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Grow - for families and children

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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!

Illustration of three children enjoying activities including painting, robotics, and science experiments. The text reads P.A. Day Programs

Kids Events

P.A. Day Fun at KFPL

Looking for something fun to do on the upcoming P.A. Day? Join us at KFPL for FREE hands-on activities! At the Rideau Heights Branch, discover the magic of magnets with playful experiments and challenges. Over at the Central Branch, design your own custom water bottle sticker using the Create Space Cricut Maker. At the Calvin Park Branch, get crafty and create a tiny dragon, dinosaur, shark or other wild creature with a big surprise inside!

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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.

Register on Beanstack for the Truth and Reconciliation Reading Challenge.

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Kids

Inspiring children's books about women in STEM

From beautifully illustrated picture books to fascinating biographies, these titles show the importance of scientific curiosity and celebrate the scientific progress that we owe to women in science, both past and present. They're the perfect choice to inspire budding young scientists!

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Books against illustrated flames with text reading Banned Books Reading Challenge

Kids

Celebrating the freedom to read

The annual Freedom to Read Week encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, guaranteed to them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. These kids' books have been challenged (and, in some cases, banned) for various reasons, affecting the rights of Canadian children to choose what they want to read — a freedom that can never be taken for granted.

Don't forget to join our Banned Books challenge on Beanstack for kids ages five and up! Earn all the badges between Feb. 1 and 29 to be entered to win a prize. You will find more frequently challenged and banned books for kids and teens on this list from Common Sense Media.

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