Community Programming:
Professional Development & Training Services
Technique or studio training/ workshops
Community Service/Engagement Programs
Other
Shared: Facilities and Equipment
Shared: Administrative Infrastructure
Other Shared Resources
Professional Development & Training Services:
Saturday writing/publishing seminars such as “Publishing in Today's Economic Climate,†Adobe CS-4 computer classes, writers retreats, writer mentoring, a Writers Reference Room, and a Kentucky Literature Academy for teachers.
Technique or Studio Training/Workshops:
Writing workshops in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, memoir, and on topics such as “Movies and Writing,†“How to Write a Newspaper Column,†etc; master writing classes; the Young Women Writers Project; and youth and family camps and workshops.
Community Engagement/Programming:
Author readings/book signings, free music and theatrical performances, gallery exhibits, writing contests.
Other Programs:
Youth and family learning programs, academic tutoring, summer day camps for youth, workshops in computers and world languages, job search-related workshops, financial literacy, book groups for adults and youth.
Shared Community Resources - Facilities and Equipment:
2 computer labs, a reading room, free wi-fi, Writers Reference Room, art gallery, performance space, PA system, a SmartBoard, LCD projection equipment, a document camera.
Shared Community Resources - Administrative Infrastructure:
Staff members provide information about Kentucky authors, publishers, writing, literacy, and opportunities for writers and learners to expand their knowledge. Staff partner with other organizations for programs with similar missions.
Shared Community Resources - Other:
The Writers Reference Room is a free-access room open to the public; it includes writing manuals, literary journals, Writers Market books, and more. The building serves as a venue for non-Carnegie literary and learning events including an upcoming Silas House book release party and the James Baker Hall memorial service. It is a site of Mayfest, Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Lexington’s Downtown Gallery Hop, the Roots & Heritage Festival, and more.