Boyd County Public Library

The Boyd County Library District

* Is the largest public library in eastern Kentucky
* Has over 25,000 active borrowers
* Has three branches, is open seven days a week for a total of 180 service hours, and operates an outreach service to homebound residents
* Has an online branch open 24/7 at
* Averages over 1050 visits per day
* Has over 150,000 items in its collection, adding around 17,000 each year
* Checks out over 250,000 items per year
* Staff handles more than 56,000 reference transactions per year
* Has a staff of over 40 employees

Items available include books, large print, movies, audio books, downloadable movies, downloadable audio books, iPods, and a large newspaper and magazine collection. The Special Collections include genealogy and local history. The Library District also provides access to the world using over 40 computers with high speed internet access and wireless access for personal laptops.

serves as the library’s presence on the web and allows visitors from all over to view the catalog, programs, news, events; it also serves as a gateway for research by students of all ages through numerous databases and links. Users will find many cemetery and vital statistics indexes, testing resources, automobile and home repair instruction, along with traditional magazine articles and research tools.

The Core Purpose of The Boyd County Public Library District is to provide quality resources and access to information for all users.