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!
Celebrate IWD with these reads
March 8th is International Women’s Day, and the UN’s theme for 2023 is DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality. Check out these nonfiction selections and be inspired by some incredible women in STEM, past and present, and learn about the barriers to digital gender equality that still exist today.
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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)!