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All locations will be closed on Monday, May 31, for Memorial Day.

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All locations will be closed on Monday, January 18, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

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All locations will be closed on Saturday, June 19, for Juneteenth (Freedom Day).

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All locations will be closed on Sunday, July 4, for Independence Day.

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All locations will be closed on Monday, September 7, for Labor Day.

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Fri, 11/25/2022 - 11:09am

The Lexington Public Library's virtual book club for our 2016 One Book One Lexington pick, How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon.

Thank you for thinking of the Friends Book Cellar for donating your: books, CDs, DVDs, and current year magazines.

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If books are your thing, this is your place.  Browse the newest titles in our collection, take a deep dive into comics and graphic novels with the 741.5 bulletin, request a personalized "bag of books," and more.

Wonderful podcasts and walking tours have been created by our staff. Please enjoy!

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Central Library

Are you strange and unusual?

Do you like strange and unusual reads? 

Join us at West Sixth Brewing for our monthly Cult Classics Book Club! This month, we will be discussing the first half of "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski. Copies of the book are available at the previous month meeting, or the Central Library's front desk.

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Central Library

Are you strange and unusual?

Do you like strange and unusual reads? 

Join us at West Sixth Brewing for our monthly Cult Classics Book Club! This month, we will be discussing "We Have Always Lived In The Castle" by Shirley Jackson. Copies of the book are available at the previous month meeting, or the Central Library's front desk.

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Beaumont Branch - Small Meeting Room

The Lamb is a folktale, a horror story, a love story, an enchantment. With this teeming, gothic debut, Lucy Rose wrings the relationship between mother and daughter until blood drips from it.

No registration required. Copies of the book are at the Beaumont Branch Circulation desk.

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Beaumont Branch - Small Meeting Room

James is a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.

No registration required. Copies of the book are at the Beaumont Branch Circulation desk.

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Tates Creek Branch - Small Meeting Room

In the beloved tradition of  Howl's Moving Castle  and  The House in the Cerulean Sea , a whimsical and unforgettable cozy fantasy about adventure, common sense, and the power of love, as a cheeky butcher's daughter, a befuddlingly handsome sorcerer, and his clever talking cat unlock magical secrets in the dark heart of their kingdom..

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Teacher Time returns to the Marksbury Family Branch Makerspace July 13–17 and to the Eastside Makerspace July 20–24, with two sessions each day: 11:00am–2:00pm and 3:00pm–6:00pm. 

Teacher Time is a free library program offering local educators dedicated hours and staff support to use Makerspace equipment for creating classroom resources. 

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Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room

It’s 2010. Staggeringly successful and brilliant tech entrepreneur Bix Bouton is desperate for a new idea. He’s forty, with four kids, and restless when he stumbles into a conversation with mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memory.

Lexington was founded in 1775, one year before the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. Discover our city during the birth year of the United States — Explore books, archives, and more at LPL.

Learning doesn’t stop at the end of the school day. The Lexington Public Library is here to support your education at every level, from birth through college, with skill-building tools, live tutoring, standardized test prep, after-school programs, and more.