Thanksgiving Closing 2024

The library will close at 5 pm on Wednesday, November 27, and remain closed on Thursday, November 28, for Thanksgiving.

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This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: McCracken County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Evening Upstairs
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American artists Ellis Wilson and Helen LaFrance chose different artistic paths, but both began life in Graves County.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: McCracken County Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Evening Upstairs
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This presentation will take you through the beginnings of what became Kentucky’s 78th county, McCracken. 

Hensel will discuss the origin of the name and highlight the daring pioneers who helped develop McCracken County.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Songbird of the South -The Real Mary Ann Fisher Story

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Evening Upstairs, Performance
Library Branch: McCracken County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Evening Upstairs, Performance
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A Black History Month Event Co-sponsored by Hotel Metropolitan- One of Paducah's most treasured historic & cultural landmarks

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Archaeology of Moonshine between the Rivers at LBL

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Evening Upstairs
Library Branch: McCracken County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Evening Upstairs
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This presentation will include information about some unique innovations in moonshining that we can see in the archaeological records today.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

The Southern Culture in Kentucky’s Shaker Villages

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Evening Upstairs
Library Branch: McCracken County Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Evening Upstairs
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Co-Sponsored by Kentucky Humanities --an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Frontline Kentucky: Kentucky on the World War II Homefront

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Evening Upstairs
Library Branch: McCracken County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Evening Upstairs
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During the Second World War, every state contributed more than soldiers.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: McCracken County Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Evening Upstairs
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This talk focuses upon the classic 1964 recording by famed saxophonist John Coltrane, the creative influences that underscored the work and its influence on artists over the last sixty years.