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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Stop by the Beaumont Branch to make a pom pom garland in the colors of your Pride Flag - or whatever colors you want!
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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room

Sensory play and crafts that are inclusive, autism-friendly, and fun for everyone! Activities are designed for children with a developmental age of approximately 2-5 years. ALL children are welcome! For questions or accommodation requests, please contact the Beaumont Branch. 

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Northside Branch - Classroom

Join Kristen Pearson of Glitter Green Thumb for a FREE class that walks you through how to successfully harvest and preserve seeds from everyday garden food. Registration requested.

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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room

Watercolor painting club with a lesson each month suitable for beginners, dilettantes, and anyone who just wants to hang out and paint with us. We will be following a series of tutorials that start with the basics at our first meeting and build on those skills with each class that follows. Registration required so I will be able to purchase enough supplies for everyone.

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Northside Branch - Classroom

Watercolor painting club with a lesson each month suitable for beginners, dilettantes, and anyone who just wants to hang out and paint with us. We will be following a series of tutorials that start with the basics at our first meeting and build on those skills with each class that follows. Registration required so I will be able to purchase enough supplies for everyone.

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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room

Kevin Lane Dearinger [Dare-in-jer] [he, his] is a retired Broadway actor-singer and English teacher. His publications include The Theatrical Life of Eleanor Robson Belmont, The Bard in the Bluegrass, Marie Prescott, Clyde Fitch and the American Theatre, several volumes of poetry, two memoirs (Bad Sex in Kentucky and On Stage with Bette Davis), as well as several plays.

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Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
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Eastside Branch

Founded on the belief that music knows no boundaries, the Lexington Good Days Choir will present traditional Chinese songs and music in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Northside Branch - Story Room
Come make some art in the afternoon! This process art program is for Kindergarten-5th grade. No registration is required.
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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room

Bring your poetry, prose, or other short writing and join us every other month at our Open Mic Night series for an opportunity to share your work! Please keep performances to around 3-4 minutes.

For teens and up. No registration required.

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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room

 Many historical records also focus on men, with women listed only under their husbands’ names. Johnna will introduce and explain strategies for researching female ancestors, including information about sources at LPL and beyond.

Registration is recommended but not required to attend in person or as a webinar from your own device.

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Eastside Branch - Makerspace

Participants can bring their own supplies to follow along in the mead preparation process, or can simply learn about the art and history of mead.

 

 

Registration is Required

 

Ages 21+ only

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Beaumont Branch

Drop into the Beaumont Branch for an hour of classic games and socializing for adults! Feel free to join alone or bring along your friends. This week we will play the word games Boggle and Tapple

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Beaumont Branch - Small Meeting Room

This month's theme is books that are LGBTQ+ centered. 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
Sing and dance along with award winning children's musician Jim Gill, live in concert! For families. No registration required.
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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Celebrate Juneteenth with a variety of crafts and self-directed art projects! For families. No registration required.
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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Have some fishy fun while making a koi windsock and other fun fish activities. For preschoolers. No registration required.
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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Bring a partner, romantic or platonic, for a fun evening of painting each other's portraits! Only one person needs to register per pair.
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Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room

Join instructors from Kentucky Refugee Ministries for this free citizenship class. Student must be a Green Card holder for at least 4 years and 9 months. No registration required. *NOTE class will begin meeting on Wednesday evenings beginning February 28, 2024.

There will be no class on these dates in 2025:

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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Can you defy gravity? Find out with art and science challenges. For ages 5 and up. No reservations required.
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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Create decorations for your garden or treasures to find. For all skill levels. Join others in a relaxed setting to socialize and participate in interactive activities, games or crafts.
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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room

We'll be taking inspiration from the classic and beloved Reading Rainbow program, remixing those literacy lessons for teens! So hop on in for a session centering LGBTQIA+ stories (and don't be afraid to let the Reading Rainbow theme song get stuck in your head).

This program is for teen participants (15+). All participants are asked to wear their favorite color!