Independence Branch of Kenton County Library Opens: Old Branch For Sale

Photo courtesy of local photographer Harry Kran-Annexstein of Cincinnati, Ohio. Check out more of Harry's beautiful frozen Cincinnati photos at Flickr.

After a few delays, the new William E. Durr library is open for business in Independence (it was originally scheduled to open in 2006). Meanwhile, the old branch of the library is for sale for a cool $1.3 million. The word is that no one is buying much of anything in Independence, as locals collectively hold their breath, waiting to see where the Kenton County jail will end up.

Kenton County judge Drees is giving Independence opponents of the new jail a couple more weeks to come up with their list of alternative sites for the jail. Are they just postponing the inevitable? Or do Independence residents really have a shot at getting the Covington jail site moved?

The new William E. Durr Library is located at 1992 Walton-Nicholson Road in Independence, KY. Phone: 859-962-4030

Question: Who are the people that bootleg proofread all of the books I check out from the Kenton County library? Why do you do it?

Things to do Today in Northern Kentucky:

1. Visit the new Kenton County library in Independence. Consider purchasing a commemorative plaque, ranging from $50 to $500. Proceeds benefit the Library Foundation.



2. E-mail the Northern Kentucky Convention Center and ask them why they don't have one event listed on their Web site's event calendar. Since most people like to plan ahead, a listing of events for At Least the next three months is a must-have for effective public relations. Six months would be better.



3. Yes, it's cold. And it snowed. That's no reason to miss the 2007 Mainstrasse Mardi Gras Grande Parade beginning tonight at 7:45 p.m. $15 tickets get you into the festival and all of the bars and more importantly, support the Covington Mainstrasse Association.