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Lexington, KY 40507 United States
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  • July 2025

  • Sat 26
    July 26 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

    Back to School Bash

    Gratz Park 250 W 3rd St, Lexington, KY, United States

    Saturday, July 26, 9:30 – 11:30am Join us for our annual celebration of all things back to school in Gratz Park, behind the Carnegie Center! Children will receive a free backpack filled with school supplies and a new book to start the year! Games and activities will also take place during the celebration.

  • April 2025

  • Fri 25
    April 25 @ 12:00 am

    250Lex Writers Walk

    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY   +1 more

    The Lexington Writers Walk is a downtown walking tour, led by Tom Eblen, highlighting more than two centuries of the city’s literary giants on Kentucky Writers Day, Thursday April 24. The tour is free and will begin at 6:30 pm in Gratz Park behind the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Tom Eblen is a […]

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The Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community learning and literary arts center with local, state, and national awards for programming excellence. The Center offers seasonal classes in writing, publishing, and languages; tutoring for students grades K-12; vibrant youth and family programs and exhibits; outreach programs for children and adults; readings from established authors and local literary icons; and other programs and events designed to encourage people to explore and express their voices through imaginative learning and the literary arts. 

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