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Celebrate Women’s History Month at LPL

Throughout March, join us as we celebrate women’s contributions in local, state, and national history through programs, books, podcasts, archive materials, and more.

Celebrate Lexington, Kentucky’s 250th anniversary all year long. Join us for programs, galleries, podcasts, and more highlighting our city’s history, heritage, and legacy.

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Central Library - Farish Theater

Join us in the Farish Theater for a conversation with Wes Browne, author of They All Fall the Same and Hillbilly Hustle. The event will also feature an audience Q&A and a book signing. Books will be available for purchase. Registration is recommended but not required.

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Central Library - Kentucky Room

Come to the Kentucky Room to discuss William Van Meter's Bluegrass: A True Story of Murder in Kentucky.

A shocking investigation into a true crime that tore a town apart—the violent murder of a young coed in Kentucky, the innocent boy who was jailed for the crime, and a small Southern community filled with haunting, unforgettable characters.

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Central Library - Farish Theater

She's evil... and not just high school evil.

After being kidnapped and killed, popular cheerleader Jennifer returns from the dead to seek her retribution.

Starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer's Body is a 2009 horror comedy about the trials of friendship.

Rated R.

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Central Library - Farish Theater

3 Extremes is a 2004 anthology horror film consisting of three individual segments from three different East Asian countries—China, Japan, and South Korea.

Its three segments, Dumplings, Cut, and Box, were directed by Hong Kong director Fruit Chan, South Korean director Park Chan-wook, and Japanese director Takashi Miike, respectively.

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Central Library - Farish Theater

What does it take to escape your destiny? Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

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Central Library - Farish Theater

The Haunting is a 1963 supernatural horror film based from Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House.

Hill House has stood for 90 years and appears haunted. Its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends.

Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.

Rated G.

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. 

Celebrate Black History Month at LPL

Throughout February, join us as we celebrate Black history with programs, materials, podcasts, and more.

Join us for Kentucky Legends: a series of programs exploring Kentucky culture, history, and lore. Programs include author visits, Chautauqua performances, live music, activities and crafts, and more.

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Fri, 11/25/2022 - 11:09am

Stories of Lexington's history told through the Kentucky Room archives.

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