Here at The Floyd County Library, our Local Author Week 2020 (November 16-20) will soon be underway, so we wanted to introduce you to our amazing local authors! Here you can read a little bit about them, the books they've written, and where you might be able to purchase their books for yourself. Books available [...]
Elatsoe (Eh-lat-so-ay) is a new YA fantasy novel from Darcie Little Badger, an Indigenous author of the Lipan Apache Tribe. Set in an alternate United States (much like our own, but including ghosts, vampires, monsters, and magic), Elatsoe tells the story of Ellie, a teenage girl with the gift of awakening the ghosts of dead [...]
November is Native American Heritage Month and there's no better way to celebrate than by picking up a book by an Indigenous author this month. There have been many excellent books for all ages published this year and here are some to choose from. Picture Books Swift Fox All Along by Rebecca Thomas (Mi'kmaw), illustrated [...]
What better day to talk to your kids about democracy and our government than Election Day? Today I'm highlighting several brand new informational books that can help! Click the links to go to our catalog and place a hold on any of these titles. The New Albany Library's upper level is open for holds pickup [...]
Do you have any scary stories fans at home? Now's the perfect time to check out one of these spine-tingling reads, all available for free download on Overdrive and great for scary story fans ages 9-12. The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste (2015). Corinne isn't afraid of jumbies, the supernatural creatures rumored to haunt the mahogany [...]
I know Halloween's likely to be different this year than any Halloween we've had. If you're staying in or looking for non-trick-or-treating ways to celebrate the holiday, why not read some spooky books together with the family? These slightly scary picture books are fun reads to make any night a little spooky and a lot [...]
If you (or a teen in your life) are super into K-Pop (that's Korean pop music for the uninitiated), here are four recent novels just for you. I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee. Skye Shin has heard it all. Fat girls shouldn't dance. Wear bright colors. Shouldn't call attention to themselves. But Skye dreams [...]
One of my favorite parts of Halloween is turning off all the lights in my house, curling up with a blanket and some snacks, and watching a scary movie, or two. With Hoopla, a digital media service, you can download and stream free movies, TV shows, music albums, audiobooks, eBooks, and comic books on your [...]
October 19 at 5:30 PM we'll be offering a virtual version of the Stage Combat Workshop from Kentucky Shakespeare Festival. This program is limited to 30 students in grades 4-12, so if you're interested register here and you'll receive a link to the event before the meeting. In this live virtual workshop you'll learn how [...]
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15, and there's no better time to look into book written by and about our Hispanic neighbors! There are many wonderful writers worth checking out, from classics like Pablo Neruda and Gabriel Garcia Marquez to newer voices like Valeria Luiselli and Cristina Henriquez, but because of [...]
