Lexington Public Library - Library News http://www.lexpublib.org/ Lexington Public Library news item feed en Copyright 2006 Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:03 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss New newsletter available for middle schoolers The Lexington Public Library announces the introduction of a new e-mail newsletter designed especially for middle school kids. “Tween Reads," offered through Lexington Public Library’s online NextReads newsletter service, is published monthly and includes a variety of great reading suggestions that are sure to appeal to the middle school crowd. “Tween Reads" features fun and fascinating novels and the occasional nonfiction book ranging from new and recently released titles to amazing older books that readers have yet to discover.

Subscribing to “Tween Reads" or any of the other NextReads newsletters is easy. No library card is necessary--just an e-mail address. Additional fiction and nonfiction newsletter topics include Biography and Memoir, Fantasy, Mystery, Nature and Science, and Audiobooks; there are also two children’s newsletters and one for teens. Newsletters are sent on a monthly or every-other-month basis, and include up to 12 book recommendations each. Newsletters link directly to the library catalog, so subscribers can place a hold or request a title immediately. Even those library patrons without email addresses can take advantage of the newsletters by viewing them online, either at the library or from any Internet access point.

Interested? Visit www.lexpublib.org/nextreads, or go to the library’s home page and click on the NextReads logo to subscribe.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=207 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=207 General Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:00 -0500 <em>Inside Prince Caspian</em> author comes to Tates Creek Just in time for the release of the new movie, Devin Brown, a C.S. Lewis scholar and noted author, will discuss the Chronicles of Narnia series and sign his latest book, Inside Prince Caspian, from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the Tates Creek Branch. Brown is an English professor at Asbury College and a C.S. Lewis aficionado who has been regularly writing, teaching, and lecturing on Lewis for more than ten years. Brown is the author of the previously-published Inside Narnia. The program is free, but reservations are required and may be made by calling the branch at 231-5580.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=205 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=205 Tates Creek Branch Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Jazz at the Library in May On Thursday, May 8, the Lexington Public Library continues its “Jazz: Live At The Library" concert series at the Central Library theatre, 140 East Main Street in downtown Lexington. May?s concert will feature The Lexington Jazz Project. Now in their eighth year of taking a unique, exploratory approach to the music, the group is comprised of Bruce Martin, keyboards, Tom Covello, bass, and John Knight, drums. The series is sponsored in part by LexArts, Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Bluegrass Mailing, Data & Fulfillment Services and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc.

Showtime: 7 - 8:30PM. Admission: FREE. For more info: (859) 273-5193

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=206 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=206 Central Library Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Celebrate Day of the Child/Day of the Book Celebrate children and books through stories, songs, pinatas, and refreshments during Day of the Child/Day of the Book at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, at the Village Branch. Every child will receive a free book to take home and enjoy.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=200 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=200 Village Branch Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Warwick Foundation presents: Bluegrass Victorian For Preservation Month 2008, Clay Lancaster’s Warwick Foundation in cooperation with the Central Gallery will present an exhibition of photographs featuring Central Kentucky architecture from the Civil War to the turn of the 20th century. Based in part on Lancaster’s Vestiges of the Venerable City (1978), the exhibition will highlight structures in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the Queen Anne style, the Italianate style, the Shingle style, the Eastlake style, the Second Empire style, as well as eclectic and vernacular buildings of the period. Elaborate scroll-saw work, carved marble, intricate masonry, stained and etched glass, corner turrets, and impressive massing characterize the best work of this Romantic era in American architecture. The exhibit runs from April 12 through May 18. A Gallery Hop reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 18. Receptions at the Central Library Gallery are sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=195 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=195 General Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Tates Creek turned on for TV Turn-off Week There are fun programs planned during TV Turn-off Week April 21 through 25, but you’ll have to turn off your television and make your way to the Tates Creek Branch to enjoy them. Here’s the schedule of events:

--Andrew Leonard in Concert, 2 p.m. Monday April 21. Join us for a free afternoon concert with amazing classical guitarist Andrew Leonard, who will stun you with his expertise as a musician. Andrew is an instructor of classical guitar in the University of Kentucky Music Department. For adults.

--“Dangerous" Fun for Boys and Girls, 6 p.m. Monday, April 21. We’ll play marbles, make the “world’s greatest" paper airplane, learn about secret inks and codes, tie knots, and some other fun surprises. Ages 8 and older.

--Teen Poetry Slam, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22. Amaze your friends with your dazzling wit, recite your own poetry or that of someone you admire. Refreshments and fun provided.

--Family Story Time and Book Signing, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Join us for a special reading and book signing of My Friend the Starfinder by children’s book author George Ella Lyon.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=204 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=204 Tates Creek Branch Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 'Sexual Disaster' at the Library on April 10 On Thursday, April 10, 2008, “Jazz: Live at the Library!" concert series continues at Central Library.

Appearing on April 10 will be “The Sexual Disaster Quartet". This is a very cool group of young musicians whose style and selections are in contrast to those of most of the jazz groups appearing at Central Library in the past.

Check out the group’s MySpace page.

Showtime: 7 - 8:30PM

Admission: FREE

Fun: Guaranteed

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=203 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=203 Central Library Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0500 'Bluegrass Victorian' marks Historic Preservation Week Clay Lancaster’s Warwick Foundation in cooperation with the Central Library Gallery will present an exhibition of photographs featuring local architecture from the Civil War to the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit will run from Saturday, April 12, through Sunday, May 18.

Based in part on Lancaster’s Vestiges of the Venerable City, the exhibition will highlight structures in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the Queen Anne style, the Italianate style, the Shingle style, the Eastlake style, the Second Empire style, as well as eclectic and vernacular buildings of the period. Elaborate scroll-saw work, carved marble, intricate masonry, stained and etched glass, corner turrets, and impressive massing characterize the best work of this Romantic era in American architecture.

The exhibit will kick off with an opening lecture at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 13, by Patrick Snadon, an architectural historian with the College of Deisgn, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati and co-author of The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. A reception will follow the lecture. Tickets for the event are $15 and may be purchased by calling 231-5559.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=202 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=202 General Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Send a million thanks Drop by any Lexington Public Library location from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 5, and create a card or write a letter to our men and women serving in the military as part of the Million Thanks campaign. For more information on the campaign, visit www.amillionthanks.org.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=196 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=196 General Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Learn about victory gardens As part of this year’s One Book One Lexington, which features the book The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw, you are invited to learn about victory gardens. “Gardening for Victory" will provide a backward glance at one of the largest and most innovative national gardening programs--one which changed the way we grow, prepare, and feel about the food on our tables today. Learn how to re-create the recommended victory gardens and menus of the First and Second World Wars, take a look at a few artifacts like posters, seed catalogs, manuals, and cookbooks--and finally, take home a live, organically-grown heirloom tomato plant as a bit of living history.

7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15--Tates Creek Branch (231-5580)

2 p.m. Wednesday, April 16--Eagle Creek Branch (231-5560)

7 p.m. Thursday, April 17--Beaumont Branch (231-5570)

10 a.m. Saturday, April 19--Central Library (231-5531)

2 p.m. Saturday, April 19--Northside Branch (231-5590)

The program for adults is free, but reservations are required and may be made by calling the branch where you want to attend.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=199 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=199 General Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0500