THE GREAT PUMPKIN FLOOD OF 1906
During the first week of October 1906, Paducahans saw something they probably hadn’t seen before. Pumpkins, scores of them, floating down the Tennessee and Ohio Rivers!
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Banned Book Week 2025
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.
Notes on Paducah Musical History: Julian "Matty" Matlock
Paducahan Matty Matlock was a jazz musician and arranger who performed with Bob Crosby and his Bob Cats, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby and more.
A LOOK AT PADUCAH’S HISTORICAL MARKERS: WHO WAS ANNA I. BAKER?
The historical marker honoring Anna I. Baker holds a prominent place on Kentucky Avenue, right across the street from the Carson Center. Even still, a lot of Paducahans may not recognize the name.
So, who was Anna I. Baker?
THE SCOPE OF SCOPES: LELA SCOPES VS. THE PADUCAH BOARD OF EDUCATION
July 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial at which Paducah-born John Scopes was tried in Tennessee courts for the crime of teaching evolution in his classroom.
Notes on Paducah Musical History: Rube Elrod
Rube Elrod was a multi-instrumentalist, remembered as Ballard County’s best known old-time fiddler. He developed his unique style of playing from Blind Joe Mangrum and Ed Ewing.
PADUCAH’S FIRST FIREWORKS ORDINANCE: A Law that Saved a Half a Million Dollars?
Until 1910, the citizens of Paducah were free to shoot off fireworks at will, essentially wherever and whenever they pleased.
Visit the All of Us Journey
The All of Us Journey is headed your way! The Journey features interactive activities, games, and more—all designed to demonstrate the power of your participation in health research.
YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER, BUT YOU CAN’T MAKE IT DRINK…ESPECIALLY IF THERE’S NO WATER
It’s still there.
Likely you pass by it all the time and hardly notice.
You may have even seen a rendering of it on Paducah’s flood wall.
What are we talking about?
A drinking fountain…for a horse.
Summer Reading 2025
The McCracken County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program 2025 theme is “Color Your World.” We have programs and reading challenges for all ages in June and July at McCracken County Public Library.
McAngler's Panfishing Derby 2025
Beginning June 1st you can enter a recent photo of you and your best panfish caught, for a chance to win a basket full of cool fishing tackle and prizes at the McCracken County Public Library. Participants ages 5 and up are eligible to win.
Quilts in the Library!
Quilt Week is coming! and we are ready to celebrate everything quilting here at the Library.
