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

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Beaumont Branch - Small Meeting Room

This month's theme is "Books Adapted to Movies." Pick any book you want that fits the theme and come discuss it with friends! Each month, we will discuss books in a different genre and everyone will talk about the book they chose to read. Spoilers may occur, so please be advised.

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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room

First, we'll learn about engineer Ruzena Bajcsy and her contributions to computer science and robotics. Then we'll test out some robots like Sphero Bots, Ozobots, and more!  Ages 12+

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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 - Farish Theater

She's evil... and not just high school evil.

After being kidnapped and killed, popular cheerleader Jennifer returns from the dead to seek her retribution.

Starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer's Body is a 2009 horror comedy about the trials of friendship.

Rated R.

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Beaumont Branch - Collaborative Learning Space

This month's theme is National Book Award Nominees. Pick any book you want that fits the theme and come discuss it with friends! Each month, we will discuss books in a different genre/theme and everyone will talk about the book they chose to read. Spoilers may occur, so please be advised.

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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 - Large Meeting Room

First, we'll learn about the basic laws of physics and how flight is possible. Then we'll test those theories out by building handheld hoop gliders with everyday household materials! Ages 12+

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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room (A & B)
Celebrate Women's History Month by playing BINGO! Learn about women that have left their mark on history. No registration required. While supplies last.
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Eastside Branch
Stop by the Children's Department to participate in a scavenger hunt. Images will be hidden around the department and it's up to you to find them all! Scavenger hunts will change throughout the month.
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Eastside Branch - Makerspace
Join us in the Eastside Makerspace to explore techniques for painting tabletop gaming miniatures, terrain, and props. All supplies will be provided. Ages 13+ *Registration Recommended*
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Eastside Branch
Stop by the Children's Department to participate in a scavenger hunt. Images will be hidden around the department and it's up to you to find them all! Scavenger hunts will change throughout the month.
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Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room
Calling all mystery lovers! Join us for Northside's monthly mystery book club.
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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room B

Most everyone is familiar with marigolds, but many view them as common. Marigolds are wonderfully easy garden plants that offer a much wider range of options than many realize. In this class, we will discuss all things marigold, from the tiny little ones to the massive giants. We will provide seeds for some exciting and unusual varieties. 

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Central Library - Farish Theater

Explore the life and legacy of Barbara Jordan in The Inquisitor. Jordan was a groundbreaking Texas congresswoman whose sharp intellect and moral clarity transformed U.S. politics. From Nixon’s impeachment to civil rights battles, her voice demanded accountability, while she privately faced struggles few ever knew of.

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Central Library - Farish Theater

The Tallest Dwarf follows filmmaker Julie Wyman as she searches for her place in the little people community and unpacks dwarfism’s impact on her own family. Through intimate stories, creative collaborations, and archival history, the film delves into identity and medicine, asking whether society should change people or the structures that limit them.

Highlight

The Lexington Public Library is home to four collaborative creative spaces for making, learning, exploring, and sharing. These spaces offer a variety of events, high-tech and low-tech equipment for patron use, and serve as a space to build community, explore your creativity, and develop personal interests.

Sample projects

Film a music video, 3D print a fidget toy, digitize old family photos, sew a costume or mend your favorite pair of pants, embroider a t-shirt, comb bind a book, start a podcast, record in the audio booth, create content with the green screen, make custom magnets or buttons, engrave a keychain, print a poster, make custom stickers, and more.

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Tates Creek Branch

Air plants are members of the diverse Tillandisa genus which is in the bromeliad family. In their native habitat of tropical and subtropical North and South America, these epiphytic plants will be found clinging to trunks and branches of other plants or anything else they can sit on including rocks and buildings.