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Voting During COVID-19

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 [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Voting During COVID-19

Happy Birthday Avatar!

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 [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 14th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Happy Birthday Avatar!

Learn Zoom with Lynda.com

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, [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 13th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Learn Zoom with Lynda.com

Brand New to Digital Books?

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 [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 10th, 2020|Uncategorized|2 Comments

Social Distancing with Audiobooks

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 [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 9th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Social Distancing with Audiobooks

(More) Fun for Kiddos During COVID-19

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 [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 8th, 2020|Children's Programs, Homeschool, Library Services|Comments Off on (More) Fun for Kiddos During COVID-19

Indiana Children 5 and Under: Vote for the Firefly Award!

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 [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 7th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Indiana Children 5 and Under: Vote for the Firefly Award!

Rare Morrison Paintings Head to Conservator

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 [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|4 Comments

Dusting off the Classics

You may or may not know that the library has been working with Indiana University Southeast for the last year to revisit classic works of literature you may have read in school or may have only heard about, and dig in to what they're really about. This month, we will be hosting an online-only version [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Dusting off the Classics

What’s the Deal with Hoopla?

In these difficult times, Hoopla has offered us two ways to help you get more out of the service: we've extended your monthly borrow limit from 8 to 12, and they've also introduced a collection that won't count against your monthly borrows, called the "bonus borrows".  We're really excited to share these services with you [...]

By |2020-08-21T00:36:28-04:00April 3rd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on What’s the Deal with Hoopla?
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