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Community Gifts: Louisville Free Public Library

By Carrie Vittitoe Public libraries have long been a gift to local communities, but the Louisville Free Public Library is adapting that gift to improve how people read, learn, interact with technology, and engage with others. One of the ways it is doing this is through the creation of three new 40,000-square-foot regional branches to help fulfill its mission of bringing 90 percent of the local population to within five miles of a library.Individual branches have also been renovated or built, including a free-standing branch in Newburg and renovated space in Shawnee. “Neighborhood branches reflect [...]

Community Gifts: Louisville Metro Police Foundation

By Carrie Vittitoe The 2005 death of Rebecca Grignon-Reker's husband, Officer Peter Grignon, started the Louisville Metro Police Foundation. She is shown here with memorabilia from his service. Photos by Melissa Donald Safety and security are gifts we prize in our city, but we don’t often consider the cost of these gifts to the men and women who help provide them. The 2005 death of Officer Peter Grignon spurred the creation of the Louisville Metro Police Foundation (LMPF), which works to ensure that the first responders who provide help to the community get the resources [...]