Library Frequently Asked Questions

The Keeneland Library is a non-circulating collection.  The Library Staff can help you find libraries which do circulate their equine industry materials.

The Library Staff are always delighted to provide tours.  Call or email the Library to make arrangements in advance.  Each tour is customized to the group.  We are also available to give orientation tours of the Research Room to first-time Library users.

Call the Library Director, Becky Ryder, at 859-280-4761 or contact her by email (bryder@keeneland.com) to set up a research consultation.

The Library offers photocopy services for research-related purposes. We restrict the photocopying of personal documents.  You may use cameras to make reference copy images for your research purposes only and not for subsequent distribution.

The public photocopier offers duplex copying.  It also permits copying to letter, legal and ledger-sized paper.

Keeneland Library offers access a public wireless network.  The Library Staff can provide assistance in accessing the network.

We provide research services to locate information and/or photos about people, horses andplaces in the equine industry. We check our indexes, journals, books, photos, and historical archives to locate sources.  The more specific your question, the more likely we can find relevant results.  Be ready to supply names, dates, alternate locations, and any other information that may prove useful.

Make your check or money order payable to the Keeneland Library Foundation, and mail it to Keeneland Library, 4201 Versailles Rd., Lexington, KY 40510.

Contact the Library Director, Becky Ryder bryder@keeneland.com, to discuss in-kind donations of books, journals, photographs, art and/or artifacts.  All gifts are documented by a Deed of Gift signed by the donor and the Library representative. The Library does not provide appraisals.

Please consult the Library Staff before your visit to discuss your scanning needs.  The permission to use personal scanning or photographic equipment depends on the purpose of the reproduction, the copyright parameters, and the condition of the collection.  It is permissible to used cell phone cameras to make images for reference purposes only and not for subsequent distribution.

Free parking is available year-round at the Keeneland Library. Handicap parking spaces are available too.

Please feel free to make a suggestion to any of the Library Staff.  You may also email us at library@keeneland.com

Yes, we hold the largest collection of Daily Racing Form in hard copy from 1896 to the present. Additionally some of the Form is online at https://drf.uky.edu

We maintain a subscription to Newspapers.com which can be used onsite. A Librarian will log you into the resource.

Yes, the Library has the American Racing Manual from 1904 to the present. In addition we have the Daily Racing Form Monthly Charts which provides race results.  The free online resource Equibase provides information about recent ownership, race results, and pedigree.  The Library maintains a subscription to Equineline’s American Produce Records which can be used onsite after a Librarian logs you into the resource.  

The Lexington Public Library created an index to the Lexington Herald and the Lexington Leader.  The index provides the full headline, first sentence, and a citation for the articles. The articles can be found on the newspaper microfilm at the Lexington Public Library and the University of Kentucky’s Young Library.  

We recommend that you use the American Institute for Conservation’s “Find A Conservator” website. Conservators work with a variety of media such as books, paper, textiles, photographs, artifacts and more. 

If the Library possesses rights to a photograph, it can arrange for digital images and/or prints to be made from its collections.  Fees for photographic prints and/or digital images vary.  Contact Library Staff for an estimate.

The three public computers offer several internet browsers and MS Office applications to support equine industry research.

Contact the Library by using the contact the library form.