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The Kitchener Public Library is the public library system for the city of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.It consists of five libraries; a large Central Library in the downtown core, with four Community Libraries spread out to provide services for the neighbourhoods of Kitchener.
This was the forerunner of the Waterloo Public Library. They had a $2.00 annual subscription fee to use these materials. The funds were used to purchase more books and eventually shelves. In 1888, the Mechanics' Institute transferred their assets to the brand new Waterloo Free Library. By 1902, the Waterloo Free Library contained 7,013 works.
Kitchener's cultural highlights include CAFKA, The Open Ears Festival, IMPACT theatre festival, the Multicultural Festival, the Kitchener Blues Festival and KidsPark, many of which are free to the public. Kitchener is also home to venues such as Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener–Waterloo Art Gallery, THEMUSEUM, JM Drama Alumni and ...
The Kitchener–Waterloo Symphony is located in Kitchener. According to their website, they perform over 222 concerts annually to an audience of over 90,000, both in the concert hall and across the Waterloo Region. [86] The Waterloo Busker Carnival is a busking festival held annually in August in Waterloo public square.
Von Berlin to Kitchener: Connotations and Cultures, A Discussion Panel, September 2016 panel by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies and Kitchener Public Library. "What's In a Name? Berlin to Kitchener" entry at Library and Archives Canada, Archived 10 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine
Motz Family Fonds digital exhibit at the University of Waterloo Library. Archived 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Newspapers on Microfilm at the Kitchener Public Library; Digitized newspapers. Berliner Journal 1880–1916 copies (in German) digitized by Simon Fraser University
A Berlin (Kitchener) map from 1879 has a Town Park, located between Mill Street and Highland Road where Highland Courts and Woodside Parks stand today. It sits on the original Joseph E. Schneider homestead; the municipal government had purchased some acres from the family in 1895 and drained the swamp on the land.
Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School, commonly called Kitchener Collegiate Institute or KCI, is a public secondary school in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It is a member of the Waterloo Region District School Board. The school dates from 1855, making it one of the oldest high schools in Kitchener and Waterloo. Its sports teams are ...