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Baby Storytime

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Bon Air
Library Branch: Bon Air
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.

Toddler Storytime

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:15am
Bon Air
Library Branch: Bon Air
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Foster a love of reading in your toddlers through this engaging storytime! Join us for books, songs, movement, and art activities that encourage the development of early learning skills. Best for ages 2-3.

Baby Storytime

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Highlands-Shelby Park
Library Branch: Highlands-Shelby Park
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.

Toddler Storytime

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Jeffersontown - Meeting Room at Jeffersontown
Library Branch: Jeffersontown
Room: Jeffersontown - Meeting Room
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Foster a love of reading in your toddlers through this engaging storytime! Join us for books, songs, movement, and art activities that encourage the development of early learning skills. Best for ages 2-3.

Family Storytime

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Shively
Library Branch: Shively
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Storytime is an opportunity for families to bond over shared stories and songs, as well as engaging in creative activities that reinforce a lifelong love of learning. Best for ages 3-8.

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Jeffersontown - Meeting Room at Jeffersontown
Library Branch: Jeffersontown
Room: Jeffersontown - Meeting Room
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning

Foster a love of reading in your preschooler through this engaging storytime! Join us for books, songs, movement, and art activities that encourage the development of early learning skills. Best for ages 3-5.

Toddler/PreK Storytime

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Highlands-Shelby Park
Library Branch: Highlands-Shelby Park
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

A storytime for developing pre-literacy skills and a love of reading through books, songs, movement and activities. Ages 2-4.

Rescue Ready with Norton Wellness

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Portland - Auditorium at Portland
Library Branch: Portland
Room: Portland - Auditorium
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Students in 9th to 12th grade learn lifesaving skills, including how to provide effective CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Registration is required, call 574-1774 to register, limit 25.

Homeschool High School Book Club

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Northeast Regional
Library Branch: Northeast Regional
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Book Discussion Groups
Event Details:

Calling all homeschool high schoolers! Join us for a teen-led book club.

kNOw Waste Louisville

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Crescent Hill
Library Branch: Crescent Hill
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Science & Technology
Event Details:

Truck Demonstration Participants will have an opportunity to see, touch, and safely explore a recycling truck. For Ages 3-12.

4-H Cloverbuds: Habitats

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Southwest Regional
Library Branch: Southwest Regional
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Learn about different habitats while making fun projects with our local 4-H Cooperative Extension Office.


July 9 – Rainforest/Trees
July 16 – Aquatic
July 23 – Arctic
July 30 – What’s in your own backyard? 

Cozy Corner

Thursday, July 16, 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. 

Outpost Cafe

Thursday, July 16, 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.

Teen Lounge

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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.

Kid Zone - Summer Reading Edition

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Fairdale
Library Branch: Fairdale
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Science & Technology
Event Details:

Go Wild with Wild Kratts!

Drop in for an afternoon of activities at the Library, just for kids!  Snacks provided.  Ages 6-11

Shawnee Big Build

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Shawnee - Meeting Room at Shawnee
Library Branch: Shawnee
Room: Shawnee - Meeting Room
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen
Program Type: Science & Technology
Event Details:

Come enjoy a variety of building materials like Play-Doh, LEGOs, blocks and magnetic tiles along with a series of building mini-challenges! Ages 3 – 18.   

Family Storytime: Mindfulness

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Parkland
Library Branch: Parkland
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Event Details:

Storytime is an opportunity for families to bond over shared stories and songs, as well as engaging in creative activities that reinforce a lifelong love of learning.

MyLibraryU: Thomas Jefferson and Natural History, with Dr. Lee Dugatkin

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
South Central - Community Room at South Central Regional
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: South Central Regional
Room: South Central - Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

From an argument with the world’s leading natural historian, to his role in the first museum in the United States,  his involvement in a 1792 expedition West that would have made Lewis and Clark's journey an historical footnote, and his obses

Family Art Night

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Iroquois
Library Branch: Iroquois
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12), All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Enjoy making art with your family!

Art with 4-H

Friday, July 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Northeast Regional
Library Branch: Northeast Regional
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Love to create? Explore your creativity, learn new skills, and have fun with friends who love art as much as you do! All material provided.

LEGO Club

Friday, July 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Southwest Regional
Library Branch: Southwest Regional
Age Group: Infant, toddler & preschool (ages 0-5), School Age (ages 6-12), Teen
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Build with the library’s collection of LEGOs, explore sensory bins, and enjoy a snack!


Ages 3-18
 

DIY Cricut Stickers

Friday, July 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Portland
Library Branch: Portland
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Maker & DIY
Event Details:

Come join us in the Pod as we explore using the Cricut maker 4 machine to print and cut out high quality waterproof stickers! Ages 12-19. Space limited, registration required at 502-574-1774.

Teens summer movie series

Friday, July 17, 2026 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Middletown - Meeting Room at Middletown
Library Branch: Middletown
Room: Middletown - Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen
Event Details:

Fridays in June and July 2:30p - 4:30p

How to Handle Your Future with KHEAA

Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Northeast Regional
Library Branch: Northeast Regional
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: College Prep
Event Details:

Join KHEAA for a foundational presentation and activity to help 9th-11th graders understand college preparation and timelines.