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Kingston Police seek witnesses to pellet gun shooting at Cataraqui Centre

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments altercation, Cataraqui Centre, Isabel Turner branch, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), parking lot, pellet gun, pellet gun shooting, seeking witnesses, shot multiple times, suspects, youths

Local police are asking for help from anyone who may have witnessed a pellet gun shooting at the Cataraqui Centre

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Helping struggling readers at KFPL

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments children struggling to read, dyslexia, families, free event, Isabel Turner branch, Jan MacLean, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), learning disorders, learning to read, literacy, parents, reading workshop

Do you know a child who is struggling to read? Join Jan MacLean, a Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Specialist, at the Kingston

Learn more about your family tree with KFPL

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments ancestry, drop-in sessions, family history, family lineage, family tree, free events, genealogy, Getting started in genealogy, Isabel Turner branch, Joanne Stanbridge, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch, Nancy Cutway, Ontario Genealogical Society, research

Are you interested in researching your family tree? The Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) is offering sessions to help you

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KFPL Hosts Travel Writing Workshop with Author Linda Kenyon

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Isabel Turner branch, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Linda Kenyon, travel writing, workshop, writing workshop

Do you dream of writing about your travels in a meaningful and entertaining way? Then you may be interested in

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Police request public assistance to locate missing 14-year-old

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 14-year-old, Cataraqui Centre, Hailey Nixon-Kemp, Isabel Turner branch, Kingston Frontenac Public Libraries, located, missing, missing female, missing person, missing teen

UPDATE: Hailey Nixon-Kemp has been located safely. Thanks to all who shared. Kingston Police are seeking the public’s assistance

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Kingston Frontenac Public Library hosts first ever plant swap

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 Jessica Foley 0 Comments cuttings, drop in, flowers, fruit, heirloom plants, indoor plants, Isabel Turner branch, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library, outdoor plants, Plant Swap, plants, public, seedlings, seeds, vegetables

Do you have a green thumb? Are there an abundance of plants in your gardens? Did you collect too

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Kingston Frontenac Public Library celebrates 100 years of Storytime

November 7, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Calvin Park branch, children, children's story hour, event, family, Isabel Turner branch, kid's books, kids, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingstonist, library, reading, Rideau Heights Branch, Storytime

In 1918, librarian Aimee Kennedy came up with an idea to host a children’s story hour at the library in