The Wiseman Discovery Center sensory room will be open for appointments and walk-ins weekdays and weekday evenings as staffing allows.
Wiseman Discovery Center Rules:
- No shoes or bare feet. Socks or shoe covers are required year-round for everyone, including caregivers.
- No food or beverages allowed.
- Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
- For individual appointments, the occupancy limit is 8; we recommend one caregiver for every three children or adults with disabilities. For programs, the occupancy limit is 28.
Reserve the Wiseman Discovery Center
Appointments can be made for tomorrow through 30 days from today. Please call 330-875-1696 to inquire about using the sensory room today.
Graciously donated by Aaron and Heather Wiseman, proud Louisville residents and dedicated community members. Together with their children--Adalena, Connor and Camden--they are committed to fostering a space where people of all ages and abilities can explore, learn and thrive.
The Wiseman Discovery Center is built on the values of inclusion, sensory play, and therapeutic growth, providing everyone with the opportunity to engage meaningfully with their environment.
This center stands as a symbol of the Wiseman family's vision: a community where everyone feels empowered, values, and inspired to reach their fullest potential.
Other libraries have sensory corners or walls free to use, and full sensory rooms can be used in some schools and doctors' offices if you're a member, and there are even some pay-to-use facilities available, but the Louisville Public Library's facility was the first free, complete sensory room open to the public.
This unique space was created with the needs of those with sensory processing disorders, autism, dementia, and learning disabilities in mind, but is a space where absolutely EVERYONE is welcome. The room features equipment and toys centered around engaging the senses and utilizes fiber optic colors, interactive sounds, and a variety of tactile experiences. When it opened in August of 2018, ours was the only publicly-available, free-to-use complete sensory room in the United States.
You must have a Louisville Library Card to use the Wiseman Discovery Center.
Socks are required in the sensory room year-round.
For details on the Sensory Space, or to receive our Sensory Rooms for Libraries packet and video link, email Assistant Director Deborah Long at deborah.long@louisvillelibrary.org.