Grant Recipient Announcement! McCreary County Public Library is excited to announce that the MCPL Children’s Department is the recipient of a KPLA Mini Grant for the Ready, Set, School Readiness Project. Mrs. Holly will be implementing the Ready, Set, School Readiness program starting in Jan. 2027. This will be an 8 week program that will help prepare children ages 3-5 and families with school readiness skills and family literacy support.…

Today Main Street was filled with the cutest ghost, bugs, witches, superhero’s and more as the MCPL Children’s Story-time went trick or treating at the local businesses on Main Street. Candy, stories and parties galore made for a great day at MCPL. The staff enjoyed dressing up to celebrate the festive occasion. Thank you to everyone who made this day so special for our families.

The McCreary County Public Library welcomes Tammy Neal to the role of part-time Youth Services Programming Associate. Tammy will be working with youth ages 6-14 in our Tween/Teen programs. We are very excited to have Tammy on our team. Tammy is a retired teacher and has a love for kids so we can’t wait to see how she thrives in this position

MCPL’s Appalachian Art & Music Festival is a yearly event featuring live music, local artisans and authors, a quilt show, and more!. Dalton Dailey, a 15 year old musician from Corbin, KY, and his band wowed the audience with their energetic and engaging performance! Attendees enjoyed browsing the beautiful arts and crafts. The food vendor this year was McCreary County Cub Scouts. Shopping, dinner, and a show right here at…

Ms. Jodi brought the Bookmobile to “Easter in the Park” where she and helpful volunteers did a craft project with the kids.

McCreary County Public Library Director Grady Wilson and Youth Services Librarian went to the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort on Tuesday March 17th to speak with legislators and advocate for state funding for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Two of our School Readiness Story-time families attended with Grady and Holly to show legislators first hand who the books are supporting.

We are beyond excited to announce that we are officially #1 in the state of Kentucky for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. This is based on percentage of overall enrollment of children under the age of 5.

Some of the McCreary County Public Library staff attended the 2026 Kentucky Public Library Association Conference in Somerset, KY, this week. Attending the conference was made possible through funding from the 2026 Conferences Grant from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Library staff members gained valuable information that we will apply to continue moving the library forward. Holly Daugherty, Youth Services…

Coming to MCPL in 2026…Blast off to READING! Join our Space-Themed Reading Challenge, where every book becomes a mission and every page turns your journey into an interstellar adventure. As you read, you will track your rockets and see how far your curiosity can take you. Ready to launch? Let’s read into the cosmos! This program is for kids ages 5-14. For every 25 books read your child will receive…

The McCreary County Public Library would like to thank the Friends of the McCreary County Public Library group for funding the new “Blast Off to Reading” program and for the mini-grants they’ve awarded the library for adult programming, bookmobile activities, and the library’s yoga and wellness programs! We greatly appreciate the continued support from the Friends of the McCreary County Public Library!