The Kenora Branch Library will be closed on Monday, July 3rd for Canada Day.

Counting down to summer holidays and our SPACE PARTY!! Join us on Wednesday June 28th at the Kenora Branch Library from 1:30 - 3:00 as we launch the 2017 TD Summer Reading Club with special guest Astronaut Candidate JESSE ZROBACK! Kids ages 3+ can pick up their reading club packages, and then can start earning draw slips for some great prizes! Balloon artist Ruby Klippenstein will be making balloon creations by donation (a fundraiser for Imagination Library). Space crafts, treats, and so much more! Hooray for summer!!!

Mark your calendars! DGTL Creator Kenora is having an Open House. Drop in to the Keewatin Branch Library on Thursday, June 29th between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to learn more about what DGTL Creator Kenora has to offer.

The Kenora Branch Library will be starting Summer Hours on Monday, June 19th 2017.  Don't forget that you can still visit the Keewatin Branch Library on Saturdays.  

Calling all creators ages 12 to 19.  With June comes sunshine and summer hours! The Digital Creator space, located in the Keewatin Branch Library, is now open from noon to 8pm from Tuesday through Friday. Plus, more workshops! Check out our June calendar for this month's events. Stay tuned for more detailed descriptions of upcoming programming!

New Keewatin Branch Library hours! The Keewatin Branch Library will be starting Summer Hours on Tuesday, June 6th. New for the summer; the branch will now be open on Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. to  7:00 p.m.

Summer Reading Contest at your library!! The Kenora Public Library is celebrating 150 years of Canada with a contest celebrating Canadian authors and books. Drop in to either library branch and pick up your Canadian Book Bingo card. Then...start reading. We will have lists and lots of suggestions for books. Complete a line and you will be entered into a draw to win one of 5 gift certificates to a local restaurant.

Gardening season is fast approaching! Now is the time to donate flower and vegetable seeds to the Ivy Camire Seed Library. We are hoping to increase the variety of seeds that we have available to lend. We will accept donations of any seeds that you might have available...seeds saved from last year...leftover seeds that you bought this year.

We need your help to grow our library!
 

Celebrate your future!

Every year, we ask young Canadians from 8 to 18 years old across Canada to submit their best, most dynamic drawings, photos or pieces of creative writing.

The Challenge is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2017, along with Canada's 150th anniversary! Over 350,000 participants from across Canada have taken up the Challenge since 1987, and this year young Canadians are encouraged to join in and share with us their vision of the future for themselves and for Canada!

The winners will receive great prizes, including 1 of 3 all-expenses paid trip for two to Ottawa to celebrate Canada Day 2017 and the 150th celebrations on Parliament Hill: meet some of Canada's most inspiring people, tour museums, galleries, the iconic Parliament Buildings and be part of a special summer exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History. You will get a VIP experience to the amazing Canada 150 celebrations!

Read more on how to participate in the Canada Day Challenge.

Aspiring filmmakers can check out the Canada Day Video Challenge, part of Historica Canada's Here's My Canada contest.

Can't make it to the library?  Let us come to you!  Homebound Delivery Service is now available to members of the Kenora Public Library. Kenora residents may request home services if they are unable to visit the library due to advanced age, temporary (lasting longer than 30 days) or permanent illness or disability, and have no one who can visit the library on their behalf.

Materials from our collection are selected by qualified staff based on your preferences and requests. Screened volunteers pick-up and deliver your library materials (books, movies, audiobooks, magazines, etc.) once a month.  There is no charge for this service.

For more information or to register, please call the Kenora Branch at 467-2081.