Fairdale Branch
10616 W. Manslick Rd.
Louisville, Kentucky 40118
(502) 375-2051
Hours
- Mon., Wed. Thurs., 12 - 8
- Wed. 10 - 8
- Fri., Sat. 10 - 5
- Sunday Closed
Directions
From Snyder Freeway - Take the New Cut exit and turn toward Fairdale. If you get to the Outer Loop, you have gone the wrong way. Go 1.4 miles and you will see the Jeff. County Charlie District Police station and Recycling Center on the right. Turn between the two. The Playtorium is the beige building on the left before you get to the elementary school.
From I-65 - You can take the Fairdale/Okolona exit and turn right toward Fairdale. Go about 5 miles until you see Wendy's on the right. Turn left at that corner. This is also New Cut Road. Go 1.8 miles and turn between the police station and recycling center. If you get to Dairy Queen you have gone too far.
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History
After a local petition drive, the original Fairdale branch of the Louisville Free Public Library opened in July 1974. The branch served the community for six years out of a second floor room at Fairdale High School. However, due to budget reductions, the Fairdale Branch closed its doors in August of 1980 along with three other locations. Determined to keep a library in the community, local volunteers maintained a small lending library that mainly consisted of donated materials. The volunteer library was housed in the Fairdale Memorial Playtorium.
Renewed hope for a permanent branch library began to materialize with the construction of a new library facility in the mid 1980s. However, due to budgetary shortfalls, the branch never opened and the building subsequently became the headquarters for the Jefferson County Police Department Charlie District. As in difficult times before, the volunteer group continued to provide a much needed service to the community of Fairdale.
After a long wait the community of Fairdale finally received a permanent library branch with the grand opening on May 11, 1998 in the Fairdale Memorial Playtorium. The opening of the Fairdale branch was the capstone project in the Library's five-year plan for service expansion. The branch opening represents the culmination of the efforts of all those individuals involved in the endeavor and it is truly something in which the whole community can have pride.
