Renovation projects to impact services at multiple library locations beginning May 11. More information.
UK Libraries celebrated Crystal Wilkinson, Bush-Holbrook Endowed Professor of English, as the 2026 recipient of the UK Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement. She was recognized at the UK Libraries Spring Celebration on May 14.
Planning is underway for a full-scale, multi-year renovation of the Margaret I. King Library building to begin Fall 2026. The project will affect access to services at both the Special Collections Research Center and the King Library Annex.
UK Libraries is proud to recognize seniors Natalie Lewis and Siena Pilati with the 2026 UK Libraries Award for Undergraduate Research.
UK Libraries is proud to recognize exemplary faculty member Kathryn Lybarger, Director of Cataloging & Metadata Services, as the recipient of the 2026 Paul A. Willis Outstanding Faculty Award.
Student artwork from Professor Mia Cinelli’s A-S 541: Advanced Graphic Design course will be on display in The Stacks from April 29 to May 6. During the opening reception on April 29, students will discuss their work with attendees over light refreshments. The exhibit opening is free and open to the public.
Working in partnership with the Keeneland Association, UK Libraries has recently added the Daily Racing Form Archives to its digital collections, allowing users to explore the fascinating history of thoroughbred horse racing in incredibly granular detail.
All UK students, faculty, and staff, along with the wider Lexington community, are invited to get a taste of the unique process of letterpress printing during the two-day event.
In the latest episode of WUKY's Saving Stories, Doug Boyd, Director of the Nunn Center for Oral History, shares audio from an interview with Sargent Shriver, the diplomat tabbed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to lead the Peace Corps.
UK Libraries is proud to honor award-winning and critically acclaimed novelist, short story writer, essayist, poet, and professor Crystal Wilkinson as the 2026 recipient of the UK Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement.
Every spring, UK Libraries awards two $1,000 prizes to recognize and celebrate exceptional, original scholarship by undergraduates whose research projects make substantive and creative use of UK Libraries’ collections, services, and resources.
