KY -- Lexington -- Public Library:
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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- LEXLIB_041231_03.JPG: Located in the Lexington Public Library, this is the "world's largest ceiling clock," which graces the five-story rotunda. There are big Roman numerals for the minutes and hours and little horses indicating the seconds. The horses are based on photographs taken in 1872 by Eadweard Muybridge. He took sequential pictures of a horse running to prove that, yes, in fact all of his feet were in the air at the same time.
- LEXLIB_041231_06.JPG: And on the floor is a Foucault Pendulum.
- LEXLIB_041231_54.JPG: The frieze depicts the history of the horse in the state. It features various breeds of horses as well as eight Lexington-area jockeys who won the Kentucky Derby.
- Wikipedia Description: Lexington Public Library
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The main location of the Lexington Public Library system is Central Library along East Main Street connected to Park Plaza Apartments in Lexington, Kentucky. Its facade includes rose-colored granite, with large spacious windows facing the street and Phoenix Park. A rotunda in the lobby, the focal point of the building, spans all five floors. Included within the complex is a 144-seat auditorium, meeting rooms and an atrium reading lounge. A cafe and an art gallery are located on the ground floor, and the Friends of the Library book seller is in the basement.
The library currently helps its patrons in many ways. There is a book van to help reach homebound citizens, as well as a Book Buddy program that pairs a homebound adult with another adult willing to pick up library materials for them. Materials are available in multiple languages and multiple formats. The library also subscribes to several databases in a wide subject range. One of the more popular areas for researchers is the Kentucky Room on the reference floor, which houses records of Kentucky census information and Kentucky history, which often aids researchers. It also contains microfilm of the Lexington Herald-Leader, as well as its forerunners, the Lexington Herald and the Lexington Leader, along with some other Kentucky newspapers.
Central Library is complemented by five branches. The largest branch, at 22,000 square feet (2,000 m2), is the Tates Creek branch, located on Walden Drive, just off Tates Creek Rd. It replaced the Lansdowne branch in 2001. The Eagle Creek branch is on North Eagle Creek Dr, near Richmond Rd, and this branch replaced the Eastland branch in 1992. The Beaumont branch on Harrodsburg Rd. replaced the Southside branch in 1997. The oldest existing branch, Northside, was built on Russell Cave Road in 1984, and its opening was further distinguished by the presence of Barbara Bush, then the wife of Vice President George H. W. Bush. Village branch, the newest - and smallest - branch, was opened in 2004. It also boasts the distinction of being an English-Spanish bilingual branch, with a completely bilingual staff.
History:
Ground was broken for the new library on June 3, 1987 . Then-Mayor Scotty Baesler noted that the new library project was the "most significant building in downtown." During the preliminary renderings of the structure, it was compared to a "warehouse" and a "jail" due to its unappealing facade ; this was soon corrected when a granite facade was installed.
Construction began on the new library during the rising of Park Plaza. The cost of the 108,000 sq ft (10,000 m2). facility was $10 million. Enough space was reserved during the planning stages of the library that it withstand expansion for 20 to 30 years. The unfilled space was leased to the University of Kentucky.
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