Join us for a special Emancipation Day Storytime at Confederation Park. In partnership with Ruthy's Reading Room, enjoy stories, music and fun activities that honour freedom, resilience and Black history.
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Engage with KFPL's Indigenous programming, collections and community partnerships!
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Upcoming Programs and Events
Catch the Summer Puppet Show Tour!
The Summer Puppet Show Tour is coming to a branch near you! Don't miss KFPL’s puppeteers for a series of fun, free performances filled with music, storytelling and beloved characters.
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Visit the PumpHouse Steam Museum with your KFPL card
Step into The PumpHouse, Kingston's first waterworks in operation from 1851 to 1952. Today, this magnificent building continues to serve the public as a community museum, which you can now visit with a pass borrowed from KFPL!
This pass will admit up to five individuals to the museum and gallery site during regular operating hours.
May We Suggest
Emancipation Day reading
Many people point to Canada as a haven for people escaping slavery via the Underground Railroad, but slavery didn't stop at the border. Canada has a terrible history of enslaving Indigenous and African peoples — a history we all need to know and never forget. Emancipation Day commemorates the abolition of slavery across the British Empire while encouraging us to fight anti-Black racism and discrimination and to celebrate the strength and perseverance of Black communities in Canada.
These books offer valuable insight. Don't miss the national and local facts in the descriptions, contributed by Judith Brown.
Pride and Prejudice, reimagined
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is much loved. It's also frequently adapted and retold! Put a spin on a classic with one of these novels, from zombie horror to a closer look at characters other than Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
