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The Louisville Free Public Library's Western Branch or Western Library is a public library in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a Carnegie library and is the first public library built for African Americans staffed entirely by African Americans. [2] [note 1] Previously known as Louisville Free Public Library, Western Colored Branch, and registered as ...
National Library Week (April 7-13) serves as a poignant reminder of the indispensable role libraries play in our communities. This year's theme, "Ready, Set, Library!"
The library’s current main building at 700 Lincoln Ave., which was purchased and maintained by the library and Louisville City School District, will become the school district’s property once ...
For a second year, an alarming homicide rate, overdose rate and the pandemic have created a record workload for the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Kentucky provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Kentucky, where 23 public libraries were built from 15 grants (totaling $795,300) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at 4 institutions (totaling ...
The Louisville Free Public Library was created in 1902 by an act of the Kentucky State Legislature, and in 1904 it merged with the Polytechnic Society of Kentucky. Services began in 1905 when the Polytechnic Society's collection, held in the top floor of the Kaufman-Straus Building , was open to the public. [ 2 ]
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This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025