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Turning The Page

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Fri, 11/25/2022 - 11:09am
Turning The Page

Join us for updates on library happenings, book recommendations, interviews, and more!

Walking Tour

Downtown Lexington’s Historic Sites 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/

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Downtown Lexington’s Historic Sites 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.

Lexington's Downtown Historic Walking Tour Map with eleven stars marking the sites on a map of downtown Lexington on the left side of the page, while a numbered list of the stops with names and addresses in on the right on a gray background
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eLibrary

Download eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more – free with your library card.

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All Databases

All databases are available from this page.

Read & Create: Bears!

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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room A
Join our fun book club where we'll read an engaging story about bears & create literature inspired art. No registration required.
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Read & Create: Black History

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Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room A
Join our fun book club where kids can share their favorite reads & create literature inspired art. No registration required.
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Podcasts & Walking Tours

Wonderful podcasts and walking tours have been created by our staff. Please enjoy!

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Marksbury Family Branch Makerspace

The Marksbury Family Branch Makerspace, located at 2197 Versailles Road, is an inclusive space where customers of all ages can come to learn, create, and explore together, free of charge. Outfitted with current high-tech and low-tech tools, the Makerspace is designed to promote education and cultivate a do-it-yourself spirit for the whole family. Customers ages 7 and under must be accompanied by a responsible caregiver. Planning to bring a group of 10 or more? Please contact us by calling 859-231-5500 ext.2822 or using the link below.

Sample projects

Engrave a bookmark for your next read, design matching t-shirts for your family vacation, personalize a coffee mug, embroider a t-shirt, or print fun stickers for your new business.

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Genealogy & Local History

Discover unique resources in our Digital Archives that tell the story of Fayette County.  Visit cemeteries throughout Central Kentucky using our cemetery maps.  Contact our resident experts in the Central Library's Kentucky Room with questions. The Lexington Public Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.

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Research & Learning

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.

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What is my PIN?

When you log into many of our services, you'll be asked to provide a PIN (Personal Identification Number) in addition to your library card number.  Your default PIN is typically the last 4 digits of the phone number on file for your account.

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Kid Librarian Junior

Do you love to read? Would you like to recommend some books for other readers? This opportunity is for you!

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Kid Librarian

Do you love to read? Would you like to recommend some books for other readers? This opportunity is for you!