Lexington Public Library - Library News http://www.lexpublib.org/ Lexington Public Library news item feed en Copyright 2006 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:51:38 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Scrabble Night at the Library Thursday, October 2 from 6-9PM at the Central Library.

Enjoy the classic board game and meet new people.

Refreshments supplied.

Ages 14 and up.

]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=230 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=230 General Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Friends Book Sale! Don’t miss the LARGEST EVER Friends of the Lexington Public Library Sale at Mill Pond Center (Former Gold’s Gym)

October 11 - 19
Man O’War and Boston Road

  • Saturday, October 11, 10am - 6pm --- Friends Day
    Members Only --- Memberships available at the door --- no strollers, please
  • Sunday October 12, 12pm - 6pm
  • Monday, October 13th thru Friday, October 17th 10am - 7pm
  • Saturday, October 18th, 10am - 6pm --- 2 for 1 Day
  • Sunday, October 19th, 12pm - 5pm --- BAG DAY
    • ]]> http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=229 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=229 General Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500 Friends book sale is coming! The Friends of the Library’s huge used book sale will run from Saturday, October 11, through Sunday, October 19, at Millpond Center (in the old Gold’s Gym) at the corner of Man o’ War Boulevard and Boston Road.

    The sale will begin with a day just for Friends members, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, October 11. Memberships will be available at the door.

    The schedule after Friends Day will be:

    Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, October 12.

    10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, October 13 through 17.

    10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, October 18. Two-for-One Day.

    Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 19. Bag Day (buy a bag for $2 and fill it for free).

    ]]>     http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=228 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=228 General Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500     Crossword puzzles as a spectator sport? Only at the library Crossword puzzle lovers will have a chance to win prizes and watch the city’s best go head-to-head at the Lexington Public Library’s crossword puzzle contest at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Tates Creek Branch.

    Crossword Mania will begin with three rounds, with the winners of each round competing as the three finalists. Finalists will compete simultaneously on large boards, allowing spectators to follow the action of the final round.

    The contest will use unpublished crossword puzzles from the New York Times, provided by crossword puzzle author Will Shortz. The first three rounds will use the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday puzzles scheduled for publication the following week, and the final round will use the more difficult Thursday puzzle.

    Scoring will be done by counting the number of errors and blanks, with bonus points for completing a puzzle under the 20-minute limit. Prizes have been donated by Joseph-Beth Booksellers and other local businesses.

    Because space in the contest is limited, reservations in advance are recommended and may be made by calling the Tates Creek Branch at (859) 231-5580.

    ]]>     http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=223 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=223 Tates Creek Branch Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500     Six free concerts at Central feature bluegrass music "Bluegrass in the Bluegrass" is a series of six concerts intended to feature bluegrass as a unique American music as well as explore aspects of the genre’s roots, development, and current relevance.

    Kentucky’s ties with this music are no secret. In addition to being the home of the “Father of Bluegrass," Bill Monroe, the commonwealth also claims such bluegrass luminaries as the Osborne Brothers, Red Allen, J.D. Crowe, Sam Bush, and Ricky Skaggs. In the 1970s, Lexington itself was home to many of the most influential bluegrass musicians of the time and occupied the center of the music’s artistic activity. Such greats as Crowe, Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Tony Rice and Tim Lake frequently performed at local establishments, introducing fresh and permanent innovations to the music while they were here.

    While bluegrass is still relatively popular in central Kentucky and the surrounding region, its presence in Lexington has diminished considerably. “Bluegrass in the Bluegrass" is an effort to celebrate an art form with strong connections to this city, its region, and its people.

    In addition to offering performances by both local and national artists, each concert addresses a certain facet of bluegrass music’s history and development, using a moderator to facilitate presentation and discussion of the topic in question. Furthermore, each concert will be presented twice; a Thursday evening concert at the Lexington Public Library’s Central Library will be followed by a Friday noontime concert on the campus of the University of Kentucky.

    The concert series is sponsored by the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music and University of Kentucky Libraries, and is funded by Lexarts and the Foundation for Bluegrass Music.

    The concert schedule is:

    Sept. 18--Kentucky Wild Horse

    Sept. 25--Kentucky Center for Traditional Music, Morehead State University

    Oct. 16--Tim Lake and the Tim Lake Trio

    Oct. 30--Gloria Belle

    Nov. 20--The Hog Operation

    Dec. 4--J.D. Crowe

    All concerts are at 7 p.m. at the Central Library, 140 E. Main St.

    ]]>     http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=225 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=225 Central Library Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500     New Northside Branch opens to public The Lexington Public Library’s newest and largest branch now resides on the city’s north side. Gov. Steve Beshear, Mayor Jim Newberry and Rep. Jesse Crenshaw will help open the new Northside Branch at a ceremony Friday morning.

    The new library is at 1733 Russell Cave Road, next door to the old Northside Branch, which opened in 1984 and was sold at auction this summer to the University of Kentucky.

    The library will continue to celebrate the opening of the new library with special performers on Saturday, including Michael Fogler on classical guitar, Zumba Kids dancing for children and Sueño Flamenco dancers. The entertainment runs from noon to 4 p.m.

    The original Northside Branch opened Feb. 22, 1984, with help from Barbara Bush, at the time the wife of the vice president. At 11,056 square feet, the branch was the city?s largest library branch.

    The new building once again makes the Northside Branch the Lexington Public Library system?s largest branch. The new building is a $7.725-million, 27,818-square-foot structure. The additional square footage provides several new features, including additional meeting space, a computer classroom, a teen center, a children?s story room, a deli and a digital studio lab. The number of public computers has increased from 23 to 64.

    The new branch also provides a new home for Central Kentucky Radio Eye and the library?s cable channel.

    The new library was funded by the Lexington Public Library and a state construction grant from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

    ]]>     http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=227 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=227 Northside Branch Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500     Scrabble Night at the Central Library Thursday, September 4, 6-9pm

    Play the classic board game and meet new people in the second floor atrium. Board games and refreshments provided. Call 231-5532 for more information.

    ]]>     http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=224 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=224 General Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500     Is Kentucky Southern? Panel discussion this weekend The Lexington Public Library, as part of the Forever Free: Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation exhibit, is proud to present:

    Is Kentucky Southern?

    Who are we? Kentucky is sometimes mentioned as the first west, often called a border state, occasionally classified as Midwestern, and frequently termed Southern. In this talk, the State Historian of Kentucky, Dr. James Klotter and colleagues will look at what the South is and isn’t, and then examine Kentucky to see whether it really fits the region or not.

    Saturday, August 30, 4 PM, Central Library Theater.

    Also on Saturday:

    --Lincoln’s Lexington Walking Tour - 12:30 PM & 4 PM - meet in front of the Central Library

    --Children’s Activity: Civil War Cyphers and Codes - 2 PM - Children’s Dept.

    --Civil War Living History: Soldiers and Cannons and Horses, oh my! Phoenix Park - 12-7 PM

    --A Word from President Lincoln with Jim Sayre - 3 PM - Central Library Theater

    --Is Kentucky Southern?: A Panel Discussion with State Historian Dr. James Klotter - 4 PM - Central Library Theater

    --Saxton’s Cornet Band - 5:30 PM - Phoenix Park

    Also don’t forget about :

    --Lincoln’s Table (map of restaurants available at all library locations)

    The following restaurants will feature a Lincoln dish on their menu during August and September:

    Al’s Bar deSha’s Joe Bologna’s

    Alfalfa Dudley’s Kilbern’s

    Azur Garden Cafe at Flag Fork Herb Farm Metropol

    a la lucie Good Foods Market and Cafe Stella’s Deli

    Emancipation Day Weekend

    Friday, September 19, Central Library

    --Gallery Hop - 5-8 PM (special guest to be announced)

    --Gettysburg Address - 5:45 PM

    --Kentucky Music and the Lincoln Family - 6 PM Second Floor Atrium, Central Library

    A program of music and dance by the Lexington Philharmonic and the Vintage Dance Society

    Saturday, September 20, all activities will take place at Cheapside Park and the Lexington History Museum

    --A.A. Burleigh presented by Hassan Davis - 10 AM

    --Frank X Walker - 11 AM

    --Frederick Douglass presented by Michael Crutcher and Abraham Lincoln presented by Jim Sayre - Noon

    --Lincoln’s Lexington Walking Tour - 12:30 PM & 4 PM (meet on Short Street side of old courthouse)

    --Dinnie Thompson presented by Erma Bush - 1 PM

    --The Underground Railroad with Alicestyne Adams - 2 PM

    --Children’s Lincoln Activity: Drinking Gourd and Civil War era games with the YMCA - 2 PM

    --Kentucky State University Choir - 3 PM

    This program was funded in part by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Commission and the Friends of the Lexington Public Library. “Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation" has been organized by the Huntington Library, San Marino, California, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, NYC, in cooperation with the American Library Association Public Programs Office. This exhibition was made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, promoting excellence in the humanities, and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, created by Congress and charged with planning the national celebration of Lincoln’s 200th birthday.

    ]]>     http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=222 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=222 Central Library Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500     Jazz at the Library September 11 At 7 p.m. Thursday, September 11, the Lexington Public Library continues its “Jazz at the Library" series of concerts at the Central Library theater, 140 East Main Street, featuring The University of Kentucky Jazztet (Miles Osland, woodwinds; Raleigh Dailey, piano; Danny Cecil, bass; and John Willmarth, drums). Formed in 2006, the quartet combines the music of the jazz tradition with elements of new music and free improvisation. The group has an upcoming album to be released by Sea Breeze Records in Spring 2009. The recording will feature compositions by Raleigh Dailey as well as re-workings of classic jazz material by Thelonious Monk, Ron Carter, and Keith Jarrett. The series is sponsored in part by LexArts, Jamey Aebersold Jazz, and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc.

    ]]>     http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=220 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=220 Central Library Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500     New Northside Branch to open September 12 The current Northside Branch on Russell Cave Road will close its doors to the public for the last time at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29. The new Northside Branch, located next door to the old library, will open with a ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12.

    The old branch opened Feb. 22, 1984, with help from Barbara Bush, at the time the wife of the vice president. At 11,056 square feet, the branch was the city?s largest library branch.

    When the new building opens next month, Northside again will be the Lexington Public Library system?s largest branch. The new building is a $7.725-million, 27,818-square-foot structure. The additional square footage will allow several new features, including additional meeting space, a computer classroom, a teen center, a children?s story room, a deli and a digital studio lab. The number of public computers will increase from 23 to 64.

    The new branch also will provide a new home for Central Kentucky Radio Eye and the library?s cable channel.

    The new library was funded by the Lexington Public Library and a state construction grant from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

    ]]>     http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=221 http://lpl.local/librarynews/article.cfm?ArticleID=221 Northside Branch Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0500