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 Many historical records also focus on men, with women listed only under their husbands’ names. Johnna will introduce and explain strategies for researching female ancestors, including information about sources at LPL and beyond.

Registration is recommended but not required to attend in person or as a webinar from your own device.

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.

Join Kristen Pearson of Glitter Green Thumb for a FREE class that walks you through how to successfully harvest and preserve seeds from everyday garden food. Registration requested.

Bring your poetry, prose, or other short writing and join us every other month at our Open Mic Night series for an opportunity to share your work! Please keep performances to around 3-4 minutes.

For teens and up. No registration required.

A special Gallery Hop reception at the Eastside Branch Gallery, to celebrate the opening of Eastside's 250Lex exhibit: "Only in Lexington." This collection of contemporary photographs by the Lexington Camera Club looks at Lexington through a modern lens.

Drop into the Beaumont Branch for an hour of classic games and socializing for adults! Feel free to join alone or bring along your friends. This week we will play Qwirkle, a domino type game with colors and shapes.

Kids and caregivers will use supplies to turn cardboard boxes into cars and enjoy a drive-in movie. Please bring a preschooler-size cardboard box to the event. Other materials will be provided. Recommended for toddlers and preschoolers with caregivers.

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.

Join us for a book discussion on the Community Reads selection for 2025, Happiness Falls by Angie Kim. When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another in this thrilling page-turner, a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of Miracle Creek.

 After the library closes, the building will be a laser tag battleground. For ages 13+.

Registration recommended.

The weekly classes will be informal and guided by a moderator.  EVERYONE is welcome - ANY native language, ANY English level. No registration needed.  Practica ingles y conoce gente nueva. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! ¡Todos los idiomas, todos los niveles de ingles. Jifunze Kiingereza na kukutana na watu wapya. Kila mtu anakaribishwa!

Come join us at the Eastside Makerspace for Learn to Paint. This month we're going in a new direction and learning watercolor techniques. We're going to make a watercolor style sample guide booklet and then use those techniques to make a small floral painting from observing cut flowers! All artistic levels welcome, 13 and up.

Here there be dragons! We can teach you how to get started with D&D and other roleplaying games. Beginners and experienced players welcome. Ages 11 & up.