Locations
All library buildings are open for reduced hours and services. Contact-free curbside pickup is available for library items.
Please visit https://www.cc-pl.org/coronavirus for current information.
Alexandria Branch
8333 Alexandria Pike,
Alexandria, KY 41001
859-572-7463
Cold Spring Branch
3920 Alexandria Pike
Cold Spring, KY 41076
859-781-6166
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
1000 Highland Avenue
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
859-572-5033
Newport Branch
901 East 6th Street
Newport, KY 41071
859-572-5035
Melbourne Express
Pickup and drop-off location
St. Philip Parish Center
1402 Mary Ingles Highway
Melbourne, KY 41059
Silver Grove Express
Pickup and drop-off location
Silver Grove firehouse
5011 4 Mile Road
Silver Grove, KY 41085
Main Branches (Cold Spring, Carrico/Fort Thomas and Newport)
Sunday: | 1 – 5 pm |
Mon-Fri: | 11 am – 7 pm |
Saturday: | 1 – 5 pm |
Alexandria Branch
Sunday-Monday: | Closed |
Tues-Fri: | 11 am – 7 pm |
Saturday: | 11 am – 5 pm |
Library Express
You can pick up and return items at two Library Express locations.
How to use a Library Express
- Request items through the website or CCPL app and select Silver Grove or Melbourne as the pickup location. OR, call a branch and ask for items to be sent to Silver Grove or Melbourne.
- Once you are notified that your items are available for pickup, visit the pickup location that you selected.
- At the Library Express, enter the last five digits of the Library barcode number that was used to place the request. Press firmly for each number entered.
- Press “#Ent.”
- One of the doors on the Library Express will open.
- Retrieve your items.
- Close the door.
How to return items at a Library Express
Branch Closing Dates
In 2021, the library system will operate under special hours on the following dates:
- 1/1 – Closed New Year’s Day
- 4/4 – Closed Easter
- 5/14 – Main branches open at noon due to staff meeting. Alexandria Branch opens at 1 pm.
- 5/30 – Closed Sunday before Memorial Day
- 5/31 – Closed Memorial Day
- 7/4 – Closed Independence Day
- 8/13 – Cold Spring Branch closed for inventory
- 8/16 – Alexandria Branch closed for inventory
- 9/5 – Closed Sunday before Labor Day
- 9/6 – Closed Labor Day
- 9/24 – Closed for staff training
- 11/24 – Closing at 5 pm day before Thanksgiving
- 11/25 – Closed Thanksgiving
- 12/24 – Closed Christmas Eve
- 12/25 – Closed Christmas Day
- 12/31 – Closing at 5 pm New Year’s Eve
Branch Services
- Public computers and Wi-Fi
- Meeting and study rooms
- Outreach Services for Children & Adults
- Technology training
- Public copier, scanner and fax machine
- Exam Proctoring
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