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Saturday: 9:30am-5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Read articles from magazines and journals, learn a new language, or locate a newspaper article. These resources can't be found with a search engine but are available for free with your library card.
Lexington, Kentucky (January 16, 2024) – Lexington Public Library is proud to announce their new Black Voices Book Club which is dedicated to discussing literary works by black authors. The Club meets on the third Saturday of each month.
Lexington, Kentucky (April 12, 2023) – The Lexington Public Library will be Fine Free for all materials, effective immediately, following a vote at today’s regularly scheduled monthly board meeting. Lexington Public Library customers will no longer incur fines for late, damaged, or lost library materials. Additionally, the Library has forgiven all current, outstanding fines
Adobe Creative Cloud
Acrobat Pro (Edit PDFs), Adobe Express (Design), After Effects (Video), Animate (Video), Audition (Audio), Dreamweaver (Website), Illustrator (Design), InDesign (Design), Lightroom (Photo), Photoshop (Photo and Design), Premiere Pro (Video)
Apple Apps
Final Cut Pro (Video), Freeform (Whiteboard App), GarageBand (Audio), iMovie (Video), Logic Pro X (Audio), Music (iTunes for Audio and Burning CDs), KeyNote (Slideshow Presentation), Numbers (Spreadsheet), Pages (Desktop Publishing)
Microsoft Office
Excel (Spreadsheet), PowerPoint (Slideshow Presentation), Word (Word Processor)
Additional Software
Audacity (Audio), BandLab (Audio), Blender (Design), Cura (Design), Handbrake (Audio and Video), OBS (Video), Toast 20 Pro (Blu-ray and DVD burning for Mac), VLC (Video)
Rubu USB Capture Card
Digitizes VHS or VHS-C tapes
Please note: Analog media such as cassettes, VHS tapes, and records are digitized in real time, so a 60-minute recording will take 60 minutes to transfer.
Marantz PMD-300CP Dual-well Cassette Recorder USB
Digitizes cassette tapes.
Please note: Analog media such as cassettes, VHS tapes, and records are digitized in real time, so a 60-minute recording will take 60 minutes to transfer.
Numark PT-01 USB Portable Turntable
Digitizes records – 33s, 45s and LPs
Please note: Analog media such as cassettes, VHS tapes, and records are digitized in real time, so a 60-minute recording will take 60 minutes to transfer.
Epson V800 Scanner
For photos, slides, and negatives
Resolution: 4800 dpi and 6400 dpi
- 8" x 10" transparency unit (built into lid)
- Four film holders: 35mm negatives, 35mm slides, 6 x 20cm, and 4" x 5"
- Film Area Guide
Epson WorkForce DS-40 Color Portable Scanner
For documents
Output Resolution: 50 – 1200 dpi
- Maximum Scan Area- 8.5" x 14", 8.5" x 36"1 Long Paper Mode
- Minimum Size- Portrait 2" x 2.9", Landscape: 3.4" x 2.1"
- Quickly scan receipts, business cards, and more
- Scan to smartphones, tablets, laptops, or cloud services, including Google Drive™, Evernote®, and SharePoint®
- Scan documents into editable text and searchable PDFs
OWC Mercury Pro 16X Blu-Ray, DVD, CD Burner and Player
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Read/Write Speed BD-R- Max 8x/16x
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Read/Write Speed DVD±R- Max 12x/16x
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Read and Write Speed CD-R- Max 48x
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Read & Writes Blu-ray up to 128GB
- Compatible with both single-layer and dual-layer Blu-ray discs
Lexington, Kentucky (December 20, 2022) – Lexington Public Library announced today that its popular LPL After School program will return in 2023, beginning January 2.
LPL After School is a FREE drop-in program for kids aged 5-12 that takes place after regular school hours, Mondays through Fridays from 4-6pm. The Library, in partnership with God’s Pantry, will provide snacks for all participants as well as STEAM and enrichment activities, homework help, and reading recommendations. And there’s no need to register—just show up!
A local history exhibit commemorating 250Lex from March 21 to July 13 at the Central Library Gallery, 140 East Main Street. The exhibit includes items from the library’s own Kentucky Room collection as well as loans from the Lexington History Museum, Keeneland, the University of Kentucky, and local residents.
Queer, Here, & Everywhere: The Roots of Kentucky’s LGBTQ History is the first comprehensive exhibition of Lexington’s LGBTQ history, showcasing the importance of the queer community in this city
Highlighting key moments and figures in Lexington's LGBTQ history, from Sweet Evening Breeze's drag performances in the 1920s to the passage of the Fairness Ordinance in 1999, this exhibit celebrates the resilience and contributions of the queer community. By shedding light on these often overlooked narratives, we hope to foster a greater sense of belonging for LGBTQ individuals in Lexington while also promoting understanding and appreciation among the broader population.
Learn more about this exhibit here.
The William Stamps Farish Fund Theater is a state-of-the-art facility in one of Main Street’s busiest places.
Fully renovated and updated, the theater on the Central Library’s first floor is home to theater, dance, live music, film, community events, and meetings. The Lexington Public Library makes the facility available at some of the city’s best prices, with affordable business, nonprofit, and government rates.

Learn more about Fayette County and our rich history with the Kentucky Room's Digital Archives. Search photo collections, historical newspapers and publications, and community collections with a simple search. New material is continually being scanned and added.
The Lexington Public Library receives most of its operating funds from an Ad Valorem property tax. By State law, the Library receives five cents for every $100 of assessed property value in Lexington and Fayette County.