Are you obsessed with super heroes? This is a great time to be alive because publishers keep coming out with all kinds of superhero novels. We have tons of superhero comics at the library, but if you just can't get enough or if you have a friend who's reluctant to pick up comics but devours [...]
Oh, January. January, you're tough. If you're having trouble appreciating the beauty of this wet, gray, cold season, maybe these books will help. Making Winter: A Hygge-Inspired Guide to Surviving the Winter Months by Emma Mitchell (2017; 128 pages). The Danish concept of hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is all about creating coziness and celebrating the pleasure of being [...]
This dishy, dramatic novel is perfect for your vacation reading. I picked up Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (2013; 403 pages) because it's being made into a movie this summer starring Constance Wu (whom I love from the TV show Fresh Off the Boat). I expected a fun, dishy read and I was not disappointed! [...]
Hulu recently released a trailer for the second season of The Handmaid's Tale, a Hulu original series based on Margaret Atwood's novel. If you, like me, can't wait to binge the new season, here are some recent dystopian novels you might enjoy. Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (2017; 269 pages). In [...]
This psychological thriller will keep you at the edge of your seat. The Woman in the Window (2018; 427 pages) by A.J. Finn has been getting a lot of buzz and it debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. I'm here to tell you that it lives up to the hype; [...]
Winter Reading Program at NA-FC Public Library January 1 through January 31, 2018 We can help you read more in the New Year and beyond! Hoping to keep your New Year’s Resolution to read more in 2018? The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library can help! Our online Winter Reading Program will be available January [...]
The Corydon Dulcimer Society will be performing a holiday concert at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library on Tuesday, December 5 from 7:00 PM-8:00 PM in Strassweg Auditorium, located in the lower level of the Library. This evening concert will feature classical, contemporary, spiritual, and original holiday selections. Guests of all ages are welcome at [...]
Thursday, October 19, 2017, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM in Strassweg Auditorium Louisville Ethnic Dancers 5:30 PM-6:00 PM Join us on the evening of Thursday, October 19 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM for German food, live accordion music, and more as we celebrate German American Heritage at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library! A sampling of traditional German [...]
Expand your reading horizons with the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library’s Reading Without Walls program this fall. This program was originally created by the National Ambassador for Children’s Literature Gene Yang. He challenges us to “read without walls” in any of three ways: 1) Read a book about a character who doesn’t look like you [...]
Saturday, August 5, 2017 10:00 AM in Strassweg Auditorium Please join us at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 10:00 AM as Teatro Tercera Llamada and playwright Carlos-Manuel present a bilingual children’s play based on La Cucarachita Martina, a Latino folktale. Martina, the little cockroach, finds a coin [...]
