Etta Evans Gilmore was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, on February 4, 1885, to Robert Evans and Matilda Fawns. She married Henry Steele Gilmore, a Bath County physician, around 1906. Their son Robert was born in 1906 and daughter…
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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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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
In this hands-on Botanical Printing workshop, we’ll explore the beauty blooming all around us and learn how to turn common spring plants into natural works of art. You’ll start with simple plant identification focusing on easily recognized, abundant blooms and leaves you can confidently gather in your own backyard.
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Central Library - Farish Theater
A documentary presentation followed by an interview with retired coal miners Anita Cherry and Diana Baldwin. Art by Ralph Carr Sr. inspired by coal country on exhibit before and after.
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Northside Branch - Digital Studio
Discover your voice and express yourself through words and music. Learn how to write lyrics, craft poems, and rap with confidence. Explore studio basics, from recording and mixing to sharing your tracks. Build performance skills and stage presence to showcase your art. Dive into the business side of music, including registering your songs with BMI and uploading them online.
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Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us in the Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab to learn more about science, technology, engineering, art and math, with hands-on monthly activities! For Ages 8-17
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Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us in the Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab to learn more about science, technology, engineering, art and math, with hands-on monthly activities! For Ages 8-17
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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room B
Discover the life of pioneering Black female jockey Cheryl White. We'll have a brief talk with Q&A and hands-on activities. For all ages. No registration required.
Every child who attends the program will receive a copy of The Jockey & Her Horse – a children’s book about Cheryl White, co-written by her brother.
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Central Library - Farish Theater
Join us in the Farish Theater for a conversation with Wes Browne, author of They All Fall the Same and Hillbilly Hustle. The event will also feature an audience Q&A and a book signing. Books will be available for purchase. Registration is recommended but not required.
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Central Library - Meeting Room D
Join us for an epic Minecraft party with hands-on crafts, creative building activities, and exciting timed challenges that bring the blocky world of Minecraft to life! For ages 5 and up.
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Central Library
See K-Pop Demon Hunters on the big screen for a sing along! Costumes are encouraged. Seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis.
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Eastside Branch - Makerspace
We will discuss:
How to start a project
How to use templates, elements and text
content creation apps
Generative AI tools
Using your own images
Using Canva in the Makerspace
For ages 13+ only
Registration is not required, but is recommended to assure you have a seat in the class.
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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Presented by Kristen Aylese - Owner of Glitter Green Thumb, Farmer, Gardener, UGC Creator from Versailles, Kentucky
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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, plants, resources.
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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, plants, resources.
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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, plants, resources.
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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, plants, resources.
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Central Library - Farish Theater
Braveheart (R) - 1995
William Wallace is the medieval Scottish patriot who is spurred into revolt against the English when the love of his life is slaughtered. Leading his army into battles that become a war, his advance into England threatens King Edward I's throne before he is captured and executed, but not before becoming a symbol for a free Scotland.
Director: Mel Gibson
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Northside Branch
Instructor from REACH will teach the essentials of credit and its role in your personal finances.
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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, plants, resources.
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Central Library - Farish Theater
Based on the novel by Alasdair Gray, Poor Things is a 2023 comedy/fantasy about Bella Baxter, a young woman in Victorian London who is brought back to life via brain transplant.
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael.
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Northside Branch
Join UK Horticulture Department Extension Agent Reena Martin for an informative session on making lawncare simple.
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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, plants, resources.
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Northside Branch - Digital Studio
Learn about clean vector art design for apparel and merchandise using Adobe Illustrator! If you are wanting to design graphic tees, set up you brand with different merchandise options, or just learn about the process, this class will be a great start.
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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Gardening for Mental Health presented by the Master Gardeners.
Sam'l D. M'Cullough's Reminiscences of Lexington
This is a handwritten series of lectures detailing Samuel D. McCullough's memories of his childhood and life in Lexington, Kentucky, accompanied by letters and a photograph of his house.
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This collection consists of Black community news published under the headline “Colored Churches,” “In Colored Circles,” or “Colored Notes”; and other articles of social interest, including marriages, public events, and obituaries.
The item contains the history of Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church, photos and biographies of ministers and founding members, and a list of member names from 1827-1952.
Compiled by Cyrus Parker Jones, a man formerly enslaved by the Parker family, these funeral notices cover 667 funerals of individuals in Lexington, including seven free blacks. The funeral notices cover the years 1806-1886. Jones…
The Daily Lexington Atlas ran from late 1847 through early 1849 and was Lexington’s first daily paper, and the first to publish information from the telegraph lines. It is described by William Perrin in his 1882 History of Fayette…
The 1906-07 Lexington cross directory contains residential and business information for the city, arranged both alphabetically and by street, with a business listing by category. It also contains city officials and departments, and…
This collection of letters to and from portrait artist Sudduth Goff (1887-1965) is part of the library's Duncan-Goff scrapbook collection.
The Elmer L. Foote Collection is a group of 190 lantern slides. They were created by Elmer L. Foote, a Cincinnati photographer and library staff member whose pictures appeared in the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The item is a history of the theater in Lexington from 1799 to 1850, including names of theaters, actors, personnel, and plays.
Letters to and from Father William T. Punch (1874-1933). Father Punch was instrumental in building the 3rd St. Peter Catholic Church on Barr Street in Lexington, KY.
The item is a brief report on methods to revitalize the Lexington commercial district through the preservation of architecturally and historically significant structures. It includes case studies on the Keiza Barton residence, Giron’s…
This half of the record book contains burial records for St. Paul Catholic Church parishioners.
Program features the activities and accomplishments of the previous year’s Empress and Emperor while providing the layout of the current year’s coronation proceedings. Features advertisements for local businesses and photographs of the…
This letter collection was collected by Judge Kenneth Lyons. The earliest date of the letters is 1862, from Bourbon and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. Some letters are fragments.
The diary (ca. 1899) of Katherine Pettit, details her settlement work for the Kentucky Confederation of Women's Clubs, made yearly trips to Hazard during this period and was a central figure in establishing the Hindman (Kentucky)…
This issue contains information about Kentucky highways, colleges, and agriculture. It also features articles on Bardstown and the song “My Old Kentucky Home” by Stephen Collins Foster.
The item is a promotional pamphlet containing brief descriptions of various Lexington tourist locations.
The Lexington Weekly Press was published every Wednesday in Lexington, Kentucky, and contained local, state, and foreign news. The paper focused on Central Kentucky’s “agriculture, manufactures and fine stock”, as well as literary and…
The Kentucky Leader was published from 1888 until the name changed in 1895 to the Daily Leader. They focused on local and national news. The Daily Leader was published from 1895-1901 until the name was changed to the Lexington Leader.…
Scans of the Black Marriage records from the Courthouse in Greenville, Kentucky.
This is a handwritten series of lectures detailing Samuel D. McCullough's memories of his childhood and life in Lexington, Kentucky, accompanied by letters and a photograph of his house.
The Eastern Kentucky Review contains articles about Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College. This particular issue contains photos of buildings, graduating seniors, students, clubs, and activities, and includes photos and information…
The Daily Argonaut began in 1895 and seems to have ceased publication in 1899. This collection includes scattered issues from 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898.
The Independent Gazetteer was founded and printed by James Charless in 1803, with ads appearing in the Kentucky Gazette about its upcoming publication. The first issue was printed March 29, 1803. The paper was later sold to Robert Kay…
The Kentucky Gazette was the first paper established west of the Allegheny Mountains. The frontier paper focused on East Coast and International news, though some local announcements can be found. Later, the paper focused on…
The Kentucky Reporter is the weekly continuation of The Reporter, which changed names in October 1817. It reports on local and national news. 1827 is the only semi-weekly run of this newspaper.
The Reporter was a weekly Republican paper, occasionally semi-weekly when Congress was in session. Continued publication throughout the War of 1812.
The True American was an anti-slavery newspaper started by Cassius Marcellus Clay in June 1845. He ran the paper in Lexington until August of 1845, when he published an article deemed so incendiary that at court injunction was issued…
The item is a yearbook for the United States Army Training Center at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and contains photographs of the officers, NCOs, and graduates of the 8 week basic combat training. There are also many photographs of the various…
This work contains information about French Emigrants to America over the years 1789-1799, and provides a history of the French Revolution. The work was originally in French, and was translated into English by an anonymous translator…
