Did you know we have a collection of comics and graphic novels available online?
Hoopla even has an 'Action View' where you can read panel-by-panel, if you are using a mobile device.
There are too many to recommend, but check out some of these notable series and stand-alones!
The historical fiction thriller, The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason, is the 22nd selection of Big Library Read. From August 3–17 readers can borrow and read this “intellectually stimulating and viscerally exciting” eBook through OverDrive and the Libby app. Solve the mystery from home with your library card and no waiting, then discuss the book online!
Reviewed by Craig C., Senior Materials Handler
Law and Order, a documentary directed by Frederick Wiseman, is available to stream with Kanopy.
Since libraries should be and are everywhere, it should be no surprise that they are featured in all sorts of movies. This is a list of a few notable movies that feature a library as a setting or library workers doing their jobs (for good or ill) in a way that is important to the story. Thanks to Jennifer Snoek-Brown at Reel Librarians for some of the suggestions here!
Martial Arts Movies kick you know what. Do we need to say more?
In addition to the suggested titles on this list, check out our free streaming options on Hoopla and Kanopy.
Reviewed by Dean M., Materials Handler
Right Now, Wrong Then directed by Hong Sang-Soo is also available to stream on Hoopla.
Reviewed by Anna M., Materials Handler
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is also available as a CloudLibrary ebook.
Reviewed by Bill K., Materials Handler
Fagin the Jew by Will Eisner is instantly available as an ebook on Hoopla.
The Library is going old-school with two new phone-in programs! Add 812-349-3208 to your contact list, then call in regularly to hear Dial-A-Book stories and Laugh Line jokes shared by Library staff.
Welcome to the third issue of the Library's community Quaranzine!
There are two different versions––one is for reading on a screen, and the other has been imposed so it can be printed at home, folded, stapled, and read in that fashion. Select short-side binding on most printers to print correctly.
Looking to read more online zines? The Sherwood Forest Zine Library, based in Austin, Texas, has a truly amazing and updated collection of free digital zines. The collection ranges from topics on self care, food and music zines, to an updated collection of state policing and protesting zines. Updated frequently, polished, and easy to use, this zine archive is definitely worth checking out.
They are also adding to their zine collection actively, so if you have a pdf of a zine you’d like to submit, you can be published on their website!
Some of the stories are set in Indiana and some are not, but all of these authors were born in or live(d) in Indiana!
Movie Musicals, of course, originated from the theater stage, but these motion pictures with song (and sometimes dance) are as varied as any other film genre. Some have songs that advance the plot, some are simply intentional breaks of spectacle from the story. Some have their characters sing directly to the audience, some sing only to the other characters.
Reviewed by Cassie R., Materials Handler
Reaching for the Moon is available to check out as a DVD and to stream on Kanopy.
