© 2024 WEKU

Lexington's Radio News Leader

Support WEKU!

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Interviews

Book Drive Tallies Thousands for Eastern Kentucky Schools

WEKU | By Stu Johnson

Published October 5, 2022 at 7:00 AM EDT

File Photo

The restoration of flood-damaged areas in eastern Kentucky includes what amounts to re-establishing school libraries. Central Kentucky- based International Book Project along with several partner groups and individuals conducted a successful book drive in September. Stu Johnson speaks with International Book Project Director Lisa Fryman.

Interviews

Stu Johnson

Stu has been reporting for WEKU for more than 35 years. His primary beat is Lexington/Fayette government.

See stories by Stu Johnson

Support nonprofit, fact-based public service journalism

WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.

Contribute now

Related Content

NPR News

Hindu nationalist music could be destructive ahead of Indian elections, critics warn

Diaa Hadid

H-Pop refers to the music and poetry of Hindu nationalism in India. And critics are warning of what they say is H-Pop's destructive power ahead of Indian elections expected this spring.
Google fires 28 workers who protested selling technology to Israel

Dara Kerr

Employees staged sit-ins at Google's offices this week demanding the company stop selling its technology to the Israeli government. Google then fired more than two dozen of these workers.
It's been an up and down week for Trump's DJT stock

Rafael Nam

Shares of the company behind Truth Social — under stock ticker DJT — have had quite a volatile ride since their debut last month. Here's a look at what's been going on.
Military justice is getting an overhaul. Victims say there's a long way to go

Steve Walsh | WHRO

Military justice is undergoing its biggest overhaul in a generation, as the services grapple with sexual assault. Victims say they have a long way to go.
'We Grown Now' imbues hope in a coming-of-age story in a Chicago housing project

Bob Mondello

A gently poetic coming-of-age story, We Grown Now chronicles an adolescent friendship in Chicago's Cabrini Green housing project in the early 1990s.

Load More