Read this book if: You've read the science fiction classic Frankenstein and you want to know more about its creator Mary Shelley You love books with ALL THE DRAMA (Mary Shelley had a serious amount of drama in her teen years as she was imagining and creating Frankenstein) You love books with brooding, atmospheric art [...]
July 4th, the United State's Independence Day, is right around the corner! If you're in the mood for some patriotic picture books, here are some great ones to try: Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong; pictures by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (2002) Chinese-American Maddie is afraid that no one will want her parents' Chinese [...]
If a fun, steamy romance is what you're looking for this summer, here's a great one! Stella, a thirty-something economist in California, is feeling pressure from her mom to be in a relationship and maybe get married and have babies. Kinda typical, right? But for Stella, a woman on the autism spectrum, having a relationship [...]
Over the last few weeks we've been telling everyone about our new branch coming to 6956 U.S. 150 (the corner of 150 and Edwardsville-Galena road), in Galena. Having the opportunity to open a digital branch is amazing; having the opportunity to open a digital branch in a historical home is one of the coolest things ever! [...]
If you're looking for some great family audiobooks for a road trip or just driving around town this summer, I can't recommend the Track series by Jason Reynolds enough. They have great, animated narration, and wonderful characters who will stick with you long after your listen is over. Each book in the series features a [...]
This Month’s Follow Up: I was listening and here is what I heard! Our guests at the Floyd County Library search for their wish list in many different ways! “Whatever floats your boat!” was the trend I was hearing from you, from the good old-fashioned way of searching the stacks to listening to downloadable audiobooks [...]
It's that time of year again, for lineage societies and family reunions! The Indiana Room has been receiving a lot of requests for records, marriage records being some of the most popular. The Indiana Room has Floyd County marriage records on microfilm from 1817 to 1922. These are searchable via print indexes located in the [...]
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, [...]
Last week, I posted a handful of great reads for older children. Today I've got some more books that rock, this time for the younger set. Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael Lopez (2015). This gorgeous picture book inspired by real events tells the story of [...]
This summer, our theme for the Summer Reading Club is Reading Rocks. Here are a handful of books great for middle schoolers who want to rock out this summer! Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly (2015; 296 pages). Middle school can be really tough. For Apple, who moved to Louisiana with her mother from the [...]
