Adult Programs
Movies at the Library – KML is showing movies again! Visit our website at www.suffield-library.org/ for more information, including this month’s movie showtimes.
Lifestyle Medicine Series – Wednesdays, March 6, 13, and 20 at 6:30 p.m. Discover the benefits of lifestyle medicine, a healthcare approach that emphasizes simple lifestyle adjustments to prevent and treat chronic ailments. Join Kathleen Olchowski, RN, as she leads a three-part program series that introduces this healthcare approach. The sessions will cover the following topics: definition and explanation of Lifestyle Medicine, the importance and relevance of Lifestyle Medicine in today’s world, evidence from population studies and the Blue Zones, the Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine, tips to help you get started, and a Q&A session to answer any questions you may have. These interactive program sessions will be held at the Kent Memorial Library auditorium and require registration.
Fiber Friendly – Wednesdays, March 6 and 20 at 4 p.m. Do you enjoy knitting, crocheting, embroidering, or engaging in other fiber-related interests? Bring a project you’re working on or start something new! Join us on alternate Wednesdays for conversation, camaraderie, and fiber artistry. No registration required; marble table seats 10. Open to all ages. People under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Books and Beyond Discussion with Rachel Beanland –
Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. on Zoom Rachel Beanland will be joining us to discuss her latest novel The House is on Fire via Zoom on Thursday, March 7th at 7pm. Registration is required. Copies of the book are available at the library.
The author of Florence Adler Swims Forever returns with a masterful work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night—told from the perspectives of four people whose actions during the inferno changed the course of history. Based on the true story of Richmond’s theater fire, The House Is on Fire offers proof that sometimes, in the midst of great tragedy, we are offered our most precious—and fleeting—chances at redemption.
Suffield Library Foundation Hosts Poetry Author Kevin McCaffrey Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m.
The Suffield Public Library Foundation is hosting a reading with Author Kevin McCaffrey and Illustrator Dana DuMont. Kevin McCaffrey has published, Nightmare Therapy, and a 2014 volume of poetry, Laughing Cult. His poems have appeared in Exquisite Corpse, the Trib Talk section of the Texas Tribune, and Writer’s Almanac.
Dana DuMont is an artist, illustrator, and educator and has collaborated on projects such as the 2018 paint restoration of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History RCA “Nipper” Window.
McCaffrey will be reading from his newly published book, I Could Have Been More Wrong: Poems, described as “a new collection that oscillates between erudition and slapstick, from Virgil and Dante to a man who juggles his eyeballs. The poems of I Could Have Been More Wrong come out of nowhere to proclaim eccentric half-truths with deceptive simplicity. Declaring that the spirit of life is the spirit of play, Kevin McCaffrey delights in confronting the cacophonies of experience and trying to make them rhyme. These verses, mostly set in traditional forms, draw energy from the joy of singing out, almost spontaneously, about the sometimes quirkily ordinary vicissitudes of being.”
This is a free event that will take place on Saturday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m. in the Kent Memorial Library Auditorium. Refreshments and book signing will follow the discussion.
Rise to the Challenge Book Group – Monday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Join us in reading and discussing books that have been challenged and/or banned. March’s discussion will focus on “New Kid” by Jerry Craft. Copies of the book will be available at the library. No registration is required.
Thursday Readers Book Discussion Group – Thursday, March 28 at 1 p.m.
Get together on the last Thursday of the month with other readers to discuss a book. Books are available at the library. Registration is not required. The March title will be “Small Mercies” by Dennis Lehane.
Teen Programs
Nutmeg Book Club – Thursday, March 21 at 3:30 p.m.
Join us for our KML Nutmeg Book Club! The March book will be “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan. Books will be available to check out at the library. Open to all people in grades 5-12. No registration required.
Kid Programs
Rhyme Time – Fridays, March 1, 8, 15, and 22 at 10:30 a.m.
Recommended Ages 0-5
Bring your singing voice! We sing, dance, blow bubbles — and have fun! No registration required.
Story Time – Tuesdays, March 5 and 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, March 6 at 10:30 a.m.
Recommended Ages 2-5
Join us for stories, activities, songs and crafts. New themes every week. Registration appreciated; drop-ins welcomed. Register for each story time separately on our Events Calendar.
Irish Dancing with SRL Irish Dance Academy – Saturday, March 16 at 11:15 a.m.
Celebrate Irish culture and heritage through traditional dance with Scoil Rince Luimni Irish Dance Academy and KML! While Irish dancing is done all year long, SRL Irish Dance Academy loves to share Irish dancing with the wider community throughout the month of March in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day! Registration is not required.
Lego Club – Monday, March 18 at 3:30 p.m.
Join us for Lego Club! Participate in our building theme of the month, or construct whatever you can dream up. No registration required. Recommended Ages 4+. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Thank you to the Friends of the Kent Memorial Library for funding this program.