Pulaski County Public Library
🏢 Pulaski County Public Library · Somerset, Kentucky
Pulaski County Public Library
Somerset's public library traces back to a 1907 Carnegie building and today anchors a five-outlet system — a Main Library plus four branches and a bookmobile — with a Historical Society genealogy room in the basement and weekday hours to 7 p.m. at 304 South Main Street.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 9am–7pm |
| Tuesday | 9am–7pm |
| Wednesday | 9am–7pm |
| Thursday | 9am–7pm |
| Friday | 9am–7pm |
| Saturday | 9am–5pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 304 South Main Street, Somerset, KY 42501
Phone: (606) 679-8401
Website: pulaskilibrary.com
Plus Code: 869Q39RW+2J (Somerset, KY)
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📖 About Pulaski County Public Library
The Pulaski County Public Library is the public library system for Somerset and Pulaski County, Kentucky, in the Lake Cumberland region of the state's south-central hills. Its story begins in May 1907, when a Carnegie library — one of nearly 3,000 Andrew Carnegie funded across the country — was completed and dedicated in Somerset, giving county residents their first free public library. The system has since grown to a Main Library on South Main Street plus four branches in Burnside, Nancy, Science Hill and Shopville, along with a bookmobile that reaches rural readers. The Main Library holds a large local collection and hosts the Pulaski County Historical Society genealogy room in its basement, a research trove of county records and family history. Alongside books, the library runs the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a Library of Things, and children's, teen and adult programming across the county.
⭐ What makes this library special
- Rooted in a 1907 Andrew Carnegie library — one of the first free public libraries in Pulaski County
- Five-outlet system: the Somerset Main Library plus Burnside, Nancy, Science Hill and Shopville branches and a bookmobile
- Pulaski County Historical Society genealogy room in the Main Library basement, with county records and family-history resources
- Free Dolly Parton Imagination Library mails a book each month to enrolled Pulaski County children from birth to age five
- Library of Things lending plus 3D-printing requests, printing, scanning and copying on site
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
A Pulaski County library card unlocks streaming, e-books and research databases you can use from home:
📚 Services
- Pulaski County Historical Society genealogy room (county records & family history)
- Library of Things — borrow equipment and non-book items
- 3D-printing requests
- Printing, scanning & copying
- Meeting-room rental for community groups
- Bookmobile outreach to rural Pulaski County
- Public computers & free Wi-Fi
🎸 Programs
- Dolly Parton Imagination Library (free monthly books, birth to age 5)
- Children's storytimes & summer reading
- Teen department programs
- Adult programs & book discussions
- Bookmobile stops countywide
📍 Nearby Libraries in South-Central Kentucky
Distances are approximate straight-line miles from this library.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How many locations does the Pulaski County Public Library have?
The system has five outlets: the Main Library at 304 South Main Street in Somerset, plus branches in Burnside, Nancy, Science Hill and Shopville, and a bookmobile that serves rural parts of the county. The Main Library keeps the longest hours — weekdays 9 a.m.–7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; the branches generally run weekday daytime hours and are closed weekends.
Can I do genealogy research at the library?
Yes. The Pulaski County Historical Society runs a genealogy room in the basement of the Somerset Main Library, holding county records and local family-history resources going back generations. Ancestry Library Edition is also available on the library's computers for in-building research.
Is the Somerset library really a Carnegie library?
The library's history begins with a Carnegie library completed and dedicated in Somerset in May 1907 — funded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie — which gave Pulaski County residents their first free public library. The system has since moved and expanded well beyond that original building into today's Main Library and four branches.
How do children sign up for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library here?
The Pulaski County Public Library administers the Dolly Parton Imagination Library locally, mailing one free book each month to enrolled county children from birth until their fifth birthday. Ask at the Main Library or any branch, or check the library's website, to register an eligible child.
📜 This library has genealogy & local-history resources. See how library family-history research works and find other libraries with genealogy collections genealogy libraries by state.
🧰 This library lends a “Library of Things.” See what you can borrow besides books and find other libraries with a Library of Things Library of Things by state.
🖨 This library offers printing, copying & fax. See how library printing, copying, scanning and fax services work — costs and mobile printing — and find other libraries that offer them printing & fax by state.
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✓ Hours & details last verified from official sources in September 2026.