This article appeared in the Volume 2, Issue 2 Fall 2020 issue of the Appalachian Curator. Click here to view a PDF of the full issue. Cincinnati’s Urban Appalachian Community Coalition Revives Historic Foster Library for a New Generation of Urban Appalachian Scholars, Activists and Enthusiasts By Shannon Gillie, Jeff Dey, and Michael Maloney “Urban Appalachians are not transplanted mountain people trying to live a mountain life in the City; they are a new community who have built a new life in the City. “– Jeff Dey Tucked in a multipurpose room in a Cincinnati neighborhood building are six bookshelves. They are tall and nondescript, but they house an intriguing…
