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Collected Memory: Items and Artifacts from 250 Years of Lexington History

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Central Library Main Gallery (1st Floor)
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A local history exhibit commemorating 250Lex from March 21 to July 13 at the Central Library Gallery, 140 East Main Street. The exhibit includes items from the library’s own Kentucky Room collection as well as loans from the Lexington History Museum, Keeneland, the University of Kentucky, and local residents.

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Spanish Conversation group: Improve your Spanish language skills

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Marksbury Family Branch - Keeneland Community Room

Are you interested in enhancing your Spanish speaking abilities? If so, we would like to invite you to our weekly group meeting. Our friendly group is open to everyone who wants to practice speaking Spanish in a supportive and welcoming environment. You will have the opportunity to meet new people who share your interest in the language and culture.

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Spanish Conversation group: Improve your Spanish language skills

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Marksbury Family Branch - Keeneland Community Room

Are you interested in enhancing your Spanish speaking abilities? If so, we would like to invite you to our weekly group meeting. Our friendly group is open to everyone who wants to practice speaking Spanish in a supportive and welcoming environment. You will have the opportunity to meet new people who share your interest in the language and culture.

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Spanish Conversation group: Improve your Spanish language skills

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Marksbury Family Branch - Keeneland Community Room

Are you interested in enhancing your Spanish speaking abilities? If so, we would like to invite you to our weekly group meeting. Our friendly group is open to everyone who wants to practice speaking Spanish in a supportive and welcoming environment. You will have the opportunity to meet new people who share your interest in the language and culture.

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Let's Read...And Make Puppets!

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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room B
Pura Belpré used puppets to create bilingual storytimes. Learn about her and make your own puppets. For children ages 5-11. No registration required.
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Spanish Conversation group: Improve your Spanish language skills

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Marksbury Family Branch - Keeneland Community Room

Are you interested in enhancing your Spanish speaking abilities? If so, we would like to invite you to our weekly group meeting. Our friendly group is open to everyone who wants to practice speaking Spanish in a supportive and welcoming environment. You will have the opportunity to meet new people who share your interest in the language and culture.

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Spanish Conversation group: Improve your Spanish language skills

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Marksbury Family Branch - Keeneland Community Room

Are you interested in enhancing your Spanish speaking abilities? If so, we would like to invite you to our weekly group meeting. Our friendly group is open to everyone who wants to practice speaking Spanish in a supportive and welcoming environment. You will have the opportunity to meet new people who share your interest in the language and culture.

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Read & Create: Latin Legends

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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room A
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in our fun book club where kids can share their favorite reads & create literature inspired art. No registration required.
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Mary Todd’s Lexington Traveling Exhibit

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Tates Creek Branch - Rotunda Gallery
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Discover early 19th-century Lexington in this four-panel traveling exhibit created by the Mary Todd Lincoln House. Images and text illustrate city life, the economy, schools and churches, and arts and leisure during the years Mary Todd lived in Lexington (1818-1839). Text is written for ages 12-up. Free.

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The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers - Keeneland

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Tates Creek Branch - Rotunda Gallery
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The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers traveling exhibit developed and shared by Keeneland Library, highlights the lives and careers of 100 African American horsemen and -women from the mid-1800s to the present. One-of-a-kind photographs from Keeneland Library collections capture moments across their varied careers, while biographical vignettes honor their lasting legacies.

From racetrack superstars to behind-the-scenes caretakers, The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers showcases select stories of the countless African Americans who forged their way in Lexington and beyond from the era of slavery to the present, making the racing industry what it is today. 

The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers
The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers
The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers
The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers
Oscar Dishman Jr. (R) Robert Turner (L) with Dust Wind, circa 1965
Oscar Dishman Jr. (R) Robert Turner (L) with Dust Wind, circa 1965