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Cozy Corner

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Highlands-Shelby Park
Library Branch: Highlands-Shelby Park
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12)
Event Details:

Low sensory environment for kids and their adults. 

This event is in the "Teen" group

Outpost Cafe

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Highlands-Shelby Park
Library Branch: Highlands-Shelby Park
Age Group: Teen
Event Details:

Join us at the Teen Outpost for a relaxing and peaceful environment to focus on your cozy hobbies. Outpost Café provides a soothing ambiance, along with warm beverages and pastries for a delightful coffeehouse experience.
Ages 10-19.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Games & Hangout

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Middletown
Library Branch: Middletown
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games
Event Details:

Relax after class and come play an assortment of tabletop and video games provided by the Library. 

This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Lounge

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Iroquois
Library Branch: Iroquois
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games
Event Details:

Enjoy teen space with the art cart and board games. Middle and high school students.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Afterschool Art - Art as Music

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Portland
Library Branch: Portland
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Click, draw, record, and play with sound through Chrome Music Lab, a free, interactive, visual interface that blends music and art. Bring your own laptop, tablet, or phone, if possible. To use a library laptop, adult supervision is required.

This event is in the "Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)" group
This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Derby Hat Crafting

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Shawnee
Library Branch: Shawnee
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Attendees can participate in Derby pageantry at the library and create a head-turning hat from provided supplies. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Horror Book & Movie Club Discussions

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Crescent Hill
Library Branch: Crescent Hill
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion Groups
Event Details:

Calling all horror fans! This month we’ll be watching Experimental Film by Gemma Files and screen The Wicker Man (1974, R 17+).

This event is in the "Teen" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Nonfiction Book Tasting

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
St. Matthews
Library Branch: St. Matthews
Age Group: Teen, Adults
Program Type: Adult Learning, Book Discussion Groups
Event Details:

Please join us for an evening book tasting at St. Matthews library. Visitors are invited to “be our guests” and expand your literary taste as you sample a selection of intriguing nonfiction books curated by your book sommeliers.

This event is in the "Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)" group

Bilingual Storytime

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Iroquois
Library Branch: Iroquois
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Families with children ages 3 to 8

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group

Dia Celebration

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Iroquois
Library Branch: Iroquois
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration every day of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30.

Library Branch: Northeast Regional
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This is an exhibition and fundraiser for the Friends of Northeast Library to support programming at the Northeast Branch. This exhibition is open to all artists and community members, adult and child. Any media is eligible. 

This event is in the "Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)" group

Imagination Station – Kentucky Derby

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Newburg
Library Branch: Newburg
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Themed activities to encourage imagination and exploration, and to support developing socio-emotional, language, and motor skills. For ages 2-8.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group
This event is in the "Teen" group

Run for the Library: A Shawnee Derby Party

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Shawnee
Library Branch: Shawnee
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games
Event Details:

It’s the most Kentucky time of the year!

Kentucky Derby Day

All Day
Bon Air, Crescent Hill, Fairdale, Highlands-Shelby Park, Iroquois, Jeffersontown, Library Computer Center, Main Library, Middletown, Newburg, Northeast Regional, Parkland, Portland, Shawnee, Shively, South Central Regional, Southwest Regional, St. Matthews, Western, Off Site
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Bon Air, Crescent Hill, Fairdale, Highlands-Shelby Park, Iroquois, Jeffersontown, Library Computer Center, Main Library, Middletown, Newburg, Northeast Regional, Parkland, Portland, Shawnee, Shively, South Central Regional, Southwest Regional, St. Matthews, Western, Off Site
Library Branch: Northeast Regional
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This is an exhibition and fundraiser for the Friends of Northeast Library to support programming at the Northeast Branch. This exhibition is open to all artists and community members, adult and child. Any media is eligible. 

Library Branch: Northeast Regional
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This is an exhibition and fundraiser for the Friends of Northeast Library to support programming at the Northeast Branch. This exhibition is open to all artists and community members, adult and child. Any media is eligible. 

This event is in the "Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)" group

Baby Storytime

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
South Central Regional
Library Branch: South Central Regional
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Baby storytime focuses on developing your baby’s pre-literacy, motor, sensory, and social skills through librarian led, parent participation activities. Introduce your baby to a love of literature through books, songs, movement, rhythm, and rhyme followed by a short period of play time. Best for ages 0 to 24 mos.

This event is in the "Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)" group

Baby Storytime

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Iroquois
Library Branch: Iroquois
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Baby storytime focuses on developing your baby’s pre-literacy, motor, sensory, and social skills through librarian led, parent participation activities.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Mindful Movement

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Jeffersontown
Library Branch: Jeffersontown
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Certified Yoga instructor Shana Schack will lead a 45 minute chair yoga session.  No registration required.  

This event is in the "Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)" group

Nature Play and the Library

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Off Site
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Join us at the Welcome Center of the Jefferson Memorial Forest for a nature-themed storytime and activities! If rain or snow, the program will move indoors.  Ages 0-5.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Shawnee Friends of the Library

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Shawnee
Library Branch: Shawnee
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Join the Friends of the Shawnee Library to learn more about how to support and advocate for the library.

This event is in the "Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)" group

Baby Storytime

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 11:15am - 12:00pm
Iroquois
Library Branch: Iroquois
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Baby storytime focuses on developing your baby’s pre-literacy, motor, sensory, and social skills through librarian led, parent participation activities.

This event is in the "School Age (ages 6-12)" group

Homeschoolers STEAM Storytime: Electricity

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
South Central Regional
Library Branch: South Central Regional
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Science & Technology
Event Details:

Homeschooling elementary aged kids and their families are invited to join us on Monday afternoons to explore stories, demonstrations, and activity stations centered on the week’s stupendous STEAM theme. Ages 5-11 and their families.

This event is in the "Teen" group

Teen Lounge

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Newburg
Library Branch: Newburg
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games
Event Details:

Teens use our meeting space to hang out, play games, and enjoy other fun activities!