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The Laurel County Public Library grew from the initial circulating library formed by the Ladies of the First Christian Church in 1916. These women were active throughout the community and after several years of dedicated work, built a library in 1932. The building was located on Fourth Street in London. It was staffed by volunteers from the London Woman’s Club. Mrs. Elizabeth Hardin Catching was the first president of the library organization and spearheaded efforts to expand the library. The Laurel County Library Association was formed in the 1940’s. The association hired |
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| A library addition was constructed in the early sixties. In 1964 library supporters petitioned for a library district and were successful in this campaign. The library would now receive it’s own percentage of property tax in the county and have adequate funding to hire additional staff and purchase materials. |  |
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Children in Laurel County enjoyed the many programs conducted by the library throughout the years. The organization continued to be a source of pride for the community as the facility and collection grew. | |||
Computers were installed in the library in 1986, and by 1994 the library was automated. One terminal was assigned for Internet access in 1996. |
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| A successful campaign for additional library funding was conducted in 2000. The library was cramped for space, and opened a new 25,000 square foot building in 2003. |  |
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The library won the “Build Kentucky” Award in 2004 and is heavily used. An average of 25,000 users visit the library each month and roughly 45,000 items are circulated monthly. The collection consists of more than 120,000 books and 10,000 A-V items. There are 40 computers for public use systemwide. Programs of interest to adults and children are conducted every week. The Laurel County Public Library continues to be an attribute to the community, and source of great enjoyment and pride for the region. |
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| Laurel County Public Library : 120 College Park Drive : London, KY 40741 : Telephone: (606) 864-5759 Fax: (606) 862-8057 |
