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The Digital Studio provides people of all skill levels the tools for filmmaking, photography and digital art, music making, and media preservation.

Located on the second floor of the Eastside Branch, the Makerspace is a collaborative workspace for making, learning, exploring, and sharing. Through the intersections of technology, science, art, and culture, the space encourages entrepreneurship, personal growth, and artistic expression.

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

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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Download eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more – free with your library card.

Library meeting rooms are available for individuals, non-profit, for profit, study groups, and community organizations seeking to hold meetings, trainings, and workshops.  Meeting rooms are free of charge.  Sterno and other tools/equipment that have an open flame are prohibited.

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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. Now meeting every month on the Last Monday of the month. All skill levels invited. Materials will be provided. Registration Required.

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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. Now meeting every month on the Last Monday of the month. All skill levels invited. Materials will be provided. Registration Encouraged.

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Central Library - Meeting Room D

Not an artist? Not a problem! We'll provide the art supplies; you provide the creativity during this open art program.  Recommend for 5-12 years old, dress for mess please.

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Central Library - Children's Department Play Space
Listen to a story about trees followed by tree themed sensory bins and art activities. Learn and play!
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Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab

We will have an Art theme this month! Dress for mess

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Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us for a fun and interactive STEAM Storytime, where preschoolers will explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math through engaging stories, hands-on activities, and creative play!
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Central Library

Nic Stone is a bestselling author and an outspoken racial and social justice advocate. Stone burst onto the scene with her #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel, Dear Martin, which chronicles the story of a seventeen-year-old Black high school senior, Justyce McAllister, after a bloody run-in with the police places him squarely in the crosshairs of media fallout.

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Central Library

Nic Stone is a bestselling author and an outspoken racial and social justice advocate. Stone burst onto the scene with her #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel, Dear Martin, which chronicles the story of a seventeen-year-old Black high school senior, Justyce McAllister, after a bloody run-in with the police places him squarely in the crosshairs of media fallout.

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Elizabeth has been a member of the Lexington Police Department since 1998.  After retiring from sworn duty in 2019, she returned to the department as a polygraph examiner and background investigator.  In her current position, she coordinates with multiple divisions in the Urban County Government to ensure the fair hiring of qualified applicants.

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Northside Branch - Digital Studio

Learn how to turn your ideas into a manga-style comic page. In this workshop, we’ll explore manga art, character designs, poses, panel layouts, and simple storytelling techniques that make manga so exciting to read. Whether you’re a beginner or already love to draw, you’ll leave with your very own comic page and the basics to keep creating.

Ages 13+

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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 - Meeting Room D
Caregivers and children ages 4-5 practice the social-emotional skills needed for kindergarten! This session will focus on safety at school and personal boundaries. No registration required.
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Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room

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