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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.

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.

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.

Who are all these people?

Families usually enjoy children's programs at their closest branch, but with programs moving online they are discovering lots of new faces! Get to know the team behind Storytime Express, Words from the Wild, Meredith's MakerLab and more in today's video.

Text reads Love Kingston Market place. Image of person reading a book, with a castle and rainbow floating from the book on a cloud. Several people are listening to the reader. There is an American sign language icon.

Together at last!

We're taking storytime outside to the Love Kingston Marketplace for Stories in the Square! 

Join us live and in-person on Thursday mornings in August for stories, songs and plenty of fun!  This program is offered in partnership with the City of Kingston..

It's not summer without it!

Our staff and puppets agreed - it just isn't summer without our annual Puppet Show Extravaganza tours. So we're bringing the puppets to you! Pair this Three Nanny Goats Rap with The Tortoise and the Hare  for the full experience, and watch for more shows to be released on August 17.