Calling all teens ages 12-19
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Read this summer!
Starts June 1 - read 6 books to complete SR & you have a chance at a Nintendo Switch or Bluetooth speaker.
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It’s still budget season and our Departments have been presenting their budget proposals to Metro Council! You can swing by any of the locations and examine the proposed budget in person. Or you can view it online here:
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Sharing @LFPL Summer Reading with @schwager_rachel class. #readingfuel #readingmatters #jcpslibraries @WilderWildcats @BillPerkins12
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Did a talk on getting started in gamedev for some teens at the Bon Air Library in Louisville. Great experience, great questions, and everyone was really respectful. @LFPL
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis SVP Seema Sheth will cover the Federal Reserve's role in money supply, price stability, and more in this Fast Class at the Main Library.
Register at lfpl.org/MyLibraryU
Thurs., 5/25, 6:30pm, Main Library, 301 York St.
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Take home a Bee the Change Wildflower Bee Garden kit at the Saturday’s special storytime with
For ages 3-8 and their families. Space is limited, call 502-479-6160 to register. Sat., 5/20, 11am, Newburg Library
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Gorp and Stick are here to tell you about this year's Summer Reading theme - Books Build You Up - One Story at a Time!
Watch at youtube.com/watch?v=sso_Kc
Summer Reading starts June 1st. lfpl.org/SummerReading
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And remember, all LFPL locations offer hands-on learning year round. Make sure to check our calendar to find your next hobby and come learn with us!
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“From learning how to beatbox, dance the flamenco or paint like Bob Ross, there was something for everyone who attended
"It's kind of like a carnival of learning," said the director of Louisville Free Public Library, Lee Burchfield wlky.com/article/how-to
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Printmaker Erica Lewis/EVPL is the May COLLIDER artist. Meet Erica this Saturday at the How-To Festival where they will show us how to use a letterpress to make a bookplate!
LFPL.org/COLLIDER
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. and their partners invite you to Learn tai chi at 'How-To-Festival' in Louisville Public Library
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Thanks to experts like we are able to turn the Main Library into a learning annex with more than 50 sessions to choose from in 5 hours. Join us this Saturday, May 13th and learn something new!
lfpl.org/How-To
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to:
play the bagpipes
paint like Bob Ross
yo-yo like a pro
make a worm composting bin (I'll be sharing this skill!)
If so, come to the How-To Festival at the Downtown Branch of @LFPL
Saturday May 13th
10:00 am until 3:00 pm
play the bagpipes
paint like Bob Ross
yo-yo like a pro
make a worm composting bin (I'll be sharing this skill!)
If so, come to the How-To Festival at the Downtown Branch of @LFPL
Saturday May 13th
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ULC is highlighting the 2023 #ULCInnovations initiative winners over the coming weeks. The 2023 Top Innovator for the Advocacy & Awareness category is 💥 Louisville Free Public Library💥 for the "Mobile Newsrooms in Libraries" project!
Learn more: vimeo.com/822057077
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Learn to beatbox with the great at the How-To Festival on May 13th at the Main Library - lfpl.org/How-To
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How to beat box with @RayulBeatbox at the How-to Festival. @LFPL @WDRBNews
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Congratulations to the winners of Innovation Awards!
Among the winners are our friends at the Louisville Free Public Library for their Mobile Newsroom in Libraries Initiative. to protect and foster community journalism. Congrats!
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The 10th Annual How-To Festival schedule is here!
Learn how to:
👻 Hunt Ghosts
🪀 Yo-Yo Like a Pro
👗 Dress For Success
& 70+ more sessions
Make your itinerary- print a schedule at LFPL.org/How-To
Sat., 5/13, 10am-3pm, Main Library
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The Met Gala outfit was the final straw - we had to do a Pedro Pascal as LFPL locations post!
More at
instagram.com/louisvillefree
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In partnership with , the bus is decorated with characters and themes from Richard Scarry’s collection of books.
For more:
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It’s Arbor Day! We took up the prompt to #readunderatree
Learn more about the history of Louisville's tree canopy, & the benefits of urban trees on Sat., 4/29, 10am, @ South Central Regional Library, age 13+
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Oh, we can't wait to see the Design-A-Bus reveal at the Zoeller Pump Co. Pegasus Parade!
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If you use Overdrive for eBooks, audiobooks, eMagazines, & eComics, you need to switch to Libby this week. Overdrive will be discontinued on May 1st. If you switch before May 1, your holds and loans will be transferred.
FAQ at bit.ly/3RiSfmD
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If you've enjoyed using the OverDrive app, we really hope you'll love Libby, OverDrive's newer reading app. Learn more and get started with Libby before the OverDrive app is discontinued on May 1: bit.ly/3RiSfmD
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COME SEE US AND SIGN UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD WHILE YOU WAIT FOR YOUR COFFEE
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Former State Rep. is stopping by the Western Library for the My Louisville Storytime series. The whole family is invited!
Mon., 4/24, 6pm, Western Library, 604 S. 10th Street
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Thanks to our partnership with the Louisville Urban Agriculture Coalition, How-To will again feature three gardening tents with classes presented by Urban Ag member groups.
Sessions at lfpl.org/how-to/pdf/how
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The How-To Festival is 10 years old! From learning how to beatbox to dancing Flamenco and painting like Bob Ross – participants can choose from more than 50 things to learn in five hours, all for free! lfpl.org/how-to/
Sat., 5/13, 10am-3pm, Main Library
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Looking for the Library's test prep resources? We host ACT Basics classes and practice tests throughout the year. See those programs as well as online resources and other college prep classes at lfpl.org/teen/testprep.
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Calling all college-bound teens and young adults in Jefferson Co.! Thanks to the Taco Bell Foundation, we have ACT Test Prep Kits available.
Go to lfpl.org/forms/actPrepP to request a kit and we'll let you know when you can pick it up at your branch. Supplies are limited.
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