Starting Gate Storytime

Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/22/2026
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Cost: FREE

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Join us for Starting Gate Storytime at Keeneland Library, where the horse is front and center in live readings of select children’s stories. Each book is paired with a literacy, art, history, industry awareness, or STEM activity, and Keeneland Kids Club’s favorite mascot Buckles will be on hand to brush up on his reading and spend time with young racing fans and horse lovers.

This series is ideal for learners ages 3 through 7. Starting Gate Storytime programs are free but book your spot soon, because these tickets are sure to move fast out of the starting gate.

March 21 at 10:30 a.m.: Pasture Bedtime by Jenny H. Lyman
May 16 at 10:30 a.m.: Be Like Hank by Tammi Jo Regan with a special visit by Hank the Horse
June 27 at 10:30 a.m.: Seabiscuit by Megan McCarthy
July 11 at 10:30 a.m.: The True Story of Zippy Chippy: The Little Horse That Couldn’t by Artie Bennett
August 22 at 10:30 a.m.: Upset: The Original Dark Horse by Maddy Zanetti
September 19 at 10:30 a.m.: A Horse Called Now by Ruth Doyle
November 14 at 10:30 a.m.: Brave Old Blue by Colleen Muske
December 19 at 10:30 a.m.: Snow Horses: A First Night Story by Patricia MacLachlan

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