Hopkins County Public Library

Service Index

Audio/Visual Equipment:

Library patrons may use any of the audio/visual equipment that we have including but not limited to:

View and print articles from past issues of newspapers, census microfilm, etc. This library houses the Messenger, the Hustler, and the Earlington Bee. (The Dawson Springs Branch has the Dawson Springs Progress available on microfilm) Printouts are 15¢ each.

We have magazines on microfiche dating from 1980 to 2006 that can be viewed and printed using our microfiche reader/printer. Printouts are 15¢ each. To find even more more microfiche, check out KVYL's Newspaper Source database. Click Here! Username:ky50000001 Password:gazabo76

We also have a variety of audio/visual equipment pieces that can be checked out by those individuals who have a valid library card with no fines or overdue materials. The items include:

* Please ask library staff about other audio/visual equipment available.
* If you are unsure as to the operation of a piece of our equipment, please ask Library Staff for assistance.

DVD Rental:

We have DVDs  that can be checked out from the library. We currently have around 2500 titles in circulation. The guidelines for checking these out are as follows:

Borrowing Policies:

Public Meeting Room:

The Hopkins County-Madisonville Public Library welcomes the use of it's meeting room facility for cultural, civic, educational and public information meetings of interest to the citizens of this area. Policies governing the use of the meeting space are in accordance with Article 6 of the Library Bill of Rights and are enforced to include and not exclude the public as a whole. All meetings must end by the library's scheduled closing time unless previous arrangements are made. No money will be collected from the audience, nor any sales made in connection with the meeting.

The use of the meeting room is subject at all times to administrative regulations. Failure to observe these regulations can mean that any use by an offending organization may be denied. Groups should keep the meeting room as clean as possible and take out their own garbage. Please contact the library to get more information on use of the meeting room or to arrange for it's use by your group. Due to our move to 455 Madison Square Drive our meeting area will only hold between 15-20 people comfortably. Also due to the drop ceiling structure of the new location; privacy of said meeting may be an issue. 

Magazines/Newspapers:

There are over 80 magazines and newspapers available for reading and research in our magazine/newspaper department. Please see a staff member for more details or to see if we carry the publication you are looking for. Magazines and newspapers may not be removed from the library (with the exception of some teen magazines). Photocopies of articles can be made at 10¢ per page in accordance with all state and federal copyright laws. 

Audio Books/Music/Playaways:

Cassettes, CDs, and a variety of audio books available for check out. At present there are around 2300 titles on CD, cassettes & music CDs.

Playaways are small, portable digital audio players with audio books preloaded on them. 

KY Unbound Downloadable Books

The Library offers KY Unbound to all patrons with a library card in good standing. KY Unbound is a FREE 24/7 e-content lending library, offering e-books, audio books, music and video content to download to personal computer and transfer to mobile device. Borrow up to 10 items at a time, with no late fees! 

Copies/Lamination/Faxing/Printing:

Photo copiers are available for public use. One is located next to the circulation desk and a color copier by the computer area. All copiers are coin operated, and also accept bills. Photo copies are:

If you are unsure of how to use the copiers please ask for staff assistance BEFORE you begin, as you will be charged for each error you make.

Printing from the public area computers and laptops is also available. All computer printout costs are as follows:

25¢ per page for black and white

50¢ per page for color 

Notary Services:

A notary is available during regular hours.

Wireless Hotspot:

All locations of the Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library system offer FREE wireless internet access to patrons with their own wireless device or laptop. Availability on the Bookmobile is subject to cellular broadband reception. For patrons over 18 years old with a library card in good standing and a photo ID, the main library offers laptops for a 2 hour loan period. See our Wireless Internet information page for more details. For more details: Click Here!

Scan and Email services:

The library is able to scan documents and then send them (in pdf format) to any email address that accepts file attachments.

Price: $1

CD Burning: 

The library is able to offer CD-R's for 75¢ a disk. CD burning is avaible on most of the library computers. If you wish to burn a CD please ask the staff for assistance before you log in on to the Public Access Computers.  

We do NOT have holiday costumes for checkout!