Lexington Public Library

Website Search

Search Website
Displaying results 51 - 75 of 91

Interactive study guides and practice exams to prepare for the GED, SAT, ACT, ASVAB, and other academic, civil service, military and professional exams. Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

Database

For grades pre-K through 3, BookFlix pairs classic video storybooks with a related nonfiction book from Scholastic imprints. These engaging stories will help early readers to develop and practice essential reading skills.

Database

Are you a student who needs help with research or a teacher who needs something extra for classroom instruction? Explora is for you, with easy to browse categories organized by popular topics and a simple search that delivers quick and relevant results.  Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

The Materials Selection Policy was initially adopted February 25, 1987 by the Lexington Public Library Board of Trustees and was revised March 24, 1993. The Materials Selection Policy was updated and renamed the Collection Development Policy which was approved by the Board on January 14, 2009. The Board of Trustees assumes full responsibility for all legal actions which may result from the implementation of any policies stated herein.

Community Reads is our Lexington-wide book group. Connect with your friends and neighbors by reading the selected book, joining in a book discussion or related program, and attending a book talk with this year's featured author. 

Marksbury Family Branch
Location Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-7:00pm
Friday: 9:30am-6:00pm
Saturday: 9:30am-5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Location Mailing Address

2197 Versailles Road
Lexington, KY 40504

Primary Page

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

All the Library Can Be

The library is essential to a thriving community, ensuring equitable access to information, education, and technology for all. We raise funds to support Lexington Public Library programs, services, and special projects that go beyond what public dollars alone can support.

Learning Space Equipment

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)

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Learning Space Equipment

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.

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Learning Space Equipment

Microsoft Office

Excel (Spreadsheet), PowerPoint (Slideshow Presentation), Word (Word Processor) 

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Learning Space Equipment

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) 

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Learning Space Equipment

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) 

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Learning Space Equipment

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

Visit the following learning spaces to get started.

Walking Tour

Join us for a walking tour of Downtown Lexington’s historic sites. The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops. You can pause the track while you walk between stops.

This tour covers a walking distance of 1.1 miles.

The music clips used in this tour are from “Walking Barefoot on Grass” by Kai Engel, and are used with a CCBY license. It is available here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/

Join us for a walking tour of Downtown Lexington’s historic sites. The full tour is available as a single MP3, or you can download individual tracks. For the single MP3, music will play between the stops.

The Digital Studio provides people of all skill levels the tools for filmmaking, photography and digital art, music making, and media preservation.