Louisville Free Public Library
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $84K | $617K | $101K | $92K | $411K | $400K | $393K | $423K | $446K | $452K | $734K | $280K | $277K | $270K | $255K | $192K | $172K | $151K | $210K | $211K | $260K | $248K | $74K | $297K | $246K | $227K | $137K | $470K |
| Average discount rate | 87% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 74% | 79% | 77% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 67% | 67% | 69% | 67% | 79% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 5,622 | 5,622 | 5,765 | 5,765 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 5,622 | 5,622 | 5,765 | 5,765 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $10K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $308K | $222K | $197K | $191K | $196K | $159K | $96K | $88K | $173K | $173K | $236K | $37K | $74K | $256K | $246K | $176K | $118K | $130K |
| Internal Connections | — | $505K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $337K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $309K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $53K | $69K | $69K | $70K | $391K | $382K | $393K | $396K | $413K | $413K | $59K | $59K | $80K | $80K | $59K | $33K | $76K | $62K | $38K | $38K | $24K | $210K | — | $41K | — | $51K | $19K | $31K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $31K | $43K | $32K | $23K | $21K | $18K | — | $27K | $27K | $29K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Air Branch Library | $25K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Crescent Hill Branch Library | $9K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Fairdale Branch Library | $9K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Fern Creek Branch Library | $25K | $3K | — | — | — | — | $19K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Highlands Shelby Park Branch Library | $10K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Iroquois Branch Library | $10K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Jeffersontown Library | $9K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Library Computer Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Main Library | $16K | $115K | $12K | $11K | $87K | $87K | $87K | $86K | $87K | $87K |
| Middletown Branch Library | $9K | $34K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Newburg Branch Library | $10K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Northeast Regional Library | $18K | $43K | $10K | $9K | $21K | $21K | $21K | $20K | — | — |
| Okolona Branch Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K |
| Parkland Branch Library | $24K | $30K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Portland Branch Library | $10K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Shawnee Branch Library | $25K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Shively/Newman Branch Library | $9K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $20K | $20K |
| South Central Regional Library | $13K | $40K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | — |
| Southwest Regional Library | $11K | $40K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| St. Matthews/Eline Branch Library | $26K | $33K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Western Branch Library | $10K | $31K | $8K | $8K | $20K | $20K | $21K | $20K | $21K | $22K |
| Westport Community Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20K | $21K | $22K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Air Branch Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Crescent Hill Branch Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Fairdale Branch Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Fern Creek Branch Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Highlands Shelby Park Branch Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Iroquois Branch Library | Louisville | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Jeffersontown Library | Louisville | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Library Computer Center | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Main Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Middletown Branch Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Newburg Branch Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Northeast Regional Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Okolona Branch Library | Louisville | 50% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Parkland Branch Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Portland Branch Library | Louisville | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Shawnee Branch Library | Louisville | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Shively/Newman Branch Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| South Central Regional Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Southwest Regional Library | Louisville | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| St. Matthews/Eline Branch Library | Louisville | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Western Branch Library | Louisville | 85% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Westport Community Library | Louisville | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | $42K | $56K | $56K | $56K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $308K | $206K | $197K | $191K | $196K | $159K | $172K | $151K | $210K | $211K | $259K | $236K | $73K | $255K | $245K | $174K | $118K | $130K |
| AT&T Corp. | $11K | $13K | $13K | $14K | $391K | $382K | $393K | $396K | $419K | $423K | $71K | $75K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Volta Inc. | $31K | $525K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boice Enterprises, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $339K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $80K | $80K | $59K | $33K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fishel Technologies, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $218K |
| Trace3, LLC | — | $23K | $32K | $23K | $21K | $18K | — | $27K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Research Associates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $41K | — | $51K | $19K | $31K |
| Data Strategy, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $27K | $29K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| XLConnect Solutions, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $54K |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.