International Literacy Day, observed worldwide on Sept. 8, highlights literacy as a fundamental human right and a foundation for building more inclusive, just and sustainable societies. Explore our curated booklist to celebrate the power of literacy.
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Join the Celebration: 100 Years of the Murney Tower Museum
Celebrate 100 years of the Murney Tower Museum with a reading of The Time-Travelling Adventures of Mr. Murney. Enjoy crafts, snacks and fun for all ages!
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Book giveaway contest!
Submit a question about nature and biodiversity for a chance to win a copy of Lindsey Carmichael's The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World's Largest Land Biome!
To celebrate Science Literacy Week, Lindsey will choose five of your questions and share her answers on the KFPL YouTube channel starting Monday, September 21, 2020.
The contest is open to library card holders of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library under the age of 12. The contest closes September 13, 2020 at 5:00PM.
To enter the contest, fill out the form!
Looking for a weekend project?
Our weekly Art Hive programs have moved online, with new project ideas each week. Fall episodes will begin September 18, but there are eight projects on our Youtube channel to enjoy now! Subscribe to our Youtube channel so you never miss new content!
Stay wild everyone!
We're wrapping up our our Words from the Wild Youtube series. Join Elizabeth for the last time to learn about biodiversity, meet a real-life biologist, and see some cool footage from her research trips in the field this summer. And then enjoy her bonus episode about Herpetology to learn all about reptiles and amphibians.
If you're just discovering Words from the Wild as summer draws to a close, you can still enjoy Elizabeth's adventures and animal facts. There are 17 episodes avaialble on our Youtube channel!