A number of Anderson Public Library staff and members of the library’s board of trustees were invited to read children’s Christmas stories during last night’s Light Up Lawrenceburg event downtown. The event, which celebrates turning on all of the holiday lights on Main Street, attracted many hundreds of participants, including many children. Stationed in a […]
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Bringing Books to Your Door and More
If you can’t get to the Anderson Public Library, the library’s outreach service can come to you with a stack of books and more, all for free. This also includes daycares and organizations around the county. Deborah Perry, the outreach specialist at the library, travels all around the county taking books, magazines, and audiobooks to […]
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Nearly 70 Register for Library Cards for Sign-up Month
National Library Card Sign-up Month was a major success at the Anderson Public Library this year with 68 new members registering during the month of September, and nearly 900 members visiting the library in that time. “We are very excited that 68 new members joined the library during the 2017 National Library Card Sign-up Month,” […]
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Dozens Register for Library Cards During Sign-up Month
Just two weeks into National Library Card Sign-up Month, dozens have registered for a library card at Anderson Public Library and hundreds more have used their cards at the library. According to APL assistant director, Alison Morgan, 36 new members were registered starting from September 1st. Another 494 members used their cards this month to […]
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Watch Capital City Bee Keepers at APL
In case your family missed the special presentation for the return of story time at the Anderson Public Library, you can still enjoy the show by watching Ms Sherry as she introduces the Capital City Bee Keepers Association on this video. The children and families got to learn lots of fun things about honey bees, […]
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APL to Celebrate National Library Card Sign-up Month With Prizes and More
The Anderson Public Library will be celebrating the 30th Annual National Library Card Sign-up Month in September with lots of prizes and giveaways to help encourage library use now that school is back in session. According to the American Library Association, National Library Card Sign-up Month was started back in 1987 and was held in […]
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APL to Celebrate National Coloring Day
Coloring has become a new trend across the country not only for children but also for adults as a great stress relief and to have fun. Anderson Public Library will be joining in on the fun tomorrow, August 2nd, for National Coloring Day. According to adult librarian, Laurel Sisler, the library will be offering an […]
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KY Lt Governor on Summer Reading
Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton discusses summer reading with the theme “Building a Better World” and her Bluegrass Book Buddies challenge (KYB3) in the video below. The challenge encourages Kentuckians of all ages to read in a new way by finding a buddy, reading a book together, and posting about it on social media.
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