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Request a "Bucket of Books" for Your Classroom

 

The Lexington Public Library is pleased to offer teachers, childcare providers, and homeschooling families the "Bucket of Books" service.  To use this service, you'll need a Teacher Card.

 

The Lexington Public Library is pleased to offer teachers, childcare providers, and homeschooling families the "Bucket of Books" service.  To use this service, you'll need a Teacher Card.

Need to request a specific title instead?  Log into your account.

Library staff will contact you if they have questions about your request.

Requests are typically filled within 2-3 business days.  You'll receive notification when materials are ready to pick up at the location of your choice.  Need to change your notification method?  Log into your account or give us a call at 859-231-5500.

Once ready, we'll hold your items for 7 days.

Books check out for 6 weeks on Teacher Cards and will auto-renew if no other customer has requested them.

Questions?  We're here to help!  Ask us.

 

 

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Request a "Bag of Books"

 

 

You can request a "Bag of Books" to access our materials when you're unable to browse in person.  Complete the form below, and we'll pull up to 10 items that match your specified interests.  You can help us locate more items by keeping your requests general.  Some examples of requests we can accommodate include:

  • Cozy mysteries
  • Vegan cookbooks
  • Picture books about space
  • Books on CD by James Patterson
  • British TV series on DVD

Please note:  While we will do our best, we may not be able to locate 10 items that match your request.

 

To use this service, you'll need a library card.  Find out more here.

Need to request specific titles instead?  Log into your account.

Library staff will contact you if they have questions about your request.

Requests are typically filled within 2-3 business days.  You'll receive notification when materials are ready to pick up at the location of your choice.  Need to change your notification method?  Log into your account or give us a call at 859-231-5500.

Once ready, we'll hold your items for 7 days.

Questions?  We're here to help!  Ask us.

 

 

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Reading Services

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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The Luna Library

The Luna Library, a program of Believing in Forever, collects and distributes children's books with an African American history or Black character focus. It is an alternative for African American parents looking for books that provide context and knowledge to understand the stories of the African American experience in this country for their children. Believing in Forever is a champion of diversity and inclusion, and the positive impact books have on children of all races.

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Friends of the Lexington Public Library

Friends of the Lexington Public Library provides financial, advocacy and volunteer support to the Library.  Shop at the Friends Book Cellar in the Central Library for a great selection of used books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, and vinyl records, all at discounted prices.

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Interlibrary Loan Frequently Asked Questions

The Lexington Public Library offers an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service which allows cardholders in good standing to borrow books and magazine articles we do not own and cannot purchase. The Lexington Public Library also lends our books to libraries both inside and outside the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Request a Destination Kindergarten Storytime Kit

 

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Please complete this form to request a Destination Kindergarten Storytime Kit.  Kits may be borrowed for 2 weeks.  Each kit contains: 5-7 books, a binder with songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays, and several classroom manipulatives for activities.  A staff member will contact you within 2-3 days regarding your request. 

Please note:  These kits are intended for classroom use, and you must be an employee of a childcare facility to request a kit.

 

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Available Kits:

Alphabet Kit:  Includes action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays as well as classroom activities such as egg shakers, action flash cards, and more.
B is for Bear by Roger Priddy
ABC Animal Jamboree by Giles Andreae
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker

 

Alphabet Kit

Colors Kit:  Includes action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays as well as classroom activities such as color paddles and items for flannel and magnet boards.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr.
Pete the Cat, I love my White Shoes by James Dean and Eric Litwin
Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin

 

 Colors Kit

Dogs Kit:  Includes action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays as well as classroom activities such as an interactive B-I-N-G-O song and a doghouse game for flannel and magnet boards.
There are two varieties of dogs kits, books are split as such:
Underwater Dogs by Seth Casteel
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
Sally Goes to the Vet by Stephen Huneck
The Dog House by Jan Thomas

Dog by Matthew Van Fleet
Dogs by Emily Gravett
Spot’s First Walk by Eric Hill
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Move Over, Rover! By Karen Beaumont

 

 Dog Kit

Farm Kit:  Includes action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays as well as classroom activities such as a handheld set of farm animal pictures, baby chicks and mother hen flannel and magnet board activity, and more.
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Chicks Run Wild by Sudipta Barhan-Quallen
Hogwash by Karma Wilson
Pete the Cat and Old Macdonald Had a Farm by James Dean
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
Down By The Barn by Will Hillenbrand
Farm Babies by H. A. Rey

 

 Farm Kit

Food Kit:  Includes action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays as well as classroom activities such as a felt pizza making set, a hungry monster set for flannel and magnet board, and more.
Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig
Stanley’s Shop by William Bee
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio
Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
Rah, Rah, Radishes! By April Sayre
Edible Colors by Jennifer Vogel Bass

 

 Food Kit

Shapes Kit:  Includes action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays as well as classroom activities such as scarves, handheld pairs of shapes, and more.
Shape By Shape by Suse MacDonald
Tangled: A Story About Shapes by Anne Miranda
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
City Shapes by Diana Murray
Circle, Square, Moose by Kelly Bingham

 

 Shapes Kit

Things That Go Kit:  Includes action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays as well as classroom activities such as a felt traffic light for flannel or magnet board, a set of steering wheels, and more.
Go Go Gorillas by Julia Durango
Duck on A Bike by David Shannon
The Bus is For Us! by Michael Rosen
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Mighty Truck by Chris Barton
Freight Train by Donald Crews

 

 Things That Go Kit

 

 

 

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Destination Kindergarten

Destination Kindergarten

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.