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Library storytimes in Louisville, by day and branch.

We read the event calendar of Louisville Free Public Library and found 34 storytimes that repeat every week at 14 branches: ten baby, nine toddler, eight preschool and seven family or mixed-age. Each one links to its event page on the library’s calendar.

The quick answersChecked
Baby storytime?Baby Storytime at South Central Regional, Mondays at 10 a.m. Plus 9 more.10 a weekToddler storytime?Toddler Story Time at Northeast Regional, Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Plus 8 more.9 a weekPreschool storytime?Preschool Story Times at Northeast Regional, Tuesdays at 11 a.m. Plus 7 more.8 a week

Last checked · 34 weekly storytimes · Every listing links to its official page. How we choose

Every week

Storytimes in Louisville, by day

Weekly storytimes from Louisville Free Public Library, earliest first. Holiday weeks can change the schedule, so tap through to the event page before you go.

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Storytimes by branch

Every branch with a weekly storytime, so you can find the one closest to home.

BranchStorytimesWhenLink
South Central Regional3 a weekMon 10 a.m. Baby Storytime · Wed 10:30 a.m. Toddler Storytime · Wed 11:30 a.m. Preschool StorytimeEvent page ↗
Iroquois4 a weekMon 10:15 a.m. Baby Storytime · Mon 11:15 a.m. Baby Storytime · Wed 10:15 a.m. Preschool Storytime · Wed 11:15 a.m. Toddler StorytimeEvent page ↗
Parkland1 a weekMon 10:30 a.m. Family StorytimeEvent page ↗
Bon Air2 a weekMon 6 p.m. Combined Storytime · Thu 9:30 a.m. Baby / Toddler StorytimeEvent page ↗
Western1 a weekMon 6 p.m. Family StorytimeEvent page ↗
Northeast Regional4 a weekTue 10 a.m. Toddler Story Time · Tue 11 a.m. Preschool Story Times · Wed 9:30 a.m. Baby Lap Sit Story Time · Wed 10:30 a.m. Young Toddler Story TimeEvent page ↗
Fairdale2 a weekWed 9:30 a.m. Baby Lapsit Storytime · Wed 10:30 a.m. Family StorytimeEvent page ↗
Middletown3 a weekWed 9:30 a.m. Baby Story Time · Thu 9:30 a.m. Toddler Story Time · Thu 10:30 a.m. Preschool Story TimeEvent page ↗
Southwest Regional3 a weekWed 9:30 a.m. Baby Storytime · Wed 10 a.m. Toddler Storytime · Wed 11 a.m. Preschool StorytimeEvent page ↗
Crescent Hill3 a weekWed 10 a.m. Baby Storytime · Wed 10:45 a.m. Toddler Storytime · Wed 3 p.m. Preschool StorytimeEvent page ↗
Portland1 a weekWed 10 a.m. StorytimeEvent page ↗
St. Matthews4 a weekWed 10:15 a.m. Baby Storytime · Wed 11:15 a.m. Toddler Storytime · Thu 10:15 a.m. Preschool Storytime · Thu 11:15 a.m. Family StorytimeEvent page ↗
Jeffersontown2 a weekThu 10 a.m. Toddler Storytime · Thu 11 a.m. Preschool StorytimeEvent page ↗
Newburg1 a weekThu 6:30 p.m. Family StorytimeEvent page ↗

Library calendars: Louisville Free Public Library ↗

Before you go

Three things that make storytime easier

AgesPick the right ageBaby storytimes are slower, with songs and lap rhymes. Toddler and preschool times add movement and longer books.
TimingArrive ten minutes earlyRooms can fill on busy mornings, and a few minutes to settle in helps little ones join in.
Sign upLook for “Sign up”A few storytimes ask you to register on the library calendar. Those are marked on this page.

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Good questions

Storytime in Louisville: the FAQ

Baby Storytime (South Central Regional, Mondays at 10 a.m.); Baby Storytime (Iroquois, Mondays at 10:15 a.m.); Baby Storytime (Iroquois, Mondays at 11:15 a.m.); Baby Lapsit Storytime (Fairdale, Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.); Baby Story Time (Middletown, Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.), and 5 more below.

Toddler Story Time (Northeast Regional, Tuesdays at 10 a.m.); Toddler Storytime (Southwest Regional, Wednesdays at 10 a.m.); Young Toddler Story Time (Northeast Regional, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.); Toddler Storytime (South Central Regional, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.); Toddler Storytime (Crescent Hill, Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m.), and 4 more below.

Preschool Story Times (Northeast Regional, Tuesdays at 11 a.m.); Preschool Storytime (Iroquois, Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m.); Preschool Storytime (Southwest Regional, Wednesdays at 11 a.m.); Preschool Storytime (South Central Regional, Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.); Preschool Storytime (Crescent Hill, Wednesdays at 3 p.m.), and 3 more below.

Not on a weekly schedule right now. Every storytime we found is on a weekday; this week’s list has any one-off weekend story events.

None of these list registration on the library calendar. Check the event page before you go, since popular times can fill a room.

Each storytime comes from the library system’s own event calendar: the same storytime at the same branch, weekday and time on at least three dates in four weeks. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 20, 2026, and we recheck them every month, and the weekly list every Thursday. How we choose and check.

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