This summer, Professor Steve will be sharing with us his amazing tales of science and scientists. Participants will learn about inventions that happened by accident, such as Silly Putty, Play Doe and Popsicles! Students will discover how inventors like Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison made discoveries over one hundred years ago that make life easier [...]
June is LGBT Pride Month and today I'm here with some great picture books about gender identity that are perfect for reading during Pride Month. Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope by Jodie Patterson, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney-Barlow. 2021. Just before his fifth birthday, Penelope lets his mother know he is [...]
June 1 (today!) is the first day of our 2021 Summer Reading Program where your whole family can earn prizes by reading or listening to books! Did you know... Summer Reading is for all ages - even adults. We want everyone to have fun reading or listening to books this summer and we have prizes for [...]
Hello! This is the Galena Crew again, and today we will be talking about our Library of Things Collection! You may have noticed that libraries are not just buildings full of books anymore. Libraries offer lots of classes, services, and some interesting collections of physical items available for check out. Our Library of Things collection [...]
May is Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month, so what better month to enjoy any of these awesome books for kids? Books for younger kids: Astrid and Apollo and the Starry Campout by V.T. Bidania (2020). This easy reader chapter book is about Hmong twins Astrid and Apollo is perfect for starry summer nights. Check [...]
Today Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. In the spirit of that joy, I have a fun booklist: Uzma Jalaluddin's first book, a retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in her hometown of Toronto, got excellent reviews and it's easy to see why. Ayesha Shamsi is still [...]
Summer Reading Program - Learning Colors Your World Here at The Floyd County Library, our Summer Reading Program has always been one of the highlights of our year. And it's starting again soon! You can preregister now for our 2021 Summer Reading Program: Learning Colors Your World, which will run June [...]
May 6 is International No Diet Day. Created by eating disorder survivor Mary Evans Young in 1992, No Diet Day is a celebration of body acceptance, which includes fat acceptance and body shape diversity. If you want to know more about body acceptance and/or rejecting diet culture, check out these books at your library: The [...]
Join us Tuesday, May 4 for Star Wars Trivia at 7 PM. A "bonus round" of our monthly Virtual Trivia Nights, this fast-paced contest will cover a mix of questions from the nine films in the main series as well as some spin-off titles including Solo, Rogue One and The Mandalorian. We'll be using Kahoot trivia [...]
Today, the Galena Branch Crew is taking over the staff blog. We would like to introduce you to our little corner of the library world! The Galena Digital Branch of the Floyd County Library System has been open since September 2018. Even though we are situated in an old house built way back in 1843, [...]