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Start your genealogy search with billions of records including census data, vital records, directories, photos and more. Available only to customers inside Lexington Public Library locations. Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.
These tours are guided audio walking tours with a variety of topics focused on Downtown Lexington, KY. Music will play in between each stop, and the listener can pause the track while walking between stops.
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Content from over 80 Kentucky newspapers and news sources, including the Lexington Herald-Leader.
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The Black Community News Collection compiles searchable newspaper articles and ads for local Black community events, schools, social gatherings, church events, obituaries, and wedding announcements in older local newspapers in the librar


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This month features vocalist Brenda Flowers and her husband Eddie Brookshire on bass, joined by Keith McCutchen on piano and Dave McWhorter on drums. Now in its fifteenth season, Jazz at the Library presents live performances on the second Thursday of every month.
Download eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more – free with your library card.
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.
Wonderful podcasts and walking tours have been created by our staff. Please enjoy!