So, you’ve already binge-watched the ever-so-charming Heartstopper series on Netflix, and you’re waiting ever-so-patiently to get your hands on the Heartstopper graphic novel series by Alice Oseman. We know. It’s always checked out! Other than bingeing repeatedly on Charlie and Nick’s friendship-turned-sweet and budding romance on screen, you’re probably wondering what else you can read to [...]
Fans of historical YA fiction, particularly fans of WWII-based fiction, have no shortage of potential great reads in the Library’s collections. Perspectives from WWII run the gamut of teenage experiences from those war years. Something notable about books starring Jewish protagonists, at least the ones that become well known, win awards, and make it to [...]
2022 National Poetry Month Poster, Poetry.org Would you believe me if I told you I know a librarian who was once a 'reluctant' reader? It’s true. It was me! Until I was an adult, reading an entire book felt overwhelming and impossible. I would count the pages, distracted by the enormity of so [...]
When she was just 15 years old, Susan Eloise Hinton began writing the book The Outsiders. Along with her studies, she continued to work on the book through her Junior year of high school, and in 1967 the book was published by Viking Press. Hinton was 18. The book is about two rival groups at [...]
This month's Teen Scene book display features stories about real women who have changed the course of history, each one in her own unique way. You’ll find writers and scientists, athletes and survivors, trailblazers and peacemakers on our display of dynamic women in all of their diversity. In big ways or small, intentionally or by [...]
The time-traveling power of historical fiction gives me all the feels, so it’s on display this month in the Library’s Teen Scene. Thinking back to my history classes in school, I never did feel a connection to anyone’s story. All those names and dates just glazed me over. I preferred to dream about the lives [...]
This year the Autumn Equinox will occur on September 22, 2021 at 3:21 p.m. in the Northern Hemisphere. What this means is the sun will be exactly above the Earth’s equator and moving from North to South. At the time of the equinox, day and night will be approximately equal in length.Since we live in [...]
Representation matters, and I think that’s especially true for children. For World Autism Awareness month, I've chosen to explore some children and middle grade books that represent children who experience autism, as well as siblings of children that experience autism. You can check out any of these books, and more, here at the Floyd County [...]
It's been roughly a year since our country went into a National Lockdown as an emergency response to the COVID pandemic. During that time, a lot of people turned to reading to pass the time. As a librarian, I was really interested to see what were some of the most popular reads during that time. [...]
2020 saw a lot of people completely changing their lives in many ways. For me, I was in my home more than ever before. This meant changing my space in a way that eliminated clutter, and made my space more comfortable. Combine that with the New Year’s Resolution many people make of getting organized, I [...]
