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Advisory Board
Melissa Coulston is Partnership Coordinator at Kentucky Refugee Ministries Lexington, where she has worked since 2022. Her role at KRM involves wearing many different hats depending on the day, but she primarily works to engage central Kentucky communities to support KRM's work to welcome forcibly displaced newcomers. Prior to her work in refugee resettlement and newcomer welcome, Melissa served in various positions in academic, public, and government libraries in Kentucky and South Carolina.
Advisory Board
Wendi Keene retired from a thirty year career with the YMCA of Central Kentucky. She held many positions from early education teacher, camp director, and after-school site director until she worked her way to outreach programing. When she left the Y she had become the Executive Director of Community Initiatives for the total Y association with her focus on the arts, literacy and volunteers.
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Are you on the debate team, or like to know both sides of an issue before making up your mind? Opposing Viewpoints offers contextual information and opinions on hundreds of social issues. Pro/Con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics and more available as resources for debaters. Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.
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Board of Trustees
Treasurer
Stephanie has been in the financial industry since 1993 and has a bachelor’s degree in finance is from the University of Kentucky. She is passionate about community involvement and that includes current board positions on the Lexington Public Library and a member of the finance council of the Diocese of Lexington. She is a past board member of Surgery on Sunday, Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center, the Lexington Chapter of the American Red Cross and a past Trustee for Lexington Catholic High School, which she chaired for several years.
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Chair
Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President Membership & Engagement, Commerce Lexington
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Secretary
Yajaira Aich West is a Vice President at PNC Bank and serves as the Director of Client and Community Relations for central, eastern and southeast Kentucky.
Search and read articles from Consumer Reports in the EBSCO database. Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.
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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Learn tools to regulate during stressful moments! Participants will practice slow moving yoga on the floor in a dim space. Every participant will have time to craft on their own project - bring your own (such as crochet, sketching, journaling) or work on a provided rock art craft. For ages 13-17, registration required.
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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room A
Bring your sketchbook and favorite art supplies for a chilled out afternoon of creating art! We'll have music, guided exercises to get your creativity flowing, and a supportive environment for learning. Fight art block, make connections, improve your drawings, or just come hang out to relax!
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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Come and enjoy a screening of the 1964 hit, Viva Las Vegas, starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret!
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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Come in and cool down with a good movie!
Ages 8 & up, no registration required.
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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 - Large Meeting Room
Become your D&D character! Compete in challenges to find out your abilities, then take on an adventure in real life.
Ages 13 - 17, registration required.
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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room B
We encourage you to bring in clean, old t-shirts to tie dye.
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Eastside Branch - Medium Meeting Room
Each session is packed with hands-on fun led by University of Kentucky professors. This time, we’re diving into the world of Mathematics! Come learn, get inspired, and maybe even discover your dream career! Registration is required. Questions? Email us at ebae@lexpublib.org
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Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Play Capture the Flag, Battle Royale, and more! For ages 13+.
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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Join the Fayette County Extension & Master Gardeners for FREE gardening plant giveaways in May, June and July at Northside! Prepare your spring and summer garden with free plants in May, then learn to attract pollinators with more FREE plants and seeds in June, and in July join us for more FREE fall garden and herb seeds.
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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Calling all craft lovers! Join us for a fun afternoon of crafting! Northside Craft Club meets monthly.
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Beaumont Branch - Small Meeting Room
Do you enjoy cross-stitch, embroidery, or sewing? Grab your current project and join us every fourth Sunday for social stitching! All skill levels welcome.
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Beaumont Branch - Small Meeting Room
This month's theme is Mythology vs. Folklore. 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 - 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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Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Join Northside staff and learn to make a simple, traditional Cathedral Windows quilt. Make one block each month and you will make a finished small quilt or throw by the end of 12 months! Fabric and sewing tools provided while supplies last. Prerequisites: you must already be able to thread a needle and hand sew a straight stitch and a slip stitch. Please register if you plan to attend.
