Lexington Public Library - Marksbury Family Branch Grand Opening Celebration
Saturday, March 9
- 12:00-12:30: Jose Rivera, Mariachi (Outdoor Amphitheater)
- 12:30: Opening remarks, explore the new branch
- 1:30: Lexington Children’s Theater (Tempur Sealy Children’s Discovery Zone)
- 2:00: Cardinal Valley Choir (Community Room)
- 2:45: Casa de la Cultura Kentucky (Community Room)
- 3:00: Lexington Children’s Theater (Tempur Sealy Children’s Discovery Zone)
- 3:30: Irene Aguilar, Musician (Community Room)
- 4:15: Lafayette FIERO Strings (Community Room)
The new, 30,000-square-foot Marksbury branch of the Lexington Public Library is built on the same footprint as the original Village Branch that opened in 2004. Alongside a network of trusted partners within the Latinx, immigrant, and refugee communities, staff at Village Branch created programs addressing the neighborhood’s unique needs, including homework help, Spanish-language GED preparation classes, English as a Second Language classes, food service, and assistance with social services.
The Marksbury Family Foundation has committed the lead gift for the capital campaign to rebuild the former Village Branch. The new two-story facility boasts nearly triple the amount of space available for library services. The new building will include community and study rooms, a dedicated classroom, makerspace, outdoor reading area, expanded adult and children’s areas, and a drive-thru window where customers can pick up and return borrowed materials. The Library estimates that it will serve approximately 1 million visitors per year at this location.
Thanks to generous investments from the Marksbury Family Foundation, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the City of Lexington with American Rescue Plan Act funding, and hundreds of other local philanthropists, the Lexington Public Library Foundation raised $8.3 million to support this $17 million project.
For more information about the project or to get involved, please visit lexpublib.org/marksbury.
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