15 Reasons I like Henderson KY County Public Library

1. You can research the archives of the Henderson KY newspaper The Gleaner.
2. I can walk or ride my bicycle to the Henderson County Public Library. Truly a benefit to living in the downtown community.
3. They have a nice place for me to park my Electra Townie Bicycle.  Soon to have a designer bicycle rack.
4. They maintain an extensive database for Obituaries of people who have died and have a connection to Henderson KY.
5. They have a wide selection of DVD, CD, Audio Books that Henderson County KY residents can check out.
6. They have a nice website at www.hcpl.org.
7. The staff is very friendly and giving.
8. They offer free computer classes.
9. They have free and open Wi-Fi.
10. They have a nice meeting room for just about any kind of meeting and guess what — its FREE too!
11. They have some of the most prestigious art exhibits in downtown Henderson KY.
12. The building and bathrooms are very clean. Mr Don Wathen, chief librarian and director is a neat freak too!
13. They have a mobile wireless computer lab that is excellent for training.  Businesses in Henderson KY can even arrange to use the mobile computer lab inside the library.
14. They help people in our Henderson KY community that are down on their luck and have little means by providing  computers and internet access for those that don’t have or cannot afford.
15. They host seminars to help people find jobs, buy homes and just learn more and become better people.

Books and libraries are not dead they are just evolving.   Seth Godin says it best in his blog “The Future of the Library”.

I’m so proud of HCPL.org and their initiative to “train people to take the intellectual initiative”.

When was the last time you visited the Henderson County Public Library ?