Memorial Day
All Library locations will be closed on Memorial Day.
Join us for an on-demand walking tour of Downtown Lexington’s African American heritage sites.
Explore topics related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) in this space for youth, grades 3-12.
Learn how the Lexington Public Library Foundation empowers change within our library system.
Learn or develop a personal or professional skill with LinkedIn Learning classes, available for free with your library card.
Did you know physical materials renew automatically if they don’t have a waiting list? Check your account online to see the status of your items.
Please note: Beaumont Branch's book drop has been relocated to the curbside pickup area to accommodate construction on a drive-thru window. Thanks for your patience.
All Library locations will be closed on Memorial Day.
Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-7:00pm
Friday: 9:30am-6:00pm
Saturday: 9:30am-5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab Hours:
Tuesday & Thursday: 3:30pm-5:30pm
2nd and 4th Saturday: 2:00pm-4:00pm
140 East Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
859-231-5500
Located in the heart of downtown Lexington, Central Branch features a Foucault pendulum and the world’s largest ceiling clock and equine freeze by Adalin Wichman. Come to explore the Kentucky Room genealogy and local history collection, Central Library Gallery, the Farish Theater, Friends of the Library Book Cellar, and the Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab.
Two hours of free parking is available with a ticket validated inside Central Library.