Ballard-Carlisle County Public Library

06/19/2026

Friday, June 26th will be the final day of the Summer Reading Program. Be sure and bring your reading log. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be determined by points earned (attendance and books read).

Hope to see you on the 26th at 10:00 a.m. The animal featured for that day will be hippos!

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06/19/2026

The second June Outreach project: the library hosted the June meeting of the Kevil Jr. Homemakers Club.

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06/19/2026

The June meeting of the Ballard Carlisle County Public Library Board of Trustees will be next Friday, June 26th, at 2:00 p.m. at the library. The meeting is open to the public.

Agenda will include:

election of 26-27 officers
revision of 26-27 budget

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06/12/2026

Isle of swords (Pirate Adventures)

by Wayne Batson (Author)

Book 2 of 3: The Isle Chronicles

Amazon blurb:

"A young lad awakens on an island, alone and brutally injured, with no memory of his past.

Captain Declan Ross searched for riches that will free him and his headstrong daughter, Anne, from the piracy business forever . . . Bartholomew Thorne, an infamously ruthless pirate, seeks to destroy Ross and any who stand in his way of the legendary treasure hidden by a mysterious order of monks. With these intriguing characters and many more, Wayne Thomas Batson weaves a spell-binding adventure filled with high-seas drama where battles rage, storms brew, a long-dormant volcano awakens, and a sea creature slithers in the deep as pirates race for a cliff-top fortress."

06/12/2026

West Kentucky Read and Feed is also happening in Carlisle County! If you can, be sure to attend on the 17th and 24th.

06/12/2026

June outreach for the library: The library Director attended the Read and Feed on June 9th and was the guest reader. There was a great turn out! If you can, be sure and attend the Read and Feed on the 16th and the 23rd!

06/12/2026

The Daisy Chain Flower Shop: A brand new Dream Harbor romance

by Laurie Gilmore (Author)

Book 6 of 6: Dream Harbor

Amazon blurb:

"The greatest love is the one you never expected to find

Daisy is fed up with being unlucky in love. And since Mayor Kelly declared her beloved flower shop cursed in one of his infamous visions, business has been slow.

Dream Harbor newcomer Elliot has been adjusting to small-town life following his own relationship turmoil. And until now he’s avoided the flower shop at all costs. If the mayor is correct, he doesn’t need any more bad luck in his life.

When he finds himself walking through the door of the Daisy Chain Flower Shop, he doesn’t expect it to be a life-changing moment. But as the petals blossom in the sunlight, might the unluckiest woman in Dream Harbor finally find that love comes when you’re least expecting it?

The Daisy Chain Flower Shop is a cozy romantic mystery with a fake relationship dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed."

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

We start our Summer Reading Program today. We hope to see you here at the library.

Ballard-Carlisle Public Library
Summer Reading Program 2026
Information Sheet for Parents and Participants

Thank you for allowing your child to participate in the
2026 Summer Reading Program of the Ballard-Carlisle Public Library.

Time Frame: The Reading Program runs for five Fridays, starting May 29th and ending
June 26th. The library is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.

The Guest Reading will take begin at 10:00 a.m. each of these Fridays.

Age Groups: Preschool through 8th grade

Theme: A Jungle Adventure

Event: Every week each participant will be able to select one free book as a thank
you for attending the Summer Reading Program.

Each participate will receive a Reading log to be used to record what books the participant has read/been read during the Summer Reading Program. The log will be turned in the last week of the Summer Reading Program. Our hope is that the idea will encourage children to browse the books in the library and find something to read.

Each participant will receive a “Jungle Passport” that will log their attendance.

Also, each Friday there will be a craft/activity, snacks and a take home project.

Prizes: There will be a selection of smaller prizes the participants may choose from at the end of the Summer Reading Program. Every participant will receive a prize of some type.

The reading logs and attendance at the Summer Reading Program will be tallied. There will be a grand prize for the participant who receives the most points (a bicycle), a second place prize ($25 gift card to Books a Million) and a third place prize ($10 gift card to Dairy Queen).

Enjoy your summer, and have fun checking out and reading books
from the Ballard-Carlisle Public Library!

Alita Rogers
Director
Ballard-Carlisle Public Library

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05/29/2026

BALLARD-CARLISLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
2026 SUMMER READING PROGRAM – A JUNGLE ADVENTURE
257 North 4th Street, Wickliffe, KY

Each week we will learn about a different jungle animal/creature. Each week will feature a guest reader, information about a specific jungle animal/create, a craft, snacks and a take home project.

Week 1 – Friday, May 29, 2026 10:00 a.m.
***** GORILLAS *****

Week 2 – Friday, June 5, 2026 10:00 a.m.
***** CROCODILES *****

Week 3 – June 12, 2026 10:00 a.m.
***** Toucans *****

Week 4 – June 19, 2026 10:00 a.m.
***** Rhinos *****

Week 5 – June 26, 2026 10:00 a.m.
***** Hippos *****

We hope to see you there!

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