Juneteenth is coming up on June 19, so there's no better time to pick up a book to read about the history of Juneteenth with your kids! Since Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday in 2021, many new books have been published about this day of celebration. Here are some of the newest books in [...]
Star Wars has taken over the Floyd County Library! And, I'm totally OK with that! I remember, as a kid, seeing Star Wars in the theaters when it came out in 1979. My brother and I played Luke and Leia for weeks. Saving the galaxy in our bathrobes and nightgowns while welding deadly flashlights! Vadar [...]
As May draws to a close, you may be wondering how to get ready for Pride. Luckily, the library has books for every age group on this and many other topics! Starting with our youngest readers, we have Pride : the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Steven [...]
World Turtle Day is an annual celebration, which takes place on May 23 every year. The celebration was founded more than 20 years ago by a husband and wife team who are strong advocates for the humane treatment of animals. (They founded the Animal Tortoise Rescue, an organization that has placed more than 4,000 tortoises [...]
The community garden at the Galena Library is growing! We have received a donation of free to pick herbs from a patron that includes: parsley, dill, peppermint, spearmint, basil, and lavender. Our community garden has been planted and it is full of tomatoes, pole beans, cucumber, pumpkin, sunflowers, and peppers. Also, a patron donated us [...]
May is Jewish-American Heritage Month and to celebrate, I've got some picture books that feature Jewish themes and families. There are lots of picture books in our collection that focus on different Jewish holidays - Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, etc. - but today I wanted to highlight some picture books that depict other aspects of [...]
Winter has finally melted into spring. The sun finally remembers the northern hemisphere exists and is sharing its cheerful rays with us more and more each day. Which means, we are all aching to be outside basking in the daily miracles spring brings with it every year. New flowers blooming everywhere we look. More new leaves [...]
April has been a busy month in the New Albany Floyd County Library! We started the month with a rare full Solar Eclipse practically in our back yard. We displayed amazing works of art during the Floyd County Elementary School Annual Art Show and Reception. We recognized Arab American Heritage Month with displays and stories. [...]
Help your creative mind grow by visiting the Galena Library MakerSpace! Through a very generous donation, we now have two 3D printers available for patron use. We have an Ultimaker 2+ which can handle your larger projects, while the Ender3 V2 is more detail oriented for your smaller needs. Use our tricolor filament to make [...]
April is Arab American Heritage Month! Not familiar with the term "Arab-American"? According to the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, “Arab” is a term that refers to people who speak Arabic as their first language. They may or may not be Muslim (most Arabs are Muslims, but most Muslims are not Arab). According to their website: “The [...]