A fantasy series for all ages! The Immortals series by Tamora Pierce (the first book is Wild Magic) is based in the fantastical realm of Tortall, where women can be knights and a girl can talk to animals. The stories revolve around one such girl, Daine, who possesses an amazing amount of Wild Magic. Orphaned [...]
We want to know, how do you search? Do you physically come in to the library to browse? Do you search for items on the Floyd County Library website and place holds? Do you utilize the free Libby (Overdrive) and Hoopla apps to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, movies and/or TV series? WOW that’s a [...]
Are you wearing a fancy hat this weekend for Derby? Here are some of my favorite picture books about hats! Old Hat by Emily Gravett (2017). When Harbet wears his favorite comfy hat, everyone makes fun of him, calling "Old hat! Old hat!" So Harbet decides to get with the times. But no matter what [...]
Sometimes we librarians find out that a certain book rarely checks out and we think, "What a shame!" We may know it's a high quality, unique book, but for whatever reason, it doesn't get its due. Maybe the cover isn't appealing. Maybe no one has heard of the title. Maybe it just needs a little [...]
Guess what? Today is World Penguin Day!! So, in honor of this momentous occasion, I thought it only fitting we talk about the most amazing penguin ever: Opus! Opus is the delightful creation from Berkeley Breathed; first introduced in the early 1980s newspaper comic Bloom County. Originally intended to be only a passing amusement, Opus soon [...]
I couldn't look away from this book! A compelling memoir. I don't normally read books all in one go, but this was one that I couldn't put down and I read the entire thing over the course of one weekend. And now I find myself wanting to tell everyone I meet about this book. Educated [...]
When we hear the word genius we typically think of someone who’s super intelligent, but according to the original use of the word a person never could be a genius, instead they had a genius. It meant they were in touch with some sort of Muse or spirit outside of themselves that inspired them to [...]
It's famous Hoosier time! Every spring, the fourth graders of Floyd County are required to do a Famous Hoosier project. The first stop is usually to the children's or teen department for biographies, such as the Who Was? series. Next, a fourth grader might venture to the non-fiction section for a copy of Indiana Legends, [...]
"Why is the library changing ?" This is the most popular question within the library doors these days. The changes are hard not to notice as I am sure you have! So why exactly is the library changing? We are in the middle of renovation and times are exciting! Although it may seem chaotic at [...]
April is National Poetry Month, so it's a great time to try out a novel in verse. If you've never read one, it's just what it sounds like: a novel-length story told complete in poems. Typically the poems are free-verse, but some authors like to mix it up. Novels in verse have been published for [...]
