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Board of Trustees

Casandra Hockenberry is a Program Manager with The Council of State Governments Center of Innovation, where she works across a broad number of initiatives at the crossroads of data, technology and improved outcomes for citizens. She manages the Apprenticeship Data Alignment and Performance Technical Assistance Center, which is dedicated to assisting states to improve their data collection on apprentices in order to support successful programs throughout the country, the Overseas Voting Initiative, which researches ways to improve the voting process for military and overseas citizens.

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Northside Branch - Classroom

Watercolor painting club with a Youtube lesson each month suitable for beginners, dilettantes, and anyone who just wants to hang out and paint with us. We will be following a series of tutorials that start with the basics at our first meeting and build on those skills with each class that follows. Registration required so I will be able to purchase enough supplies for everyone.

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Northside Branch - Classroom

Watercolor painting club with a Youtube lesson each month suitable for beginners, dilettantes, and anyone who just wants to hang out and paint with us. We will be following a series of tutorials that start with the basics at our first meeting and build on those skills with each class that follows. Registration required so I will be able to purchase enough supplies for everyone.

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Northside Branch - Classroom

Watercolor painting club with a Youtube lesson each month suitable for beginners, dilettantes, and anyone who just wants to hang out and paint with us. We will be following a series of tutorials that start with the basics at our first meeting and build on those skills with each class that follows. Registration required so I will be able to purchase enough supplies for everyone.

Several pieces of equipment require additional supplies such as PLA filament, vinyl, and metal backings. Some supplies are available for purchase in our learning spaces. Customers ages 13 and up who have signed the Experiential Learning Agreement and Equipment Use Policy, which is available to sign in-person at any of the four learning spaces, and live in Fayette County or a reciprocal county receive an $8 credit each month for material purchases. If you exceed this credit, you can still purchase additional supplies using credit, Mobile App Pay or Mobile Pay, or tapping to pay.

The Marksbury Family Branch Makerspace, located at 2197 Versailles Road, is an inclusive space where customers of all ages can come to learn, create, and explore together, free of charge. Outfitted with current high-tech and low-tech tools, the Makerspace is designed to promote education and cultivate a do-it-yourself spirit for the whole family. Customers ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver. Planning to bring a group of 10 or more? Please contact us by calling 859-231-5500 ext.2822 or using the link below.

Sample projects

Engrave a bookmark for your next read, design matching t-shirts for your family vacation, personalize a coffee mug, embroider a t-shirt, or print fun stickers for your new business.

The Eastside Branch Makerspace, located at 3000 Blake James Drive, is a collaborative workspace for ages 13 and up to make, learn , explore, and share, free of charge. Staff are available during open studio hours to assist in projects of all kinds, or contact Makerspace staff to schedule one-on-one help. Not sure where to start? The Eastside Makerspace also offers regular workshops that introduce participants to new skills, technology, and equipment. Planning to bring a group of 10 or more? Please contact us by calling 859-231-5500 ext.2207 or using the link below.

Sample projects

Engrave a welcome sign, 3D print a business card holder, laminate a sign for your classroom, print a banner for your next event, make a personalized magnet for your refrigerator, sew a quilt block, or cut a vinyl design for your water bottle.

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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room

Join us for sensory play that is inclusive for all abilities and fun for everyone! Designed for children with a developmental age of approximately 2-5 years. ALL children are welcome! For questions or accommodation requests, please contact the Beaumont Branch. 

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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Join us for a one-room world trip! Grab your passport at the door and complete activities to get all your stamps. Then try some snacks from around the world. This program is open to ages 6-12.
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Northside Branch - Classroom

Visit us weekly for gardening tips and to get advice for your gardening problems! Master Gardeners will also provide free seeds (or plants, when available) and gardening education resources.

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Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Create bright and colorful suncatchers using melted crayons. Kids can choose their favorite colors, watch the wax transform, and make a sunny decoration to take home.
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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room (A & B)
Angry Birds but...bigger. See who can take down the most targets, get ready to launch, aim and knock all the towers down.
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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room

First, we'll learn about mathematician and World War II hero Alan Turing. Then we'll try our hand at some codebreaking of our own. Ages 12+

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Northside Branch - Classroom

Visit us weekly for gardening tips and to get advice for your gardening problems! Master Gardeners will also provide free seeds (or plants, when available) and gardening education resources.

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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
It's a Baby party! Explore colors, sounds, and textures through play with music, balls, blocks, bubbles, tunnels, and more. Recommended for babies ages 3 to 18 months and caregivers.
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Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room

Have a spider plant that just keeps propagating? Is your pothos in need of a snip? Want to share some bonus seeds from last planting season?

Bring your plant extras to Eastside for a swap with fellow plant enthusiasts! 

**Please bring your own containers for travel!

Registration recommended

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Beaumont Branch - Collaborative Learning Space
Meet and hang out with other Pokémon fans! Bring your cards to trade or play, or chill out with a craft. For ages 5 and up. No registration required.
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Eastside Branch - Makerspace

Calling all adults! Join us for a relaxing hour as we follow along with a video and learn to paint. We meet every month on the last Monday of the month. All skill levels invited. Materials will be provided as supplies last. Registration Requested.

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Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Children are able to experience the atmosphere of summer camp at Eastside. We will read stories in tents, build forts, sing campfire songs and make s?mores. While supplies last.
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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Teens and tweens are welcome to join Northside's monthly STEM club. Bring the fireworks inside this Fourth of July with fireworks in a jar! Dress for mess. Registration recommended.
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Northside Branch - Classroom

Visit us weekly for gardening tips and to get advice for your gardening problems! Master Gardeners will also provide free seeds (or plants, when available) and gardening education resources.