We’ve got a lot of great programs this summer including a weekly geology program and a dinosaur week, but we’ve also got cool geology and paleontology exhibits on display outside the Strassweg Auditorium. Our geology exhibit was created by Hawk Hart of Marengo Caves. This exhibit features a variety of artwork shaped from precious stones, [...]
It's finally summer! This is a great time of year to get some reading done, but if you're busy, it can seem hard to find the time. Here are my favorite tips for getting your reading in this summer. Bring a book with you. Throw a book into your purse, car, beach bag, or backpack. [...]
Staff members working in the Indiana History Room are asked a variety of questions on a daily basis. Many of these questions pertain to house history. When was my house built? Did anyone famous ever live in my house? Was my house a grocery store in a past life? How can I find out if [...]
Next month marks the release of the newest film in the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original film. Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World are both based on novels by the late Michael Crichton, whose first foray into the world of dinosaurs [...]
A fantasy series for all ages! The Immortals series by Tamora Pierce (the first book is Wild Magic) is based in the fantastical realm of Tortall, where women can be knights and a girl can talk to animals. The stories revolve around one such girl, Daine, who possesses an amazing amount of Wild Magic. Orphaned [...]
We want to know, how do you search? Do you physically come in to the library to browse? Do you search for items on the Floyd County Library website and place holds? Do you utilize the free Libby (Overdrive) and Hoopla apps to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, movies and/or TV series? WOW that’s a [...]
Sometimes we librarians find out that a certain book rarely checks out and we think, "What a shame!" We may know it's a high quality, unique book, but for whatever reason, it doesn't get its due. Maybe the cover isn't appealing. Maybe no one has heard of the title. Maybe it just needs a little [...]
Guess what? Today is World Penguin Day!! So, in honor of this momentous occasion, I thought it only fitting we talk about the most amazing penguin ever: Opus! Opus is the delightful creation from Berkeley Breathed; first introduced in the early 1980s newspaper comic Bloom County. Originally intended to be only a passing amusement, Opus soon [...]
When we hear the word genius we typically think of someone who’s super intelligent, but according to the original use of the word a person never could be a genius, instead they had a genius. It meant they were in touch with some sort of Muse or spirit outside of themselves that inspired them to [...]
It's famous Hoosier time! Every spring, the fourth graders of Floyd County are required to do a Famous Hoosier project. The first stop is usually to the children's or teen department for biographies, such as the Who Was? series. Next, a fourth grader might venture to the non-fiction section for a copy of Indiana Legends, [...]
