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Marksbury Family Branch - Makerspace
Join us and learn how to use the Cricut Cutter and create your own custom water bottle.

Únase y aprenda como utilizar la cortadora Cricut para crear su propia botella de agua personalizada.
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Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room

Practice your English speaking skills in a group meeting every week. In this casual class we will practice & improve your English. Intermediate English listening comprehension, reading practice & conversation with an emphasis on cultural topics. For adults. Registration not required. FALL CLASSES BEGIN AUGUST 11.

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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Create your own pulp paper artistic masterpiece. Please dress for mess! For ages 5 to 11. No reservations required.
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Marksbury Family Branch - Makerspace
Join us and learn how to use the Cricut Cutter and create your own custom water bottle.

Únase y aprenda como utilizar la cortadora Cricut para crear su propia botella de agua personalizada.
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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room

Y'all bready for this! It's "Sandwich Edition" time at Bite Club! Members can choose a recipe from one of the cookbooks provided or use their own recipe to contribute a dish. If it's your first time, you can simply come to taste, discuss, and enjoy!

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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room

Learn about Native American engineering, and put your own engineering skills to the test by building a Wampanoag or Iroquois shelter. We'll even test their durability in wind and water! Dress for mess! Ages 12+

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Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room

Practice your English speaking skills in a group meeting every week. In this casual class we will practice & improve your English. Intermediate English listening comprehension, reading practice & conversation with an emphasis on cultural topics. For adults. Registration not required. FALL CLASSES BEGIN AUGUST 11.

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Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room

Practice your English speaking skills in a group meeting every week. In this casual class we will practice & improve your English. Intermediate English listening comprehension, reading practice & conversation with an emphasis on cultural topics. For adults. Registration not required. FALL CLASSES BEGIN AUGUST 11.

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Beaumont Branch - Story Area
Show off your stuffie! Create crafts for your favorite stuffed animal, then walk them through the judge's ring and agility course. Everyone wins a ribbon! For ages 2 and up. No registration required.
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Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room

Practice your English speaking skills in a group meeting every week. In this casual class we will practice & improve your English. Intermediate English listening comprehension, reading practice & conversation with an emphasis on cultural topics. For adults. Registration not required. FALL CLASSES BEGIN AUGUST 11.

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Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room

Practice your English speaking skills in a group meeting every week. In this casual class we will practice & improve your English. Intermediate English listening comprehension, reading practice & conversation with an emphasis on cultural topics. For adults. Registration not required. FALL CLASSES BEGIN AUGUST 11.

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Northside Branch - Classroom

Watercolor painting club with a 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 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.

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.

Library News
New facility will remain at previous location with a larger footprint and expanded offerings

Lexington, Kentucky (August 18, 2022) – The Lexington Public Library broke ground on a new, significantly larger facility in the former Village Branch location on Versailles Road to better provide for the needs of the neighborhoods it serves. The new branch will reflect the community’s vision for a state-of-the-art community hub, one that offers robust resources and a myriad of program and service offerings. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday at a media event featuring Library and City officials.

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Do you love to read? Would you like to recommend some books for other readers? This opportunity is for you!

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Do you love to read? Would you like to recommend some books for other readers? This opportunity is for you!

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Eastside Branch - Makerspace
Teen and Adult makers join us for Open Studio in the Eastside Makerspace. You can use equipment like the 3D printer, Cricut, Button Maker and more. Or bring your project to work on in the space.
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Eastside Branch - Makerspace
Teen and Adult makers join us for Open Studio in the Eastside Makerspace. You can use equipment like the 3D printer, Cricut, Button Maker and more. Or bring your project to work on in the space.
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Marksbury Family Branch

Observation + Creativity = Nature Journaling! Join us for group nature journaling! We will observe pictures, videos, and samples of the natural world, then create and reflect on how we feel! The perfect evening activity for crafty kiddos and families looking to reconnect with nature and their own feelings!