Kenton County Public Library

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The Kenton County Public Library in Covington (2013) Kenton County Library 2018.jpg
The Kenton County Public Library in Covington (2013)
The original Covington Public Library (1904), currently in use by the Northern Kentucky Arts Council KentonCoLibrary.jpg
The original Covington Public Library (1904), currently in use by the Northern Kentucky Arts Council

The Kenton County Public Library is a library system serving the residents of Kenton County, Kentucky. The library ranked first in Kentucky in Hennen's American Public Library Ratings 2008. [1]

The Covington Public Library was established in 1898. A donation from Andrew Carnegie gave the city a two-story Carnegie library, completed in 1904. [2]

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References

  1. Haplr-index.com
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 152. ISBN   0813108659 . Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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