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Read & Create: Black History
2026-02-26 16:00:00 2026-02-26 17:00:00 America/New_York Read & Create: Black History Join our fun book club where kids can share their favorite reads & create literature inspired art. No registration required. Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room A

Thursday, February 26
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-02-26 16:00:00 2026-02-26 17:00:00 America/New_York Read & Create: Black History Join our fun book club where kids can share their favorite reads & create literature inspired art. No registration required. Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room A

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.

AGE GROUP: | Children (8-11 years) | Children (5-8 years) |

EVENT TYPE: | Creativity & Making | Books, Writing & Authors |

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Marksbury Family Branch
Phone: 859-231-5500
Hours
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Mon, Jan 26 9:30AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Jan 27 9:30AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Jan 28 9:30AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Jan 29 9:30AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Jan 30 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Jan 31 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Feb 01 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

The Marksbury Family Branch is located at the intersection of Versailles Road and Village Drive.

Upcoming Events

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Preschool Storytime
Tue, Jan 27, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Toddler Storytime
Tue, Jan 27, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Tue, Jan 27, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Construction City - For Toddlers
Tue, Jan 27, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Toddlers are invited to be little builders at Eastside's construction site! Here, they will play with the sensory sites, and build in their construction zones.
Open STEAM Play
Tue, Jan 27, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Rescheduled
Library Social Hour - Craft an Air Plant Ornament
Tue, Jan 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
New date Tuesday, February 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tates Creek Branch
All supplies are provided for creating a geometric air plant hanger to brighten your home. Supplies are limited so registration is recommended.
STEAM Lab Drop In - The Science of Sound
Tue, Jan 27, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us to explore the science of sound with hands-on activities like creating a popsicle stick harmonica, experimenting with a tuning fork and more! Recommended for ages 8-17.
Cancelled
Teen Laser Tag
Tue, Jan 27, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tates Creek Branch
Play Capture the Flag, Battle Royale, and more!
Teen Tuesday: Life Size Angry Birds
Tue, Jan 27, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room A
Angry Birds but...bigger. See who can take down the most targets, get ready to launch, aim and knock all the towers down.
Evening Storytime
Tue, Jan 27, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Central Library - Children's Department Play Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 36 months.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Tue, Jan 27, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Wed, Jan 28, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Jan 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Jan 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Wed, Jan 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Jan 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Open STEAM Play
Wed, Jan 28, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Duct Tape Crafting - for teens
Wed, Jan 28, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Blast from the past! Hang out and make duct tape wallets & creations, and listen to music from the 90s and 00s! Registration required, for ages 13 - 17
ESOL Conversation Group
Wed, Jan 28, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Eastside Branch - Small Meeting Room
Join this conversation group for practice with English conversation, speaking, and listening skills.
Open STEAM Play
Thu, Jan 29, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Jan 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Thu, Jan 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Jan 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
STEAM Lab Drop In - The Science of Sound
Thu, Jan 29, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us to explore the science of sound with hands-on activities like creating a popsicle stick harmonica, experimenting with a tuning fork and more! Recommended for ages 8-17.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Thu, Jan 29, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Evening Family Storytime
Thu, Jan 29, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for young children and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 5 and under.
ESOL Conversation Group
Fri, Jan 30, 10:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch
Join this conversation group for practice with English conversation, speaking, and listening skills.
Preschool Storytime
Fri, Jan 30, 11:00am - 11:30am
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Baby Storytime
Fri, Jan 30, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
STEAM Storytime
Fri, Jan 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us for a fun and interactive STEAM Storytime, where preschoolers will explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math through engaging stories, hands-on activities, and creative play!
Toddler Storytime
Fri, Jan 30, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
STEAM Lab Maker Station
Fri, Jan 30, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Challenge yourself with open-ended STEAM projects to encourage your creativity and curiosity. You bring your imagination, we'll provide the supplies! Recommended for children 8+ and families.
Read & Create - Bears!
Fri, Jan 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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.
Every Dollar Counts - Budgeting 101 with Commonwealth Credit Union
Fri, Jan 30, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
What is your New Year's resolution? Let's make every dollar count! We'll learn the basics of budgeting - needs vs. wants, saving goals, and easy spending tips.
Animation Basics - Motion Made Easy
Sat, Jan 31, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Northside Branch
Bring your drawings to life using Procreate and the studio's editing software! Learn the core principles of animation and create short animated loops or scenes with tools you already use.
This event is full
Open Studio - Valentine's Art
Sat, Jan 31, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Central Library - Meeting Room D
Make someone's heart sing! Try your hands on making Valentines for your friends and families.
Watercolor Club - Paint With Us!
Sat, Jan 31, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Northside Branch - Classroom
Watercolor painting club with a lesson each month suitable for beginners and anyone who just wants to hang out and paint with us. For adults & older teens. Registration required. 2 - 3 PM
This event is full
Craft To Go - Celebrating National Feed the Birds Day
Sun, Feb 01, All day
Eastside Branch
Craft To Go kids' craft kits will be available for pick-up at Eastside Library starting February 1, while supplies last. Limit one kit per customer. For ages 5-12.
Eastside Children's Scavenger Hunt
Sun, Feb 01, 9:00am - 10:00am
Eastside Branch
Stop by the Children's Department to participate in a scavenger hunt. Images will be hidden around the department and it's up to you to find them all! Scavenger hunts will change throughout the month.
Sunday Classic Matinee - Nickel Boys (PG-13)
Sun, Feb 01, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Farish Theater
Enjoy a Sunday matinee of a classic movie.
Cathedral Window Quilt Club
Sun, Feb 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Northside Branch - Classroom
Join Northside staff and learn to make a simple, traditional Cathedral Windows quilt. Quilting materials provided while supplies last. Hand sewing required. Please register and plan to attend.
Paws To Read - Read to a therapy dog from Love On A Leash
Sun, Feb 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Meeting Room D
Practice your reading with a therapy dog from Love On A Leash. These furry friends can't wait for their personal Storytime sessions! For Kindergarten and up.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Mon, Feb 02, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Open STEAM Play
Mon, Feb 02, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Preschool Storytime
Mon, Feb 02, 11:00am - 11:30am
Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Baby Storytime
Mon, Feb 02, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Intermediate ESOL - Culture & Conversation - Culture & Conversation
Mon, Feb 02, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate ESOL culture and conversation. ESL English class for adults. Registration is not required.
Preschool Storytime
Tue, Feb 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Toddler Storytime
Tue, Feb 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Tue, Feb 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Open STEAM Play
Tue, Feb 03, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
STEAM Lab Drop In - Boat Design
Tue, Feb 03, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Come learn about Raye Montague, the black female engineer who broke racial and gender barriers to revolutionize Navy Ship design. Then participate in a boat engineering challenge. For ages 8-17.
Explore Doctors in Black History
Tue, Feb 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Discover African-American doctors and scientists who changed the world of health. For ages 5 to 10. No reservations required.
Eastside Book Club - Reading "The Women"
Tue, Feb 03, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Eastside Branch - Medium Meeting Room
All are welcome whether you finished the book or not! This month's pick is The Women by Kristen Hannah
Evening Storytime
Tue, Feb 03, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Central Library - Children's Department Play Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 36 months.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Tue, Feb 03, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Wed, Feb 04, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Feb 04, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Feb 04, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Wed, Feb 04, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Feb 04, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Open STEAM Play
Wed, Feb 04, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
ESOL Conversation Group
Wed, Feb 04, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Eastside Branch - Small Meeting Room
Join this conversation group for practice with English conversation, speaking, and listening skills.
Open STEAM Play
Thu, Feb 05, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Feb 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Thu, Feb 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Feb 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Red, Yellow, Green! Celebrating Garrett Morgan
Thu, Feb 05, 11:00am - 11:45am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
To celebrate Black History Month, we'll learn about inventor Garrett Morgan and his traffic light!
STEAM Lab Drop In - Boat Design
Thu, Feb 05, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Come learn about Raye Montague, the black female engineer who broke racial and gender barriers to revolutionize Navy Ship design. Then participate in a boat engineering challenge. For ages 8-17.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Thu, Feb 05, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Evening Family Storytime
Thu, Feb 05, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for young children and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 5 and under.
ESOL Conversation Group
Fri, Feb 06, 10:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch
Join this conversation group for practice with English conversation, speaking, and listening skills.
Preschool Storytime
Fri, Feb 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Baby Storytime
Fri, Feb 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Toddler Storytime
Fri, Feb 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Sensory Play Inspired By Black History Month
Fri, Feb 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Central Library - Children's Department Play Space
Play in moon sand like Mae Jemison, shoot like Lebron, dance like Alvin Ailey and more! Sensory play inspired by Black History Month for those with a developmental age of 2-5 years. All are welcome!
STEAM Lab Maker Station
Fri, Feb 06, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Challenge yourself with open-ended STEAM projects to encourage your creativity and curiosity. You bring your imagination, we'll provide the supplies! Recommended for children 8+ and families.
Open STEAM Play
Sat, Feb 07, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Paws To Read - Read to a therapy dog from Love On A Leash
Sat, Feb 07, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Story Area
Practice your reading with a therapy dog from Love On A Leash. These furry friends can't wait for their personal Storytime sessions! For Kindergarten and up.
Handmade Valentines Workshop
Sat, Feb 07, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Eastside Branch - Makerspace
Join us in the Eastside Makerspace for a workshop on making Valentine?s Day cards to give to your loved ones for the coming holiday. All supplies will be provided For ages 13 and up.
Eastside Dungeons & Dragons
Sat, Feb 07, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Join both beginners and experienced players as we gather to play Dungeons and Dragons at the Eastside Branch.
Adult Crafternoon - Take & Make Origami Bookmarks!
Sat, Feb 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastside Branch - Small Meeting Room
Get crafty at Eastside!
STEAM Lab Maker Station
Sat, Feb 07, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Challenge yourself with open-ended STEAM projects to encourage your creativity and curiosity. You bring your imagination, we'll provide the supplies! Recommended for children 8+ and families.
STEM & Stuff - Strawberry DNA Extraction
Sat, Feb 07, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Teens and tweens are welcome to join Northside's monthly STEM club. We're celebrating Black History Month and Henrietta Lacks by learning to extract DNA from strawberries. Registration recommended.
Pokémon Trainer Meet Up
Sun, Feb 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Meet and hang out with other Pokémon fans! Bring your cards to trade or play, or chill out with a craft. For ages 5 and up. No registration required.
Indie Lens Pop-Up Season 2025-26 - The Librarians (Not Rated)
Sun, Feb 08, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Farish Theater
Librarians across the U.S. examine how book review policies are shaping their communities.
Paws to Read - Read to a therapy dog from Love On A Leash
Sun, Feb 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Practice your reading with a therapy dog from Love On A Leash. These furry friends can't wait for their personal Storytime sessions! For Kindergarten and up.
Bad Bunny Paint Party
Sun, Feb 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Beaumont Branch - Collaborative Learning Space
Join us before the Super Bowl to paint a canvas bag with the cover of Bad Bunny's Grammy award winning album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, while listening to the album!
This event is full
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Mon, Feb 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Open STEAM Play
Mon, Feb 09, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Preschool Storytime
Mon, Feb 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Baby Storytime
Mon, Feb 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Pokemon Club
Mon, Feb 09, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Pokémon Club is a monthly program providing young players with tools to learn and develop strategic thinking, math, and reading comprehension through the Pokémon Trading Card Game. For ages 11-13
Intermediate ESOL - Culture & Conversation - Culture & Conversation
Mon, Feb 09, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate ESOL culture and conversation. ESL English class for adults. Registration is not required.
Preschool Storytime
Tue, Feb 10, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Toddler Storytime
Tue, Feb 10, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Tue, Feb 10, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Open STEAM Play
Tue, Feb 10, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Cricut Workshop
Tue, Feb 10, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Eastside Branch - Makerspace
Join us in the Eastside Makerspace for a class on using the Cricut Maker vinyl cutter. We will be creating designs to make your own custom water bottles. For Ages 13+
Registration opens Tuesday, January 27 2026 at 12:30pm
STEAM Lab Drop In - Heart Science
Tue, Feb 10, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us for hands-on heart activities and learn about Daniel Hale Williams, the first person to successfully perform open-heart surgery and founder of the first black-owned hospital. For ages 8-17.
Teen Tuesday: Anti Valentines Day Party
Tue, Feb 10, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
No hearts, no pressure. Just games and heartbreaker dolls craft, because Valentines Day isn't for everyone.
Evening Storytime
Tue, Feb 10, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Central Library - Children's Department Play Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 36 months.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Tue, Feb 10, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Wed, Feb 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Feb 11, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Feb 11, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Wed, Feb 11, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Feb 11, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Open STEAM Play
Wed, Feb 11, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Preschoolers Explore Valentines
Wed, Feb 11, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Get ready for Valentine's Day with Valentine themed activities! Dress for mess. For preschoolers. No registration required.
Clay Date - Valentine's Macarons
Wed, Feb 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Come sculpt cute macarons from air-dry foam clay! For ages 8 and up. Registration required.
ESOL Conversation Group
Wed, Feb 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Eastside Branch - Small Meeting Room
Join this conversation group for practice with English conversation, speaking, and listening skills.
Open STEAM Play
Thu, Feb 12, 10:30am - 1:00pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Feb 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Thu, Feb 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Feb 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Toddler + Babywearing Winter Olympics!
Thu, Feb 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Central Library - Children's Department Play Space
Toddlers and caregivers wearing their babies "compete" in Winter Olympics inspired activities to win the gold! Activities are suitable for all activity levels. For ages 0-5 and their adults.
Valentine's Tea and Dance Party
Thu, Feb 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Join us at Eastside for Valentine's Tea & Dance Party! Children will enjoy making Valentine's Day cards, engaging in imaginative play with tea sets, and dancing their hearts out to joyful music.
Crankenstein Valentine Party
Thu, Feb 12, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
We will share the story Crankenstein's Valentine to celebrate love the cranky way and create art and science fun with hearts, paint, bubble wrap, and more!
Homeschool STEAM
Thu, Feb 12, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us in the Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab to learn more about science, technology, engineering, art and math, with hands-on monthly activities! For Ages 8-17
Make A Victorian Valentine
Thu, Feb 12, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Northside Branch - Classroom
Join Northside staff to make Victorian-style valentines. Registration requested.
STEAM Lab Drop In - Heart Science
Thu, Feb 12, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us for hands-on heart activities and learn about Daniel Hale Williams, the first person to successfully perform open-heart surgery and founder of the first black-owned hospital. For ages 8-17.
Technology Innovations - Students Impacting Industry
Thu, Feb 12, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Come meet the social robot RIVER, learn about the latest SCAMs using AI, and experience next level VR as a training tool.
In Conversation with Frank X. Walker - Affrilachian poet
Thu, Feb 12, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room (A & B)
In conversation with Frank X. Walker, co-founder of the Affrilachian literary movement and former Kentucky Poet Laureate.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Thu, Feb 12, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch - Snack Room
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Evening Family Storytime
Thu, Feb 12, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for young children and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 5 and under.
Jazz at the Library - Osland/Dailey Jazztet
Thu, Feb 12, 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Central Library - Farish Theater
Live jazz the second Thursday of every month.
ESOL Conversation Group
Fri, Feb 13, 10:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch
Join this conversation group for practice with English conversation, speaking, and listening skills.
Valentine's Day Art Start
Fri, Feb 13, 10:00am - 10:45am
Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room B
Let your little one explore their creativity with Valentine?s Day themed art projects. For Toddlers & Preschoolers with their caregivers. No registration required.
Preschool Storytime
Fri, Feb 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Baby Storytime
Fri, Feb 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Toddler Storytime
Fri, Feb 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
STEAM Lab Maker Station
Fri, Feb 13, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Challenge yourself with open-ended STEAM projects to encourage your creativity and curiosity. You bring your imagination, we'll provide the supplies! Recommended for children 8+ and families.
Open STEAM Play
Sat, Feb 14, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Chair Yoga
Sat, Feb 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Join local yoga instructor Chie Tanaka for a free chair yoga class! This class is aimed at beginners but all experience levels are welcome!
Horror Murder Movie Club - Sinners (R)
Sat, Feb 14, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library - Farish Theater
A monthly horror movie to tingle your spine
Family Valentine's Day STEAM
Sat, Feb 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us in the Kloiber Foundation STEAM lab to celebrate Valentine's Day with STEAM activities like heart building challenges and more! For families
Make & Chill - Clay Trinket Trays
Sat, Feb 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library
Drop in for our monthly teen DIY program! Materials provided, while supplies last. This month, make your own clay trinket tray and decorate it with paint and real wildflowers.
Bite Club - African American Cookbook Edition
Sun, Feb 15, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Northside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Get out of your cooking comfort zone in Bite Club: A Cookbook Club for Food Lovers. A new theme or cuisine will be represented by an array of cookbooks each meeting.
Heart Healthy BINGO
Sun, Feb 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Celebrate Heart Health Awareness Month with us!  Join us for a fun afternoon of Bingo and win prizes, all while learning how you can protect your heart and reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke.
Classical Music Sunday - String Quintet
Sun, Feb 15, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Central Library - Farish Theater
Live classical music the third Sunday of every month.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Mon, Feb 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Open STEAM Play
Mon, Feb 16, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Preschool Storytime
Mon, Feb 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Baby Storytime
Mon, Feb 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Mini Winter Olympics: Snow Much Fun!
Mon, Feb 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Let's celebrate our very own Winter Olympics while school is out!
Abayomi Dolls
Mon, Feb 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Meeting Room D
In honor of Black History Month, join us to learn about traditional Abayomi Dolls, and make your own to take home. (Materials provided while supplies last)
Family Ramadan Lantern Craft
Mon, Feb 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Collaborative Learning Space,Large Meeting Room
Celebrate the start of Ramadan by making your own lantern, a traditional Ramadan symbol and decoration! For families. No registration required.
Lego Club
Mon, Feb 16, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us in the Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab for Lego fun! We will have a lego challenge and free-building. Recommended for Children 8+ and Families
Learn to Play Pokémon TCG
Mon, Feb 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
School's out! Test your skills as a Pokémon (Card) Master and meet fellow trainers.
Registration opens Sunday, February 1 2026 at 9:00am
Intermediate ESOL - Culture & Conversation - Culture & Conversation
Mon, Feb 16, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate ESOL culture and conversation. ESL English class for adults. Registration is not required.
Preschool Storytime
Tue, Feb 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Toddler Storytime
Tue, Feb 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Tue, Feb 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Open STEAM Play
Tue, Feb 17, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
STEAM Lab Drop In - Discovering Black Artists
Tue, Feb 17, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us as we celebrate the work of Black artists like Kehinde Wiley, Christian Robinson, and more with activities like paper sculpture making and creating mini storybooks! Recommended for ages 8-17.
Teen Try-athlon!
Tue, Feb 17, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Compete against your friends to see who can take home the gold in different challenges! Face off in table tennis, shoot foam archery, dare to try the spicy challenge, and more! For teens 13 - 17
Forensic Science for Teens - PLACEHOLDER
Tue, Feb 17, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
with a guest from UK Dept of Toxicology/Analytical Genetics
Evening Storytime
Tue, Feb 17, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Central Library - Children's Department Play Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 36 months.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Tue, Feb 17, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch - Snack Room
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Wed, Feb 18, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Feb 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Feb 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Wed, Feb 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Feb 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Open STEAM Play
Wed, Feb 18, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Birds in Love
Wed, Feb 18, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Learn about birds in love with bird expert Allen Kingsland from Wild Birds Unlimited.
Eastside Dungeons & Dragons
Wed, Feb 18, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Eastside Branch - Large Meeting Room
Join both beginners and experienced players as we gather to play Dungeons and Dragons at the Eastside Branch.
Minute to Win it - Family Fun
Wed, Feb 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Community Room A
Quick challenges, big laughs! Team up with your friends and family for a silly minute to win it games.
Hip-hop & Poetry Club (February Meeting) - Rap, Write & Learn
Wed, Feb 18, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Northside Branch - Digital Studio
Discover your voice at the Hip-Hop & Poetry Club! Today we will be making a song and recording basics. Learn how to write, record, and share your art from lyrics, branding, and beyond.
ESOL Conversation Group
Wed, Feb 18, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Eastside Branch - Small Meeting Room
Join this conversation group for practice with English conversation, speaking, and listening skills.
Open STEAM Play
Thu, Feb 19, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Feb 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Thu, Feb 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Feb 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
STEAM Lab Drop In - Discovering Black Artists
Thu, Feb 19, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us as we celebrate the work of Black artists like Kehinde Wiley, Christian Robinson, and more with activities like paper sculpture making and creating mini storybooks! Recommended for ages 8-17.
Little Chef of the Month
Thu, Feb 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Join us at Little Chef of the Month! We'll learn baking, cooking, and healthy eating together. Get ready to mix, bake, and enjoy delicious foods from around the world!
Registration opens Sunday, February 1 2026 at 9:00am
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Thu, Feb 19, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Evening Family Storytime
Thu, Feb 19, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for young children and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 5 and under.
Check Meowt Book Club - Cake Off at the Cat Cafe
Thu, Feb 19, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lexington Humane Society - Habicattery Room
Love cats and books? Us too! Meet up with us at the Lexington Humane Society's Main Adoption Center Habicattery Room to discuss this month's cat themed book while surrounded by adoptable cats.
Southland Jamboree - Blue Debut
Thu, Feb 19, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Central Library - Farish Theater
Live bluegrass music the third Thursday of every month, October through April.
ESOL Conversation Group
Fri, Feb 20, 10:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch
Join this conversation group for practice with English conversation, speaking, and listening skills.
Preschool Storytime
Fri, Feb 20, 11:00am - 11:30am
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Baby Storytime
Fri, Feb 20, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Toddler Storytime
Fri, Feb 20, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
STEAM Lab Maker Station
Fri, Feb 20, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Challenge yourself with open-ended STEAM projects to encourage your creativity and curiosity. You bring your imagination, we'll provide the supplies! Recommended for children 8+ and families.
Open STEAM Play
Sat, Feb 21, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Chair Yoga
Sat, Feb 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Collaborative Learning Space
Join local yoga instructor Chie Tanaka for a free chair yoga class! This class is aimed at beginners but all experience levels are welcome!
Paws To Read - Read to a therapy dog from Love On A Leash
Sat, Feb 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Practice your reading with a therapy dog from Love On A Leash. These furry friends can't wait for their personal Storytime sessions! For Kindergarten and up.
STEAM Lab Drop In - Discovering Black Artists
Sat, Feb 21, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us as we celebrate the work of Black artists like Kehinde Wiley, Christian Robinson, and more with activities like paper sculpture making and creating mini storybooks! Recommended for ages 8-17.
Let's celebrate Lunar New Year - with the Chinese Club at the University of Kentucky
Sat, Feb 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastside Branch
Join us at Eastside Library for a Lunar New Year celebration!
Hooked on Books - Books Adapted to Movies
Sat, Feb 21, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Small Meeting Room
Hooked on Books is a book club for people who want to join a book club, but want to choose what books they read.
Financial Workshop - Budgeting 101
Sun, Feb 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Join Operation Hope Financial Wellbeing Coach, Sherry Schloemer, to discuss the importance of budgeting, how to create a budget, and why a budget is a valuable tool to reduce debt.
Author Talk and Book Signing - UpfromSumdirt
Sun, Feb 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Collaborative Learning Space
Poet and visual artist UpfromSumdirt shares from his new collection, The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife, a lyrical exploration of Black being, myth, and meaning.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Mon, Feb 23, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Open STEAM Play
Mon, Feb 23, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Preschool Storytime
Mon, Feb 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Baby Storytime
Mon, Feb 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Lego Challenge: Black Inventors
Mon, Feb 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Challenge yourself to create amazing Lego inventions inspired by real ones made by Black inventors through history! For ages 5 to 12. No registration required.
Learn to Paint
Mon, Feb 23, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Eastside Branch - Makerspace
Learn to paint by following along with videos from YouTube.
Registration opens Sunday, February 1 2026 at 9:00am
Intermediate ESOL - Culture & Conversation - Culture & Conversation
Mon, Feb 23, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Northside Branch - Medium Meeting Room
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate ESOL culture and conversation. ESL English class for adults. Registration is not required.
Preschool Storytime
Tue, Feb 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Toddler Storytime
Tue, Feb 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Tue, Feb 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Baby Olympics
Tue, Feb 24, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
In theme with the Winter Olympics, Eastside wants to offer babies a chance to be part of an Olympic program. Come to Baby Olympics for sensory play, tummy time and baby-friendly obstacle courses!
Open STEAM Play
Tue, Feb 24, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Library Social Hour - Craft an Air Plant Ornament
Tue, Feb 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tates Creek Branch
All supplies are provided for creating a geometric air plant hanger to brighten your home. Supplies are limited so registration is recommended.
This event is full
STEAM Lab Drop In - Explore Digital Music
Tue, Feb 24, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us to learn about African American inventor, James Edward West, who co-invented the electret microphone and experiment with Digital music! Recommended for ages 8-17.
Black History Month Book Talk - for teens
Tue, Feb 24, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Eastside Branch - Medium Meeting Room
Join us to discuss your favorite books by and about the Black community. There's nothing to prep, just come excited to talk about books! For teens 13 - 17, registration recommended
Cricut Workshop
Tue, Feb 24, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Eastside Branch - Makerspace
Join us in the Eastside Makerspace for a class on using the Cricut Maker vinyl cutter. We will be creating designs to make your own custom water bottles. For Ages 13+
Registration opens Tuesday, February 10 2026 at 5:00pm
Evening Storytime
Tue, Feb 24, 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Central Library - Children's Department Play Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for babies, toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 36 months.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Tue, Feb 24, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Wed, Feb 25, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Feb 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Tates Creek Branch - Large Meeting Room
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Toddler Storytime
Wed, Feb 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Central Library
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Wed, Feb 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Wed, Feb 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Eastside Branch - Children's Program Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Open STEAM Play
Wed, Feb 25, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
ESOL Conversation Group
Wed, Feb 25, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Eastside Branch - Small Meeting Room
Join this conversation group for practice with English conversation, speaking, and listening skills.
Cult Classics Book Club - Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
Wed, Feb 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
West Sixth Brewing
A book club for the strange and unusual.
Open STEAM Play
Thu, Feb 26, 10:30am - 1:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Explore STEAM in an imaginative way. Kids build, experiment, and create with various materials, fostering curiosity and problem-solving. For Children & Families
Toddler Storytime
Thu, Feb 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Marksbury Family Branch - Classroom
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for toddlers and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 18 to 36 months.
Baby Storytime
Thu, Feb 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Northside Branch - Story Room
Enjoy songs, bounces, stories, and social time for babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 0 to 18 months.
Preschool Storytime
Thu, Feb 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Beaumont Branch - Large Meeting Room
Enjoy books, music, movement, and activities that encourage early learning and promote school readiness. Recommended for ages 3-5.
Crafternoon - Paper Beads
Thu, Feb 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Central Library - Meeting Room B
Get creative and learn something new at our monthly crafternoon! Materials provided while supplies last. This month, drop by to make your own paper beads.
STEAM Lab Drop In - Explore Digital Music
Thu, Feb 26, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Central Library - Kloiber Foundation STEAM Lab
Join us to learn about African American inventor, James Edward West, who co-invented the electret microphone and experiment with Digital music! Recommended for ages 8-17.
Read & Create: Black History
Thu, Feb 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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.
ESOL Beginning English Classes - Clases de inglés/Masomo ya Kiingereza/Cours d'anglais
Thu, Feb 26, 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Northside Branch - Classroom
Beginning English classes will be held twice weekly to help participants improve English language reading, writing. listening and speaking skills.
Evening Family Storytime
Thu, Feb 26, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Tates Creek Branch - Flexible Space
Move, sing, read, and play in this interactive storytime for young children and their caregivers. Recommended for ages 5 and under.
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