Family fun night

By Amanda Clark, Adult Programming Supervisor “Attack of the killer tomatoes!  Attack of the killer tomatoes! They’ll beat you, bash you, squish you, mash you, chew you up for brunch, and finish you off for dinner or lunch!” Feel free to sing along if you like; about 75 people did Halloween night in 2008 when Boyd County Public Library unveiled its outdoor movie equipment for the first time. The following spring, BCPL’s Pictures in the Park series began. The program … Continue reading →

Let BCPL help make the most of your summer!

By Ben Nunley, BCPL Circulation Supervisor Warm weather is finally here and summer will arrive in just a few short weeks! After the long and cold winter we experienced, I can almost feel warmth coming from the letters of the word s-u-m-m-e-r. This is the time of the year we throw open the windows to get fresh air and start enjoying outdoor activities once again. Also, we make our annual migration outside to survey our yard and landscaping needs. At … Continue reading →

BCPL Friends annual meeting May 29

CANNONSBURG       The annual meeting of Boyd County Public Library Friends will be Thursday, May 29, at the Kyova Branch. The membership meeting starts at 7 p.m. The branch is located in the Kyova Mall, across from Elder-Beerman. Agenda items include: 501(c)(3) status filing updates (non-profit); bookstore updates; and election to fill board vacancy. Anyone interested in joining the group, which supports library programs and services by volunteering and raising funds, is welcome to attend the meeting and find out more … Continue reading →

Game on!

By Barb Biggs, BCPL Branch Manager At Boyd County Public Library, we’ve got game.  Or, games, I should say – and lots of them! You may think that this sounds absurd.  Games?  At the library? However, we are gaming, and we are gaming proudly.  At the Kyova Branch, we have a large screen television and an Xbox One Kinect.  We have plenty of games to play while you’re hanging out at the library and plenty to checkout.  In fact, a … Continue reading →

Goodbye and good luck to BCPL employee

By Debbie Cosper, BCPL Director On March 26, Boyd County Public Library bade farewell to Community Relations Coordinator Amanda Gilmore as she left to begin her new career (editing stuff for some company).  During her ten years here, she made sure the library was marketed and promoted as much as possible, which is really great because I spent my first six months at BCPL without anyone to do that. During my first week on the job I was wondering how … Continue reading →

The clear-cut on copyright

By Leigh Scaggs, Boyd County Public Library network administrator Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet. – Mark Twain Once upon a time, a thousand years ago (okay, maybe just 20) copyright law was clear to everyone. If you went out and got a book or magazine, copied something from it, and passed it off as your own work you were violating copyright. Simple. In our digital age, sites … Continue reading →