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Letters to Santa (Final Day)

All Day
Taylor County Public Library
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Kids

It’s that time of year to write letters to Santa! From December 8-December 17, stop by the TCPL front desk to pick up a special Letter to Santa template and drop it into Santa’s big red mailbox just for Saint Nick himself!

Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

It’s that time of year to write letters to Santa! From December 8-December 17, stop by the TCPL front desk to pick up a special Letter to Santa template and drop it into Santa’s big red mailbox just for Saint Nick himself!

This event is in the "Kids" group

Bookmobile Visits with Santa

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Bookmobile
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Kids

Come by the following stops for a short visit with Santa and a jolly take-home kit. 

Offsite Event
Locations: Bookmobile
Age Group: Kids
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

Come by the following stops for a short visit with Santa and a jolly take-home kit. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

250 Anniversary Lecture Series: Freedom of the Press

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

The Freedom of the Press is an American ideal born from its struggle for independence, and ensured in the First Amendment. But is this an ideal that we have ever achieved? Would we want to if we could? 

Offsite Event
Locations: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

The Freedom of the Press is an American ideal born from its struggle for independence, and ensured in the First Amendment. But is this an ideal that we have ever achieved? Would we want to if we could? 

This event is in the "Adults" group

250 Anniversary Lecture Series: Dorothy Mitchell-Kincaid: The Conscience of the 13 Streets of Alcoa, Tennessee

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Taylor County Public Library
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

The lecture will summarize and analyze the life of the late Dorothy Mitchell-Kincaid, a resident of Alcoa, Tennessee, a company town founded by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).

Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

The lecture will summarize and analyze the life of the late Dorothy Mitchell-Kincaid, a resident of Alcoa, Tennessee, a company town founded by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).

This event is in the "Adults" group

250 Anniversary Lecture Series: Shakers and the Women’s Rights Movement

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

In the post Civil War Era, a group of Progressive Shakers developed a women’s rights platform based on their religious beliefs of the duality of God, celibacy, and dual government.  

Offsite Event
Locations: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

In the post Civil War Era, a group of Progressive Shakers developed a women’s rights platform based on their religious beliefs of the duality of God, celibacy, and dual government.  

This event is in the "Adults" group

250 Anniversary Lecture Series: The Battle of Tebbs Bend

Friday, April 24, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Taylor County Public Library
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

This April our lecture series continues with Morehead State University senior, Taylor Bishop, and his analysis of the Battle of Tebbs Bend where a small force of 200 untried men held their own against an enemy more than double their size.

Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

This April our lecture series continues with Morehead State University senior, Taylor Bishop, and his analysis of the Battle of Tebbs Bend where a small force of 200 untried men held their own against an enemy more than double their size.

This event is in the "Adults" group

250 Anniversary Lecture Series: Corsets, Croquet, and Crusades: Kentucky Women’s Lives 1889 - 1914

All Day 5/4 - 5/27
Taylor County Public Library
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

The turn of the 20th century was a time of change for American women.

Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

The turn of the 20th century was a time of change for American women.

This event is in the "Adults" group

250 Anniversary Lecture Series: Old Faiths in a New World: Religious Freedom in Colonial America

Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

The New World was viewed as a haven for many who faced persecution in Europe, including Puritans, French Huguenots, and Spanish Jews. This lecture will familiarize you with the challenges these groups faced in Europe and the religious freedom

Offsite Event
Locations: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

The New World was viewed as a haven for many who faced persecution in Europe, including Puritans, French Huguenots, and Spanish Jews. This lecture will familiarize you with the challenges these groups faced in Europe and the religious freedom

This event is in the "Adults" group

250 Anniversary Lecture Series: Arsenal of Democracy: Kentucky’s Role in World War II

Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Taylor County Public Library
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

The state of Kentucky played a vital role in both industrial/resource contribution and manpower during World War II.  This lecture will focus on Kentucky’s economic contributions in the areas of coal and alcohol for explosives, as well as its

Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

The state of Kentucky played a vital role in both industrial/resource contribution and manpower during World War II.  This lecture will focus on Kentucky’s economic contributions in the areas of coal and alcohol for explosives, as well as its

This event is in the "Adults" group

250 Anniversary Lecture Series: Brewing Independence: Colonial Drinking and the Road to Revolution

Friday, December 18, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Taylor County Public Library
Program Type:
Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

By exploring American colonists’ drinking habits, this lecture reveals how and why tea (and other beverages like rum) were central to the colonial conflicts that resulted in the American Revolution.

Locations: Taylor County Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Holiday
Event Details:

By exploring American colonists’ drinking habits, this lecture reveals how and why tea (and other beverages like rum) were central to the colonial conflicts that resulted in the American Revolution.