October 11 is National Coming Out Day! First observed in 1988, National Coming Out Day recognizes the importance of LGBTQ+ visibility in the fight against hate. While it's not safe for all LGBTQ+ people to be out, and coming out is a very personal decision that is up to each individual to navigate, there's power [...]
October 10 is World Mental Health Day. That makes October a perfect month to focus on the mental health of our families. Below you will find books that can help you do just that. Scroll to the bottom to find some selections for youth and teens. Click on a book to place that book on [...]
How many times have you driven past this Billboard? Does it frighten you? Hopefully, it makes you think about making a preparedness plan because unfortunately, disaster happens. September is “National Preparedness Month”, and a good time to think about these tough topics. The next disaster is coming, not “if” but “when”. Hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme [...]
Ahoy, Mateys!! Every September 19, we celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day. We have the ability to be creative and silly, while we talk like pirates. Some fun activities you can do on this day are dress up like a pirate, have a pirate themed fundraiser to support your favorite cause, or host a [...]
Have you checked out all the free courses available with your library card in LinkedIn Learning? This digital platform offers thousands of classes that are available on demand, making learning something new as easy as logging in and clicking play. LinkedIn Learning offers many classes on various computer programs and platforms. Brush up your Microsoft [...]
I LOVE walking through cemeteries! It's not a morbid thing to do at all! That’s because I don’t see dead people. I see stories. I see hopes, dreams, triumphs, and defeats. I see the story of love and fear, joy and heartbreak. In essence, I see the whole human experience represented in all those headstones [...]
Relish the dog days of summer by sharing one of these dog picture books with the family! Bark George by Jules Feiffer. Best Day Ever! by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Leah Nixon. Boop! by Bea Birdsong, illustrated by Linzie Hunter. Dog Vs. Strawberry by Nelly Buchet, illustrated by Andrea Zuill. Every Dog in the Neighborhood [...]
The Indiana State Library has chosen to discontinue the Statewide Remote Circulation System (SRCS), which the Floyd County Library has been using for interlibrary loan for the past 7 years. They have asked us to return all items currently out through SRCS by a target date of September 15th. We will end requests to [...]
Hello from the staff of the Galena Library!! We get several of the same questions each day, so we would like to let you know a little bit about who we are and what this library has to offer! Question 1: If we checked out library books from New Albany, can we return them here? [...]
How much do you know about schizophrenia? This severe mental illness affects an estimated 21 million people worldwide, including 2.8 million people in the United States. People with schizophrenia may experience hallucinations and delusions and they have trouble sorting and interpreting sensory information and responding appropriately. Those symptoms may sound scary, but schizophrenia is highly [...]