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The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia

This documentary tells the story of pack horse librarians.

Aired 05/02/2022

The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia

The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia

Episode 1 | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions

This documentary tells the story of pack horse librarians.

This documentary tells the story of pack horse librarians - women hired by the Franklin Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression to travel on horseback to deliver library books and magazines to people in Eastern Kentucky, braving creeks, mountains and inclement weather along the way. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Carolyn Tassie Memorial Fund.

Aired 05/02/2022

The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia is a local public television program presented by KET

The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia

The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia

Episode 1 | 26m 40sVideo has Closed Captions

This documentary tells the story of pack horse librarians - women hired by the Franklin Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression to travel on horseback to deliver library books and magazines to people in Eastern Kentucky, braving creeks, mountains and inclement weather along the way. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Carolyn Tassie Memorial Fund.

Aired 05/02/2022

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The Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia is a local public television program presented by KET

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