Introducing Our NEW Newsletter

This newsletter is designed for YOU.

To inform, to inspire, to educate, to entertain YOU.

Please READ ON.

Welcome to our first edition of Between The Pages, the Friends of Kingston Library’s (FoKL) quarterly newsletter. We are all friends of the library so, just "between friends” we want to share what we are reading, the latest library buzz, recommendations and insider tips to keep you in the loop. And we want to hear from you!

We're always interested in people's experiences with the Kingston Library. It's such a personal relationship, and we want to celebrate it, with your help. Please send us an (up to) 340-word story on why you love your library, or an experience you had at the Kingston Library, and we'll feature as many as we can in our online edition! Libraries are meant to be shared, and so are your stories. Email your stories to fokl@friendsofkingstonlibrary.org Attn: My Story about Kingston Library.

Let’s explore our love for books, the library and our community together.

Libraries Reckon with High E-Book Costs

"High e-book prices are forcing local librarians to make tough choices as the popularity of digital checkouts surge.

Why it matters: Ongoing price disputes between libraries and book publishers threaten to limit patrons' access."

Click this link to read an interesting article submitted by FoKl Member, Susan R.

Banning Book Bans

There’s always going to be books on the shelves that we might not agree with, but they’re there for another reader.

Click this link to read this interesting article submitted by FoKl Member, Susan R.

Check it out

The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson

Recommended by Erica, our FoKL Vice President.

Click this link for a book information from Good Reads!

Why Not Be A Friend? 



Please take a moment to check out this quick You Tube video. This Public Service Announcement was created by Paula Poundstone in partnership with Friends of Libraries U.S.A. on the importance of Friend groups! Click the image below:

Summer Reading

The Fokl are proud to be sponsoring the Kingston Library Summer Reading Program for the 2024 season! Register today on the Kingston Library website!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

THANK YOU to the volunteers who compiled the information in this newsletter: Susan R., Erica F., Heather A., Denise H., and Heather O.

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