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Kawartha Lakes Public Library is excited to announce a new online resource for library patrons, CreativeBug .
Starting July 15, library card holders will be able to access over 1400 online art and craft classes. These classes include tutorial videos, materials lists, instructions and patterns. Watch the classes anytime, anywhere....
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Kawartha Lakes Public Library is pleased to announce the return of its Interlibrary loan (ILLO) service through the Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS) as of Monday June 24. The delivery of materials between different library systems will now be handled through Canada Post as SOLS has discontinued their courier service. As associated delivery costs will be paid directly by the individual library systems, some changes to the ILLO service will be implemented effective today.
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Kawartha Lakes Public Library gears up for an exciting summer with the TD Summer Reading Club and newly introduced Summer Reading Challenges for teens and adults. 
Every summer, hundreds of children in the Kawartha Lakes participate in the TD Summer Reading Club - a program that encourages children to explore, discover and create in the library, online, or in their community. In addition to weekly draws and challenges to encourage positive reading habits, there are many...
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Kawartha Lakes Public Library will be hosting the Repair Cafe Peterborough at the Lindsay branch library on Saturday June 22, from 1pm to 4pm.
Every day we throw away large amounts of items often just because they need a simple repair. It may be because we don’t have the right tool to fix it, or because we just don’t know how. The Repair Café can help you with this.
You can bring your broken items and take a seat and watch. Or you can learn from one...
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The Kawartha Lakes Public Library regrets to inform our patrons that effective immediately our Interlibrary Loan Service (ILLO) is suspended until further notice. The ILLO service allowed the borrowing of materials between different library systems throughout Ontario.
The provincial ILLO service is administered by the Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS). Due to a 50% cut to their operating budget announced in the recent provincial budget, the ILLO services have been suspended...
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