Hi Everyone! It’s Miss Jamie from the Youth Services team. Lately, I feel like we are living right in the middle of a dystopian novel. That made me think of some of the great YA Dystopian lit there is to read out there. While our libraries are closed, there are lots of great online services [...]
Among the treasures preserved at the Carnegie Center for Art and History is a single, very large page of what would become the most ambitious printed book ever created. Long before the internet, information storage for images and words came in the form of costly to produce books that were often works of art themselves. [...]
If you're wondering how you will vote in the upcoming election, you may like the information I have compiled: The Indiana Primary Election has been postponed to June 2, 2020 You can register to vote online using your driver’s license You may request an absentee ballot by calling voter registration at 812-948-5419 or emailing a request [...]
A month and a half ago marked the 15th Anniversary of Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The show won numerous awards, including a Genesis Award commending its raising awareness of animal issues. Seasons 1 and 2 of this three-season series are currently available for download [...]
Raise your hand if you're suddenly trying virtual meetings for the first time in your life. Me, too. If you want to set up virtual meetings with your friends and family but you're not sure where to start, your Library can help! With free Lynda.com classes like Learn Zoom and Google Hangouts Essential Training, [...]
Are you brand new to digital books and not sure where to get started? Dust off that tablet or Kindle and let us help you access our digital materials! We have two services that provide free e-books to library patrons: Overdrive/Libby and Hoopla. Check out this post from our Public Services Librarian Teresa for more [...]
Getting outside has been saving my sanity lately. These are anxious times and taking a break from working at home to get out of the house and walk around my neighborhood really lifts my spirits. Whenever my neighbor friend can't join me for a socially-distanced walk, I put on my audiobook and walk to my [...]
Hi Everyone, This is Jamie from the Youth Services team, again. I thought this would be a good time to update the previous list I posted with some new things to entertain kiddos while we are staying healthy at home. I'd like to make some special thank you's to Miss Heather at the Galena Digital [...]
It's been my privilege and pleasure to serve on the committee for the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award for the past few years. Our committee accepts nominations of recently published books for young children and decides on a ballot of five excellent books that support the early literacy practices of reading, writing, singing, playing, and [...]
George W. Morison (1820-1893), New Albany’s resident artist in the 1800s, is best-known for painting the iconic landscapes of Southern Indiana and portraits of prominent Ohio River Valley citizens. The largest collection of his paintings is held by the Carnegie Center for Art and History, a branch of the Floyd County Library, including the beloved [...]
