BUILDING COMMUNITY
ONE LIBRARY | ONE LOUISVILLE
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS: 3,152 SQ FT ADDITION | ADDITION OF MAKERSPACE | ADDITION OF ELEVATOR
Once the site of an original Carnegie library located at 28th Street and Virginia Avenue, the Parkland neighborhood has not had an open library since the late 1980s due to severe cuts in public funding.
One of the oldest neighborhoods in Louisville, Parkland is a tight-knit community that perseveres. The once-thriving community has faced significant challenges, from urban renewal efforts in the 1940s and 1950s to the civil unrest in the late 1960s. Forty years later, the time for Parkland’s renaissance has come.
A renovated and reopened Parkland Library will anchor the renewal of the neighborhood and join the Dare to Care Community Kitchen, UofL Health Urgent Care Plus, Goodwill Opportunity Campus, Parkland Plaza and other recent investments in this historic district. Parkland Library will be fully accessible and will return a full array of services to the nearly 5,000 residents of the Parkland neighborhood. Amenities will include library books and materials, computers and printing services, a makerspace, and more.
Once the site of an original Carnegie library located at 28th Street and Virginia Avenue, the Parkland neighborhood has not had an open library since the late 1980s due to severe cuts in public funding.
One of the oldest neighborhoods in Louisville, Parkland is a tight-knit community that perseveres. The once-thriving community has faced significant challenges, from urban renewal efforts in the 1940s and 1950s to the civil unrest in the late 1960s. Forty years later, the time for Parkland’s renaissance has come.
A renovated and reopened Parkland Library will anchor the renewal of the neighborhood and join the Dare to Care Community Kitchen, UofL Health Urgent Care Plus, Goodwill Opportunity Campus, Parkland Plaza and other recent investments in this historic district. Once reopened, Parkland Library will be fully accessible and will return a full array of services to the nearly 5,000 residents of the Parkland neighborhood. Amenities will include library books and materials, computers and printing services, a makerspace, and more.
PUBLIC FUNDING SECURED = $XXXX
TOTAL PROJECT COST = $4.7 MILLION
PARKLAND BY THE NUMBERS
SERVICE AREA
21,289 Households – 2 mile radius
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
$34,583
TRANSPORTATION ACCESS
28% of area homes do not own a car
KINDERGARTEN-READY PRESCHOOLERS
56% are not kindergarten ready
SERVICE AREA
21,289 Households – 2 mile radius
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
$34,583
TRANSPORTATION ACCESS
28% of area homes do not own a car
KINDERGARTEN-READY PRESCHOOLERS
56% are not kindergarten ready
PARKLAND PROJECTED TOTAL PATRONS
SERVED ANNUALLY AFTER COMPLETION:
20,000
DOOR COUNT
35,000 visits
CIRCULATION
20,000 items
PROGRAM ATTENDANCE
3,000
COMPUTER SESSIONS
10,000 sessions
DOOR COUNT
35,000 visits
CIRCULATION
20,000 items
PROGRAM ATTENDANCE
3,000
COMPUTER SESSIONS
10,000 sessions
PARKLAND UPDATES
PARKLAND GROUNDBREAKING
With shovels in hand, Mayor Greg Fischer, Library Director Lee Burchfield, District 5 Councilwoman Donna Purvis, representatives from the Library Foundation, Ron Jones, Rep. Attica Scott, and members of the community officially broke ground on September 29, 2022 on the much-anticipated expansion of the Parkland Library.
THE TIME IS NOW
While this pivotal moment for Louisville is driven by an unprecedented influx of state and public dollars, we are not done yet. Help make this historical branch more accessible to all!