One of the traditions I do every year with my family is to drive around and view Christmas lights all over Southern Indiana and Lousiville! This activity is made even more special if you have a warm beverage, and holiday snack to accompany your ride. But planning the ultimate Christmas lights route was my top [...]
Some of my favorite reading memories growing up were in the cold winter months. I remember snuggling up on the couch, or by the fire and losing myself in atmospheric winter reads. As a result, some of my favorite chapter books are centered in wintertime. In case you too are looking for some arctic winter [...]
The holiday season looks different for everyone! Whether you are visiting family or friends in town, out of town, or spending time alone, check out some of these items in our Library of Things collection to make this holiday more special. Last year, my family dug out old photo negatives and slides that they had [...]
I don't know about you, but for some reason I always feel like escaping into a big, thick fantasy novel as the nights grow longer and the days grow cold. Is it the weather tempting me to ignore my household chores and snuggle under a blanket for hours at a time? Is it the fact [...]
This is a time of year when many of us are overextended and stressed. It's also a time when we find ourselves reflecting on our habits and making plans for how we want to live in the upcoming year. Can we go on doing as much as we are doing? Can we justify doing less [...]
Make sure your holiday memories of friends and family really shine this year by brushing up on your digital photography skills before the big gatherings. With thousands of free classes available on demand, LinkedIn Learning can help! Available for free with your Floyd County Library card, just visit LinkedIn Learning to start (you can always [...]
The days following Thanksgiving, are often filled with excitement and the rush to find the perfect gift for your loved ones. But before Cyber Monday, and online catalogs, people relied heavily on newspapers and paper catalogs to find out what that year’s hot ticket items were. At the Floyd County Library, we offer access to [...]
Today's a good day for reflecting and giving thanks. As per tradition, the Floyd County Library Blog Team would like to share with you the books we're most thankful for this year. Feel free to share a book you're thankful for in the comments! The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michelle Richardson (2022, 334 pages). [...]
This is the last full week of Native American Heritage Month, and the week our nation observes its Thanksgiving celebration. To honor those who lived here first, as well as our national pastime of eating delicious food, let's take a look at two cookbooks in the library collection with insight and history into indigenous food [...]
Check out these books by and about strong political women! Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change by Danica Roem (2022). Also available on e-book in the Indiana Digital Library. The first openly trans person elected to a U.S. state legislature discusses her lonely and closeted childhood and [...]