This year's Car Raffle Winner Maryanne Guinta of Bridgeport, CT happily picks up her new car!
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The Kent Conservation Commission and People’s Action for Clean Energy have completed a study of Kent’s energy use and proposed a long term strategy to move the town to a green, secure, and affordable energy future. Click to read more about it.
In case you missed the presentation on October 15, click on left.
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WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY! November 7-12, 2022
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JOIN US FOR OUR WEEKLY CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS:
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Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Rhythm & Rhyme for 0-3s. Tuesdays in the Junior Room and on Zoom; Wednesdays outside (weather permitting). Links to Tuesday's livestreamed Zoom are available on our website calendar.
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Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. Lunch Bunch! Bring your lunch, listen to stories and enjoy a fun craft. Individual craft kits will be available. All ages. This event will be offered as a hybrid on Zoom or in person in the Junior Room of the Library. Numbers are limited and registration is required. Please register on our events calendar.
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IN NOVEMBER:
Art Exhibit: Pieces of Me by Dee Dee Ball Calvey. Exhibit on display in the Gallery from November 1 - December 31, 2022.
Tuesdays – Rhythm and Rhyme for 0-3s at 10:30 a.m. In-person in the Junior Room and via Zoom.
Wednesdays - Rhythm & Rhyme for 0-3s at 10:30 a.m. Outside behind the Welcome Center (weather permitting).
Thursdays – Lunch Bunch at 12:30 p.m. In-person in the Junior Room and via Zoom.
Chess Mondays! Drop ins welcome to play between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m.* Open every Monday to all beginners and intermediates with enthusiasm to play chess! On the chess court (weather permitting), otherwise in the Reading Room. No registration required. *No instruction given.
THIS WEEK:
Wednesday, November 9 at 1:30 p.m. Half-Day Robotics. Come by the library to build and program a robot! We will be meeting in the Junior Room, ages 10 and up only. Please call or email the Junior Room to register.
Thursday, November 10 at 5:00 p.m. TAB & Book Club. Come help plan new programs and suggest new materials for the library! We also will be discussing our Book Group book, Nightbooks by J.A. White. Grades 5 and up only, please. Join us in the Junior Room. Please email for a copy of the book and to register.
Friday, November 11 - Library closed for Veterans Day.
UPCOMING IN NOVEMBER & DECEMBER:
Thursday, November 17 at 5:00 p.m. D&D Adventures. Come adventuring with us! First time to D&D? Love the game? This drop-in campaign is suitable for all experience levels! Bring a Level 5 character sheet, or one will be provided for you. Grades 5 and up only, please. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Please call or email the Junior Room to register.
Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. Picasso's War: How Modern Art Came to America - A Virtual Evening with author Hugh Eakin in conversation with James Barron. Picasso’s War is the never-before-told story about how a single exhibition, a decade in the making, irrevocably changed American taste, and in doing so saved dozens of the twentieth century’s most enduring artworks from the Nazis. Through a deft combination of new scholarship and vivid storytelling, Hugh Eakin shows how two men and their obsession with Picasso changed the art world forever. On Zoom. Free & Open to the Public. Please register for log-in information.
Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. Third Thursdays Young Locals Board Game Night. We are hosting a special series at the Library with games and refreshments for those who are 21-30 years in age! New to the area, or back and looking to meet your peers? Free & Open to the Public. Please register.
Saturday, November 19 at 11:00 a.m. Annual Thanksgiving Share. Come by the Junior Room with a non-perishable donation for the Kent Food Bank and enjoy stories read by our special guest, Samantha Hasenflue, and make a Thanksgiving craft. All ages are welcome, we will be meeting in the Junior Room. Please call or email the Junior Room to register. Please make sure your donations are not past their sell-by date!
Saturday, November 19 at 3:00 p.m. Book Talk and Signing with Douglas Brinkley. Join us as we hear from Douglas Brinkley, renowned presidential biographer and historian, about his latest book, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening. Douglas Brinkley is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities, and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is the history commentator for CNN, Presidential Historian for the New York Historical Society, and a contributing editor to the magazine Vanity Fair. Mattison Auditorium, Kent School, Kent, CT. Co-sponsored by Kent Memorial Library, Cornwall Land Trust, Housatonic Valley Association, Kent Land Trust, Northwest CT Land Conservancy, Steep Rock Association and Warren Land Trust. Books are available for purchase. Free & Open to the Public. Please register.
Friday, November 25 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. LEGO Free Play! We will have LEGO stations for families to come and build with us! All ages are welcome to participate. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Please call or email the Junior Room to register, so that we can prepare your LEGO station.
Saturday, November 26 at 2:00 p.m. Saturday Storytime. Join us for storytime! We will be reading some stories and making a craft. All ages are welcome, we will be meeting in the Junior Room. Please call or email the Junior Room to register.
Saturday, December 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon. Medicare 101 on Zoom. Are you currently enrolled in Medicare? Will you be turning 65 over the next year or two? Learn about eligibility, how and when to enroll, when you can make changes, and the insurance options available to you. Review and compare what services are covered/not covered under Medicare Parts A, B, C and D. Detail the costs associated with medical and drug insurance. Explore and evaluate Original Medicare, Medicare Supplement Insurance, Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage Plans. This program will simplify the choices you need to make, help you make more well-informed decisions and explain what Medicare means for you! This is an educational event. You must register in advance for this educational event. At the online registration page, please fill in your first name only and leave your last name blank. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Saturday, December 3 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, December 8 at 7:00 p.m. Cookbook Tasting and Signing. Best-selling cookbook author, Terry Walters, introduces NOURISH – Plant-based recipes to feed body mind and soul. NOURISH features 200 vegan and gluten-free seasonal recipes, abundant information on healthy cooking techniques, tools, and tips, plus an entire section dedicated to Fermentation and Gut Health. There is photography throughout, original artwork, and Terry’s own poetry. Readers will love how the book lays flat with no pages flipping while you’re cooking. NOURISH is the cookbook you’ve been waiting for, full of delicious inspiration to empower healthy home cooking. Free & Open to the Public. Please register.
Thursday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m. Third Thursdays Young Locals Board Game Night. We are hosting a special series at the Library with games and refreshments for those who are 21-30 years in age! New to the area, or back and looking to meet your peers? Free & Open to the Public. Please register.
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Did you know you can find recordings of
recent adult programs right here?
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Did you know? We have three glass cases inside the Library filled with very special books – all for sale?
See books signed by Ogden Nash, Alexander Woollcott (member of the Algonquin Round Table and model for Sheridan Whiteside in “The Man Who Came to Dinner”), Erica Jong, Gertrude Lawrence, A.S. Byatt and artist David Armstrong.
Also a pamphlet signed by paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey, and early Seth McFarlane drawings.
There’s a second case full of books by Kent’s Eric Sloane. And in the Reading Room — beautifully-bound books from the Franklin Library and the Easton Press, at only $10 each. All great gifts for the collector!
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Do you need Energy Assistance, Water Assistance and Free Tax Preparation For Kids Programs? Click below. |
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We are happy to offer you a free mobile app to download
for quick and easy access to your library catalog!
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The Acorn Catalog mobile app is streamlined & efficient, making it easy to:
- View & request holds
- View & renew items out
- Review fines
Acorn Catalog also...
- Puts your home library's contact info right in the palm of your hand
- Includes a digital barcode version of your library card
- Is a cool way to look at and create your own personal title lists (e.g. "To Be Read," or "Books I Hated," or "Movies for When My Nieces Visit")
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Get the Mobile Acorn Catalog App for your Apple and/or Android device.
Ask a staff member for details!
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It is high season in your gardens. A great time to save some seeds
for next year. The Library has books on seed saving techniques
or the internet is full of educational sites. Here is a link with
basic seed saving instruction.
Don’t forget to share some seeds with the Kent Library Seed Bank!
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Did you know about these resources? |
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iNDIEFLIX is a streaming movie service that offers access to pop culture favorites, box office hits, award-winning feature films, documentaries, and shorts.
It is accessed through
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The Great Courses offers engaging and understandable lectures by esteemed professors, professionals, and experts in topics ranging from history, better living, science, language learning, and much more. It is accessed through your Libby App.
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you by hoopla and gives you unlimited access to great online content - with a single borrow!
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Ask us for more information or help! It's worth it! |
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ONGOING INFORMATION
More Tech Help Need help with any mobile phone, tablet, or e-reader including Kindle, Nook, Amazon Fire, Samsung, LG, and many other Android devices. Our all-device expert, Bryan, can be reached at justfixittech@gmail.com.
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Make a difference. Be a Friend to the Library.
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DID YOU KNOW:
Your membership can now be a recurring monthly contribution!
donation to keep your membership rolling throughout the year!
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Do you have access to Benevity through your employer?
Benevity is a software company that powers corporate giving, volunteering, and grant-making solutions for hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies from around the globe, including Google, Apple, Coca-Cola, and Microsoft (to name a few). Part of Benevity's social mission is to help improve the way global charities access and become eligible for corporate giving programs and to modernize the way organizations process and receive donation funds.
As an employee you can volunteer in what you are passionate about and your company turns your volunteer hours into monetary donations to the Nonprofit of your choice. The Kent Memorial Library is a nonprofit that you can choose to support through Benevity.
Ask your employer about it today!
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Help us celebrate our second century with a gift to our Endowment Fund.
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Kent Memorial Library provides a center for collaborative engagement, education and enrichment for the greater Kent community. The Kent Memorial Library is located at
32 North Main Street, Kent, Connecticut, 860-927-3761.
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