Check out the museum!

BCPL card holders can now use that powerful piece of plastic to visit the Highlands Museum & Discovery Center – free of charge. We recently added family museum memberships to the extensive list of items that cardholders can check out. The family pass (a $75 value) can be checked out for 21 days, just like a book, and can be renewed one time. It’s a great way to explore the wonderful museum, located at 1620 Winchester Ave., just a couple blocks … Continue reading →

Tales to Tails

October has become the month when we at the library like to celebrate with our furry friends, and invite patrons to do the same. For five years now, we have set aside a Saturday afternoon for Barktober, an event where pets and their humans can take part in pageants, parades and fun. This year it’s on Saturday, Oct. 6, starting at 2 p.m. at the Kyova Branch. We do this because we understand the importance of dogs and other pets in people’s … Continue reading →

New story time hours!

At the Library, we are huge believers in the importance of developing reading skills in children, at an early an age as possible. The more children read – or are read to – the better readers they will become. Plain and simple. That’s why BCPL places such an emphasis on early reading programs. We offer a  Toddler Time program at all three branches, and a Preschool Story Time at both Main and Kyova. And now we’re trying to make it … Continue reading →

Way to go, Dreamers (Readers)!

Of the thousands of students throughout the region getting ready to go back to school this month (or are already back), more than 1,000 of them are better prepared for the upcoming academic year because of the time they spent reading with us this summer. A total of 897 kids (12 and under) and 138 teens took part in Boyd County Public Library’s summer reading program. Studies show that kids who read at least a few books in the summer … Continue reading →

A fresh look

The final stage of the remodeling of the children’s department at the Main Branch is finished, giving the area a clean, colorful new look. The room is full of new furniture on both sides (youngsters and young adults), complementing the colorful shelving and new carpet installed within the past two years. The remodel also includes new computer stations for kids, an iPod and laptop area for the older set, and new puzzle and toy shelves that keep items more organized … Continue reading →

Audiobookcloud

AudioBookCloud offers hundreds of full length streaming audiobooks for both adult and juvenile readers.  One great feature is their titles are always available.  This means that there is no checkout process and no additional software required.   Simply click on ‘listen online’ and the audiobook will start streaming to your PC or Mac computer. There are many classic titles including Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many more.  Juvenile material includes Lucy Maud Montgomery, A.A. Milne and many others.  Several of the … Continue reading →