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It was mentioned briefly when discussing the Pack Horse Library program and the librarians' efforts to deliver books to remote areas of Kentucky, particularly the Appalachian Mountains, during the Great Depression.
The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky, they would stuff their saddlebags or pillowcase with books and strike out by horseback or mule to provide library service to the remote areas of the Kentucky mou...
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Episode: Weeding is Fundamental
It was mentioned briefly when discussing the Pack Horse Library program and the librarians' efforts to deliver books to remote areas of Kentucky, particularly the Appalachian Mountains, during the Great Depression.
The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky, they would stuff their saddlebags or pillowcase with books and strike out by horseback or mule to provide library service to the remote areas of the Kentucky mountains.
Jean Schmitzer, co-author, Down Cut Shin Creek, Path Horse Library of Eastern Kentucky.