Adair County Public Library

Adair County Public Library Adair County Public Library and Adair County Genealogy and Historical Research Center are located in Columbia, Kentucky.

We offer services to both the surrounding county and with the addition of our Genealogy Center, outside the state. Director: Leeann Jessee
Genealogist: Ernestine Bennett, Phil Hanna, Mike Watson
Cataloger: Anita Riddle
Children's Services: Aleina Milligan
Bookmobile Librarian: Juanita Scott
Library Email: [email protected]
Genealogy Email: [email protected]
Website: adaircountypubliclibrary.com

🍪🥧 Share a Recipe, Celebrate Community! 🇺🇸❤️As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, we're inviting you to take part in...
06/01/2026

🍪🥧 Share a Recipe, Celebrate Community! 🇺🇸❤️

As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, we're inviting you to take part in our Summer Recipe Exchange.
Whether it's a treasured family recipe or your go-to comfort food, we'd love for you to share it with us!

06/01/2026

Bring your kids tomorrow to sign up for the Summer Reading Program, adopt a reading buddy and participate in opening day activities! Stop by any time between 10:00 and 4:00.

🦖📚 Tomorrow is the BIG day! 📚🦕We have put so much heart into preparing for our Unearth a Story Summer Reading Program, a...
06/01/2026

🦖📚 Tomorrow is the BIG day! 📚🦕

We have put so much heart into preparing for our Unearth a Story Summer Reading Program, and we’ve had an absolute blast bringing it to life. We can’t wait to get started tomorrow!

Join us after 10:00 AM on Tuesday to:
✨ Sign up for our Summer Reading Challenge
🦕 Adopt your very own Reading Buddy
🎨 Enjoy opening day activities
📖 Kick off a summer full of stories, adventures, and dinosaur-sized fun!

We are so excited to spend the summer reading, learning, and making memories with all of you. We hope to see you there!

05/29/2026
05/27/2026

Adair County Genealogical Society 2026 Meeting Schedule & Other Historical Activities in America250!

June 1: ACGS Business Meeting—No program; 5pm Research Center

June 1-30: Research Center Displays: Jane Lampton Clemens & Mark Twain; Adair County Fairs & Dairy Days

June 5: Lanterns & Tombstones Tour, No. 3, Columbia City Cemetery, 7pm

June 9: Adair Heritage Association quarterly meeting, Research Center, 5pm

June 10: Jane Lampton Clemens Week Proclamation at Research Center, 11am

June 15-20: Jane Lampton Clemens Week in Columbia & Adair County [Her birthday is June 18]

June 15: Samuel L. Clemens Mural Unveiling, Monday at 11am, corner of Reed and Jamestown Streets

June 19-20: Mark Twain Storytelling Festival in Columbia and on LWU campus & John Field House

June 27 Saturday Session 3: Beginning Genealogy for Any Age, Mike Watson & Annita Dial, Research Center, noon-2pm, CT

July 1-31: Research Center Displays: America250! Revolutionary Veterans and More

July 3: Lanterns & Tombstones Tour, No. 4—Columbia Cemetery—Veterans, 7pm

July 4: Independence Day! Research Center closed.

July 6: ACGS: America 250! Jane Lampton Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution, present program on local veterans of the Revolution; 5pm, Research Center

July 18: Saturday Session 4: Grave Marker Cleaning, Annita Dial 6pm-8pm. [Rescheduled from April]

August 3: ACGS: Research Night at the Center—No program—Research and Fellowship

August 7: Lanterns & Tombstones Tour, No. 5—Mt. Carmel Cemetery, 7pm CT

September 4: Lanterns & Tombstones Tour, No. 6—Columbia City Cemetery, 7pm

September 7: No meeting—Labor Day. Research Center closed

Raylan brought his reading buddies from past years into the library to show us and got a sneak peak at this years readin...
05/27/2026

Raylan brought his reading buddies from past years into the library to show us and got a sneak peak at this years reading buddies. 🤭🦖 🦕
Come in starting 6/2/26 to sign up for the Summer-time Fun-time reading journals and adopt a reading buddy! 😊

05/27/2026

Allen Allosaurs escaped his enclosure at the library and snuck home with our Cataloger, Anita, to fulfill his life-long dream of playing baseball. ⚾️ 🦖

Address

307 Greensburg Street
Columbia, KY
42728

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+12703842472

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