Lincoln County Public Library
🏢 Lincoln County Public Library · Stanford, Kentucky
Lincoln County Public Library
At 201 Lancaster Street in Stanford — one of Kentucky's oldest towns and the seat of Lincoln County, where Daniel Boone blazed the Wilderness Road — the Lincoln County Public Library offers books, technology, oral history archives, genealogy databases, and community programming from Monday through Saturday. The library's digital branch and Hoopla streaming service extend access around the clock.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 9am–6pm |
| Tuesday | 9am–6pm |
| Wednesday | 9am–6pm |
| Thursday | 9am–6pm |
| Friday | 9am–5pm |
| Saturday | 9am–3pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 201 Lancaster Street, Stanford, KY 40484
Phone: (606) 365-7513
Website: lcplinfo.org
Plus Code: 869QG8JQ+53 (Stanford, KY)
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📖 About Lincoln County Public Library
The Lincoln County Public Library is the public library of Stanford, Kentucky, the county seat of Lincoln County in the Inner Bluegrass region. Stanford is one of the oldest European-settled towns in the state, lying along the Wilderness Road that Daniel Boone and the Transylvania Company's axe-men blazed through the Cumberland Gap in 1775. The library at 201 Lancaster Street serves a rural Appalachian-transition community and has developed a rich set of digital resources, including an oral history collection archived on the Kentucky Digital Library (LCPL Oral History series) that captures local residents' memories and experiences. The library also provides access to digitized records of the Interior Journal (Stanford's newspaper) and genealogy tools including Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and FamilySearch records from the Lincoln County Courthouse. Hoopla provides instant no-waitlist streaming for eBooks, audiobooks, music, movies, and comics. The library belongs to the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) network, giving cardholders statewide database access.
⭐ What makes this library special
- Located in Stanford, one of Kentucky's oldest towns — founded along Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road of 1775
- Lincoln County Oral History Collection archived on the Kentucky Digital Library — residents' voices preserved digitally
- Genealogy resources including Ancestry Library Edition (in-library), Heritage Quest, and digitized Interior Journal archives
- hoopla streaming with no waitlists for eBooks, audiobooks, movies, music, and comics
- Imagination Library program for young children — free books by mail from birth through kindergarten
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
Lincoln County cardholders can read, research, and stream free through Kentucky's statewide and library digital resources:
📚 Services
- Public computers, printing, copying, faxing, and scanning
- Free Wi-Fi
- Genealogy research resources including Ancestry Library Edition (in-library)
- Lincoln County Oral History archive access via Kentucky Digital Library
- Interlibrary loan statewide
- Library card with online catalog and KYVL database access
- Imagination Library — free books by mail for children from birth to kindergarten
- Outreach services to community organizations
🎸 Programs
- Imagination Library — monthly books delivered by mail to enrolled children
- Summer Reading Program
- Children's storytimes and youth programming
- Adult programs and educational workshops
- Community outreach events
📍 Nearby Libraries in the Inner Bluegrass
Distances are approximate straight-line miles from this library.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Lincoln County Oral History Collection?
The Lincoln County Oral History Collection is a digital archive of recorded interviews with local residents, preserved through the library and accessible on the Kentucky Digital Library at kdl.kyvl.org. The recordings capture memories, family stories, and community history in the voices of Lincoln County people themselves — a distinctive local resource that complements the library's genealogy databases.
Can I access Ancestry.com records at Lincoln County Public Library?
Yes — the library provides in-library access to Ancestry Library Edition via the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) network. This gives you access to billions of genealogical records including U.S. Census data, military records, vital records, passenger lists, and more. Remote access to Ancestry Library Edition is not available; you must be connected to the library's Wi-Fi or using a public computer in the building.
Is Stanford the birthplace of any Kentucky historical significance?
Stanford is one of the oldest towns in Kentucky, platted in 1786 along the Wilderness Road that Daniel Boone helped blaze from the Cumberland Gap in 1775. It served as an early supply station for Appalachian settlers moving into the Bluegrass. The Interior Journal, Stanford's long-running newspaper whose archives are accessible through the library's Newspapers.com subscription, documented the county's history from the 19th century onward.
What is the Imagination Library program at LCPL?
The Imagination Library, inspired by Dolly Parton's literacy initiative, mails a free age-appropriate book each month to enrolled children from birth through age 5. Parents can register their child at lcplinfo.org/imagination-library/ to receive books at no cost — a program that builds early literacy before children ever enter school.
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✓ Hours & details last verified from official sources in September 2026.