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The Kenton County Public Library is a library system serving the residents of Kenton County, Kentucky. The library ranked first in Kentucky in Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2008. [1] The Covington Public Library was established in 1898. A donation from Andrew Carnegie gave the city a two-story Carnegie library, completed in 1904. [2]
In 1809 the state library was established. The Secretary of State of Kentucky acted as librarian, and it was their duty to collect materials related to legislation. [1] The library was used by the legislature and other members of the government. The entire collection, which was located in the State Capitol burned in a fire in November 1824. [1]
Lancaster locally / ˈ l æ ŋ k ə s t ər / [4] is a home rule-class city [5] in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. [6] As of the year 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 3,901. [7] Located south of Lexington, Lancaster is the site of the Kennedy House, sometimes said to have been the setting ...
Garrard County (/ ˈ ɡ ær ər d / GARR-ərd) is a county located east-central Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 16,953. [1] Its county seat is Lancaster. [2]
On April 3, 1875, the Board of Trustees created a resolution to hand over the library and its assets to the librarian, Paul Allen Towne. [1] The library carried with it a debt of $30,000, with $5,000 of fees due to attorneys from the lottery suit. Towne created a new society made up of citizens of Louisville to save the library.
In particular, Lexington would have been classified as a first-class (Class 1) city. Although basic city classification changed in 2015, the old classifications will remain relevant for some time. Because many provisions of state law applied only to cities of certain pre-2015 classes, House Bill 331 was explicitly written to address such issues.
The Kentucky Library Association (KLA) is a professional organization for Kentucky's librarians and library workers. It is headquartered in Prospect, Kentucky . [ 1 ] It was founded on June 28, 1906, in Louisville, Kentucky with 52 charter members.
The people feel that the library belongs to them, and that it may be used for anything that makes for their welfare.” [7] The two branches (Western and Eastern) became community social centers and regional models for other libraries like it. [4] The library included a Children's Department, which developed story time, debates, and special events.