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IN FEBRUARY:
Art Exhibits:
Mansards & by Jim Fenzel. Exhibit on display in the Gallery from January 2 to February 29, 2024.
A Medley of Landscapes by Monday Morning Group. Exhibit on display in the Gallery from March 1 to April 20. Featuring work by Karen Bahrenburg, Dorli Di Gregorio, Sue Lopardo, Xiang McFarland, Heather Scofield and Carla Shere.
Tuesdays – Rhythm and Rhyme for 0-3s at 10:30 a.m. In the Junior Room.
Wednesdays - Rhythm & Rhyme for 0-3s at 10:30 a.m. In the Junior Room.
Thursdays – Lunch Bunch Storytime at 12:30 p.m. Three stories and a craft in the Junior Room.
One Book. One Town. Our Town! Beginning January 2024, there will be FREE copies of Our Town available for Kent Residents. We encourage everyone to read this play, and remind ourselves what makes small town life so special! Read the play to enter our raffle giveaway. You must come to the Library to get your raffle ticket. The community read will conclude with a special program on Sunday, March 24 with Sharon Playhouse at 3:00 p.m. Raffle will be drawn and the winner will receive tickets to Our Town on Broadway, opening fall 2024. Kids and teens will also have their own program and prizes to be won!
January & February: Teen & Tween Winter Reading Program. Read books and win prizes! Starting in January, reading logs will be available in the Library and online. You will get a raffle ticket for every 5 books that you read, by writing a short review (max. 250 words) of a book that reminds you of Kent, or by coming to a library program. Prizes include gift cards and a cozy raffle basket. Please call or email the Junior Room to register.
THIS WEEK:
Monday, February 19. Library Closed for Presidents’ Day.
Wednesday, February 21 at 1:30 p.m. TAB & Book Club. Want to get involved at the Library? Come to our Teen Advisory Board meeting and help us plan upcoming events! For book club, we will be discussing The Hike to Home by Jess Rinker. Stop by the Junior Room to pick up a copy of the book. Grades 5 and up are welcome to join. Please call or email the Junior Room to register, or register online.
Thursday, February 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Adult Dungeons & Dragons Night. Free & open to the public. Please register.
Saturday, February 24 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Learn All About Pickleball! Join Kent Memorial Library at Kent School for an afternoon learning all about Pickleball! Equipment will be provided, please bring sneakers. Free & open to the public. Please register.
Sunday, February 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Family Skating Party at the Kent School Ice Rink! Join the KML’s Parents’ Committee for this Junior Room Fundraiser. Food, fun, and skating for all! Food and beverages will be available for purchase. All proceeds benefit the Junior Room of Kent Memorial Library! $2 per child, $4 per adult, $10 maximum per family. Helmets are required on the ice. Skates are no longer available to rent in Kent, please make other arrangements.
NEXT WEEK:
Thursday, February 29 at 6:00 p.m. Family Movie Night & Dinner! Bring your dinner and join us in the Junior Room for this showing of PAW Patrol: the Mighty Movie (2023). Registration appreciated, please call or email to register, or register online.
COMING IN MARCH:
Saturday, March 2 at 11:00 a.m. Puppy Storytime. Join Lee Sohl and her dogs for storytime! We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration appreciated, please call or email to register, or register online.
Saturday, March 2 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. One-on-One Tech Advice. Need help with your iPad, iPhone, or Mac? Have questions about: iCloud, iTunes, your Apple ID, Siri, Apps – or something else? Let our technology tutor and former Apple store specialist allow you the opportunity to get individualized one-on-one instruction. These practical, hands-on sessions are designed to help you solve problems, learn new techniques, and discover tips and tricks. Bring your iPhone, iPad, MacBook – and your questions! Must register - call 860.927.3761. Only room for 4-5 registrants. 30-minute sessions. APPLE PRODUCTS ONLY.
Thursday, March 7 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. In the News: Conversations. Hungry for intelligent discussion on the events of the day? Then this open discourse program is for you. We meet the first and third Thursdays of each month in the Reading Room at Kent Memorial Library. The group sets the agenda. Moderated by Rick Levy. Free and Open to the Public. Please email to register.
Friday, March 8 at 6:00 p.m. Special Movie Night: Oppenheimer. Come see a screening of the award-winning movie. Free & Open to the Public. Please register.
Saturday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m. The Oppenheimer Legacy: Nuclear Threats, Deterrence, and Arms Control in Today's World with John Lauder, in conversation with Sarah Chase. On the eve of the Oscar’s consideration of Oppenheimer the movie, the Kent Memorial Library, in association with the James A Garfield Center for Public Leadership of Hiram College, will host an event to discuss current nuclear challenges and future prospects with a leading expert on intelligence and arms control monitoring. How did we get to this point and is there an achievable way ahead? The discussion will be moderated by Kent-native and fellow Garfield scholar, Sarah A. Chase. Free & Open to the Public. Please register.
Wednesday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. TAB & Book Club. Want to get involved at the Library? Come to our Teen Advisory Board meeting and help us plan upcoming events! For book club, we will be discussing Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca. Stop by the Junior Room to pick up a copy of the book. Grades 5 and up are welcome to join. Please call or email the Junior Room to register, or register online.
Thursday, March 14 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Spring Book Discussion Series: Displacement. This Spring we will take up the theme of Displacement on an international scale. On the list for Spring are four twenty-first century novels that examine historical events from the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first century that echo across time. Although all the novels have been written since 2011, the events have deeper roots. The stories are unified as a geography of personal and national suffering and loss. This month's book is The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng The discussion is conducted by Betty Krasne, PhD., writer, professor emerita, and longtime Kent resident. Free and open to the public. On Zoom. To register and reserve books call 860-927-3761 or email.
Friday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m. Spanish Storytime with Yaznic Mateos! Join us in the Junior Room for this special Storytime in Spanish. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration appreciated, please call or email to register, or register online.
Saturday, March 16 at 11:00 a.m. Pot-of-Gold Scavenger Hunt with Prizes! Join us for this fun scavenger hunt in the Junior Room! Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration appreciated, please call or email to register, or register online.
Thursday, March 21 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. In the News: Conversations. Hungry for intelligent discussion on the events of the day? Then this open discourse program is for you. We meet the first and third Thursdays of each month in the Reading Room at Kent Memorial Library. The group sets the agenda. Moderated by Rick Levy. Free and Open to the Public. Please email to register.
Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. Third Thursdays Young Locals Game Night. We are hosting a special series at the Library with games and refreshments for young locals 21+ years! New to the area, or back and looking to meet your peers? Free & Open to the Public. Please register.
Saturday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m. One Book. One Town. Our Town! Join House of Books, Sharon Playhouse and Kent Memorial Library for a special program to celebrate the Kent community’s reading of Our Town. Since January the folks of the Kent community were given a free copy of and read Our Town to enter our raffle giveaway. At 3:00 p.m. the raffle ticket will be drawn for a chance to win tickets to the Broadway show opening in fall 2024. Kids and teens will also have their own program and prizes to be won! We invite the Kent community to see what makes small town life so special! Free & Open to the Public. Please register.
Saturday, March 25 at 11:00 a.m. Colorful Storytime! Between the rainbows of St Patrick’s Day and the bright colors of Holi, March is super colorful. Join us while we read colorful stories and get messy with color! We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration appreciated, please call or email to register, or register online.
Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 p.m. Half-Day STEAM Activity: Slime Time! We will be exploring chemical reactions and bonds by making two types of slime—regular and fluffy—to customize and play with! This program is intended for children in Grades K-4. Registration appreciated, please call or email to register, or register online.
Thursday, March 28 at 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. KCS Conference Day Movie Matinee. Join us for an afternoon viewing of Elemental (2023). It is an early dismissal for conferences, so we are turning the Junior Room into a movie theater for the afternoon! Parents who have KCS Parent/Teacher conferences may leave their children in the care of the Junior Room staff only with prior notification. You must register with the time of your conferences. Otherwise, this is not a drop-off. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Please call or email the Junior Room to register.
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