Happy 458th Birthday to William Shakespeare, playwright, actor, and poet! Shakespeare wrote 154 multi-layered poems about things like beauty, love, and mortality, considered to be the best of all time in the English language. He also wrote at least 37 plays–comedies, histories, and tragedies–with complex stories that explore basic human experiences that we all understand, [...]
Passover began April 15 and runs through April 23 this year! We wish all celebrants a safe and happy holiday.
April is Autism Acceptance Month, a wonderful time of year to learn about Autism, read books and pieces by Autistic authors, and celebrate all our differences. We've blogged before about books by Autistic authors and children's books that focus on Autism. Today, I want to share some new books by Autistic authors! But first... [...]
April is National Poetry Month, so what better way to celebrate than to read a novel in verse. Some of my very favorite novels are written in verse. Even though there are fewer words on a page, these books have a lot to say. Let me introduce you to some of my favorite children's novels [...]
Tomorrow, April 9th, wraps up National Library Week and we at Floyd County Library just want to take a moment and acknowledge how grateful we are to serve this community. Libraries serve a different function in the lives of different people. While to you it may be a quiet place to study, to another it [...]
April 25th is National DNA Day! The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is leading the celebration of National DNA Day, which was established in 2003, to commemorate the completion of the human genome project and the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953. "The National Human Genome Research Institute began celebrating DNA Day annually [...]
If you've been to our library recently, you may have seen empty shelves and construction equipment in our usual Children's department! In order to install a new chiller (and have refreshing air conditioning this summer!), we are replacing some pipes that, unfortunately, run right through the room where you would normally find books and [...]
You should consider coming to see Kentucky Shakespeare's live two-actor performance of Much Ado About Nothing. This play is one of Shakespeare's most famous comedies! The quick-witted Beatrice and Benedick (secretly in love) are engaged in a war of words while Hero and Claudio (not-so-secretly in love) plan to marry. Will false rumors and mistaken identity [...]
The Indiana Room has added a new collection to our NewspaperArchive subscription: the African American Newspaper Collection. You can now search and browse more than 100 historic African American newspapers from across the U.S., with dates ranging from 1850 to 2016. The best way to learn about Black history is through primary sources, and this [...]
Have you ever heard of Geocaching? It is a real-world treasure hunting game and you can do it anywhere! It is a great way to welcome the warmer weather without spending any money! So, what is Geocaching? It is “an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide [...]
