Summer Reading Program 2026 – Books Take You Places
Using the theme of Books Take You Places, the KPL Summer Reading Program provides instructions to complete activities and to read books as you earn badges. Complete 9 out of the 12 activities to earn a prize! Appropriate instructions for KIDS, TEENS, ADULTS and for PRE-READERS are available. Bring your completed form to the Library for a prize. The program starts June 1 and ends on August 14!
Are you interested in keeping track of your progress digitally? Visit Beanstack for instructions!
Story Time
Story Time at the Library is a great outing for children ages 3-10. The 2025-26 Fall/Winter Story Time theme is Book Buffet. Each session will feature guest readers and tasty tales about making, eating and celebrating food!
StoryWalk
Penguin on Vacation by Salina Moon is the latest StoryWalk selection. StoryWalk is a joint project between the Kindred Public Library and the Kindred Park Board. Follow the posted signs along an unguided route in the city of Kindred to read individual pages of the book.
Breakfast with a Book
Email kindredpubliclibrary@gmail.com or stop in if you have questions.
Kindred Community Days – August 7-9, 2026
Festival of Tables – August 11, 2026
The Festival is a fun evening of creatively-decorated tables, purses with secret insides, tasty food and beverages, a brief program, and plenty of visiting and laughter! Email the Library for more information about hosting a table, donating a purse or assisting with this fun fundraising event!
Trick or Treat at the Library – October 31, 2026
Add the Kindred Public Library to your Halloween stops from 5:00-7:00pm on the 31st! Treats are available while the light is on!
Tour of Homes – November 22, 2026
The Library’s annual Tour of Homes/Basket Raffle on the Sunday before Thanksgiving is a fun Fall event! Invite a friend or two; stop at the Library for your Tour ticket as you enjoy holiday treats and check out the basket raffle items. Then start the self-guided tour of beautifully-decorated area homes.
The Tour of Homes is one of two major fundraisers for the Kindred Public Library. Contact the Library for more information on how you can support your local library by participating in this event!
Little Free Libraries
The Kindred Public Library maintains two Little Free Library locations in Kindred – one near the Gilbertson Park playground and the other near the City Park. Both locations are open year-round and restocked regularly with reading materials for all ages. Free free to stop to “take a book, leave a book”!
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