Community Calendar

Visit the region’s premier flea market, each Monday morning from March through December, at the Mayfield-Graves County Fairgrounds.

McCracken County Library is now offering the services of a Community Support Advocate;

What A Community Support Advocate does:

Provide resource navigation: Help connect you with community services such as food assistance, housing programs, healthcare, or transportation resources.

Assist with forms and applications: Help fill out applications for benefits, job programs, or other social services.

Connect to mental health supports: Offer information on local counseling, crisis lines, and mental health programs

Benefits:

Easy access to free, confidential help in a welcoming setting

Personalized guidance based on your specific needs

Help navigating housing, healthcare, and benefit systems

Support with forms, applications, and documentation

Empowerment to build confidence and self-advocacy skills

Ongoing follow-up to ensure continued progress

Learn How to Throw the Summer Bash Everyone Wants an Invite To! You'll learn easy, crowd-pleasing recipes for classic summer dishes, plus a sweet treat that will have everyone coming back for seconds. We'll cover simple, splash-worthy decorating tips to transform your space into the ultimate summertime hangout. Everything you need for a sizzling good time! Program presented by a guest speaker: Rafiel Banks-Nailing, owner of R.B.'s Unique Touch LLC. Space is limited. Registration opens April 27th.

All meetings begin at 6:00 PM unless otherwise noted here. Meetings are held in the Council Chamber on the first floor of the Hopkinsville Municipal Center at 715 South Virginia Street. Meetings are broadcast live on YouTube and by tuning to City TV on Spectrum Cable Channel 376.

The bell hooks Legacy Group and the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County continue to celebrate the life and work of Hopkinsville native bell hooks with a book discussion on Monday, May 18 at 6pm in the bell hooks Legacy Room at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

The bell hooks Book Club is an informal group who will come together in conversation of Hopkinsville native bell hooks and her extensive work. All are welcome to join the discussion.

Born Gloria Jean Watkins in Hopkinsville and writing under the pen name bell hooks, this remarkable woman published 40 books in her lifetime. The cultural critic, educator, and theorist is best known for her writings on feminism, race, and class, but she also wrote children’s books and books about love, spirituality, and healthy relationships.

This month, the group will continue Salvation with Chapter 2: we wear the mask. Discussions will continue with additional books or chapters on the third Monday of each month.

Writer, cultural critic, feminist icon, and Hopkinsville native bell hooks explores what causes a polarized society and how to heal divisions. This New York Times bestselling book offers the truth about love in an expansive context and gives inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in all our interactions. Copies of Salvation are available in The Vault by Planters Bank Museum Shop, online through our Shopify store, to check out from the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library, or from your favorite bookseller.

For more information, contact the Museums at 270-887-4270 or visit us in person at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

It's My Very Own offers "Bags of Love" to displaced children in our community. Join this group as they create handmade quilts to include in the "Bags of Love".

Engage your 3-5 year old in playful stories, songs, crafts, and snacks designed to prepare them for kindergarten. Sponsored by the McCracken County Extension Office.

Come to the library to find out about resources for housing, food, employment and wellbeing in our community. Community partners will be on site to offer help and talk about the services they offer. Resource fairs will be held each third Tuesday of the month from 4 to 6 pm in the 2nd floor Meeting Room.

This month we have Pizza from Pizza Inn while supplies last, and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Take a walk through the Library’s backyard and observe the critters, trees, and listen closely! Prizes for all ages will be available. One prize per participant.

Epic Hour is scheduled for 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays at Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library, 1101 Bethel St.
Epic Hour is one hour of free programming scheduled for school-age youth. Kids are divided into the following groups: Kids Club: Kindergarten-3rd grade; and Be*Tweens and Teens: 4-12th grades.

May 5th- Mother’s Day Crafts (All Ages)
May 12th- Obstacle Bee Course (Kids) Sun Print Kits (Tweens & Teens)
May 19th- Mario Kart Night (All Ages)
May 26th- Deal or No Deal (All Ages)