Bon Air Branch
2816 Del Rio Place
Louisville, Kentucky 40220
(502) 574-1795
Recently renovated, the Bon Air Branch is the second-largest facility in the library system, holding over 100,000 volumes. Bon Air offers many important services, and boasts such amenities as an outdoor reading area and a public meeting room. (more...)
Hours
- Mon. - Thurs. 9 - 9
- Fri., Sat. 9 - 5
- Sunday 1 - 5
Directories
- City Directory Available
- Suburban Directory Available
- Crisscross Available
Directions
There are three general approaches to the Bon Air Branch, which is located at 2816 Del Rio Place. The three approaches are from: Bardstown Road at Goldsmith, Hikes Lane to Goldsmith Lane, and Taylorsville Road
If coming off Watterson Expressway - take the Bardstown Road south exit and get into the left lane quickly. Take the first left at the Quality Inn (formerly Holiday Inn) onto Goldsmith Lane. Follow Goldsmith approximately one mile until the street name changes to Del Rio Place. The Library is located one block on the left after this name change. (There are three blue and white international Library signs on the street pointing the way.)
Turning onto Goldsmith from Hikes lane - go north towards the Watterson Expressway, passing Seneca High School until you come to a stop sign (seven blocks). Turn right at the sign, onto Del Rio Place. The library is one block east on the left.
Turn onto Furman just across the east access ramp to the Watterson on Taylorsville Road. Go just one short block to Kings Highway and turn right. Go through two stop signs. Kings Highway ends and Radiance Road begins. Make the first right turn onto Herb Lane from Radiance Road. Follow Herb until it dead ends at Commander Drive and turn left. At the next corner you will find Del Rio Place; turn right. The library is located one short block down on the right.
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History
The Bon Air Branch opened in 1965 on land presented by the Bon Air Estates. It was LFPL's first new library building since the 1940's. The construction was made possible by the passage of an occupational tax. In 1992 - 1993, the building was renovated and doubled in size to 20,000 square feet. The Bon Air branch now contains around 100,000 items, many which were purchased by funds from a challenge grant provided by Alderman Barbara Gregg and the local community. In 1995, Alderman Gregg added a garden and outdoor reading area on the east side of the building. Besides reading benches, the garden contains two Barney Bright statues that were donated by the Meadow Heights Women's Club in 1965. The Bon Air branch is one of the largest and busiest branches in the city. It has a 200 person occupancy meeting room that is open to the public, and can be subdivided into two rooms. Materials available for check-out include adult and juvenile books, books on tape, videos and large print books. Services include computers with learning games for children, electronic databases, and Internet access. The branch offers story times for children as well as programs for adults. Please check our calendar for coming events.
