“Our Library”, a Louisville Documentary by Morgan Atkinson
It takes many hands, minds and hearts to make a documentary.
The following deserve sincere thanks as well as credit for bringing “Our Library” to the screen.
Written and Produced by Morgan C. Atkinson
Edited by Steve Hurst, Videobred, Inc
This program was made viable through the initial support of
Hardscuffle Inc/American Life in memory of Mary Hardaway Griffith
The generosity of many others enabled it to progress.
The Cookie Project
Friends of the Louisville Free Public Library
Louisville Free Public Library Foundation
David Andrews
Ann Bell
Roby Bell
Roberto Bonazzi
Bruce Brantley
Charles Buddeke
Craig Buthod
Karen Cassidy
Sara Foerster
Tom Foerster
Ralph Haas
Donna and John Hall
Patrice Huckaby
Laura Krueger
Judy Lippmann
William McNulty
Sallie Rhyne
Rosella Rudd
Kathleen Sandman
Mike Scholtz
James Sedwick
Don Stevens
Laura Thomas
Mike Ward
Teka Ward
David Wicks
Dan Wolf
The Louisville Film Society provided fiscal sponsorship for this program
Duckworks, Inc received tax incentives from the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Production Team Photography
Sean Anderson
Morgan C. Atkinson
Mark Crowner
Will Hartsock
Tommy Johns
John Kasey
Ben Newkirk
Music
Cheyenne Mize
Enoch Kim
Bob Ramsey
Pat Lentz
First Com
Songs
“Power and the Glory”, written by Phil Ochs, 1964. Performed by Will Oldham
“Who Doesn’t Love A Library”, by Morgan C. Atkinson & Yalonda JD Green
“Benchmark Cities Blues”, by Morgan C. Atkinson and the Naysayers
Singers
Yalonda JD Green
Will Oldham
The Benchmark Bluesmen—Jim Blanton, Lee Burchfield, Seth Cohen
Post Audio
Chris Greenwell, Downtown Recording
Field Audio
William Hartsock
Tommy Johns
Photographs & Images
Photos of 2009 flood from Louisville Free Public Library, thank you Paul Burns
The Library of Congress
“The Library In America” by Paul Dickson
Karen Gray, for use of Guelph Carnegie Library photo
Johna Picco, Filson Historical Society
WAVE TV & Kevin Harned
Courier-Journal and Louisville Times
Harpers Weekly, Peter Newell (Carnegie cartoon)
Steve Eilers- Bloody Monday art
Ethel King- Parkland Library drawing
Al Moreschi, graphic support
Thank You’s
Gray Zeitz, Larkspur Press, Sarah Marlowe, Blanton House, Kelly Dunnagan
Laura Kelleher & Barbara Ledford-Crescent Hill Branch Library, Friends of the Parkland Library
John Crowner, Ken Neuhauser & Mr. Mustache, Krystal Pound & family
Dr. Elizabeth Fairhead
Chorus 1
Judy Lippmann
Makei Brandon
Capt. David Stallings
Michael Troutman
Theresa Burns
Colin Drake
Pat Zimmerman
Chorus 2
Belinda Catman
Greg Fischer
Tiffany Mananga
Pat Zimmerman
Rachel Allen
Daemon Couture
Paul Howard
Jackie Evans
Ron Whitehead
Eleanor Jordan
Paul McGee
This is a production of the Cookie Project