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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Meet and hang out with other Pokémon fans! Bring your cards to trade or play, or chill out with a craft. For ages 5 and up. No registration required.
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Central Library
It can be difficult to meet other caregivers when you have a new baby. Bring your little one to enjoy toys and a craft while meeting new friends! Suggested for babies 0-18 months and their caregivers.
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Central Library - Farish Theater

What does it take to escape your destiny? Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Meet and hang out with other Pokémon fans! Bring your cards to trade or play, or chill out with a craft. For ages 5 and up. No registration required.
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Eastside Branch - Makerspace
Join us at the Eastside Makerspace to learn knitting basics to start your first project. The workshop will cover casting-on, knit and purl stitches, and basic knitting terms. Materials provided!
Library News

Baker & Taylor, Lexington Public Library’s primary vendor for purchasing books, recently shared that it will soon cease operations. This sudden change is impacting thousands of libraries across the country, including ours.  

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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Marksbury Family Branch - First Floor Paseo

Join us for a special musical journey led by our community's brightest young pianists! 
Try It Yourself! 
First, we'll have keyboards available so that school-age kids, teens, and adults can?try out the program for themselves! This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience with music. 
Student Performances 

Location
Northside Branch Entrance
Location Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-7:00pm

Friday: 9:30am-6:00pm

Saturday: 9:30am-5:00pm

Sunday: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Location Mailing Address

1733 Russell Cave Road
Lexington, KY 40505

Check for current job openings and apply to work at the Lexington Public Library.

Discover unique resources in our Digital Archives that tell the story of Fayette County.  Visit cemeteries throughout Central Kentucky using our cemetery maps.  Contact our resident experts in the Central Library's Kentucky Room with questions. The Lexington Public Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.

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Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space

Where Music Bridges Worlds, and Song Nourishes the Soul

Founded on the belief that music knows no boundaries, the Lexington Good Days Choir will present traditional Chinese songs and music.

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Central Library - Farish Theater

This month features Trio Risoluto, with Sila Darville on violin, Luke Darville on cello, and Madeline Rogers on piano. They will perform music by H. Leslie Adams and Edward Elgar. Classical Music Sundays presents live classical music the third Sunday of every month, September through May, with EKU music professor Bernardo Scarambone as emcee.

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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Explore the process of creating chilly art. For ages 3-5 with a caregiver. Dress for mess! No registration required.
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Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
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Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab

Participants are welcome to drop in anytime during the program and stay as little or as long as they would like!

Children 7 and under must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver.

If you are planning on bringing a large group (10+ people) please contact our Experiential Learning Associate for accommodations. (859) 231-5500 ext. 1147