Discover the World @ your library
By merely opening a book you can begin to dream of far-off places. Let the library be your guide! History, geography and travel information are just some of the ways you can begin to explore. 
Your library card is your passport to the world! Get yours today – FREE – at your local library!
FUN FACTS
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The New Library of Alexandria, Egypt, is dedicated to the memory of one of the world’s oldest libraries, the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Photo of library to come for suggested use.
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The earliest known library was a collection of clay tablets in Babylonia in the 21st Century B.C.
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You can connect with friends and family all over the world through the Internet. Public libraries are the number one source of online access for those without access at home.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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Libraries go where their users are! There are currently 819 operating bookmobiles in the United States. About 1/10th of all U.S. bookmobiles (84) are rolling along Kentucky roads. KY has the most bookmobiles of any state.
DID YOU KNOW?
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One type of library does not fit all! In parts of the world where automobiles are scarce, librarians use boats, mules, camels and even llamas to serve as bookmobiles!
| "Libraries are community treasure chests, loaded with a wealth of information available to everyone equally, and the key to that treasure chest is the library card. I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card." Laura Bush |