Kenton Library

Today, August 23, is A Very Laufey Day, and Kenton County Public Library is joining the celebration with something special for Laufey fans and library lovers.

Beginning Sept. 1, KCPL patrons can get a limited-edition Laufey Book Club library card as part of a nationwide collabora...

This September, the library is launching a community wide book read.  In conjunction with the America 250 celebration and funded by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation, copies of Walter Isaacson's book The Greatest Sentence Ever Written will be available from each branch as well as in digital formats.  As Isaacson has said, “We should use this birthday to remember o...

Students in the Kenton County School District are back in the classroom today, which means that the 2026-2027 academic year is officially underway. Whether you're a student, parent or teacher navigating this return, the Kenton County Public Library offers a variety of free resources to support your educational endeavors all year long. 

If you're scouring the internet for popular cookbook recommendations, odds are high that you've seen Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" on a few lists (or probably most of them). Released in 1961, this book had a profound impact on American food and cooking culture. 

By providing an approachable take on French cuisine, this book pushed many hom...

You might agree, there's something about the Kentucky State Fair that seems to exist outside of time.

Maybe it's the smell of fresh popcorn and funnel cakes drifting through the air. Maybe it's the sounds of livestock competitions, midway rides and live music blending together into a familiar end of summer soundtrack. Or, maybe it's simply knowing that, for generations...