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 [...]
You're not the only one. The library can help. Print Books for Adults: In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine (2016) Ukraine had a revolution in 2014, and Russia annexed a politically important territory shortly thereafter. The region, which had been affected by war previously, once again erupted into turmoil. Through firsthand accounts of people across Ukraine, [...]
Please join us on Saturday, March 26 at 12:00pm on the upper level of the library to hear a fabulous local speaker, Mark Hublar. March is Disability Awareness Month and Mr. Hublar will speak at the library about his own personal experiences with Down syndrome and help the audience understand that people with disabilities [...]
The library has added programming and continues to add youth programming to our calendar. This month I will be featuring our program STEAM into Science. This program is geared for youth in elementary school, grades K-4.Each month of this program, we will spell out a word in STEAM.S - ScienceT - TechnologyE - EngineeringA - [...]
For the past 26 years Deaf History Month has been celebrated from March 13th to April 15th to commemorate and celebrate the rich culture of the Deaf Community. This year, 2022, will be the first year Deaf History Month will start April 1st and go through April 30th. This decision comes from the National Association [...]
March is Women's History Month and I want to give a special shout-out to women working in medicine (including my mother who's a retired physician!). Check out these books about women in medicine. Book summaries are from our library's catalog. The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper (2020). Also available on e-book via [...]
Please register to join us at The Floyd County Library for the following discussions of the graphic novel They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, either in person at the New Albany Central Branch or online on Zoom. Free copies of the book are available at the Upper Customer Service desk at New Albany Central [...]
