Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter. The WPA supported the project by providing work relief for local women and a few local men. Communities, individuals, and organizations such as county boards of education, civic clubs, and Kentucky PTAs funded materials, operating …

This is the talk page for ... Map of Kentucky showing identified areas with central Pack Horse Libraries. The Pack Horse Library Project was established in 1935 and ran until 1943. Education extension programs were occasion ally provided in the region, as were some outreach library programs. Around 1934, at age 22, she switched to the Pack Horse Library project. Before becoming a Pack Horse Librarian, Grace worked for the Works Progress Administration Sewing Project. Carriers in Hindman, KY.gif 500 × 368; 90 KB. Packhorse librarian reading to a man.gif 500 × 400; 105 KB. Talk:Pack Horse Library Project. The service was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA).

The Pack Horse Library Project was not the first outreach reading pro gram in eastern Kentucky. Pack horse librarian at a mountain school.gif 500 × 366; 94 KB. Packhorse librarian on a rough trail.gif 500 × 347; 114 KB.

I had to hire my horse. However, while it ran from 1935 to 1943 it was a Godsend to the thousands of people it served.

Jump to navigation Jump to search. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is about a young woman, Cussie Mary Carter, also named Bluet, who worked for the Pack Horse Library Project of Kentucky, delivering books and other reading materials to people up in the hills and mountains around Troublesome Creek in the 1930s.

"I got paid $28 a month and worked three days a week. The Pack Horse Library Project did not last long, and when it closed it left a large gap in many lives. Pack Horse Library Project (the United States) Not super happy with my map, so I'm moving it here. This study examines the Pack Horse Library Project, partially supported by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), in eastern Kentucky from 1936 to 1943 . Cussy's not only a book woman, however, she's also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Media in category "Pack Horse Library Project" The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.

I paid 50 cents a day for the horse …