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 4 through 8.

Starting Gate Storytime programs are free but book your spot soon, because these tickets are sure to move fast out of the starting gate.

May 11: Pasture Bedtime by Jenny H. Lyman
June 8: The True Story of Zippy Chippy: The Little Horse That Couldn’t by Artie Bennett
July 20: Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse by Meghan McCarthy
August 17: Upset: The Original Dark Horse by Maddy Zanetti
September 21: Perfect Timing: How Isaac Murphy Became One of the World’s Greatest Jockeys by Patsi B. Trollinger
November 16: A Moose in My Starting Gate by: Vicki Addesso Dodd
December 7: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmoose by: Vicki Addesso Dodd