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Transfer sublimation paper designs on mugs and tumblers. Please supply your own items to transfer on to. Sublimation paper is available to purchase, or you can use your own free of charge. Speak with a staff member before bringing or using your own materials.

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Mug press

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

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Northside Branch - Digital Studio

In this hands-on, three part workshop, you’ll go from "never held a uke" to playing your first songs. We’ll cover the absolute essentials: how to hold it, how to tune it, and the "magic chords" that unlock your favorite songs of summer.

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Northside Branch - Digital Studio

In this hands-on, three part workshop, you’ll go from "never held a uke" to playing your first songs. We’ll cover the absolute essentials: how to hold it, how to tune it, and the "magic chords" that unlock your favorite songs of summer.

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Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room

Have a spider plant that just keeps propagating? Is your pothos in need of a snip? Want to share some bonus seeds from last planting season?

Bring your plant extras to Eastside for a swap with fellow plant enthusiasts! 

**Please bring your own containers for travel!

Registration recommended

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Northside Branch - Digital Studio

In this hands-on, three part workshop, you’ll go from "never held a uke" to playing your first songs. We’ll cover the absolute essentials: how to hold it, how to tune it, and the "magic chords" that unlock your favorite songs of summer.

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Marksbury Family Branch - Keeneland Community Room
Design your own charm bracelet! Pick your charms, mix your style and create something totally you! No registration required. While supplies last.
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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room

Creating your own DIY gel air freshener is a good way to know what is in it and can make it any scent you want without it being overpowering. Peppermint and lemon are a great combination to help keep the air fresh and your nose clear. Air fresheners with essential oils are easy to make so you will be able to make quite a few in no time at all. All materials provided but are limited.

Database

Discover favorite books and apps, matched to your child's age and interests, and other tools for building early literacy.  Log reading and earn badges on your computer or mobile device.

Webform

Submit an application to participate as a vendor at the 2026 Kentucky History and Genealogy Conference.

Print designs for t-shirts, mugs, and more. Please supply your own personal items on which you'll be adding or transferring your design. Sublimation paper (3.5 x 9, 8.5 x 11, and 8.5 x 14 inches) and butcher paper (4 x 9 and 12 x 12 inches) are available for purchase.

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Sublimation printer

Cricut machines can cut 12 x 24-inch vinyl, fabric, and paper products. 12 x 12-inch transfer tape, permanent vinyl, and heat transfer vinyl are available for purchase, or you can use your own materials free of charge. Speak with a staff member before use if you are bringing your own materials. 

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Cricut machine

Use this machine to bind paper booklets in a variety of sizes. Binding combs are available for purchase, or you can use your own free of charge. Speak with a staff member before use if you are using your own combs.  

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Comb binding machine

Celebrate National Poetry Month at LPL

The Lexington Public Library is celebrating National Poetry Month throughout April! Find reading recommendations, explore Lexington’s rich literary history, and discover fun ways to get involved.

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.  

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Meet the Lexington Public Library's Board, Administrative Team, and Leadership Team.  Apply to work or volunteer at the library.

The Lexington Public Library has made an effort to ensure that all of our digital collections are public domain, or that we have gotten approval from the copyright holders to display their work. Most - but not all - of these collections, to the best of our knowledge, have no known US copyright restrictions. Some items in the collection are under copyright but qualify for online display by libraries under Section 108(h) of United States Copyright Law. Some of the collections provided in the Library's Digital Archives are made available under an assertion of fair use, which does not necessarily apply to an individual's use of them.

Webform

Please complete this form to request a Preschool Storytime Kit.  Kits may be borrowed for 2 weeks.  Each kit contains: 5-7 books, a binder with songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays, and several classroom manipulatives for activities.

The Lexington Public Library’s Digital Archives provide open access to researchers and students to learn more about the rich history of Lexington and Fayette County. It contains a fraction of the Library’s physical holdings, which are housed and available for reference in the Kentucky Room at the Central Library. New material is being digitized and added constantly, so there's always something new to find.

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Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us in the Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab to create art with robots! We will be using sphero bolts to create an abstract action painting. For Ages 8-17. Registration Required.