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Summer Reading Party!
2026-07-18 12:00:00 2026-07-18 16:00:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Party! DROP-IN event. Join KFPL for a reading party for a chance to catch up on your summer reading and crush your goals. Isabel Turner Branch -

Saturday, July 18
12:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-07-18 12:00:00 2026-07-18 16:00:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Party! DROP-IN event. Join KFPL for a reading party for a chance to catch up on your summer reading and crush your goals. Isabel Turner Branch -

DROP-IN event. Join KFPL for a reading party for a chance to catch up on your summer reading and crush your goals.

July 3rd Update: All free beverages have been claimed. Thank you for the first 50 people who registered! Anita's Coffee Cart will be selling beverages to all other attendees. When you arrive, please come to the park level to pick up your ticket. 

We are bringing together the library's soft atmosphere, bookish conversation and community, live music, games and activities, and of course, coffee! Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenges, maximize your minutes and achieve activity badges - all of which earn you tickets to enter into some of the great prizes (including the Switch 2, a 58" TV, two local staycations, a KitchenAid Stand Mixer and more). Bring your friends and your coziest accessories (ex. outside blankets, comfy clothes, etc.), and join in on this opportunity to practice mindfulness, rebel against your screentime, and engage with others.

Read in the cool AC of the branch or enjoy the sun in the Lions Civic Gardens. At 2:00 p.m., pop into Books and Beans, our book club run by the New Adult Advisory Board, to discuss your summer reads.

Make the library your hangout spot this summer and enjoy this time to slow down, connect, and enjoy reading—together.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Interests & Lifelong Learning | Arts & Entertainment |

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Isabel Turner Branch
Phone: 613-549-8888
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We're closed Sunday July 12
Mon, Jul 06 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 07 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 08 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 09 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Jul 10 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 11 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 12 Closed
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