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The Louisville Main Library is sited at Fourth and York streets, south of Broadway, adjacent to downtown Louisville. In 1969, a $4 million north building was added to the classicizing Carnegie structure. This provided an additional 110,000 square feet (10,000 m 2) of floor space, compared to the 42,000 sq ft (3,900 m 2) in the original building.
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 ]
The William F. Ekstrom Library is the main branch of the University of Louisville Libraries system. Located on the university's Belknap Campus in Louisville, Kentucky , Ekstrom Library contains collections in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Two Louisville Free Public Library branches are among the prettiest in the South and even the world, according to these two magazines. The Main Library, 301 York St., was recognized as one of ...
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 Louisville Public Library plans to break ground on its 10,000-square-foot facility this spring at Metzger Park at 1420 S. Nickel Plate Ave. Reach Canton Repository staff writer Kelli Weir at ...
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 a historic site in that name, it is a branch of the Louisville Free Public Library system.
The Louisville Public Library was founded in 1935 as part of the former Louisville Middle School, at first operating only within school hours and closed during the summer. After the library's collection outgrew the middle school space and a former home, the library moved to its building at 700 Lincoln Avenue in 1969.