Library News
July 15, 2026
Library Hours & Digital Library
The library is open to the public Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our digital library is available 24/7, giving patrons access to free e-books, audiobooks, and television shows with an active library card. Simply download the Libby and Hoopla apps to explore thousands of titles anytime.
Summer Reading 2026
Summer Reading is winding down, and what an amazing summer we have had unearthing stories and experiences with you! Reading logs for Youth Summer Reading are due by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 17. Logs for Teen Summer Reading and Adult Summer Reading BINGO sheets are due by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 24. We can’t wait to celebrate our readers and shower them with the prizes they have earned!
Teens can sign up for an End of Summer Movie with Ms. Abby on Monday, July 20, at 1:00 p.m. We are also wrapping up summer fun for youth and families with the rescheduled Touch-a-Truck event on Tuesday, July 21, at 1:00 p.m. with the City of Scottsville’s Bard Crew and equipment. A special thank-you goes to Mayor David Burch for making this opportunity possible.
Adult Summer Reading will conclude with an insightful presentation, Kentucky’s American Indian History as Told Through Archaeology, featuring Dr. Gwynn Henderson of Western Kentucky University on Tuesday, July 21, at 5:00 p.m.
New arrivals in the Children’s Department include The First Unicorn Rider by A.F. Steadman, 10 Little Monster Trucks by Annie Bailey, 10 Little Airplanes by Annie Bailey, Bad Kitty Gets a Job by Nick Bruel, Mobs of Minecraft: Attack of the Chicken Jockey by Christy Webster, America Is Wild: A State-by-State Encyclopedia of American Wildlife by Bran Timm, Carina Felina by Carmen Agra Deedy, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga by Dav Pilkey, Because of a Bee by Lola M. Schaefer, and Beatrix and Her Friends by Anne Lambelet.
New Young Adult Titles
New YA books include X-Men Elsewhen Vol. 1 by John Byrne, School Bus Graveyard Vol. 1 by Webtoon, Mashle: Magic and Muscles Vol. 16 by Hajime Komoto, Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 20 by Gege Akutami, Witchblood by Matthew Erman, Lisa Sterle, and Gab Contreras, and Solo Leveling Vol. 2 by Chugong.
New Adult Fiction
New fiction titles on the adult shelves include Marion by Leah Rowan, Rules for the Summer by Meghan Quinn, Five by Ilona Bannister, This Could All Go Bad by Spencer Hall, The Last Sunday in May by Kate Clark Stone, Summer’s Never Over by Darby Bozeman, Heather by Caitlin Mullen, Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer, The Traveler by Joseph Eckert, and Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See.
New Adult Nonfiction
New nonfiction titles include Dinner with an Astronaut by Leroy Chiao, 1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World by Liaquat Ahamed, True Crime: A Memoir by Patricia Cornwell, The Cut Flower Garden by Jo Turner, Enough: Your Health, Your Weight, and the Power of Feeling Good Again by Dr. Ania Jastreboff and Oprah Winfrey, Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives by Darby Saxbe, and Bread of Angels: A Memoir by Patti Smith.
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