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 Frankfort, KY
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Joined April 2015
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Thank you for following us on Twitter/X. To optimize our workflow, we are consolidating our communication into one place. This page is not going away but will no longer be updated. Please follow us @KYDeptLibArch for all future KDLA news!
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The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives has a job opening for a Librarian II-Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) (FFTL). Complete an application and apply online at kypersonnelcabinet.csod.com/… by January 13.
Megaphone with text: KDLA is hiring. Join our team. FFTL Librarian II Family Literacy Consultant. Apply by January 13! Link in the post.

ALT Megaphone with text: KDLA is hiring. Join our team. FFTL Librarian II Family Literacy Consultant. Apply by January 13! Link in the post.

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KDLA will be closed on December 24-25, 2024, for the Christmas Holiday. @KDLALibDev
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Congratulations @boonelibrary!
Boone County Library@boonelibrary4 Dec 2024
Our Archive and History Center received grants from the Mayerson and R.C. Durr Foundations! Funds will support NKY History Day and Civil War Pension Records for the 117th Regiment of the US Colored Infantry. Pictured: NKU students from Orientation to College and Beyond.
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My, what lovely tote bags have been created at the @campbellkylib.
Campbell County Public Library@campbellkylib1 Dec 2024
Tote bags and libraries make the perfect pair. That's why we painted our own at the Alexandria Branch! We can't wait to see these being used for library book hauls.
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KDLA will be closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Two #kylibraries are featured in this year's StoryWalk Week webpage: Fleming County Public Library and Grayson County Public Library!
Let's Move in Libraries@LetsMoveLibrary19 Nov 2024
We just released the StoryWalk Week 2024 webpage! Check it out and share widely. This is Let's Move in Libraries fourth year teaming up with the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) for this celebration. letsmovelibraries.org/storyw… #EngagedLibraries
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KDLA Library Development Branch retweeted
American Library Association@ALALibrary8 Nov 2024
Apply for this third round of #LTCAccess grant funding by December 11th to receive a $10k or $20k grant to expand accessibility services at your library: bit.ly/3ZgFFM0
Libraries Transforming Communities Accessible Small and Rural Communities

ALT Libraries Transforming Communities Accessible Small and Rural Communities

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KDLA Library Development Branch retweeted
Library of Congress
@librarycongress24 Nov 2024
There's a lot of lore surrounding Thanksgiving in the U.S., but it was not named as an annual federal holiday until the Civil War. Inspired in part by a Union victory at Gettysburg, President Lincoln issued a “Day of National Thanksgiving Proclamation." blogs.loc.gov/families/2024/…
Thanksgiving in Camp sketched Thursday, November 28, 1861, during the American Civil War. Artist Alfred Rudolph Waud (1828-1891). (Morgan Collection of Civil War Drawings, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.)

ALT Thanksgiving in Camp sketched Thursday, November 28, 1861, during the American Civil War. Artist Alfred Rudolph Waud (1828-1891). (Morgan Collection of Civil War Drawings, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.)

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We wholeheartedly agree--turkeys made of chocolate are the best!
Laurel Library@laurellibrary25 Nov 2024
Everyone loved making (and sneaking bites of) these adorable candy creations—because the best kind of turkey is the one made of chocolate! 📷📷📷
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The Fountain Run Branch is off to a great start this year! Congrats to @wbhmlibrary 👏
William B. Harlan Memorial Library@wbhmlibrary25 Nov 2024
We're looking forward to seeing y'all at the Fountain Run Small Town Christmas Celebration this Saturday, November 30th. Be sure to stop by our booth to Ms. Brandi and Ms. Cindy!
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The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives has a job opening for a Librarian II-Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) (FFTL). Complete an application and apply online at kypersonnelcabinet.csod.com/… by November 29.
Imagine: megaphone. Text: KDLA is hiring, join our team. FFTL Librarian II Family Literacy Consultant. Apply by November 29! Link in the post.

ALT Imagine: megaphone. Text: KDLA is hiring, join our team. FFTL Librarian II Family Literacy Consultant. Apply by November 29! Link in the post.

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The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives will be closed November 11th-12th for Veterans Day and a staff training day. We will reopen November 13th.
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KDLA Library Development Branch retweeted
Kentucky State Archives@KYStateArchives4 Nov 2024
The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives will be closed on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for Election Day. We will reopen on Wednesday, November 6.
Blue graphic. In white text, it reads, "KDLA CLOSED ON NOVEMBER 5."

ALT Blue graphic. In white text, it reads, "KDLA CLOSED ON NOVEMBER 5."

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KYAC 2024 has begun! Here are some highlights from this morning's sessions, "Fostering Curiosity and Creativity through Experiential Learning," and "Prime Time Family Reading, Chautauqua, and More." #kyac2024
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.@KDLALibDev is seeking a Program Coordinator to coordinate all functions of the Laura Bush 21st century grant program. Apply online at tinyurl.com/2v98kwdy. Application deadline is 10/31/24. #libraryjobs
Image shows a picture of the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The text on this image says, "KDLA is hiring" Program Coordinator (FFTL). Apply at the link in the post. Application Deadline is October 31.

ALT Image shows a picture of the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The text on this image says, "KDLA is hiring" Program Coordinator (FFTL). Apply at the link in the post. Application Deadline is October 31.

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Denise Lyons, KY Department for Libraries & Archives Commissioner, presented at the Stories of Support: Libraries & Child Welfare Solutions conference hosted by the KY Department for Community Based Services on 10/8/24.
Denise Lyons, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives, shows the proximity of Kentucky's population to public library services.

ALT Denise Lyons, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives, shows the proximity of Kentucky's population to public library services.

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Another example of a Kentucky public library serving its community. Thank you Casey County Public Library!
Let's Move in Libraries@LetsMoveLibrary27 Sep 2024
In Kentucky Casey County Public Library now has fishing poles for kids to check out and a StoryWalk at the Community and Education Center! @KDLALibDev pmg-ky2.com/casey/news/libra…

Library offers fishing poles to check out

The Casey County Public Library Board on Wednesday, Sept. 18 learned that the library had acquired fishing poles for kids to check out, and already some kids have already taken

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KDLA Library Development Branch retweeted
ALA Public Policy & Advocacy@LibraryPolicy24 Sep 2024
Does your library lend Wi-Fi hotspots? Join a free webinar Wed, Sep 25th @ 2pm ET from by ALA, @COSLA_US, @UrbanLibCouncil, & @RuralLibAssoc. Hear from E-rate experts & learn about applying to #Erate to build a hotspot program @ your library! Register: ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/r…
Libraries = Learning without limits: the new E-rate hotspot lending program. Webinar, Wed Sep 25 @ 2pm ET. Panelists will share their E-rate epxertise, provide an overview of the new e-rate hotspots lending program, and discuss strategies to start or grow your library's hotspot program. Lauren Abner, KY Dept of Libraries and Archives; Bob Bocher, ALA; CJ Forrest, Rowan Co. Public Library; Alex Houff, Baltimore Co. Public Library; Megan Janicki, ALA (Moderator). Presented by ALA, COSLA, Urban Libraries Council, and ARSL

ALT Libraries = Learning without limits: the new E-rate hotspot lending program. Webinar, Wed Sep 25 @ 2pm ET. Panelists will share their E-rate epxertise, provide an overview of the new e-rate hotspots lending program, and discuss strategies to start or grow your library's hotspot program. Lauren Abner, KY Dept of Libraries and Archives; Bob Bocher, ALA; CJ Forrest, Rowan Co. Public Library; Alex Houff, Baltimore Co. Public Library; Megan Janicki, ALA (Moderator). Presented by ALA, COSLA, Urban Libraries Council, and ARSL

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Learning and having fun with the @ScottPubLib.
Scott Co. Public Lib@ScottPubLib18 Sep 2024
We’re celebrating Brazilian soccer great Pelé during Hispanic Heritage Month by making DIY mini foosball tables! We will use cereal boxes as bases if you want to bring your own. FREE! Please Register. #SCPL 🥳
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