Breathitt County Public Library

Breathitt County Public Library Serving Breathitt and the surrounding area for more than 120 years! "Like" our page to stay up to date on all the latest from the BCPL.

|Our Mission| To serve the informational and educational needs of the citizens of Breathitt County through the acquisition and maintenance of quality materials, programs, and other services in a manner commensurate with responsible fiscal governance. A short history of the Library.

1894-Free public library services in Breathitt County with the Kentucky Federation of Women's Club effort known as

the Traveling Library project which sent book boxes to places in Kentucky.

1930-February 5- Breathitt County Library purchased the old Hargis Commercial Bank Building on Main Street.

1967-Voters overwhelmingly approved the creation of the Breathitt CountyPublic Library Taxing District.

1972-The Library purchases the Red Reynolds' Ford Dealership and moves to College Avenue.

2004-The Breathitt County Public Library begins the planning of a future building project.

2012-October 9- The Breathitt County Public Library Board purchases the CollegeAvenue Building of Hazard Community and Technical College. This is now known as the Library Annex building.

🍯A Walk Down Memory Lane: Honey Festival 1987 - Day 4🍯In 1987, local photographer J.K. Murphy captured hundreds of photo...
09/06/2026

🍯A Walk Down Memory Lane: Honey Festival 1987 - Day 4🍯

In 1987, local photographer J.K. Murphy captured hundreds of photographs during the 10th Annual Breathitt County Honey Festival—preserving the people, places, events, and memories that made the festival so special.

Over the next several days, (Thursday, September 3rd through Monday, September 7th), we’ll be sharing photos from this wonderful collection each day.

We invite you to take a look, enjoy a walk down memory lane, and see how many familiar faces you recognize from Honey Festival 1987!💛

And, as always, if you recognize someone in a photo, please identify them.

🐝🍯 We hope you enjoy this look back at a little piece of Breathitt County history!

This group of photos can also be viewed on the Breathitt County Public Library's Online Photo Archive website at: https://breathittcountylibrary.catalogaccess.com/
Under keyword search, type in 0987-Honey Festival. Photos without a watermark can be requested (free of charge) by contacting the Breathitt County Public Library at 606-666-5541.

🍯A Walk Down Memory Lane: Honey Festival 1987 - Day 3🍯In 1987, local photographer J.K. Murphy captured hundreds of photo...
09/05/2026

🍯A Walk Down Memory Lane: Honey Festival 1987 - Day 3🍯

In 1987, local photographer J.K. Murphy captured hundreds of photographs during the 10th Annual Breathitt County Honey Festival—preserving the people, places, events, and memories that made the festival so special.

Over the next several days, (Thursday, September 3rd through Monday, September 7th), we’ll be sharing photos from this wonderful collection each day.

We invite you to take a look, enjoy a walk down memory lane, and see how many familiar faces you recognize from Honey Festival 1987!💛

And, as always, if you recognize someone in a photo, please identify them.

🐝🍯 We hope you enjoy this look back at a little piece of Breathitt County history!

This group of photos can also be viewed on the Breathitt County Public Library's Online Photo Archive website at: https://breathittcountylibrary.catalogaccess.com/
Under keyword search, type in 1987-Honey Festival. Photos without a watermark can be requested (free of charge) by contacting the Breathitt County Public Library at 606-666-5541.

🍯A Walk Down Memory Lane: Honey Festival 1987 - Day 2🍯In 1987, local photographer J.K. Murphy captured hundreds of photo...
09/04/2026

🍯A Walk Down Memory Lane: Honey Festival 1987 - Day 2🍯

In 1987, local photographer J.K. Murphy captured hundreds of photographs during the 10th Annual Breathitt County Honey Festival—preserving the people, places, events, and memories that made the festival so special.

Over the next several days, (Thursday, September 3rd through Monday, September 7th), we’ll be sharing photos from this wonderful collection each day.

We invite you to take a look, enjoy a walk down memory lane, and see how many familiar faces you recognize from Honey Festival 1987!💛

And, as always, if you recognize someone in a photo, please identify them.

🐝🍯 We hope you enjoy this look back at a little piece of Breathitt County history!

This group of photos can also be viewed on the Breathitt County Public Library's Online Photo Archive website at: https://breathittcountylibrary.catalogaccess.com/
Under keyword search, type in 0987-Honey Festival. Photos without a watermark can be requested (free of charge) by contacting the Breathitt County Public Library at 606-666-5541.

09/04/2026
🍯A Walk Down Memory Lane: Honey Festival 1987🍯In 1987, local photographer J.K. Murphy captured hundreds of photographs d...
09/03/2026

🍯A Walk Down Memory Lane: Honey Festival 1987🍯

In 1987, local photographer J.K. Murphy captured hundreds of photographs during the 10th Annual Breathitt County Honey Festival—preserving the people, places, events, and memories that made the festival so special.

Over the next several days, (Thursday, September 3rd through Monday, September 7th), we’ll be sharing photos from this wonderful collection each day.

We invite you to take a look, enjoy a walk down memory lane, and see how many familiar faces you recognize from Honey Festival 1987!💛

And, as always, if you recognize someone in a photo, please identify them.

🐝🍯 We hope you enjoy this look back at a little piece of Breathitt County history!

This group of photos can also be viewed on the Breathitt County Public Library's Online Photo Archive website at: https://breathittcountylibrary.catalogaccess.com/
Under keyword search, type in 0987-Honey Festival. Photos without a watermark can be requested (free of charge) by contacting the Breathitt County Public Library at 606-666-5541.

A reminder that our card catalog is available 24/7 online. Log in to your account to renew, reserve, and view your accou...
09/02/2026

A reminder that our card catalog is available 24/7 online. Log in to your account to renew, reserve, and view your account. If you need help accessing your account, contact the library at 606-666-5541.

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1024 College Avenue
Jackson, KY
41339

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

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