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!
This year, Hanukkah will begin on the evening of December 10 and end on the evening of December the 18. We have lots of great Hanukkah books for kiddos at the library. Here are just a few that you might like to check out and share with your family: Hanukkah by Roger Priddy, A board [...]
Join us for a virtual trivia night featuring the TV show "Friends." We'll have a fast-paced trivia contest using Zoom and Kahoot with a $10 Amazon gift card for the winner. Kahoot is a quiz program that can be accessed online or through a free app - you'll just need a second screen [...]
A lot of people are staying home and utilizing more online services these days. One service that we offer is online learning through Niche Academy. Through Niche Academy, we offer a lot of tutorials to show you exactly how to use a lot of our Digital Services. One digital service that will come in handy [...]
More Deadly Than War: The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and the First World War by Kenneth C. Davis (2018), 291 pages. During our current pandemic, I've heard things here and there about the last time the world saw a pandemic this devastating and widespread - in 1918 when the world was hit by [...]
I hope you're having a lovely Thanksgiving Day, no matter what form your holiday is taking this year. Here at the library, we're very thankful for our wonderful patrons and for books, of course. I asked our blog team to share one book they're thankful for this year and here's what they said: A Deadly [...]
Author Stephen Graham Jones has been in the horror game for a while, but he's finally getting his due for his 2020 release, The Only Good Indians. It's a spooky tale of supernatural revenge, regret, and blood, which runs for 310 pages (the perfect length for reading all weekend). Like the author, the main character [...]
