Events


2023 ANNUAL MEETING

Friends of Kentucky Libraries
Eleventh Annual Membership Meeting
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Warren County Public Library – Bob Kirby Branch
175 Iron Skillet Court
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42104

To register, click here!



Annual Meeting

Each November the Friends of Kentucky Libraries holds a meeting to which all FKL members are invited. Not only do we conduct the business of the Friends of Kentucky Libraries, but we also offer workshops on topics of interest to local Chapters and present our awards for Outstanding Friend of the Library and Outstanding Friends Chapter. Visit our Awards page for pictures of our winners and learn how to nominate an Outstanding Friend!

Legislative Meet & Greets

The Friends of Kentucky Libraries sponsor an award-winning event each fall that brings together the people who use Kentucky’s libraries and their state and local Legislators, so that no one is left out when it comes to advocating for Kentucky’s libraries and their users. View pictures and learn more.

Library Legislative Day

Each year we encourage our members and friends to participate in Library Legislative Day in Frankfort. The Kentucky Public Library Association provides information about proposed legislation having an impact on libraries, and library supporters visit their legislators to discuss the issues. Learn about the issues and impact of this important day.

Free Advertising for YOUR Local Book Sale!

We will promote ANY Kentucky public library book sale (periodic or ongoing) on our website and through our Facebook page. Our goal is to promote your efforts and make it easier for customers to find all of Kentucky public libraries’ book sales. Tell us about your sale!

Library book sales can be the stuff of dreams for both library supporters and book lovers. For book lovers, each sale offers an instant expansion of that collection of cookbooks, mystery novels, or gardening how-to’s for just a few dollars. Libraries might make a few thousand dollars from a successful book sale or create a highly anticipated event and a key fundraising moment. Find a book sale!

2019 KPLA presentation (2)
Wayne Onkst presenting the session on “Conducting a Successful Meet and Greet” at the Kentucky Public Library Conference in Lexington on March 28, 2019. (photo permission of Ruthie Maslin)