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Indigenous Portal

Engage with KFPL's Indigenous programming, collections and community partnerships!

Programs, Events, Services and Recommendations

Image of a drag queen reading a book. The text reads Drag Queen Storytime with Rowena Whey.

Drag Queen Storytime With Rowena Whey!

Celebrate diversity, inclusion and acceptance with Rowena Whey! Join us for a vibrant and engaging Drag Queen Storytime featuring books that highlight the power of being yourself and embracing others.

The Isabel Turner Branch will be temporarily closed starting Fall 2024 for renovations. During this time, we’ll be temporarily moving to the Cataraqui Centre.  Get updates here.

Colorful promotional banner for Little Ray's Reptiles live bilingual show at the library featuring a blue spotted salamander, a ferret holding a purple fish, and a large black and orange spider illustration.

Live @ the Library: Little Ray's Reptiles

Explore animal self-defence mechanisms, including how ferrets stay flexible and how tarantulas protect themselves. Live animals may include mammals, arachnids, lizards and more! This bilingual show is for ages 4 and up.

Enhance your library access — register for Extended Hours at the Pittsburgh Branch.

Library Kiosk

Library Kiosk at kingston secondary school

Enjoy expanded service in the Kingscourt neighbourhood with the Library Kiosk at Kingston Secondary School.

A treaty map of Ontario with text reading Treaties Recognition Week

Treaties Recognition Week reading list

November 5-11 is Treaties Recognition Week. This week recognizes the importance of learning about the treaties between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, their history and treaty rights and obligations. Knowledge of these documents and their legal frameworks is essential to reconciliation. To learn more, check out the titles on this list. 

A collage of books on a tan background reading Real Lives, Real Stories

Unforgettable memoirs

Memoirs are personal tales and universal stories of growth, transformation, and the indomitable human spirit. These titles offer diverse narratives that will captivate, inspire and resonate with readers from all walks of life.