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A place to come explore and dream! Stop in, make yourself a cup of coffee and relax a bit, read a book or magazine and stay awhile. Our library has all the resources you need to be inspired and grow. We believe that an informed community is a strong community and we value the opportunity to do our part in Hodgenville, all of LaRue County and beyond!

The Ladies Lincoln League was organized September 16, 1909 to promote and advance the civic and educational interests of the community of Hodgenville, Kentucky. The ladies promoted the educational progress of the community by organizing its first library, Lincoln Memorial Library, in March 1917. This first library occupied rented quarters above what is now the Lincoln Museum. Books were donated by local citizens and the library was staffed by league member volunteers. A special funding drive was instituted to purchase a complete set of encyclopedias, and in order to raise money for additional books, the league members sold miniature log cabins and other souvenirs at the Lincoln Birthplace.

Members of the League, continued their watchful interest in the library long after it became publicly-funded. Upon the dissolution of the League in 1982, the ladies voted to turn over their remaining assets of approximately $45,000, most of which came from the Hallie Miller LaRue estate, to the LaRue County Public Library District. These funds were eventually used to purchase the library’s bookmobile in 2011.

If they could return today, the Ladies of the Lincoln League would surely be proud to see their work so ably continued by the LaRue County Public Library staff and board members.

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