A beach read often does have a vacation theme. Sometimes the setting is on an island, a beach, or camping and hiking in the wilderness. But can you be captivated by a book that has nothing to do with vacations and warm weather? Yes.

So is any book that captures your full attention and compels you to read for hours a beach read? Absolutely.

Do whales have belly buttons? Do fish go on vacations? Will the princess feel the pea under her pile of mattresses — and will the prince ever find love?

Spend a bit of your summer with KFPL's Kathy and her friends! Find Peas in a Podcast with KFPL wherever you get your podcasts.

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.