The Livermore Community Library was founded in 1984. It is funded by the City of Livermore and the Livermore Woman's Club.  The Library has been approved as a 501(c) (3) foundation that can receive tax exempt donations to fund and enhance its purposes for readership throughout the community.

The building housing the Library is a historic building.  It has housed a Barber Shop, a Soda Shop, a retail Television Sales store and the Livermore Post Office.  It is the only Library in the entire state of Kentucky that isn't funded by either County or State grants.  This is a point of pride for Livermore.

The Library has recently undergone renovation.  An elevator has been added to the facility and new computers are now available.  There is new carpeting and the library has been totally repainted.  All of the books have been culled and new books have been added to the collection, providing a wide variety of subjects from which to select.  The Livermore Woman's Club has completed the process of re-sorting through all of the books and replacing them  on the shelves, according to approved library standards and the Library is once again open to the public.  

Additionally, the second level of the Library features a Museum displaying artwork including paintings by local artists and exhibits of historic photographs.

 Library Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday -  12:30-4:30 pm

Thursday - 12:30-4:30 pm & 6:30-8:30 pm

 The Livermore Community Library is hosting a free program featuring professional storyteller, Thomas Freese telling Civil War ghost stories.

The program will be held on Monday, July 19th at 7pm at the Livermore Community Library.

This program is made possible by a gift awarded to the library through the We the People bookshelf national grant project.  The library was one of 4,000 libraries across the country selected to receive a We the People bookshelf grant, which provided free hardcover editions of 17 classic books on the theme of "A More Perfect Union".  The library also received bonus materials, including a DVD edition of the "The Civil War", the award-winning documentary by Ken Burns.  The grant was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in cooperation with the American Library Association.  Funding for this program was also provided by the Livermore Woman's Club.

Kentucky storyteller Thomas Freese is a talented teller who entertains and teaches with animated movement from world folktales, silly songs from original imagination and suspenseful voice in ghost stories.  Thomas plays guitar and harmonica and he also tells stories interspersed with Spanish.  He does literary/visual artist in residence work in Kentucky schools. 

Freese received his Master's Degree as an Expressive Therapist and utilizes varied benefits of storytelling to help children deal with life challenges.  Young at heart, Freese has no hesitation in creating a wide range of imitations, characters and vocal tones.  He brings a wonderful depth to his telling from his perspective as a writer.  He has published five books of ghost stories:  Shaker Ghost Stories from Pleasant Hill, KY; Fog Swirler and 11 Other Ghost Stories; Strange and Wonderful Things; Ghosts, Spirits and Angels; True Tales from Kentucky and Beyond; and Haunted Battlefields of the South.

For more information about Freese, visit www.ThomasL-Freese.com.

 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. 

Because democracy demands wisdom, the National Endowment for the Humanities serves and strengthens our Republic by promoting excellence in the humanities and conveying the lessons of history to all Americans. The Endowment accomplishes this mission by providing grants for high-quality humanities projects in four funding areas: preserving and providing access to cultural resources, education, research, and public programs.

NEH grants typically go to cultural institutions, such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television, and radio stations, and to individual scholars.

As the American people begin observing the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, NEH seeks to promote reflection among young people on the idea of the United States as a "union"  Our constitution, the Preamble proclaims, was intended to "form a more perfect union."  Since 1776 our motto has been E Pluribus Unum - "Out of many, one."  In 1861, as President Abraham Lincoln considered his response to secessionist states, he declared his "paramount object" to be to "save the Union."  What is the nature of the "union" that the Founders formed and Lincoln sought to save?  In what ways is America a One as well as a Many?  With the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and the Union victory in the Civil War, is the American union complete and perfect?  What role have subsequent generations played, and what might we envision today to continue our perfect union?

In the sixth We the People Bookshelf program, 4000 libraries, of which the Livermore Community Library is one, will receive a set of classic books for young readers related to the theme A More Perfect Union.  The National Endowment for the Humanities is proud to offer this program in cooperation with the American Library Association.

Continuation of Grades 7-8:                             Continuation of Grades 9-12:

 "Visitors enjoying the Museum"

   

"This Bird Re-Tweet House was designed and constructed by Caleb Baldwin, featuring architechural detail.  He worked on this project for over a year."           (12/13/2008)

                                    

"Open House December 13, 2008"
"Refurbished book shelving"
"New Computors"
"Visitors utilize new elevator"  

Contact Us!

Phone: (270) 278-9184

Street Address:

Livermore Community Library 
116 E. 2nd Street
Livermore, KY 42352

We accept donations.

(Any donation you make is tax exempt as the Library is an approved 501(c) (3) foundation.)

To make a donation, either books or a monetary donation, to the Livermore Community library, please send a letter to

Livermore Community Library
P. O. Box 188
Livermore, KY 42352

"Refurbished book shelving"

Former Mayor Eldon Eaton, Judge Larry Whitaker & Councilman Chester Baldwin visiting in the Genealogy Section of the Library.