Did you know that the Kenton County Public Library District might not exist except for the work of a handful of very dedicated volunteers?
Prior to 1967, there were two libraries in the county – the Covington Library and a library in Erlanger sponsored by the Erlanger Women’s Club. There was also a state-supported bookmobile that served rural Kenton County.
The original Erlanger library (Photo from KCPL)
In 1967, Judge Executive Jim Dressman created a committee charged with getting signatures from Kenton County residents to place a proposal on the ballot to establish a taxing district to create stable funding for a library system. Clyde Middleton and Larry Grause co-chaired this committee.
These two “Friends” enlisted others to achieve their goal. The petition called for the Covington Library and the Erlanger Library to merge to create the Kenton County Public…
