2025
- Mayor Greenberg announces Louisville Free Public Library’s new Reentry Resource Fair
- Mayor Greenberg announces that the Louisville Free Public Library will offer more than 100 FREE programs for youth during spring break
- Mayor Greenberg announces Shawnee Library Now Has Nori Machine, Offering Nutritious Food Options for Patrons
- Louisville Free Public Library Director to Retire After 28 Years of Service
- Mayor Greenberg and community leaders reopen historic Parkland Library nearly 40 years after closure
- Louisville Free Public Library again partners with Scripps National Spelling Bee to host regional competition
- 2nd Annual Teen College & Career Fair Returns to the Main Library this Saturday
- Ripple Effects Photo Contest returns with kickoff event on January 26 for families in Kentuckiana
2024
- Top 10 things to do this Winter Break for FREE at the Library
- LFPL’s Polar Express Pajama Party returns to the Southwest Regional Library
- Nutcracker Family Storytime with Louisville Ballet returns to seven library locations
- Family S.T.E.A.M. Day returns to the South Central Regional Library
- Louisville Free Public Library's Author Series continues this fall
- Southwest Regional Library turns 10!
- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist discusses The Death of Public School
- Join rescue horse Hank for the Library’s Preschool Reading Roundup
- The Birth of the American Research University with author Michael T. Benson
- “Once Upon An Orchestra” returns to Louisville libraries, providing free musical storytelling performances for families
- Author Brittany Thurman to visit three Louisville Free Public Library locations this month
- Celebrate another successful Summer Reading Program all this week at the Library
- Western Library Block Party is going back to the 80s!
- The Greatest Day of Play returns next Saturday, June 29
- Louisville Free Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program off to a hot start!
- Ripple Effects Student Photo Contest partners offer free photo workshops at local parks in May
- 11th annual How-To Festival returns to the Main Library
- Library Advisory Commission calls Special Meeting
- COLLIDER Arts Day celebrates seven years of LFPL’s Artist-in-Residence program
- Louisville Free Public Library hosting regional competition of Scripps National Spelling Bee
- Derby City Wrestling teams up with Louisville Free Public Library to bring first of its kind children’s literacy event to the Southwest Regional Library
- Louisville Free Public Library’s 2024 Authors Series features bestsellers, NPR alums, a debut author… and Barbie!
- Louisville Free Public Library now accepting student submissions for annual Cotter Cup poetry writing contest
- The Louisville Free Public Library celebrates Black History Month with programs throughout February
2023
- Louisville Free Public Library again exceeds one million digital checkouts; releases most read titles of 2023
- Louisville Free Public Library unveils new Children's Bookmobile
- Louisville Free Public Library partners with Scripps National Spelling Bee to host regional competition
- Nutcracker Family Storytimes with Louisville Ballet return to the Library this month!
- New Library series celebrates history and culture of Louisville’s immigrant and refugee communities
- Family S.T.E.A.M. Day returns to the South Central Regional Library
- Library Author Series welcomes award-winning author and violinist Natalie Hodges
- Louisville Free Public Library to offer special programs and activities for youth while school is out
- There’s still time to read and win with the Library’s annual Summer Reading Program!
- The Greatest Day of Play returns June 24 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Northeast Regional Library
- Urban Libraries Council recognizes Louisville Free Public Library with 2023 Innovation Award for Mobile Newsrooms in Libraries partnership with the Courier Journal
- Northeast Regional Library receives prestigious national architecture award
- The Louisville Free Public Library is offering more than 100 FREE programs for youth during spring break
- Library and Library Foundation welcome renowned sociologist Eric Klinenberg, Mayor Craig Greenberg, and UofL professor Nat Irvin for a community conversation about social infrastructure and the future of Louisville
- LFPL partners with Mental Health Lou to offer Mind-Body Wellness series at six library locations
- Louisville author and Humanity Archive podcaster Jermaine Fowler launches new book at the Main Library
- Louisville Free Public Library Bringing “Forever” Books To Book Deserts
- The Louisville Free Public Library celebrates Black History Month with programs throughout February
- Louisville Water mascot Tapper makes a splash at the South Central Regional Library
2022
- Louisville Free Public Library exceeds 1 million digital checkouts, releases list of most read titles in 2022
- Mayor announces plans for “massive transformation” of the downtown Main Library
- Fern Creek moves another step closer towards a new library
- All aboard for the Polar Express Pajama Party at the Southwest Regional Library
- Nutcracker Family Storytimes with Louisville Ballet return to the Library in November and December
- Library’s annual Teen AnimeCon features Asian cultural experiences, cosplay contest, and more!
- Leading neurologist and aging expert, former U.S. Ambassador close out Louisville Free Public Library’s fall author series
- Middletown Library receives 2022 AIA Kentucky Merit Award
- Mayor Fischer and community leaders break ground on historic Parkland Library restoration project
- Mayor joins library and other community leaders to break ground on Portland Library renovation and expansion project
- A 'busy' time awaits at the Librarytown Preschool Party
- Louisville Free Public Library now offers online tutoring service for students, free with a library card
- Library’s Author Series hosts two bestselling authors in June
- Louisville Free Public Library’s Summer Reading Program starts today at all library locations!
- Student photo contest returns on Earth Day to encourage youth to document water in Kentuckiana
- 9th annual How-To Festival returns to the Main Library
- Library Author Series hosts two award-winning Kentucky authors, in conversation
- The Louisville Free Public Library is offering more than 100 free programs for youth during spring break
- Main Library to host Dragons Love Preschool Parties with children’s entertainer Jim Gill & Princesses of Louisville
- The Louisville Free Public Library celebrates Black History Month with programs throughout February