Kent Library Association Annual Meeting
Saturday, January 21 at 2:00 p.m. • Town Hall, Kent
On the agenda is a review of highlights from 2022 and an election of new board
members to fill a number of expiring terms. The public is invited to attend.
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Youth Services Staff-Kent Memorial Library, Kent
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WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY! January 16-21, 2023
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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 and Wednesdays in the Junior Room and on Zoom. 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 JANUARY:
Art Exhibit: Local Color by Susan Grisell. Exhibit on display in the Gallery from January 5 - February 28, 2023.
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. In-person in the Junior Room.
Thursdays – Lunch Bunch at 12:30 p.m. In-person in the Junior Room and via Zoom.
THIS WEEK:
Monday, January 16 - Library Closed for Martin Luther King Day.
Wednesday, January 18 at 12:30 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 Forever Rose by Hilary McKay. 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, January 19 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, January 21 at 10:00 a.m. The Dodo & the Little Guild: Cozy Up with a Shelter Dog! Join us for a presentation with The Dodo and The Little Guild about what it means to rescue a pet, how to get involved with a shelter, and to snuggle some shelter pups! Fun and informative for all ages! Please call or email (kmljuniorroom@biblio.org) the Junior Room to register, or register online.
Saturday, January 21 at 2:00 p.m. Kent Library Association Annual Meeting. The Kent Library Association, the operating entity of the Kent Memorial Library, will hold its annual meeting at the Town Hall in Kent. On the agenda is a review of highlights from 2022 and an election of new board members to fill a number of expiring terms. The public is invited to attend.
Saturday, January 21 at 2:00 p.m. Get to Know the American Mural Project. Join us immediately following the Kent Library Association Annual Meeting at the Town Hall in Kent for this talk by Amy Wynn, executive director of the American Mural Project (AMP). Amy will share an overview of the organization, its mission to honor work and inspire the next generation of workers, and the many programs and activities currently happening and planned for the future. We will hear some of the exciting stories of how the three-dimensional mural, measuring 120 feet long and five stories high, came to be and how it landed in Winsted. The Library plans on organizing a group trip to see the AMP in the spring. To learn more prior to the presentation, visit americanmuralproject.org. Free & open to the public. Please register.
UPCOMING IN JANUARY:
Saturday, January 28 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Art Reception for Local Color by Susan Grisell. Free & open to the public. Please register. Exhibit on display in the Gallery from January 5 to February 28, 2023.
Sunday, January 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Safe Sitter® Essential Training. This 6 hour course is designed to prepare students to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting. This Instructor-led class is filled with fun games and role-playing exercises. Students will learn Safety Skills, Child Care Skills, First Aid and Rescue Skills, and Life and Business Skills. Class is $30 per participant. Grade 6 and up only, please. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Registration is required. Space is limited. Please call or email the Junior Room to register.
UPCOMING IN FEBRUARY:
Saturday, February 4 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, February 16 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.
Monday, February 20 - Library Closed for Presidents' Day.
Saturday, February 25 at 2:00 p.m. In Unison: Creating Harmonious Combinations for Pollinators and You with Tovah Martin. Your garden has so much potential. This lecture explores how to combine the flowers pollinators crave while creating color harmonies to make your heart sing. Join Kent Memorial Library and the Kent Garden Club to hear from Tovah Martin, whose lecture is an idea-filled chronicle of plant communities through the growing season with advice galore. Free & Open to the Public. Please register. Co-sponsored by the Kent Garden Club.
Monday February 27 & March 6 at 6:00 p.m. Mindfulness & Meditation: A Two-part Workshop with Sheila Klapper. We will explore the role of thoughts and the impact of stress in our lives. Then, learn simple techniques that help us have a different, more easeful relationship with those inevitable components of life! There will be a short guided mindful meditation experience and time for questions and comments. We will meet the following week to discuss our experiences and challenges of the practice and continue learning methods of becoming more present as we practice pausing and stepping more fully into all moments of our lives. 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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Say Goodbye to Overdrive and Hello to Libby
At the end of April 2023 Libby will take over for Overdrive.
Here are some helpful ways to make the transition:
Options for Kindle Fire devices: Amazon has not yet accepted our submission of the Libby app to the Amazon Appstore so the OverDrive app will remain available for Kindle Fire users to download and access until further notice. Users with Kindle Fire devices can also sideload Libby manually following these steps.
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Books Make Great New Year's Gifts!
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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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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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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