Café LOUIE: Connect with Your Elected Officials
Café LOUIE is a free, informal event where community members can meet with their state and local elected officials to discuss important issues. All Metro and state elected officials are invited to participate, giving constituents an opportunity to ask questions, share concerns, and engage in meaningful conversations. Anyone is welcome to attend as a guest to meet officials and join the discussion.
How Café LOUIE Works
- Grab a cup of Heine Brothers coffee when you arrive.
- Write down your question(s) on a provided notecard.
- A trained facilitator will guide the discussion, ensuring officials have a chance to respond.
- Meetings start at 9:00 a.m. and are held at Louisville Free Public Library locations.
More Than a Meeting
After Café LOUIE, stick around to:
✅ Explore additional library programming at select branches.
✅ Register to vote with the League of Women Voters.
✅ Sign up as a Friend of the Library and support your community.
✅ Browse the library and check out a great book!
Why it Matters
Libraries are community hubs, and Café LOUIE strengthens their role as a place for civic engagement. By fostering open dialogue between elected officials and the people they serve, Café LOUIE promotes the exchange of ideas, strengthens community bonds, and highlights the importance of libraries as gathering places.
2026 Café LOUIE Schedule
Events occur Saturdays from 9–10 a.m.
JANUARY 10
Middletown Library
12556 Shelbyville Rd.
Fairdale Library
10620 W. Manslick Rd.
JANUARY 17
Crescent Hill Library
2762 Frankfort Ave.
Fern Creek
Fern Creek Community Assc. & Chamber of Commerce
6104 Bardstown Rd.
JANUARY 24
Highlands-Shelby
Park Library
1250 Bardstown Rd., Ste. 4
South Central
Regional Library
7300 Jefferson Blvd.
JANUARY 31
Iroquois Library
601 W. Woodlawn Ave.
Western Library
604 S. 10th.
FEBRUARY 7
Southwest Regional Library
9725 Dixie Hwy.
Parkland Library
2743 Virginia Ave.
FEBRUARY 21
St. Matthews Library
3940 Grandview Ave.
Shawnee Library
3912 W. Broadway
FEBRUARY 28
Main Library
LOCATION TBD
Jeffersontown Library
10635 Watterson Tr.
MARCH 7
Bon Air Library
2816 Del Rio Pl.
Northeast Regional Library
15 Bellevoir Cir.
MARCH 14
Newburg Library
4800 Exeter Ave.
Shively Library
3920 Dixie Hwy.
MARCH 21
Portland Library
3305 Northwestern Pkwy.
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