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The Undesign the Redline project unearths the deep and systemic history of structural racism and inequality in the United States. This interactive exhibit explores policies like Redlining, their implications for today, and what we can do to undesign them.
The exhibit was created by social impact design studio designing the WE and has been invited to dozens of cities across the country. A local advisory group has helped to produce local history and stories about Redlining in Lexington.

Fayette County, Kentucky, has changed enormously since it was created in 1792. This collection contains government documents for the city of Lexington, for Fayette County, and for the merged Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, as well as funeral notices, club directories, scrapbooks, image collections and a history of Lexington Public Library.
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.

The Kentucky Gazette was the first paper established west of the Allegheny Mountains, founded by John and Fielding Bradford. The frontier paper focused on East Coast and International news, though some local announcements can be found.
All Lexington Public Library locations are closed on these holidays.
Do you love to read? Would you like to recommend some books for other readers? This opportunity is for you!
Do you love to read? Would you like to recommend some books for other readers? This opportunity is for you!


The Publications Collection contains runs of historical Kentucky newspapers, almanacs, and magazines.
Lexington Public Library Donations Received January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

The Kentucky History collection contains Kentucky-related documents not specifically related to Fayette County.