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Join KY Shakespeare to learn foundations of stage combat and safety using swordplay or hand-to-hand combat, culminating in a staged fight at the end of the workshop! For grades 4 to 12.
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Beaumont Branch
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Arts, Crafting & Hobbies
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3rd-5th Grade
Closure Date
All locations will close at 5:00pm on Tuesday, December 31, and remain closed on Wednesday, January 1, for New Year's Day.
Closure Date
All locations will close at 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 27, and remain closed on Thursday, November 28, for Thanksgiving.
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All locations will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25, for Christmas.
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The William Stamps Farish, III Theater at the Central Library is available to the community for lectures, live music, community forums, film festivals, small theatrical productions, dance performances, literary readings, debates, and other creative uses.
The William Stamps Farish Fund Theater is a state-of-the-art facility in one of Main Street’s busiest places.
Fully renovated and updated, the theater on the Central Library’s first floor is home to theater, dance, live music, film, community events, and meetings. The Lexington Public Library makes the facility available at some of the city’s best prices, with affordable business, nonprofit, and government rates.
Destination Kindergarten is the library’s program aimed at preschoolers and their caregivers- trying to help them practice the skills they need to be ready for Kindergarten. During each Destination Kindergarten event, preschoolers and their caregivers can find a specalized area in the library with fun books, take-home activities, and information about development milestones and school readiness.
See below for more information on upcoming events and take-home packets and activities.
All Lexington Public Library locations are closed on these holidays.
If books are your thing, this is your place. Browse the newest titles in our collection, take a deep dive into comics and graphic novels with the 741.5 bulletin, request a personalized "bag of books," and more.
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Drop off your old board games at the Beaumont Branch to receive a ticket to swap out for a game on the day of the event! One ticket per game.
Bring your old games in any day prior to the event, starting May 1st, and receive one ticket per game. “Shop” for your swapped game on June 15th to redeem your tickets! Participants may take one game per ticket.
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Beaumont Branch
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Arts, Crafting & Hobbies
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Adults
Library meeting rooms are available for individuals, non-profit, for profit, study groups, and community organizations seeking to hold meetings, trainings, and workshops. Meeting rooms are free of charge. Sterno and other tools/equipment that have an open flame are prohibited.
New facility will remain at previous location with a larger footprint and expanded offerings
Lexington, Kentucky (August 18, 2022) – The Lexington Public Library broke ground on a new, significantly larger facility in the former Village Branch location on Versailles Road to better provide for the needs of the neighborhoods it serves. The new branch will reflect the community’s vision for a state-of-the-art community hub, one that offers robust resources and a myriad of program and service offerings. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday at a media event featuring Library and City officials.
Mariam and Wayne discuss the rich history of baseball in Kentucky.
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in-house storytime for kids from Baptist Health Daycare
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Beaumont Branch
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Storytime
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Preschool (3-5 years)
From early literacy to beyond, we're here to support your child's education. Find out about programs like Destination Kindergarten, LPL After School, and Student Success. Educators can apply for a Teacher Card and request a "bucket of books" or storytime kit.
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Learn about the history and traditions of Juneteenth, then decorate (and eat!) a traditional red velvet cupcake to celebrate the holiday! For ages 6-12. Registration required.
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Beaumont Branch
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Cultures & Traditions
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3rd-5th Grade
Jamie tells an abridged history of Russell’s Cave, Fayette County’s largest cave.
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Live animals! Free books for kids! Surprise guest appearances! Join us as we kick off Summer at the Library!
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Beaumont Branch
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Animals & Pets
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3rd-5th Grade
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JP Johnson gives a biography of William “King” Solomon, hero of the 1833 Cholera epidemic. He also talks about later efforts to memorialize him by the city. This is the first episode in a four part series. Interlude music is “Life’s Ups and Downs” by José
Mariam interviews Terry Foody, author of The Pie Seller, The Drunk and The Lady, about her book and the 1833 Cholera epidemic in Lexington, KY. They discuss the causes of the epidemic, and what treatments contemporary doctors attempted for this devastatin
JP Johnson tells the story of the time artist Henry Faulkner’s goat, Alice, disappeared for several weeks in 1965, and gives a preview of Lexington Public Library’s Henry Faulkner Week, February 25-March 3, 2019.
Mariam interviews artist and activist Robert Morgan about his life with the internationally known queer Kentucky artist, Henry Faulkner.
