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Programs, Events, Services and Recommendations for Kids Events + Kids

Illustration of a summer puppet show tour featuring a green dinosaur and purple bunny puppet above a colourful map with location pins and a Kingston Frontenac Public Library vehicle.

Kids 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.

Find out more

Grow Newsletter

Grow - for families and children

Subscribe to the Grow newsletter. You’ll receive the latest information on our programs and services for children of all ages.

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.

Three books with text reading National Poetry Month.

Kids

Borrow a book for National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate with your child than by exploring some of the poetry books available at the library? Reading poetry aloud can be a wonderful experience for children, exposing them to the patterns and rhythms of language. 

Here are some poetry books you may enjoy reading with your child.

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