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.
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Love Books? Join the Summer Reading Challenge!
All ages are invited to join our Summer Reading Challenges! Track your reading and complete fun activities using Beanstack for a chance to win epic prizes. Finish your challenge by Sunday, Aug. 24, to be entered to win a Grand Prize for your age group.
Thanks to the Friends of the Library for supporting summer reading at KFPL!
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Your digital bookshelf is growing!
Looking for more eBooks and eAudiobooks? Good news! We've partnered with Burlington, Hamilton, London, Mississauga and Ottawa Public Libraries to give you even more content on OverDrive – more than 300,000 titles!
You will see a link to the Partner libraries in the top right corner of KFPL’s OverDrive website. Click on it and select the library collection you’d like to browse. In the Libby mobile app, log in and you’ll see a Partner Libraries menu.
Borrow from partner libraries using your KFPL card number and PIN. You can even reserve books through partner libraries – just keep in mind that every library’s own members will have their reservations prioritized over visiting members. Learn more here.
Your top titles: February 2023
Enjoy a collection of some of the most-loaned and most-wanted books from February 2023 at the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (other than Prince Harry’s Spare)!
Read along with the 2023 KCFF lineup
Transforming traditional and unconventional venues across Kingston’s historic downtown, the Kingston Canadian Film Festival is an annual whirlwind of movies and special events that spark curiosity, ignite discussion and provide a fresh experience of Canadian film.
The 2023 Kingston Canadian Film Festival is happening March 2-5, 2023. Check out these books inspired by some of the films!
