Libraries.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Madison County, Kentucky: Libraries
File — Box 144, Folder: 5-6
Identifier: Folders 5-6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains news releases, reports, brochures, flyers, small published and unpublished items, and other ephemeral materials documenting the history, events, customs and social lives of peoples in the Appalachian region of the United States.
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found within 1968-2000
Kentucky Rural Librarians Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: BCA 0309
Scope and Contents
Reading Local: Rural Public Librarians in Kentucky documents the work and expressive culture of rural librarians in Kentucky (primarily in Appalachian counties). The project was conducted in Summer 2024 by Berea College Folklorist Emily Hilliard with research assistance from Berea student Sreekuttan Palakkadan. The interviews focus on the role rural librarians serve as community resources, as well as how their workplaces—rural public libraries—are invaluable community hubs in remote rural...
Dates:
June and July 2024