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Start your Summer Reading now! Prizes, Events & Activities, Free Books, School Summer Reading Lists, and more!

Fiddlers Restrung

Kentucky Premiere! Come see one of the best high school level Celtic, Bluegrass, and American folk fiddle groups in the nation on July 1st.

Summer Fun With The LexPhil

Enjoy three wonderful events with the LexPhil this summer! Instrument Petting Zoos, Concerts, and a behind the scenes LexPhil Lecture.

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Upcoming Events & Classes

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Thursday, June 20th
10:30am
Preschool Storytime
Tates Creek Branch
Age Group: preschool (3-5 Years)
Stories, songs, and activities that encourage literacy, math, and science skills. 30 minutes
Thursday, June 20th
10:45am - 11:05am
Bouncing Babies
Beaumont Branch - Large Conference Room
Age Group: infant (0-12 months), baby (1-2 years)
Join us for a lapsit storytime with engaging activities, rhymes and books all meant to stimulate your child's early skills. Ages 0-24 months.
Thursday, June 20th
11:00am - 12:00pm
Toddler Story time
Eagle Creek Branch - Story Pit
Age Group: toddler (2-3 years)
Songs, rhymes, and books that encourage literacy,math and science skills plus an art activity.
Thursday, June 20th
11:00am - 2:30pm
OLLI Spanish Class/UK
Village Branch - Large Meeting Room
Age Group: adults
OLLI Spanish Class/UK
Thursday, June 20th
11:00am - 11:30am
Read! Play! Learn!
Northside Branch - Story Room
Age Group: preschool (3-5 Years)
Build reading readiness skills with books, songs, and play. Children ages 5 and younger are welcome.
Thursday, June 20th
11:15am - 11:35am
Bouncing Babies
Beaumont Branch - Large Conference Room
Age Group: infant (0-12 months), baby (1-2 years)
Join us for a lapsit storytime for ages 0-24 months. Come enjoy engaging songs, rhymes and books to stimulate your baby's early learning.
Thursday, June 20th
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free Hot Lunch
Village Branch - Small Meeting Room
Age Group: all kids
A free hot lunch will be served every weekday (excluding July 4)to children ages 18 and younger. This event is sponsored by the 21st Century Learning Center Grant.
Thursday, June 20th
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Kid's Book Club
Village Branch - Small Meeting Room
Age Group: 2nd-3rd grade, 4th-5th grade
Come to read and discuss exciting books and do fun activities and crafts.
Thursday, June 20th
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Teen Book Club
Village Branch - Teen Room
Age Group: middle school, high school
Come listen and read exciting teen books. This event is sponsored by the 21st Century Learning Center Grant.
Thursday, June 20th
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Pop-up Makerspace: 3D Printing
Central Library - Room A
Age Group: middle school, high school, adults
Have you heard the buzz about 3D printers? Do you have questions about how it works? In the last workshop of this series, watch a 3D printer in action and learn about all the endless possibilities a 3D printer can present to us. We will also take a tour of the cutting edge...

For group registration please contact this library location at (859) 231-5500

Thursday, June 20th
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Job Lab @ Central Library
Central Library - Computer Lab
Age Group: adults
Open lab time to work on job search skills, resume or cover letter writing skills, and job applications with computer teachers present to answer questions.
Thursday, June 20th
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Dance Class
Village Branch - Teen Room
Age Group: middle school, high school
Learn new dance steps and exciting short routines!
Thursday, June 20th
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Free Snack
Village Branch - Small Meeting Room
Age Group: all kids
A free snack will be served every weekday (except July 4) to all children ages 18 and under. No registration required. This event is sponsored by the 21st Century Learning Center Grant.
Thursday, June 20th
4:30pm - 4:55pm
Little Diggers Storytime
Village Branch
Age Group: baby (1-2 years), toddler (2-3 years), preschool (3-5 Years)
This story time will allow children to build reading readiness skills through stories, songs, finger plays, rhymes, and games. Children 5 and younger are welcome.
Thursday, June 20th
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Composting at Home
Beaumont Branch - Large Conference Room
Age Group: adults
This presentation will cover how to start a home composting system, what can be composted and how to solve some of the most common problems. Every participant will receive a free Grubby (2 gallon food waste collection container, for the kitchen).

For group registration please contact this library location at (859) 231-5500

Thursday, June 20th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Final Cut Pro X Basics
Northside Branch - Digital Studio
Age Group: adults
Create your own 30-45 second video spot using the professional grade video editing software. This class builds on techniques learned in iMovie 2. Prerequisite: iMovie 2.

For group registration please contact this library location at (859) 231-5500

Thursday, June 20th
7:00pm - 8:45pm
Lexington Poetry Month at Central Library
Central Library - Farish Theater
Age Group: all ages
Local poets from Accent Publishing read from their work in the Farish Theater
Friday, June 21st
9:30am - 11:30am
Additional features of MS Word 2013
Central Library - Computer Lab
Age Group: adults
Learners will experience more advanced word processing tasks including bulleted and numbered lists, and cut/copy/paste functions. Prerequisite: Introduction to MS Word 2013

For group registration please contact this library location at (859) 231-5500

Friday, June 21st
10:25am - 10:55am
Preschool Play and Learn
Beaumont Branch - Story Pit
Age Group: preschool (3-5 Years)
Stories, songs, and activities that encourage literacy, math, science, and social skills.
Friday, June 21st
10:30am
The Young and the Restless
Tates Creek Branch
Age Group: toddler (2-3 years)
Clapping, singing, and listening to great books! Simple story-related activity follows. 25 minutes
Friday, June 21st
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Free Hot Lunch
Village Branch - Small Meeting Room
Age Group: all kids
A free hot lunch will be served every weekday (excluding July 4)to children ages 18 and younger. This event is sponsored by the 21st Century Learning Center Grant.
Friday, June 21st
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Paws to Read
Village Branch - Small Meeting Room
Age Group: all kids
Children can practice reading outloud to service dogs.
Friday, June 21st
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Pop-up Makerspace: Basic Bookbinding, pt 1
Central Library - Room A
Age Group: middle school, high school, adults
Book artist Alex Brooks will lead 2 workshops on crafting journals or chapbooks, combining traditional methods with modern and recycled materials. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lexington Public Library.

For group registration please contact this library location at (859) 231-5500

Friday, June 21st
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Game Club
Village Branch - Teen Room
Age Group: middle school, high school
Play games and Wii with your friends!
Friday, June 21st
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Free Snack
Village Branch - Small Meeting Room
Age Group: all kids
A free snack will be served every weekday (except July 4) to all children ages 18 and under. No registration required. This event is sponsored by the 21st Century Learning Center Grant.
Friday, June 21st
5:45pm - 8:00pm
Teen Night
Beaumont Branch
Age Group: middle school, high school
Come enjoy games, activities and good company! Refreshments provided. For teens in grades 6-12. Registration required.

For group registration please contact this library location at (859) 231-5500

Saturday, June 22nd
9:30am - 11:30am
Introduction to Photoshop
Central Library - Computer Lab
Age Group: adults
Fix "Red-eye" and remove blemishes from portraits. Learn how to combine several images into a single photo and move parts of one photo to another and add titles and text. Prerequisite: Learn to navigate Windows 8

For group registration please contact this library location at (859) 231-5500

Saturday, June 22nd
10:00am - 12:00pm
Lexington Philharmonic Instrument Petting Zoo
Eagle Creek Branch - Large Conference Room
Age Group: K-1st grade, 2nd-3rd grade, 4th-5th grade
Calling all pre-school and elementary school musical explorers! Meet LexPhil at the Eagle Creek Library for an afternoon adventure through the orchestra! LexPhil Education Coordinator, Micha Hughes, will lead demonstrations and explanations of all the instruments in our...
Saturday, June 22nd
10:00am - 12:00pm
Photoshop 2: Layers
Northside Branch - Digital Studio
Age Group: adults
Learn to effectively use layers in Photoshop. You'll make a multi-layer project using images and text, and use layer masks. Prerequisite: Photoshop Basics or some Photoshop experience.

For group registration please contact this library location at (859) 231-5500

Saturday, June 22nd
11:00am
Saturday Storytime
Tates Creek Branch
Age Group: families
A story time filled with books, songs, and a story-related activity.
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