2009 Kentucky Book Fair Grant Awarded to the Louisville Free Public Library Foundation

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2009 Grants from the
Kentucky Book Fair

Seven public and school libraries have been awarded grants from proceeds of the 2009 Kentucky Book Fair. This nonprofit organization was founded to coordinate the annual Kentucky Book Fair with proceeds supporting Kentucky’s libraries.

Since the inception of the Kentucky Book Fair in 1981, over $300,000 has been awarded to Kentucky libraries. Our 29 year history shows that each year approximately 150 authors attend to autograph copies of their latest books, and as many as 5,000 patrons attend.

The following seven libraries were approved for grants totaling $7,500:

• $1,500 to the Academy @ Shawnee in Louisville to increase student literacy skills.
• $1,500 to Caldwell County High School in Princeton for contemporary biographies and social sciences books.
• $500 to Fairdale Elementary School in Jefferson County to enhance the collection of books on countries and cultures.
• $1,000 to Jamestown Elementary School in Russell County to purchase high interest books for reluctant readers.
• $1,500 to Lee County Public Library in Beattyville to aid in the recovery from a disastrous water main break.
• $750 to Mayfield Middle School in Graves County to add to the biography collection.
• $750 to Newport Junior High School in Campbell County to expand the number of social science books.

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