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 [...]
The library has added programming and continues to add youth programming to our calendar. This month I will be featuring our program STEAM into Science. This program is geared for youth in elementary school, grades K-4.Each month of this program, we will spell out a word in STEAM.S - ScienceT - TechnologyE - EngineeringA - [...]
For the past 26 years Deaf History Month has been celebrated from March 13th to April 15th to commemorate and celebrate the rich culture of the Deaf Community. This year, 2022, will be the first year Deaf History Month will start April 1st and go through April 30th. This decision comes from the National Association [...]
March is Women's History Month and I want to give a special shout-out to women working in medicine (including my mother who's a retired physician!). Check out these books about women in medicine. Book summaries are from our library's catalog. The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir by Michele Harper (2020). Also available on e-book via [...]
Please register to join us at The Floyd County Library for the following discussions of the graphic novel They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, either in person at the New Albany Central Branch or online on Zoom. Free copies of the book are available at the Upper Customer Service desk at New Albany Central [...]
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 [...]
We have hit the month of March, which is almost unbelievable, as it seems this year is off to a fast start. March is a special month for me, personally, as it’s National Social Work Month! This specific field has a rich history of pioneers, from Jane Addams establishing the Hull House in Chicago (winning [...]
Today is the last day of Black History Month, and tomorrow is the first day of Women's History Month. There's a big overlap between the communities we lift up at these times-- Black women! Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term "intersectionality" to describe the way identities stack-- Black women are Black and they are also [...]
Spring training starts tomorrow! If you're a baseball fan, check out one of these books about African Americans in baseball! Baseball's Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues by Andrea Williams. Ages 10-14. Here is the riveting true story of the woman at the center of the Black baseball [...]
On Tuesday, March 1, our Libby/Overdrive collection will be merging with a large consortium of libraries called the Indiana Digital Library. We are excited for the change, because it will give our patrons access to a collection of e-books, downloadable audiobooks, and digital magazines from almost 200 libraries across the state. The Indiana State Library [...]