Community Calendar

The Author Spotlight is an excellent opportunity to meet regional authors in a casual atmosphere. Authors will be available to chat with you or purchase & sign their works

Authors included in this event:

Mark Bryant 

Author of White Coat, Dark Secrets a tense legal thriller that follows Clark Preston, a lawyer who becomes embroiled in a complex and chilling case after discovering a series of dark secrets hidden within the medical profession. The story centers around a respected pathologist working at a prestigious hospital, whose professional reputation grants him credibility, making it nearly impossible for his sinister activities to be uncovered.

 Mark Bryant is a Paducah native whose career has been built on courtroom experience and real cases that have impacted families across our region. He served 16 years as Commonwealth’s Attorney for McCracken County and later founded Bryant Law Center, representing clients in Western Kentucky and across the country. His debut novel, White Coat, Dark Secrets, is a legal thriller inspired by the kinds of cases he has seen throughout his career. He writes at the intersection of law and human experience, where justice and storytelling meet.

Bill Jones

Local author and former banker Bill Jones brings local history to life in his new book, Seven Visions, One Legacy. Drawing from his own years as President and CEO of Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Jones traces the lives and leadership of the seven men who guided the bank across more than a century of service to the community. What began as the discovery of six forgotten oil portraits in a basement soon became a heartfelt journey to reconnect each former president’s story with descendants and present-day readers. The result is a richly personal look at leadership, family legacy, and the role one institution played in shaping generations throughout Paducah and Western Kentucky.

Bill Jones spent more than forty years in banking and business leadership, including serving as President and CEO of Citizens Bank & Trust Company, where he became part of the very story he now tells. His career later included senior executive leadership with U.S. Bank, but his roots have always remained deeply tied to Paducah and Western Kentucky. A longtime civic and community leader, Jones has served on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards throughout Kentucky. Seven Visions, One Legacy, his first published book, combines his love of local history, leadership, and preserving the stories that might otherwise be forgotten.

All programs are free & open to the public 

If you want to hoot and holler about your literary opinion, join us on August 14th!

Are you feeling passionate about a book you despised? What about a book you loved? What about a controversial genre, or author? The movie was better than the book? Do you miss making powerpoints? Do you want to argue? Do you want to argue AND have junk food? Come to BOOK RANT! Powerpoints, poster boards, and passionate speeches are ENCOURAGED. Present your case, let the arguments commence, bring your laptop, your phone, a flash drive, or a file to send if you’re making a presentation, so that we can put it on the big screen! If you want to bring poster boards, do that instead! We will have junk food to fuel our cases, and you might leave with a new frenemy!

It's Reading Night at the McCracken County Humane Society! Come out and read to a furry friend, and maybe even take one home! We'll be there from 4:00 - 6:00PM. Don't miss out!

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, August 17 at 6pm in the bell hooks Legacy Room at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

This month, the group will continue their discussion of Salvation with Chapter 5: moving beyond shame.

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.

Discussions will continue with additional books or chapters on the third Monday of each month.

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

Dark Reads Book Discussion Group will next meet 5:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at Hopkinsville-Christian Co. Public Library, 1101 Bethel St.

This month’s selection is “Itch,” by Gemma Amor.

A limited number of copies are available for check out at the HCCPL Front Desk. For ages 18 and older.

Dark Reads Book Discussion Group is dedicated to reading thriller, mystery, horror and true crime genres.

Bring a book or check one out, settle into our cozy chairs, and enjoy some quiet, quality reading time with fellow book lovers!

There are no assigned readings or pressured discussions. Drop in anytime between 5:30 and 7:00 and enjoy quiet reading. At 7:00, we will gather for an enjoyable discussion where everyone shares what they are reading with others. Or, if you like, you can keep on reading. (Our discussion will run 7:00-7:30 PM)

It’s the perfect excuse to get some reading done and a great opportunity to share book recommendations and meet new people!

CCPL’s Silent Book Club will be hosted monthly on the Fourth Tuesday Evening at the Calloway County Public Library.

Silent Book Club (SBC) is a global community of readers and introverts with 300 chapters worldwide.

For more information or questions, please email contactccpl@callowaycountylibrary.org.

“Neighbors Gwen, Aimee, and Lisa share more than playdates and coffee mornings on their tranquil street in East Bethesda. They confide their deepest secrets, navigate the challenges of motherhood together, and provide a support system that seems unbreakable.

But when Gwen’s husband is found murdered after one of their weekly Friday night dinners, the peaceful quiet of their cul-de-sac shatters. The seemingly idyllic world of the three close-knit mom friends becomes a web of deception, betrayal, and revenge.”

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This month we are reading “You Deserve to Know,” by Aggie Blum Thompson for Books at the Bar. We will next meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at Hopkinsville Brewing Co., 102 E. Fifth St.

A limited number of copies of the book are available for check out at the HCCPL Front Desk.

Books at the Bar is a casual book discussion group for readers ages 18 and older. Didn’t finish the book? No problem. Didn’t like the book? You probably aren’t the only one! Want to share your big feelings about a different book? We are all ears.

The Friends of the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library invites you to The Gatsby Gala at The Showbox. Wear roaring '20's attire, listen to live jazz, see vintage cars, win prizes at trivia, and watch the 2013 movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

Tickets are $60 a piece and include a drink of your choice. All proceeds directly benefit the library.

Tickets are available at theshowbox.net under the August 28th showtimes.
https://www.theshowbox.net/?date=2026-08-28