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An adult and two children sitting on a couch with an opened book. The KFPL logo is behind. Text is overalyed on the image: "1000 Books Before Kindergarten. Read it and Reap!"

1000 Books Before Kindergarten (1BBK) is a free literacy program for newborns, babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. The goal? Read 1000 books with your little one before they start Kindergarten. Get started now!

Every Child Ready to Read

Every Child Ready to Read

Before children can learn to read, they must develop a range of early literacy skills. Learning begins the moment they are born, through language and play. Find out about the five simple practices that will help you raise a reader.

The 2023 Blue Spruce Award nominees.

Celebrate Canadian books with the Forest of Reading

Celebrating Canadian books, the Forest of Reading is our country’s largest recreational reading program. Each year, 10 books are nominated in each age category and readers across the country get to pick the winners! On May 16 and 17 of this year, the 2023 winners were announced at the Forest of Reading Festival in Toronto. Check out the wonderful Canadian picture book nominations in this year’s Blue Spruce program for ages 4 -7!

Grogu with Star Wars books and text reading Saturday Spotlight

May the 4th be with you!

It is a time of great excitement in the library. Star Wars Day is here, and our programmer is on a mission to find the perfect book for the occasion. But as she combs through the children's section, she senses a disturbance in the stacks. Little does she know, she is not alone...