Spooky Season is finally here! It's time to curl up with everything pumpkin spice, and consume all-things horror! As a professional horror nerd, I've been working my way through some old favorites and new classic films and novels this Spooky Season. I am delighted that Scream Queens and Final Girls have recently established their due [...]
Monday, October 9 is Indigenous People's Day. This holiday celebrates and honors indigenous American people and it's a great day to check out some books by indigenous authors. I've gathered some of the picture books by indigenous authors we've added to our collection over the past year in case you need some ideas of books [...]
Every November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, as it’s fondly referred to. From the NaNoWriMo Website: “National Novel Writing Month began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Now, each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people around the world [...]
We're currently right in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month! Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 - October 15. Jessie wrote up a wonderful post about what Hispanic Heritage Month is and how we can celebrate it. Another great way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month is by reading and sharing books by Latinx authors. [...]
Did you make it to the Actors Theater production of Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy earlier this month? I went with a group of other library staff and it catapulted me right back into my vampire phase (which honestly is never too far from the surface). I was sitting in the theater thinking about all [...]
The first day of Fall is on Saturday, September 23! So, for some of us, it is time to transition from our summer beach reads to more cozy and thrilling books. I'm going to give you a few recommendations for all ages to read in this upcoming fall season. Adult Fall Selections: Once There Were [...]
Have you signed up for Reads & Roasts? This reading challenge for adults runs through November 1. Log reading and earn prizes, including a super cute Reads & Roasts coffee mug. Plus you'll be entered to win grand prizes, including gift cards to local sponsoring coffee shops. Just sign up on Beanstack to get started [...]
Floyd County Library would like to invite everyone to join in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic and Latinx Americans who have positively influenced and enriched US history, society, and culture throughout Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15 - October 15! What is Hispanic Heritage Month? Hispanic Heritage Month started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week [...]
September 11 is Patriot Day in the United States. Patriot Day is observed to remember the people killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001. While adults may remember these events all too clearly, today's kids have no memory of the event - it happened before they were born. Books can be a gateway to [...]
I LOVE a new year! A restart, a refresh, a renewal. So, I can’t resist a chance to use this time to reevaluate and recalculate my year so far. I LOVE Rosh Hashanah even though I'm not Jewish. I pick up a bottle of wine, some apples, and honey and settle in to toast a [...]