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Album Cover Art Competition

Local artists (25 and under) are invited to submit a proposal for original artwork for Songs of Kitchener!

Mar

05

4:00pm to 4:30pm

Tween Let's Get Creative!

Virtual Event
Mar

08

10:00am to 10:15am

KPL Kids Presents: Storytime...

Virtual Event
Mar

08

10:00am to 10:30am

1,2,3 Count with Me

Virtual Event
Mar

08

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Get Hired! Effective Resume...

Virtual Event
Mar

08

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

08

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Dungeons & Dragons for...

Virtual Event
Mar

08

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Reading Buddies

Virtual Event
Mar

08

6:30pm to 7:30pm

Start Now: Creative Writing

Virtual Event
Mar

08

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Tarot for Self Care

Virtual Event
Mar

09

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Tween Minecraft - Creative Mode

Virtual Event
Mar

09

7:00pm to 7:45pm

Science Club

Virtual Event
Mar

09

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Get Set to Grow: Plant Choices...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

10:00am to 10:30am

Babies and Ones

Virtual Event
Mar

10

11:00am to 11:40am

Little Scientists

Virtual Event
Mar

10

2:00pm to 2:30pm

Sensory Storytime

Virtual Event
Mar

10

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Tween Fun Club - Diary of a...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

10

5:30pm to 6:00pm

Art Club

Virtual Event
Mar

10

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Computer Science Fundamentals...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Latin American Film Fest: PERRO...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Reading Central Book Club

Virtual Event
Mar

10

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Let's Talk | A Library...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Indigenous Storytelling Series...

Virtual Event
Mar

11

10:00am to 10:30am

STEAM Storytime

Virtual Event
Mar

11

11:00am to 12:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

11

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Golden Oldies Music Bingo

Virtual Event
Mar

11

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Tween Minecraft - Survival Mode

Virtual Event
Mar

11

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Intro to JavaScript

Virtual Event
Mar

11

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Self-Care & Grief: A...

Virtual Event
Mar

12

4:00pm to 4:30pm

Tween Let's Get Creative!

Virtual Event
Mar

15

10:00am to 10:15am

KPL Kids Presents: Storytime...

Virtual Event
Mar

15

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

15

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Dungeons & Dragons for...

Virtual Event
Mar

15

7:30pm to 8:30pm

Music in the Lounge: Laurier...

Virtual Event
Mar

16

11:00am to 12:00pm

Reel Film Fans Movie Club

Virtual Event
Mar

17

10:00am to 11:00am

Wellness Wednesday: Tai Chi

Virtual Event
Mar

17

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

17

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Computer Science Fundamentals...

Virtual Event
Mar

17

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Let's Talk | A Library...

Virtual Event
Mar

18

11:00am to 12:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

18

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Dungeons & Dragons Campaign

Virtual Event
Mar

18

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Intro to JavaScript

Virtual Event
Mar

18

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Get Social: 90's Nostalgia...

Virtual Event
Mar

22

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

22

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Get Hired! Interview Techniques

Virtual Event
Mar

22

6:30pm to 7:30pm

Repair-A-Thon

Virtual Event
Mar

23

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Househunting Part 1: Are You...

Virtual Event
Mar

24

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Active Adults: Virtual Reunion

Virtual Event
Mar

24

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

24

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Let's Talk | A Library...

Virtual Event
Mar

25

11:00am to 12:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

25

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Intro to JavaScript

Virtual Event
Mar

29

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

30

10:00am to 10:30am

Toddler Tales

Virtual Event
Mar

30

11:00am to 11:30am

Art Club Jr

Virtual Event
Mar

30

7:00pm to 7:45pm

Science Club

Virtual Event
Mar

31

10:00am to 10:30am

Babies and Ones

Virtual Event
Mar

31

10:00am to 11:00am

Wellness Wednesday: Tai Chi

Virtual Event
Mar

31

11:00am to 11:45am

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Virtual Event
Mar

31

2:00pm to 2:30pm

Sensory Storytime

Virtual Event
Mar

31

5:30pm to 6:00pm

Art Club

Virtual Event
Mar

31

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

31

6:30pm to 7:30pm

Start Now: Handmade Nature...

Virtual Event
Mar

31

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Let's Talk | A Library...

Virtual Event
Apr

01

10:00am to 10:30am

1,2,3 Count with Me

Virtual Event
Apr

01

11:00am to 11:45am

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Virtual Event
Apr

01

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Dungeons & Dragons Campaign

Virtual Event

Mar

08

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Get Hired! Effective Resume...

Virtual Event
Mar

08

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

08

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Tarot for Self Care

Virtual Event
Mar

09

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Get Set to Grow: Plant Choices...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

10

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Computer Science Fundamentals...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Latin American Film Fest: PERRO...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Indigenous Storytelling Series...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Reading Central Book Club

Virtual Event
Mar

10

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Let's Talk | A Library...

Virtual Event
Mar

11

11:00am to 12:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

11

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Golden Oldies Music Bingo

Virtual Event
Mar

11

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Intro to JavaScript

Virtual Event
Mar

11

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Self-Care & Grief: A...

Virtual Event
Mar

15

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

15

7:30pm to 8:30pm

Music in the Lounge: Laurier...

Virtual Event
Mar

16

11:00am to 12:00pm

Reel Film Fans Movie Club

Virtual Event
Mar

17

10:00am to 11:00am

Wellness Wednesday: Tai Chi

Virtual Event
Mar

17

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

17

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Computer Science Fundamentals...

Virtual Event
Mar

17

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Let's Talk | A Library...

Virtual Event
Mar

18

11:00am to 12:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

18

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Dungeons & Dragons Campaign

Virtual Event
Mar

18

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Intro to JavaScript

Virtual Event
Mar

18

7:00pm to 8:30pm

Get Social: 90's Nostalgia...

Virtual Event
Mar

22

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

22

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Get Hired! Interview Techniques

Virtual Event
Mar

22

6:30pm to 7:30pm

Repair-A-Thon

Virtual Event
Mar

23

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Househunting Part 1: Are You...

Virtual Event
Mar

24

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Active Adults: Virtual Reunion

Virtual Event
Mar

24

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

24

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Let's Talk | A Library...

Virtual Event
Mar

25

11:00am to 12:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

25

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Intro to JavaScript

Virtual Event
Mar

29

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

31

10:00am to 11:00am

Wellness Wednesday: Tai Chi

Virtual Event
Mar

31

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Practice Your English

Virtual Event
Mar

31

7:00pm to 8:00pm

Let's Talk | A Library...

Virtual Event
Apr

01

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Dungeons & Dragons Campaign

Virtual Event

Mar

08

6:30pm to 7:30pm

Start Now: Creative Writing

Virtual Event
Mar

10

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Computer Science Fundamentals...

Virtual Event
Mar

17

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Computer Science Fundamentals...

Virtual Event
Mar

31

6:30pm to 7:30pm

Start Now: Handmade Nature...

Virtual Event

Mar

05

4:00pm to 4:30pm

Tween Let's Get Creative!

Virtual Event
Mar

08

10:00am to 10:15am

KPL Kids Presents: Storytime...

Virtual Event
Mar

08

10:00am to 10:30am

1,2,3 Count with Me

Virtual Event
Mar

08

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Dungeons & Dragons for...

Virtual Event
Mar

08

5:30pm to 6:30pm

Reading Buddies

Virtual Event
Mar

09

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Tween Minecraft - Creative Mode

Virtual Event
Mar

09

7:00pm to 7:45pm

Science Club

Virtual Event
Mar

10

10:00am to 10:30am

Babies and Ones

Virtual Event
Mar

10

11:00am to 11:40am

Little Scientists

Virtual Event
Mar

10

2:00pm to 2:30pm

Sensory Storytime

Virtual Event
Mar

10

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Tween Fun Club - Diary of a...

Virtual Event
Mar

10

5:30pm to 6:00pm

Art Club

Virtual Event
Mar

10

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Computer Science Fundamentals...

Virtual Event
Mar

11

10:00am to 10:30am

STEAM Storytime

Virtual Event
Mar

11

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Tween Minecraft - Survival Mode

Virtual Event
Mar

12

4:00pm to 4:30pm

Tween Let's Get Creative!

Virtual Event
Mar

15

10:00am to 10:15am

KPL Kids Presents: Storytime...

Virtual Event
Mar

15

4:00pm to 5:30pm

Dungeons & Dragons for...

Virtual Event
Mar

17

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Computer Science Fundamentals...

Virtual Event
Mar

30

10:00am to 10:30am

Toddler Tales

Virtual Event
Mar

30

11:00am to 11:30am

Art Club Jr

Virtual Event
Mar

30

7:00pm to 7:45pm

Science Club

Virtual Event
Mar

31

10:00am to 10:30am

Babies and Ones

Virtual Event
Mar

31

11:00am to 11:45am

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Virtual Event
Mar

31

2:00pm to 2:30pm

Sensory Storytime

Virtual Event
Mar

31

5:30pm to 6:00pm

Art Club

Virtual Event
Apr

01

10:00am to 10:30am

1,2,3 Count with Me

Virtual Event
Apr

01

11:00am to 11:45am

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

Virtual Event

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