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Black Community News
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Father William T. Punch Letter Collection
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Judge Kenneth Lyons Collection
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Cyrus Parker Jones Funeral Notices
The Reporter (1808-1817)
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The Daily Argonaut (1895-1899)
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The Kentucky Reporter (1817-1830)
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Lexington Public Library Collection
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Congregations and Religious Materials Collection
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Miscellaneous Newspapers
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United States Army Armor School, Fort Knox Yearbook Collection
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The Lexington Public Library’s Digital Archives provide open access to researchers and students to learn more about the rich history of Lexington and Fayette County. It contains a fraction of the Library’s physical holdings, which are housed and available for reference in the Kentucky Room at the Central Library. New material is being digitized and added constantly, so there's always something new to find.
Events and Pamphlets
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The Independent Gazetteer (1803-1804)
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Bath County Memorial Library Collection
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The Kentucky Gazette (1787-1840)
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Lexington Weekly Press (1881)
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Katherine Pettit Diary
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The True American (1845-1847)
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Keller J. Dunn Photograph Collection
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The William Stamps Farish Fund Theater is a state-of-the-art facility in one of Main Street’s busiest places.
Fully renovated and updated, the theater on the Central Library’s first floor is home to theater, dance, live music, film, community events, and meetings. The Lexington Public Library makes the facility available at some of the city’s best prices, with affordable business, nonprofit, and government rates.
Government Documents Collection
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This is your gateway to our most popular resources. Search for books and eBooks, access tools for research and learning, and discover our unique collection of genealogy and local history materials.
Elmer L. Foote Lantern Slide Collection
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Stories of Lexington's history told through the Kentucky Room archives.