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Corbin Library holding book signing for local author

The Corbin Public Library will hold a book signing for local author Patricia Estep O’Neal Friday night. O’Neal’s book, “Wait ‘Till You Hear This One,” is a series of humorous essays in which O’Neal describes her family and childhood in the hills of Appalachia. The book includes...

Corbin, Whitley Library boards hammer out contract

Members of the Corbin and Whitley Library Boards of Directors met in joint session Tuesday to work out a tax revenue sharing agreement. After several back-and-forth contract proposals, members of the Corbin and Whitley County Library boards came together Tuesday night to hammer...

Corbin Public Library ‘Run for Literacy’ 5K set for Saturday

The Corbin Public Library is hosting its “Run for Literacy” 5K at 8 a.m. Saturday. The annual event will start and end in front of the library on Laurel Ave. Registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. The cost is $25. Diane Mitchell with the Friends of the Corbin Public Library said...

Tax funding may soon be restored to Corbin Public Library

The Corbin Public Library may soon see the return of its portion of the Whitley County Library Tax revenue. At the regular monthly meeting of Whitley County Public Library Thursday, the library board took the proposed contract detailing the division of the tax revenue between the...

Corbin Public Library approves contract with Whitley Co. Public Library

After reviewing it with its attorney, the Corbin Public Library Board approved a contract Friday night with the Whitley County Public Library Board detailing the division of county library tax revenue between the two entities. Under the original one-page agreement drafted in...

Corbin Public Library hosting annual ‘Fancy Nancy Tea Party’

The Corbin Public Library is hosting its annual “Fancy Nancy Tea Party” Saturday. The event will feature story time with special guest children’s author, Tonya Moreland. Circulation Clerk Cassandra Estep said Moreland has written two books, “When Am I Beautiful, and “Who Will I...

Contract in the works between Whitley County Public Library, Corbin Public Library

After meeting Friday, the Whitley County Public Library Board agreed to continue withholding disbursements of county library tax funds to the Corbin Public Library Board of Trustees pending the signing of a formal contract. In light of a series of allegations by Corbin Library...

Corbin library board addresses allegations

In light of recent allegations made by Corbin Public Library employees the Corbin Library Board of Trustees held a special called meeting Saturday during which the allegations were addressed. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

Corbin Public Library Board meeting hits legal snag; records missing

The Corbin Public Library Board of Trustees was scheduled to meet Saturday in response to a series of accusations by library staff but the meeting could not take place because proper public notice had not been given. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Extra Content: Corbin Library staff alleges mismanagement, violation of open meetings laws by Corbin Library Board

Entire complaint can be viewed at the end of this story. In light of a series of allegations by the interim director and staff at the Corbin Public Library, the Whitley County Library Board has temporarily suspended sending funds from the Whitley County Library Tax collection to...