sword around but a sophisticated sport with a complex set of rules and three different types of weapon. There’s the foil, with a curved grip and shallow guard – foil fencers score points by thrusting the tip of the foil at their opponent, but only hits on the [...]
