Events @ Your Library
July 2019
Be Astronomical – Lexington
Children - Calling all rocket masters to create a stomp rocket for summertime fun. Look up in the sky as we launch your creation! We’ll have a snack and a story too.
Find out more »Stepping Up – Lexington
Teen - Design a galactic stone for the garden. All supplies will be furnished. Snacks provided.
Find out more »Walking on the Moon – Lexington
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 with a program about the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong. This spectacular show will encompass a special time that took place in July 1969.
Find out more »Brown Bag Book Club – Lexington
Adult - In July, we will be discussing our June pick, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. We will also pick up July’s pick, The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan, a look at the women who worked at a secret uranium-enriching facility during World War II.
Find out more »Craft Café – Lexington
Craft Café is an event for experienced or intermediate crafters who are looking for a challenge. Join us this month to make a Home Sweet Home Book Stack. Visit the branch to view the project. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Second Time Around Crafts – Lexington
Adult - Beginning crafters will be making a Wood Photo Block, you supply the photo! Please visit the branch to view the project. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »August 2019
Craft Café – Lexington
Adult - Craft Café is an event for experienced or intermediate crafters who are looking for a challenge. Visit the branch to view the project. In August, we will be making a soap display.Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us for a fun hour of stories, activities and crafts.
Find out more »Get Slimed: Galaxy Style – Lexington
Children - Come to the library to create your own galaxy style slime using stars, shimmers and a bit of galactic dust. We’ll have a snack, a story or two and a game.
Find out more »Brown Bag Book Club – Lexington
Adult - In August we will be discussing our July pick, The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan, a look at the women who worked at a secret uranium-enriching facility during World War II. We will also pick up August’s pick, The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell.
Find out more »Clay Essential Oil Diffuser Necklace – Lexington
Teen - Make your own diffuser to carry with you. You only need one drop of essential oil on a clay pendant to diffuse all day long. This will be a quick and fun class. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us for a fun hour of stories, activities and crafts.
Find out more »Second Time Around Crafts – Lexington
Adult - This beginning crafting group will be making recycled tin can containers. You’ll find many uses for them as containers for your craft utensils or pencils and pens. Visit the branch to view the project.Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Build a Space Bag – Lexington
Children - While you’re visiting the Community Fair, be one of the first 200 to the library to fill a Space Bag with a variety of space stuff.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us for a fun hour of stories, activities and crafts.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us for a fun hour of stories, activities and crafts.
Find out more »September 2019
Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Stories and activities await your preschooler every Wednesday at the library.
Find out more »Kids In The Kitchen – Lexington
Ages 9-12 - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth, 9-12, to eat healthier meals and snacks as a result of hands-on cooking experiences. Participants will learn how to prepare simple, healthy foods and learn good food safety practices. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Craft Cafe – Lexington
Adult - Craft Café is an event for experienced or intermediate crafters who are looking for a challenge. September’s project is a Farmhouse Gnome. Visit the branch to view the project. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Stories and activities await your preschooler every Wednesday at the library.
Find out more »Get Magnetized – Lexington
Children - Display your special work with magnets you make at the library. We’ll have a story, snacks and a game for library fun!
Find out more »Kids In The Kitchen – Lexington
Ages 9-12 - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth, 9-12, to eat healthier meals and snacks as a result of hands-on cooking experiences. Participants will learn how to prepare simple, healthy foods and learn good food safety practices. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Brown Bag Book Club – Lexington
Adult - We will discuss August’s pick, The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell, a book about the seemingly picture-perfect Bird family and their free-spirited mother, Lorelei.
Find out more »Conversation Starters And Adornments – Lexington
Teen - Using glass gemstones, we’ll make magnets to get a conversation started. Snacks provided.
Find out more »Not Too Shabby – Lexington
Adult - If you missed this program in May, we are offering the opportunity again. Learn to create a shabby chic rag bow. You will need to bring some sort of embellishment for the center of your bow. Visit the library for a supply list. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Stories and activities await your preschooler every Wednesday at the library.
Find out more »Kids In The Kitchen – Lexington
Ages 9-12 - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth, 9-12, to eat healthier meals and snacks as a result of hands-on cooking experiences. Participants will learn how to prepare simple, healthy foods and learn good food safety practices. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Second Time Around Crafts – Lexington
Adult - This beginning crafting group will be making Gnomes using socks. Visit the branch to view the project. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Stories and activities await your preschooler every Wednesday at the library.
Find out more »Kids In The Kitchen – Lexington
Ages 9-12 - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth, 9-12, to eat healthier meals and snacks as a result of hands-on cooking experiences. Participants will learn how to prepare simple, healthy foods and learn good food safety practices. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »October 2019
Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »CANCELLED: Kids in the Kitchen – Lexington
Pre-Teen - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth, 9-12, to eat healthier meals and snacks as a result of hands-on cooking experiences. The participants will learn how to prepare simple, healthy foods that they can make for themselves and for other family members at home. They will also learn good food safety practices. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Craft Café – Lexington
Adult - Craft Café is an event for experienced or intermediate crafters who are looking for a challenge. This month, we will create Halloween-inspired canvas art. If you worked on canvas with us in April, bring back your work and we’ll add Halloween decor to the reverse side! Space is limited to 20. Visit the branch to view the project. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign-up.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »Get Spooky – Lexington
Children - Create a ghoulish ghost with us for your Halloween fun. We will have a snack, a game and a story, of course.
Find out more »CANCELLED: Kids in the Kitchen – Lexington
Pre-Teen - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth, 9-12, to eat healthier meals and snacks as a result of hands-on cooking experiences. The participants will learn how to prepare simple, healthy foods that they can make for themselves and for other family members at home. They will also learn good food safety practices. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign up.
Find out more »Brown Bag Book Club – Lexington
Adult - We will discuss September’s pick, The Chalk Man by C. J. Tudor, a novel about a childhood game gone dangerously awry, it will keep you guessing right up to the shocking ending.
Find out more »Tulle Time – Lexington
Teen - Weave tulle into a fun wreath for the spirit of the season! Bring a friend to double the fun. Snacks provided.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »Second Time Around Crafts – Lexington
Adult - This beginning crafting group will be making a mummy on a bed spring. Visit the branch to view the project. Registration required; call or visit the branch to sign-up.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »Preschool Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »November 2019
Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »Kids in the Kitchen – Lexington
Children, Pre-Teen - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth, 9-12, to eat healthier meals and snacks.
Find out more »Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »Kids in the Kitchen – Lexington
Children, Pre-Teen - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth, 9-12, to eat healthier meals and snacks.
Find out more »Brown Bag Book Club – Lexington
Adult - We will discuss October's pick, Death Notice, a novel by ZHOU HAOHUI, who is regarded as one of the top three suspense authors in China today.
Find out more »Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »Kids in the Kitchen – Lexington
Children, Pre-Teen - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth, 9-12, to eat healthier meals and snacks.
Find out more »Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Join us on Wednesdays to listen to stories, play games and create a craft!
Find out more »December 2019
Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Come in from the cold! Enjoy the season’s delights with play, socialization and literacy activities.
Find out more »Kids in the Kitchen – Lexington
Children, Pre-Teen - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth 9-12, to eat healthier.
Find out more »Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Come in from the cold! Enjoy the season’s delights with play, socialization and literacy activities.
Find out more »Brown Bag Book Club – Lexington
Adult - December’s pick is Educated by Tara Westover, a riveting account of the struggle for self-invention, also a tale of fierce family loyalty.
Find out more »Kids in the Kitchen – Lexington
Children, Pre-Teen - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth 9-12, to eat healthier.
Find out more »Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Come in from the cold! Enjoy the season’s delights with play, socialization and literacy activities.
Find out more »Kids in the Kitchen – Lexington
Children, Pre-Teen - Kids in the Kitchen is a free program presented by MU Extension that encourages youth 9-12, to eat healthier.
Find out more »January 2020
Storytime – Lexington
Preschool - Let us warm up your preschoolers with some winter fun! We will be doing crafts, singing songs and reading stories. Join your friends on Wednesday mornings!
Find out more »Brown Bag Book Club – Lexington
Adult - January’s pick is Daughters of the Lake, where the ghosts of the past come calling in a spellbinding heart-stopper from Wendy Webb.
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