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Walking Tour
Join us for a walking tour of Lexington Public Library's historic downtown locations! 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.
Please note: We prioritized the ease of the walk rather than the chronological order of the library locations.
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 Public Library's historic downtown locations! 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 Community Collections consist of objects shared from local community residents and organizations. Individuals have lent items of local significance to the library to give the larger community awareness and access. The original objects are not owned by the Lexington Public Library.
Submissions for the Community Collections are open. If you are an individual or organization interested in possibly lending items to be digitized by the library, please contact elibrarian@lexpublib.org. We consider item age, location, content, relevance, privacy considerations, and item condition when determining items to add. Content donors must be the legal copyright holders if the item is not in the public domain.
The Lexington Public Library allows access to its records, pursuant to KRS 61.870 to 61.884.
Meet the Lexington Public Library's Board, Administrative Team, and Leadership Team. Apply to work or volunteer at the 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.
New facility will remain at previous location with a larger footprint and expanded offerings
Lexington, Kentucky (August 18, 2022) – The Lexington Public Library broke ground on a new, significantly larger facility in the former Village Branch location on Versailles Road to better provide for the needs of the neighborhoods it serves. The new branch will reflect the community’s vision for a state-of-the-art community hub, one that offers robust resources and a myriad of program and service offerings. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday at a media event featuring Library and City officials.
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Central Library - Farish Theater
Join the Horror Murder Movie Club for this special 50th anniversary showing of JAWS!
Originally released on June 20, 1975, and starring Rob Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, and Lorraine Gary. Based on the book by Peter Benchley.
You'll never want to go back in the water again!
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Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Kevin Lane Dearinger [Dare-in-jer] [he, his] is a retired Broadway actor-singer and English teacher. His publications include The Theatrical Life of Eleanor Robson Belmont, The Bard in the Bluegrass, Marie Prescott, Clyde Fitch and the American Theatre, several volumes of poetry, two memoirs (Bad Sex in Kentucky and On Stage with Bette Davis), as well as several plays.
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Central Library - Gallery
Music by the Kentucky Sons of the the American Revolution fife and drums helps celebrate the 250th anniversary of Lexington's founding, along with the exhibit, "Collected Memory: Objects and Artifacts from 250 Years of Lexington History." Part of the LexArts Gallery Hop.
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Central Library
The Kentucky Sons of the American Revolution present fife and drums from the age of Lexington's founding.
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Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Squash, Pumpkins & Gourds is the 4th of a 5 part gardening workshop series from local farmer and gardener Kristen Pearson!
Check out the last upcoming gardening workshop:
5/31 Seed Saving 101
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Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Seed Saving 101 is the last of a 5 part gardening workshop series from local farmer and gardener Kristen Pearson!
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Central Library - Farish Theater
Join Josh Porter, Faulkner Morgan Archive's Assistant Executive Director, as he discusses the roots of Kentucky's LGBTQ History as part of FMA's traveling exhibit From the Archive: An LGBTQ History of Kentucky.
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.
Starting your own business or nonprofit is hard work, but we can help you locate the tools you need to get your ideas off the ground.
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Friends of the Lexington Public Library, Inc.
