Fall Break lasts for 2 weeks, and that is a long time to keep your family entertained! Check out these items from out Library of Things Collection at the Galena Branch if you need some inspiration on how to bust that boredom. Building Toys are a great way to spark creativity without screens! We have [...]
Happy Bi Visibility Day! Today we raise bi awareness and challenge bisexual and biromantic erasure. If you want to know more about what being bi means, check out the Bisexual Resource Center. And then celebrate Bi Visibility Day by checking out one of these books! Nonfiction: Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality [...]
Self-care. We hear this term quite a bit, but sometimes it's hard for people to understand what it means, or that it's not important, but it does matter to your health. Self-care is doing things to take care of your body and mind. You can do that by engaging in activities that reduce stress and [...]
Dive into these books about Black mermaids! Picture Books The Little Mermaid by Jerry Pinkney Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps by Charlotte Watson Sherman, illustrated by Geneva Bowers Oona by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa Oona and the Shark by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa Sukey and the Mermaid by Robert D. [...]
A new Silvia Moreno-Garcia book excites the book community tremendously, especially after her blockbuster hit Mexican Gothic struck it big in 2020. Every one of her books explores a different genre, and she's delved into science fiction with her latest, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. It's a take on the classic HG Wells novel The [...]
The telltale sign you have become a true bibliophile is when you hear the phrase "the book was better" come out of your mouth. Still, us readers love to keep an eye on which books are being adapted into TV shows and movies. Not only do you get to see the world you built in [...]
Every year International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8. We celebrate this day to bring awareness of the literacy problems in our local communities, as well as all around the world. The holiday began in 1966 "to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights" (The [...]
Join us for our Reading the Rainbow book group on Thursday, September 15 at 6 PM to discuss In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado. Come in person to the Auditorium at the Central Branch in New Albany or join online via Zoom - get more info and register here! In the Dream [...]
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon. Also available on e-book via the Indiana Digital Library. If you're looking for out-of-the-box science fiction with excellent worldbuilding and characters you can't help but love, pick up An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon. Aster is a scientist living on the starship Matilda, a generation ship organized much [...]
Did you know that the Galena Branch has a community Seed Swap? These days, many public libraries are offering vegetable, flower, and herbs seeds to people for free in partnership with local gardening groups and patrons with green thumbs. Many of our seeds come from the Sunny Side Master Gardeners and we also some saved [...]
