Kingston author Y.S. Lee writes the impeccably researched, incredibly engaging Agency series, teen novels about a top-secret Victorian boarding school where young girls are trained to be the next generation of female investigators and spies. It’s a fantastic premise, like Harriet the Spy meeting Sherlock Holmes in a dark alley.
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When our resident librarian unveiled a few, little known facts regarding KFPL, the revelations ranged from the availability of downloadable eBooks and audiobooks, to Book Club Cards, as well as a full fledged movie section. Who would have thunk it? Cait’s post attracted some great comments as well as praise
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Kingston is a city of letters. As a friend of mine said the other day, you can’t spit in this town without hitting a poet. Whether you’re a fan of hocking literary loogies or not, there’s no better time than now to get your fill of your favourite authors: the
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In this age of economic instability and general insecurity, it’s not unusual to hear of grown kids moving back in with their parents. The boomerang generation gets a lot of press these days (not to mention the fact that it has its own official definition on Urban Dictionary, a strange
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Ah, Summer Reading Club. I don’t know about you, but those words conjure up some intense childhood memories. Walking to the library in the hot sun was one of my favourite vacation activities as a kid. The stickers, the prizes, the book reports…okay, maybe I was the only one who enjoyed the
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Going out for brunch is usually the answer to life’s greatest dilemmas. Take the Sunday before last, for instance: I, along with a couple of out of towners visiting Kingston for the awesome Great Lake Swimmers show on Wolfe Island, was supposed to be running in the Beat Beethoven race,
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Here’s the thing about the library: we don’t really shush people anymore. Also, we like to believe that everyone knows how awesome we are, but the other night when I mentioned KFPL’s amazing downloadable media collection to a friend and they were all “WHAAAA” and I was all “WHAT YOU
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In my humble opinion, it’s never to late for New Year’s resolutions. Besides, I’ve always thought spring feels like more of a rebirth than any other time of year. And what better way to revive your body and mind after a long cold winter than with a refreshing and invigorating
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Literati, mark your calendars: Kingston Writersfest is coming soon. This year’s festival is poised to be bigger and more star-studded than ever. Being a Kingston newbie, I’ve never attended the ‘fest before, so I have nothing to compare it to, but it still seems impressive to me, which is definitely
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When I moved to Kingston last spring, it was the first time I’d ever put down roots in a town without an Ikea. I’ve since found plenty of people with whom to commiserate about this sad fact, but at the time, I was shocked and appalled. Where would I get
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