Prime Time Application

Each year, Kentucky Humanities accepts applications for Prime Time Family Reading from across Kentucky. Together with the Kentucky Department for Libraries and archives, Kentucky Humanities selects sites to host Prime Time Family Reading based on need, geography, and other factors.

Participating libraries will receive

• assistance engaging and paying a scholar and a storyteller
• training for a librarian/school/community center coordinator along with the scholar and storyteller (February 2026)
• training and access to online program management manuals
• set of books containing 20 copies of each book 
• travel assistance for participants (if needed)
• reimbursement for child care provider and translator (if needed)
• 11 books for each participating family
• assistance and support from Kentucky Humanities 

Participating libraries will be expected to

• provide adequate space for approximately 50 participants
• designate a staff member to be the site coordinator
• recruit approximately 20 families to participate in the program
• work with community partners to enroll families considered ‘at risk’ because of low literacy skills, low income, or low educational levels
• provide a simple meal before each discussion
• provide door prizes for participants
• designate a staff member to conduct a story hour program for younger siblings during the discussions
• create and present simple library commercials each week to inform participants about services offered by the library
• register all participating families for library cards
• complete registration forms for participants, evaluations of the program, and simple financial forms

If you want your library/school/community center to be considered to be a 2026 Prime Time site, please complete the form at the bottom of the page.

Libraries and schools that have previously sponsored Prime Time programs will be considered.

APPLICATION for PRIME TIME FAMILY READING

Kentucky Humanities is accepting applications for Prime Time programs to take place in public schools, libraries, or community centers in 2026.

For more information, please contact Derek Beaven at (859) 257-5472 or derek.beaven@uky.edu

Click here to download the Prime Time Family Reading brochure.

For Spanish version of the Prime Time Family Reading brochure, click here.

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