History of the
Fern Creek Library
Fern Creek has a history of library service dating back to 1937. Starting as a community-run library, with books donated from the Louisville Free Public Library and staffed by Fern Creek Woman’s Club members, Fern Creek officially joined the Louisville Free Public Library system in 1963. Fern Creek’s most recent library closed in June 2019 as part of several Louisville Metro Government budget reductions.
One of the fastest-growing parts of town, Fern Creek is a library desert. The citizens in the Fern Creek neighborhood are determined to bring the library back and have tirelessly advocated for their own library. With the completion of this project, the Fern Creek Library will have a freestanding building for the first time in its 86-year history.
Upon its projected reopening in 2026, Louisville Free Public Library estimates an annual 130,000 visits to the Fern Creek Library, making it a vibrant hub of learning, exploration, and community connections.
(Source: Louisville Free Public Library Foundation)
History of Friends of the Fern Creek Library
Improving access to books and educational programs at the Fern Creek Library.
The Friends of the Fern Creek Library started not long after the Fern Creek Library joined the Louisville Free Public Library in 1963. (Fern Creek had a library in one place or another begining in 1937.)
The Friends of the Fern Creek Library has played an important role in supporting our community library through the years. The group has been very active in the effort to bring a new library back to Fern Creek since the branch was closed in 2019..
Help us gather the history of the Fern Creek Library! Do you have memories of coming to one of the various Fern Creek Library locations? Share your story and old photos with us today.
Thank you!
Friends of the
Fern Creek Library
Get involved with the Friends of the Fern Creek Library today to help us support the new Fern Creek Library that will open in spring 2026.
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