Western Branch Library Support Association - WBLSA

ALA election results are in!

Congratulations to 2026-2027 President-Elect Tamika Barnes, Associate Dean of Perimeter College Library Services at Georgia State University in Atlanta, and to all of our newly elected leaders. Thank you to all the great candidates who stood for election this year and all the members who voted.

Read the announcement: https://bit.ly/48y7RxM

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2026 Cotter Cup Storytelling Contest | Louisville Free Public Library Registration for the 2026 Cotter Cup closes March 20thIn 1913, renowned Louisville educator and poet Joseph S. Cotter, Sr. created a storytelling contest for kids at the Western Library that became known as the Cotter Cup. Today, the annual Cotter Cup Storytelling Contest—presented in partnership ...

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The Library Advisory Commission meeting will be held in-person at Western Library on Tuesday, March 17, at 4:30 p.m.

📚✨ In 1913, Louisville educator and poet Joseph S. Cotter Sr. created a storytelling contest for kids at the Western Library—what we now know as the Cotter Cup.

Today, the annual Cotter Cup Storytelling Contest—presented in partnership with the University of Louisville Writing Center— celebrates storytelling through poetry and is open to all Louisville students, grades K-12.

🏆 Prizes for 3 age groups: Elementary, Middle, & High School
📄 One original poem per student
📅 Submit online by March 20

Learn more at LFPL.org/cottercup

GET READY!!! IT'S COTTER CUP TIME!!!

2026 Cotter Cup Storytelling Contest | Louisville Free Public Library Registration for the 2026 Cotter Cup closes March 20thIn 1913, renowned Louisville educator and poet Joseph S. Cotter, Sr. created a storytelling contest for kids at the Western Library that became known as the Cotter Cup. Today, the annual Cotter Cup Storytelling Contest—presented in partnership ...