Lexington’s Central Library garage closing soon for maintenance. Here’s where to park instead

The downtown Lexington Central Library parking garage will be closed for maintenance for about three weeks starting June 1.

According to Anne Donworth, director of development, marketing and communications for the Lexington Public Library, the routine repairs will include membrane upkeep and other “little maintenance issues.” The job is projected to take around three weeks, although Donworth said the timeline is largely dependent on weather.

“We’re hoping that we can move it along quickly, but we’ll see how Kentucky weather cooperates,” she said.

In the meantime, library patrons are encouraged to park on the street or in nearby structures like the Helix On Main garage on E Main Street. The library is unable to validate parking for these other locations, she said.

Some tenants of Park Plaza apartments and other surrounding buildings also park in the garage, and Donworth said the library is working with LexPark to relocate their parking to either the Helix Garage or the Lextran Transit Center on E Vine Street.

Donworth said the parking garage predates the library building, built in the mid-1980s. According to the library’s website, the structure contains 428 parking spaces with 10 handicapped or van accessible spots.