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Touchless Curbside Procedure

  1. Place items on hold.
  2. We will notify you when the items are available for pick-up.
  3. Visit the location where items are held and park in a designated space. Use the drive-through at Hebron. Please bring your library card with you.
  4. Call 859-342-2665, choose your location in the menu, and tell us you arrived.
  5. We will check-out your items and place them in your trunk.

Battaglia Deli and Café

The Boone Innovation Lab (Hebron Branch)

The Curt Bessette Art Gallery

If you have interest in displaying art in the Curt Bessette Art Gallery, please review the Art Gallery Guidelines and complete the Request Form.

Outreach Services

Learn more about our outreach services to people of all ages.

Passport Services

The Scheben Branch of the Boone County Public Library is an official passport application acceptance facility. Learn how to apply.

Library Policies

Frequently Asked Questions

Library Closings
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • Easter Sunday (Varies)
  • Sunday Before Memorial Day
  • Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • Sunday Before Labor Day
  • Labor Day (First Monday in September)
  • Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November)
  • Day After Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve (December 24)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • New Year's Eve (Close at 5:00 p.m.)
Book Cellar Name Change and Hours
The Book Cellar is closed until further notice. When it reopens it will have a new name: Buy the Book.
Books in other languages
Main Library, Scheben, and Florence Branches have books and audiobooks for children and adults in Spanish, and some in Japanese.
Computer Printing
Black and white prints cost $0.25 per page. Color prints cost $0.50 per page. You may also save to personal flash drives. The Library sells 16 GB flash drives at all branches for $5.00.
Copiers
Black and white copies cost $0.25 per page. Color copies cost $0.50 per page. You may scan to email free of charge.
Driver's License Renewal
Renew your Kentucky Driver's License online, by mail, or in person at a Regional Office. Print the form to renew by mail.
Faxing
Faxing is available at every BCPL location.
Internet Access
Internet access and public Wi-Fi are available. Please review the Library's Internet Use policy.
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Standard Edition is available on public computers. Staff support is limited.
Meeting and Study Rooms
Meeting and Study Rooms are available for reservation.
Notary Public
Subject to staff availability, the Library offers notary service free of charge at each branch except Chapin Memorial. Call or visit the branch near you to schedule an appointment with a notary. However, the Library notaries reserve the right to refuse notarizing documents for ANY reason.
  1. Bring the completed but unsigned legal document to your appointment.
  2. All documents must be in English.
  3. Everyone who signs must bring valid ID, which includes:
    • State-issued driver's licenses and ID cards
    • Military IDs
    • Passports
  4. Witnesses may not be solicited among Library patrons or staff.
  5. The Library cannot notarize the following:
    • Real Estate transactions
    • Mortgage documents
    • Housing refinance documents
    • Quit Claim Deeds
    • Notary Protests
    • Incomplete documents
    • Employment eligibility verification
    • Homeland Security I-9 forms
    • DS-3053 Statement of Consent forms
Typewriter
Main Library has a typewriter available.
Volunteering