Learn, Listen, Read, Research and Watch

Access free resources with your library card and explore a world of movies, tv, audiobooks, eBooks and more. 

Ancestry Library Edition

Available only at KFPL library branches.

A wealth of genealogical and historical data, from Census and Military records to Birth and Marriage certificates. 

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Canadian Major Dailies

Access current content and backfiles from more than 20 of Canada’s top national and regional newspapers, including the Kingston Whig-Standard.

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Cantook Station

Cantook Station offers free digital access to over 9,000 eBooks and audiobooks in French – including well-known Québecois and European authors as well as translations of popular English-language titles.

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Digital Kingston

A collection of digitized source material from rare and special collections. Includes the KFPL's index to the Kingston Whig-Standard and its predecessors from 1810-1848.

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FamilySearch

Available only at KFPL library branches.

KFPL is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library along with hundreds of other FamilySearch affiliate libraries. Affiliate libraries have access to FamilySearch’s digital genealogical collections that are otherwise accessible only through a FamilySearch center. 

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hoopla

hoopla is a collection of digital music, movies, television, audiobooks, graphic novels and eBooks that you can enjoy on your web browser, smartphone or tablet.

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Kanopy

Stream critically acclaimed movies, documentaries, independent films, classic cinema, foreign films and more to your TV, mobile phone, tablet or online. 

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LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning provides a huge collection of online learning opportunities for KFPL patrons. LinkedIn Learning meets some of the internet's highest standards for accessibility, along with offering multilingual online learning environments. Sign in with your library card and choose from over 16,000 courses in 7 different languages. 

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Little Pim

Little Pim makes learning a foreign language easy and accessible to all kids at the age they learn best, up to the age of 6 years. Videos, books, flashcards, and CDs keep kids entertained while inspiring in them a lifelong love of language learning.

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Mango Languages

An interactive learning tool that uses sound and visual display to help immerse users in over 40 different languages and over 15 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.

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OverDrive/Libby

A large selection of eBooks, audiobooks and magazines for use with a wide variety of devices. Read in an eReader, browser or download the Libby app for your smartphone or tablet.  

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PressReader

Full-page images of newspapers from over 55 countries. Carries today's paper plus a 60-day archive.

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StoryMe

StoryMe collects images and stories (audio interviews) from Kingston-Frontenac residents to preserve memories from residents of all walks of life.

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