Henderson County is fortunate to have a large share of outstanding authors, artists, and other creative individuals. Many books and songs have been written by Hendersonians, and the Library is pleased to offer many of these items for sale. If you would like to purchase any of the books, tapes/compact discs, or other items listed below, please send a check or money order to the Library at the address at the bottom of the page (please make check payable to the author or artist unless noted otherwise). For more information about any of the items listed, please call, write, or email the Library.
Books
Alphabet of Joy
by Boynton Merrill
Poetry, published 1995, softcover, 84 pages
Price: $10.00
Annals and Scandals of Henderson County, 1775-1975
by Maralea Arnett
History, published 1976, hardcover, 387 pages
Price: $10.00
Make check payable to Tracy Crooks
The Civil War Tour, 1860-1865
by Linda Hallmark and Mendy Dorris
History, published 1998, softcover, approximately 11 pages
A walking and/or driving tour.
Price: $1.00
Currents: Henderson's River Book
by Gail King and Susan Thurman
History, published 1991, softcover, 64 pages
Price: $8.50
Make check payable to Friends of the Library
Gifts in Season
by Jean Trigg
Illustrations by E. Carol Gaines
Poetry, softcover, 99 pages
Price: $5.00
Looking Back: A Chronicle of Kentuckians
by Donald L. Hazelwood
History published 2001 (revised), hardcover, 704 pages, also includes GI's Diary of Korea
Price: $50.00
"This chronicle deals with the succession of crime in Kentucky before and following
statehood." - from introduction
R.F.D. Henderson, Kentucky
by Jean W. Trigg, illustrated by Emily W. Wolfson
Poetry, published 1983, softcover, 27 pages
Price: $3.00
Uncle Doc's Diary: The daily journal of Dr. Thomas Clayton McCarty, Spottsville, Henderson County, Kentucky: 1 January 1871 - 29 November 1915
by Janis Edwards Knox
History, hardcover, 288+ pages
Price: $30.00
Tapes and Compact Discs
The Comedy of Bob Park
by Bob Park
Comedy and storytelling
1 compact disc
Price: $15.00
On the Front Porch with Bob Park
by Bob Park
Comedy and storytelling
1 compact disc
Price: $15.00
The Comedy of Bob Park: special 3 cassette collection
by Bob Park
Includes the tapes: Every Shut Eye Ain't Sleeping ... Every Goodbye Ain't Gone, Lost in the Woods, and When Elephants Fly.
3 cassette tapes
Price: $20.00
Around the Kitchen Table
Bluegrass music by Canoe Creek
Compact disc: $15.00
Cassette: $10.00
Kentucky Strings
Bluegrass music by various artists
Presented on the evening of August 8, 2002, at the Henderson Fine Arts Center, Henderson, Kentucky.
Compact disc: $15.00
Cassette: $10.00
Make check payable to Blugrass in the Park
Postcards of Henderson, Kentucky
Ellis Park
$0.50 each
Make check payable to the Henderson County Public Library
Framed postcards (frames may vary) - $10.00
Henderson County Public Library
$10.00 each
Make check payable to the Friends of the Library
Book Bag
Henderson County Public Library Book bags
$5.00
Choose between the colors green or blue. Make check payable to the Henderson County Public Library
