2022 Report to the People 2022 Report to the People

Board of Directors

50 Years of Telling Kentucky’s Story

Dear Friends,

Last year was one of great celebration as we commemorated 50 years of Kentucky Humanities! We celebrated in many ways—taking six humanities events to six communities throughout the state (see pages 4-5), a commemorative 50th anniversary edition of Kentucky Humanities magazine as well as our first Kentucky Humanities for kids issue, and 50 Faces of the Humanities, a new video released each Monday from citizens throughout the Commonwealth who support and champion the humanities. It was a fantastic year of celebration, and we hope you were able to join the festivities.

In addition to our anniversary celebration, we continued to offer our traditional lineup of programs, bringing the humanities in various forms to all corners of the Commonwealth.

Kentucky Chautauqua® dramas, Speakers Bureau programs, and Kentucky Reads book discussions were held at schools and community gatherings. Prime Time Family Reading® programs were held at elementary schools and libraries across the state. Grants helped fund humanities programs in your neighborhoods.

Bill Goodman Executive Director Kentucky Humanities

The Kentucky Book Festival drew thousands of readers to Joseph-Beth Booksellers, eager to meet long-loved authors and discover new favorites. Beloved children’s authors visited classrooms throughout Kentucky as part of KBF School Days, sharing the love of reading, writing, and illustrating with students. Each student was gifted a signed copy of the author’s book. We also delivered humanities programs to people wherever they are through episodes of Think Humanities and Think History, as well as Kentucky Humanities magazine. It has been a remarkable 50 years! We appreciate all of you who have supported us in Telling Kentucky’s Story, and we look forward with excitement to the next 50 years. We hope you will join us.