Kingston is home to a vibrant arts community! We can attend festivals and performances year-round thanks to the work of local arts professionals.

This winter, we are celebrating LGBTQ2S+ filmmakers with the 24th Reelout Queer Film Festival, which takes place January 26 to February 5, 2023. Read on for book and DVD suggestions inspired by films from the festival’s lineup.

Crafting and hobbies can become expensive, especially if you need to buy new supplies and equipment. By upcycling — taking something that would go to waste, like scrap fabric, and turning it into something valuable — you can save money, create something one of a kind and help the environment.

Our December 2022 Create newsletter focused on upcycling and sustainability. Here are a few of the titles we highlighted. You can sign up for a newsletter any time!

Looking for something to add to your reading list? Here are a few of our library user's top loans and reservations from December 2022.

Get your noisemakers ready: we're celebrating 2022's top loans at KFPL! Library users checked these books out again and again.

It’s probably no surprise that many KFPL team members love to read! If you’re curious about what the people who spend all day surrounded by books enjoyed most this year, check out our staff picks for 2022 — the best books we read this year and why we loved them!

If you're feeling inspired, check out May We Suggest, a library service through which staff members give you personalized recommendations.