In case you missed last week's
Picasso's War:
How Modern Art Came
to America - A Virtual Evening
with author Hugh Eakin in conversation with James Barron.
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WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY! November 21-26, 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. (This event will be moved inside the Junior Room if there is inclement weather or if the forecast is under 50 degrees at 10:30)
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.
Holiday Boutique. This holiday season, make sure you stop in to check out our annual Holiday Boutique! We offer items such as Coffee Table Books, Children’s Books, Scarves, Jewelry, Quilted Items, Cards, Glassware, Knick-knacks, Stocking Stuffers, Small Gifts, and Much More! All proceeds will go to the Library. The boutique will be open during regular Library hours. Monday - Friday 10:00-5:30, Thursday 10:00-8:00 and Saturday 10:00-4:00 through December 31.
THIS WEEK:
Thursday, November 24 - Library closed for Thanksgiving Day.
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.
UPCOMING IN DECEMBER:
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 at 11:00 a.m. Reading with Wynton, It’s Wynton’s First Birthday! Come by the Junior Room for Puppy Storytime and help us celebrate Wynton’s first birthday! All ages are welcome to participate, recommended for school-aged kids or anyone interested in Storytime with a puppy. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
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.
Wednesday, December 7 at 3:30 p.m. Blindfolded Drawing. Come try your hand at making art while blindfolded! Test out your visual memory and special awareness with this fun activity in the Junior Room. All ages are welcome to participate. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
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.
Friday, December 9 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Teen and Tween Movie and Pizza Night. Come watch Thor: Love and Thunder at the Library! Please register so we know how much pizza to order. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Grade 5 and up only, please. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Saturday, December 10 at 2:00 p.m. Holiday Crafting! We’ll be breaking out the craft supplies for a holiday crafting session. Want to make some decorations or prepare gifts for friends and family? Come by the Junior Room to get creative and join in the fun! All ages are welcome to participate. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Wednesday, December 14 at 3:30 p.m. Dungeons and Dragons. Come adventuring with us! New to D&D? Love the game? This drop-in campaign is suitable for all experience levels. Bring your own level 5 character sheet, or one will be provided for you. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Grade 5 and up only, please. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to 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.
Saturday, December 17 at 11:00 a.m. Winter Storytime. Join us for some wintery stories and a themed craft. We will be meeting in the Junior Room, all ages are welcome to participate. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Wednesday, December 21 at 3:30 p.m. TAB and Book Club. Come plan events and choose upcoming book club books! We will be discussing this month’s book, Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper. Come by the Junior Room to pick up a copy of the book! Grade 5 and up only, please. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Kent Center School Winter Break Week
Join us for events every day of winter break!
Friday, December 23 at 2:00 p.m. Paint like Bob Ross. Let’s break out the paints! Come join us in the Junior Room to paint some happy little trees of your own. All ages are welcome to participate, please register so that we can prepare enough canvases for everyone (plus a few extras for any last-minute drop-ins). Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Tuesday, December 27 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Makerspace Build-Along with the Playful Engineers: Artful Mechanisms! Come join the Playful Engineers in this hands-on workshop as they bring a mobile Makerspace to the Junior Room! Extraordinary maker activities from craft sticks, paperclips, cardboard, dowels, brads, paper cups, and other ordinary materials. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. All ages are welcome to participate, recommended for school-aged kids, teens, and tweens. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Wednesday, December 28 at 5:30 p.m. Family Dinner and Movie. Bring your dinner to the Library and come watch Klaus (2019) in the Junior Room! Fun for the whole family. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. All ages are welcome to participate, this is not a drop off. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Thursday, December 29 at 2:00 p.m. LEGOs at the Library. Join us for an afternoon of construction in the Junior Room! All ages are welcome to participate. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Thursday, December 29 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Teen and Tween Spelling Bee Challenge. Join us in the Junior Room for a Spelling Bee! Test your skills with some friendly competition at the Library and win a prize! We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Grades 5 and up only, please. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Friday, December 30 at 10:00 a.m. Shadows Around the World with Nappy’s Puppets. Come watch an enthralling shadow puppet show by the talented Nappy’s Puppets. Shadows Around the World explores the history of shadow puppetry and its development throughout the world. The program focuses on world cultures and history and the development of Shadow Theater as an art form. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. All ages are welcome to participate. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Saturday, December 31 at 12:00 p.m. New Year’s Eve Party! Join us at noon to ring in the New Year! We will be making confetti shooters and learning about time zones. We will be meeting in the Junior Room. All ages are welcome to participate. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to register.
Tuesday, January 3 at 11:30 a.m. DIY Notebooks and Bullet Journaling for the New Year. We will be making our own notebooks and setting them up as bullet journals (or however you like). We will be meeting in the Junior Room. All ages are welcome to participate, recommended for older kids and teens. Please call or email the Junior Room for more information, or to 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’s time to clean up those gardens and start thinking about what
to plant next year! If you have leftover seed from this year why not donate it to the Seed Library? You can drop the seeds off and we will be happy to add them to our seed bank. Don’t forget to check out
our Gardening books to get inspired for next year! 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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