Last week I was invited to a special event for bloggers at the Kenton County Public Library’s Covington Branch. We got a sneak peek at all of the changes that have been happening at the library since they started remodeling and expanding two years ago. After all the hard work, and now that the dumpsters like those that can be hired from this skip bin hire sydney have collected the final bits of waste, the library is set to have their big RENOVATION CELEBRATION this weekend, on Saturday, October 26th. They hope as many of you as possible will be able to join them and get back into your local library. Check out the KCPL website for all the details about the celebration.
Kenton County Public Library’s Covington Branch:
Here are some pictures of my favorite parts of the “NEW” and improved library:
A Children’s Garden…genius! I cannot wait for warmer temperatures to attend storytime in this gorgeous little courtyard. I could go on and on about how much I love the Children’s Department, but I’ve already covered my love of this part of the library in a Post about the Children’s Department you can read here.
The Genealogy Department was pretty impressive. If you are doing research about anything to do with your family’s history or local history, you should spend some time in this department. They don’t just focus on Kenton County, but on the whole region. They have some amazing treasures in their archives that they have been given by businesses and individuals in our community, such as the Kentucky Post, St. Elizabeth and Baker Hunt. They are working hard to digitize everything they are given so that it is accessible to everyone. The Genealogy Department is a treasure trove of local artifacts, one unique example from their archives is this glass plate negative:
Once everything is digitized it goes into the archives:
And this wasn’t part of the blogger tour, but I was excited to see my friend Ms. Jeanne in the Read Racer outside of the library after the tour. Ms. Jeanne and I taught together years ago, and now she’s one of the smiling faces that brings books to children all over the county. Standing with her is Dave Schroeder, Executive Director of the Library, and one of our tour guides on Friday. He was beaming with pride as he showed us around, and what sticks with me most about this renovation is this quote: “The Covington Branch Library belongs to the people of Kenton County,” stated Kenton County Public Library executive director Dave Schroeder. “As such we needed to be responsive to their needs.”
