With tomorrow being inauguration day, we thought this might be a good time to take a look at Joe Biden's connection to New Albany, Indiana. So far as I know, he has never visited New Albany, but his great grandmother did. His great great uncles lived here. Beth Day Nolan, a former Indiana Room staff [...]
Monday, January 18 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States, and the library will be closed. As we honor the memory of Dr. King, we must look back at his mission and look forward to what we can do to help it come to fruition. If you need help contextualizing the dream [...]
Is one of your New Year's resolutions to read more? You might like to join a reading challenge in 2021. One of the fun things about a reading challenge is sharing what you're reading with other participants. Many reading challenges offer GoodReads groups or hashtags you can share on social media in order to find [...]
Recently, I found a book I really liked in a genre that's very unfamiliar to me - a romance novel for adults. I started out in libraries as a children's librarian, so I feel pretty confident in navigating children's and teen literature. Even when it comes to adult lit, there are certain genres where I [...]
Make a resolution to be a Library Power User in 2021! How do you become a power user? Simply take advantage of all the wonderful services your library offers. I'm sure you know a lot about your library since you're reading this blog post, but there are so many amazing ways to maximize the benefits [...]
Everybody I know is looking forward to 2021 with hope that it will bring better days-- but I also know a lot of people who didn't get as much reading done in 2020 as they'd have liked to, and will be looking back to try to catch up. If that's you, I hope this list [...]
Although the Floyd County Library's physical locations are closed on December 24 & December 25 and will be closed again on December 31 & January 1 to allow staff time off for the holidays, our digital library is always open and ready to serve you 24/7. All you need to get started is your library [...]
Last night was the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. This means (thankfully) the nights will start to get shorter from here, but we have a long way to go before winter is over. To keep you company through the many hours of darkness to come, I have a few recommendations for long [...]
Hanukkah ends Friday night, which means there's still time to check out these books by authors of Jewish descent! Moonglow by Michael Chabon (2016, 430 pages). Inspired by the final reminiscences of Chabon's grandfather, this novel tells the story of "madness, of war and adventure, of sex and marriage and desire, of existential doubt and [...]
With the winter weather starting to settle in, we thought this might be a good time to feature some of our photographs from our Historic Image Archive of winters past. Click on an image to view the record. Enjoy!
