Library eNews | August 2025

Thank you for making our Summer Reading Program so successful! We enjoyed watching you “Color Our World.” Be sure to pick up your prize books from the Summer Reading Challenge by Friday, Aug. 29. Meanwhile, our staff is hard at work to prepare for a fabulous fall filled with programs for all ages. There are a number of programs for adults at the library, at the Story Center and elsewhere, and our regular youth programming will resume in September.

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The Library heads back-to-school!

After an amazing summer filled with so many fun events for the community, library staff are excited to visit with families and educators at upcoming back-to-school nights. Stop by our table to say hello, and learn about library resources and upcoming events.

Visit our table at these back-to-school nights:

AUG. 4: Hogsett Elementary; Bate Middle School

AUG. 5: Junction City Elementary

AUG. 6: Toliver Intermediate; Danville High School; Boyle County Middle School

AUG. 7: Perryville Elementary

AUG. 11: Woodlawn Elementary

BCPL Collection Highlight

BCPL Recommended Reads:

Back to School

Get in the back to school spirit with books and audiobooks curated by your Boyle County Public Library staff members.

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Featured Events

Junction City History Harvest

History harvests are community-based collecting events in which community members bring in historical materials (documents, letters, photos, etc.) to digitize.

Join Story Center staff at Junction City! On Monday, Aug. 4 from 4-6 PM, bring in your historic photographs to scan and learn tips & tricks to preserve them for the future.

This program will be at the Junction City Municipal Building, 726 Shelby St., Junction City.

Click here to learn more about the Story Center

McDowell House Museum sponsors "Future of Medicine" Events at BCPL

Whose DNA Lab (Ages 11-17)

Middle and high school students are invited to try hands-on experiments related to the medical field! In “Whose DNA Lab” step into a forensics lab to analyze DNA from a hypothetical crime scene. Learn how forensic analysts solve mysteries!

Learn more!

Body Science Expo (Ages 6-10)

Kids are invited to try hands-on experiments related to the medical field! In “Body Science Expo” from the Kentucky Science Center, delve into the fascinating world of human anatomy, and discover how various organs are interconnected through five interactive educational science stations.

Learn more!

These programs are presented by the Kentucky Science Center and are sponsored by the McDowell House Museum through the Lexington Medical Society Foundation Grant.

Soul of 2nd Street Festival

Stop by and see us during the Soul of 2nd Street Festival at Constitution Square on August 9 from 3-8 PM. The Story Center will offer an oral history station where you can record your history. The library's Outreach team will offer the family tent where you can play with the sensory bins, create art, or borrow from our Sweet Reads collection.

Sensory Kits now available

The library offers sensory kits for those who might be overwhelmed or uncomfortable during our programs or who might need similar support when they're away from the library.

These are some of the items you might find in the sensory kits, which are available both for use at the library and for checkout. The kits include noise-reducing earmuffs and various fidgets packaged in a clear drawstring bag.

Sensory kits are available for use during most library programs. Ask a staff member at the program for a kit, which must be returned immediately after the program. Kits also may be checked out for two weeks with a library card at our circulation desk. Just ask a circulation staff member for one.