Alexandria Branch
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Category Archives: Patrons
Raising a Reader
We had the opportunity to sit down and interview Liz Cowans, the guardian of the first child to complete the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program at our Newport Branch. Read more
June “Connections” Newsletter
See the June Connections Newsletter here.
We’re Building a Better World through a busy summer at the Library. Read all about June’s programs and events in this month’s “Connections” newsletter.
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Share Your Story
In conjunction with the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition: Hometown Teams, we are collecting stories on how sports have made a difference.
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February “Connections” Newsletter
Read about how Kacie Leavell used the library to help achieve her dream of launching a nonprofit and how your generosity helped make the Drop Your Drawers campaign a rousing success. Read more
Drop Your Drawers tops 27,000 statewide
In its second year, Drop Your Drawers’ amazing success was felt well beyond Campbell County.
Gallatin County Public Library collected Drop Your Drawers donations in Turbo Toilet 2000.
Building on the inaugural Drop Your Drawers in 2015, Campbell County Public Library took the program statewide in 2016, with an assist from author Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants character. With “the Captain” leading the charge on signs and posters, libraries throughout Kentucky joined the drive, which collects boys’ and girls’ underwear packages to replenish local elementary schools’ emergency supplies and assists their Family Resource Centers.
Locally, your generosity helped us raise 6,908 pair, well past our goal of 6,000, which were delivered to Campbell County public elementary schools. Statewide, an astounding 27,150 pair were donated.
The need is great. Because parents are often unable to bring fresh underwear to their children during school hours, children can miss valuable learning time, especially as schools struggle to keep their supplies of emergency underwear from running out.
Thanks to you, children in Campbell County and throughout Kentucky benefit.
More Community News
January “Connections” Newsletter
Learn about two new graphic novel features, meet the library patrons who will be part of our next Signature Series and check out our list of January programs.
Girl on Fire
Cherie Dawn Haas of Campbell County is a writer, dancer and – a fire eater. Read more
‘Tis the Season for Holiday Programs
The Library is jam-packed full of programs for patrons of all ages this December! Read more
October 2016 “Connections” Newsletter
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This month in “Connections”:
• Read about young Kennedy Stith of Alexandria, Ky., who became our first child to complete 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten.
• Read about all the positive changes at the Library and their impact on patrons in our Annual Report to the Community.
• Meet new board member Tracy Smith.
• Read about great programs and events in October, including Baby Sign Story Time, a visit from author Robert H. Patton as part of our Signature Series and ASL Movie Night.