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Locations

• Central Library (140 E. Main St., 40507)
• Beaumont Branch (3080 Fieldstone Way, 40513)
• Eagle Creek Branch (101 N. Eagle Creek Drive, 40509)
• Northside Branch (1733 Russell Cave Road, 40505)
• Tates Creek Branch (3628 Walden Drive, 40517)
• Village Branch (2185 Versailles Road, 40504)

Hours

Central Library

• 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday
• 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday
• 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

Branches

• 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday
• 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday
• 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday
• 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday

The library is closed on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day. The library also closes early the day before Thanksgiving Day and on New Year’s Eve and is closed one Friday a year for staff development.

Funding

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government allocates five cents on each $100 of property assessed for local taxation to the Lexington Public Library, the minimum allowed under state law. Forty-nine Kentucky public libraries have higher tax rates, and eight have higher per capita revenue, including Franklin, Scott and Woodford counties. The current fiscal year’s budget is $14,458,964.

Governance

A seven-member board of trustees governs the library, with members appointed by the mayor to four-year terms. A 10-member advisory board assists the board of trustees.