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Registration is required; the book is available for pick up at the Beaumont Branch’s front desk. If you have any questions, please email mstout@lexpublib.org.

UpfromSumdirt, aka Ronald W. Davis, is an autodidactic poet, visual artist, and designer from Louisville, Kentucky. He is the illustrator of A Is for Affrilachia and the NAACP Image Award–winning Perfect Black.

Are you strange and unusual? Do you like strange and unusual reads? Join us at West Sixth Brewing for our monthly Cult Classics Book Club!

In honor of Women's History Month, we'll be discussing Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

Copies available at the February meeting, or the Central Library front desk.

Come to Northside for a sneak peek of the Vibes & Vision 2026 Showcase! The showcase will feature local organizations and performers, as well as student performances of music and dance. Our Open Mic sneak peek will include a preview of some of the performances happening on the day of the Vibes & Vision 2026 Showcase, plus the opportunity for you to perform as well!

Come to the Kentucky Room to discuss William Van Meter's Bluegrass: A True Story of Murder in Kentucky.

A shocking investigation into a true crime that tore a town apart—the violent murder of a young coed in Kentucky, the innocent boy who was jailed for the crime, and a small Southern community filled with haunting, unforgettable characters.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm's way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten.

Summary
In 1943, a wounded American B-17 pilot and a German fighter ace had an extraordinary encounter that led to a secret act of mercy and a forty-year search to reconnect. Now a Major Motion Picture, this incredible true story captures a remarkable moment of humanity during World War II.

A limited number of copies of this title are available at Tates Creek Branch Library.

In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time--an international campaign to save over a dozen ancient Egyptian temples, built during the height of the pharaohs' rule, from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam.