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Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room

Join instructors from Kentucky Refugee Ministries for this free citizenship class. Student must be a Green Card holder for at least 4 years and 9 months. No registration required. *NOTE class will begin meeting on Wednesday evenings beginning February 28, 2024.
There will be no class on these dates in 2025:

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Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room

Join instructors from Kentucky Refugee Ministries for this free citizenship class. Student must be a Green Card holder for at least 4 years and 9 months. No registration required. *NOTE class will begin meeting on Wednesday evenings beginning February 28, 2024.

There will be no class on these dates in 2025:

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Marksbury Family Branch - Keeneland Community Room

Join the experienced instructors from Kentucky Refugee Ministries for an informative and free citizenship class designed to assist individuals on their path to naturalization. This class is open to all participants who have held a Green Card for a minimum of 4 years and 9 months.

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Marksbury Family Branch - Keeneland Community Room

Join the experienced instructors from Kentucky Refugee Ministries for an informative and free citizenship class designed to assist individuals on their path to naturalization. This class is open to all participants who have held a Green Card for a minimum of 4 years and 9 months.

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The Undesign the Redline project unearths the deep and systemic history of structural racism and inequality in the United States. This interactive exhibit explores policies like Redlining, their implications for today, and what we can do to undesign them. 

The exhibit was created by social impact design studio designing the WE and has been invited to dozens of cities across the country. A local advisory group has helped to produce local history and stories about Redlining in Lexington. 

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.

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Read articles from magazines and journals, learn a new language, or locate a newspaper article. These resources can't be found with a search engine but are available for free with your library card.

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Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room

We provide the medium (in this case a wooden Horsehoe), you provide the artwork and the imagination, in our first every crafter-noon program.

This event if for any adult that is a fan of horses and the Kentucky Derby (who isn't in Kentucky?) and loves to interact with their fellow horse lovers.

This is an Adults only program.

 

 

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Eastside Branch - Makerspace
Join us in the Eastside Makerspace for a Class on designing, cutting, and applying heat transfer vinyl using the Cricut. For Ages 13+
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Northside Branch

Practice your English speaking skills in a group meeting every week. In this casual class we will practice & improve your English. Intermediate listening comprehension, reading practice & conversation with an emphasis on cultural topics. For adults. Registration not required.

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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room

Join the Fayette County Extension & Master Gardeners for FREE plant giveaways in May, June and July at Northside!  Prepare your spring and summer garden with free plants in May, then learn to attract pollinators with more FREE plants and seeds in June, and in July join us for more FREE fall garden and herb seeds.

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Northside Branch

Join the Fayette County Extension & Master Gardeners for FREE plant giveaways in May, June and July at Northside!  Prepare your spring and summer garden with free plants in May, then learn to attract pollinators with more FREE plants and seeds in June, and in July join us for more FREE fall garden and herb seeds.

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Marksbury Family Branch - Makerspace

Join Mercedes in the Makersapce to create your own Star Wars character cross stitch. Materials will be provided. 

Cross stitch is a great hobby for those wanting to learn a new craft. No previous experience needed for this class.

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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room

Yoga is a mind and body practice that can build strength and flexibility. This Bilingual, Mat or Chair Yoga Class is targeted for beginners, but all experience levels are welcome.

It is encouraged to bring your own yoga mat, but we do have a limited supply of mats to borrow. Registration is required.

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Northside Branch

Practice your English speaking skills in a group meeting every week. In this casual class we will practice & improve your English. Intermediate listening comprehension, reading practice & conversation with an emphasis on cultural topics. For adults. Registration not required.

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.

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The library has a variety of directories and yearbooks with local information. In the library's current digital collection, there is a selection of residential and street directories, yearbooks, school directories, and organizational directories. These are all fully word-searchable.