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Walking Tour
Join us for a walking tour of Lexington’s literary history!
Tour Length 1.05 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.
Join us for a walking tour of Lexington’s literary history!
Tour Length 1.05 miles
Advisory Board
Jason Hall is the Executive Director of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, the public policy voice of Kentucky’s four Catholic bishops. Prior to his time with the Conference, Jason served as Deputy General Counsel to the Kentucky State Senate Majority Leadership.
CNC router
Use this router for small scale wood milling. Available by appointment only. Please supply your own personal items for milling.
The machine can hold items with a maximum size of 8 x 8 x 3 inches. Speak with an Eastside Makerspace staff member to schedule an appointment to use the CNC router.
Serger
This item is available for use in advanced sewing projects. Needles, notions, and thread are provided in the Eastside Makerspace. Please bring your own material, as well as thread if you require something specific.
Tabletop kiln
Fire small pieces made of precious metal clay. Available by appointment only. Please supply your own personal materials for firing.
The machine can hold items with a maximum size of 2.5 x 1.5 inches. Speak with an Eastside Makerspace staff member to schedule an appointment to use the tabletop kiln.
Jennifer talks with local author Kaitlyn Hill about her debut YA novel “Love from Scratch” and her journey in publishing. For Behind the Scenes, Erin talks with Amanda Wheeler and Bryan Klausing about the library’s experiential learning spaces and program
Friends of the Lexington Public Library provides financial, advocacy and volunteer support to the Library. Shop at the Friends Book Cellar in the Central Library for a great selection of used books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, and vinyl records, all at discounted prices.
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Central Library - Meeting Room B
Get creative and learn something new at our monthly crafternoon! Materials provided while supplies last.
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Central Library - Meeting Room B
Join Edwyn Rye for insight into the grants process! Edwyn is a graduate of Transylvania University and a long-time resident of Central Kentucky. He has worked with United Way of the Bluegrass on several grant applications with awards totaling over $250K.
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Central Library - Meeting Room D
Practice your reading with a therapy dog from Love On A Leash. These furry friends can't wait for their personal Storytime sessions! For Kindergarten and up.
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Central Library - Meeting Room D
Let us build creative confidence, reduce waste, and support a healthier system for our environment.
Please bring your clean ready for recycling materials, and we will “upcycling” and repurpose the materials together.
We will focus on projects with toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, egg cartons, CD discs, and glass jars.
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Central Library - Meeting Room D
A time for children ages 4-5 and their
caregivers to practice the social emotional
skills they need for kindergarten! This session will focus on empathy and kindness.
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Central Library - Meeting Room D
Join us for an epic Minecraft party with hands-on crafts, creative building activities, and exciting timed challenges that bring the blocky world of Minecraft to life! For ages 5 and up.
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Central Library - Meeting Room D
A time for children ages 4-5 and their
caregivers to practice the social emotional
skills they need for kindergarten! This session will focus on conflict resolution and sharing.
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Central Library - Meeting Room D
A time for children ages 4-5 and their
caregivers to practice the social emotional
skills they need for kindergarten! This session will focus on making friends.
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Central Library - Meeting Room D
A time for children ages 4-5 and their
caregivers to practice the social emotional
skills they need for kindergarten! This session will focus on decision making.
The Digital Studio provides people of all skill levels the equipment, software, and AI creative tools for filmmaking, photography and digital art, music making, and media preservation.
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.
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
140 East Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Learning doesn’t stop at the end of the school day. The Lexington Public Library is here to support your education at every level, from birth through college, with skill-building tools, live tutoring, standardized test prep, after-school programs, and more.
The Lexington Public Library offers an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service which allows cardholders in good standing to borrow books and receive copies of articles we do not own and cannot purchase. Our borrowing network includes over 4,000 participating public and academic libraries.
Embroidery machine
Use this machine to personalize your fabric items. Please supply your own personal items for embroidery. Thread is available free of charge, but please supply your own if you need a specific thread for your project.
Comb binding 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.
