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“Honey, I Shrunk Our Family” or Playing with Scale in Art

Items Needed:  Cell phone or digital camera, computer, printer, printer paper, foam core or cardboard, spray mount or other craft glue, scissors. Inspired by one of my favorite films Honey, I Shrunk the Kids are these two, stay-at-home activities that are fun, low cost, and explore design principles in the visual arts. Artists have long [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:26-04:00May 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on “Honey, I Shrunk Our Family” or Playing with Scale in Art

Great Graphic Novels Available on Overdrive

If you have a young graphic novel lover in your life (or maybe you ARE a young graphic novel lover), this list is for you. All of these wonderful graphic novels are available digitally in our Overdrive collection and available in print to request for curbside pickup. And don't worry: graphic novels are definitely considered [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:26-04:00May 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Great Graphic Novels Available on Overdrive

Be In the Know About New Books with Wowbrary

Yesterday, I posted about our New Books lists on our catalog where you can digitally browse some of our newest books and place holds for curbside pickup (curbside delivery starts May 18!). But what if a selection of new books is not enough for you? I know some readers (myself included!) need to know ALL [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:26-04:00May 14th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Be In the Know About New Books with Wowbrary

Virtual Browsing

Curbside holds delivery at both the New Albany Central Library and the Galena Digital Branch begins May 18! We are so excited to put books into your hands (er... into your trunk, anyway)! I just updated lists of new books in Fiction, Nonfiction, Large Print, Children's and Teen to help you browse and make selections. [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:26-04:00May 13th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Virtual Browsing

Virtual Stage Combat on May 18 (Rescheduled for October 19)

May 18 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 [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:26-04:00May 12th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Virtual Stage Combat on May 18 (Rescheduled for October 19)

Curbside Service at The Floyd County Library

This page is up to date as of March 17, 2025. Curbside Service New Albany Central Monday - Saturday: 9 AM - Dusk Galena Digital Library Monday - Saturday: 11 AM - 5 PM Curbside pick-up is available at The Floyd County Library's New Albany Central location and Galena Digital Library. Place holds [...]

By |2025-03-17T09:07:02-04:00May 11th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Curbside Service at The Floyd County Library

Children’s Book Week

Hi Everyone! Some of you may know that May 4 - 10 is Children’s Book Week! Children’s Book Week is an annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. What better way to celebrate than by sharing some of our favorite children’s books with you. These are all available for check [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:27-04:00May 8th, 2020|What to Read|Comments Off on Children’s Book Week

Top Five Lynda.com Classes for April 2020

Floyd County Library cardholders have been learning a lot with Lynda.com! Over 100 users have accessed Lynda.com in the last 30 days and cardholders earned 92 certificates of completion. Here are the top five classes that our library cardholders have taken this month: Gmail Essential Training - In this course, author Jess Stratton takes you [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:27-04:00May 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Top Five Lynda.com Classes for April 2020

Read-Alongs on Hoopla – perfect for new readers!

If you have someone in your life who's just learning how to read, this post is for you!  I wanted to highlight a category of ebooks on Hoopla that are great for kids who are brand new to reading.  They are called Read-Alongs, and they are a fun way to read a story while the [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:27-04:00May 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Read-Alongs on Hoopla – perfect for new readers!

May the Fourth Be With You!

I've been a Star Wars fan since the early '90s.  Back then outside of the VHS tapes you could rent at the grocery store, Star Wars mostly existed in the gaming world - Dungeons and Dragons-style RPGs, customizable card games, Super Nintendo cartridges and bendable rubber/wire action figures.  As the release of George Lucas' prequel [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:27-04:00May 4th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on May the Fourth Be With You!
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