Post by Lori, Information Services staff. June is National Indigenous History Month. We have put together a sampling of books, movies you can stream, and music you can download featuring Indigenous authors, people and artists as well as some programs being offered by KPL. Territorial Acknowledgement A territorial acknowledgement is a formal statement that recognizes the unique and enduring… Read More Indigenous History Month
Post by Kristin, Information Services staff If you’re anything like me, you turned to books, films, and music to find solace, beauty, escape, hope, new insights and information, and much more this year. Here’s a round-up and celebration of some of the best of the best of 2020! Books The Guardian – Best Books of… Read More Best of 2020 Lists
Post by Ada, Information Services staff Did you know you can borrow sheet music from the library? As a musician, I am particularly fond of this collection and enjoy checking out a few new books each week. Below are some recommendations, but if you’re looking to search in the KPL catalogue, type in “music scores”… Read More Collection Highlight: Music Scores
Post by Aleida, Information Services staff Welcome to our fourth end of week care package! As library staff, we miss seeing all of you in person. We miss chatting with our regular customers. We miss meeting new folks every day. And we miss the general magic of all the chance encounters, unexpected conversations, and unpredictable… Read More End of Week Care Package
Throughout the month of February we’ve been featuring books about black history, and books, movies and music created by black artists, on our website and on display in our library locations. Our February Free Flicks included BlacKKKlansman, Sorry to Bother You, and In the Heat of the Night. And we hosted a dance workshop –… Read More Please read something other than To Kill a Mockingbird
Happy Holidays! Our holiday hours begin this Saturday. Please check whether we’re open before heading to your local library any time from Saturday, Dec. 24 to Monday, Jan. 2. While we’re open, stop in and stock up on books, movies, and music, or try out our new virtual reality experience. We’ve also got plenty of fun, fabulous,… Read More Holiday happiness
This fall, we held a fundraising kick-off party for our new digital media studio, Studio Central, and we’re overwhelmed with the support we saw from this community. Party in the Stacks was a big success, thanks to so many of you. See the photos below.
We want to hear from you! What were your favourite reads of 2015?… Read More Tell us your Best of 2015
Come and visit us on Sunday – we’re back to serving you seven days a week! We’ve returned to regular hours, which means that starting this weekend, October 18, and running until December 13, Central Library is open on Sundays from 1 pm to 5 pm.
If you think the library is a really quiet place where you’ll be shushed, think again. The Music in the Lounge series at Central Library is just one of many ways we’re creating a lively, active space in your libraries. “The music brings an added life and vibrancy to the library. This is what we mean… Read More Music to your ears
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