You're not the only one. The library can help. Print Books for Adults: In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine (2016) Ukraine had a revolution in 2014, and Russia annexed a politically important territory shortly thereafter. The region, which had been affected by war previously, once again erupted into turmoil. Through firsthand accounts of people across Ukraine, [...]
Please join us on Saturday, March 26 at 12:00pm on the upper level of the library to hear a fabulous local speaker, Mark Hublar. March is Disability Awareness Month and Mr. Hublar will speak at the library about his own personal experiences with Down syndrome and help the audience understand that people with disabilities [...]
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 [...]
