For more information or to register for a program, please stop by or call the library at 860-668-3896 or go online to suffield-library.org Follow us on Facebook. All programs are free.
General 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.
Books and Beyond Discussion with Anna Johnston
Thursday, November 13 at 7 p.m. on Zoom.
Please join us via Zoom on November 13th at 7pm to discuss The Borrowed Life of Fredrick Fife with Anna Johnston. Copies of the book are available at the library and on the Libby, Hoopla, and Palace Project apps. Bittersweet and remarkably perceptive, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife is a hilarious, feel-good, clever novel about grief, forgiveness, redemption, and finding family.
*Registration Required
Thursday Readers Book Discussion Group
Thursday, November 20 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. November’s title is The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
Rise to the Challenge Book Club: Speak
Monday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m.
A book group for adults to read and discuss books that have been challenged and/or banned. Copies of the book will be available at the library. Facilitated by Librarian Anna Cierocki. Registration is not required. Please be aware that this group discusses books which may include sensitive topics. November’s title is Speak by Lauren Halse Anderson
Rabble Readers – Nettle & Bone
Tuesday November 18 at 7 p.m.
Rabble Readers is a new book club at KML for adults. We’ll read fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, anything Escapist Lit. We will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Copies of the books will be available at the library, no registration required. The November title is Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher.
Craft Night for Adults: Holiday Ornament
Thursday November 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Join us for our new monthly program, Craft Night for Adults! This month we will be making holiday ornaments! *Registration required.
Mahjong
Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. – Noon
Join us for a morning of American Mahjong!
Make new friends as you play one of the world’s oldest tile-based games. For Adults -Basic knowledge of the game required. Please bring your 2025 NMJL (National Mahjong Junior League) card. Registration required.
Find Your Family: A Genealogy Program
Saturday, November 8 at 1-3 p.m..
Hit a branch on your family tree that’s giving you a hard time? Come ask Wendy for ideas on where to look next. The library has Ancestry (World), Fold3 and we are a FamilySearch affiliate.
Drop-In.
Wicked Strange New England
Thursday November 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
New England is a strange place full of ghosts, monsters, aliens, weird history, and roadside oddities that make this region like no other. For more than 25 years, Jeff Belanger has been exploring the unexplained. He’s one of the world’s foremost storytellers and researchers of lore and legends. He’s the award-winning, Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series on PBS and Amazon Prime, and is the author of over a dozen books. He also hosts the popular New England Legends podcast, which has garnered more than 6 million downloads.
Drawing from hundreds of strange tales Belanger has chronicled over the years, this program offers a different set of stories every time it’s offered. This will be a night you won’t forget!
Kids and Teens Programs
Rhyme Time
Fridays November 7, 14, and 21
Bring your singing voice on Fridays! We sing, dance, blow bubbles — and have fun! Drop in; no registration required. Recommended ages 0-5.
Outside the Box: A Club for Neurodiverse Friends
Second Thursday of each month from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Next Meeting: Thursday, November 13 at 3:30 pm
Open to kids 10+ (under 12, adult must remain in the building)
Welcome to our club, where neurodiversity is celebrated! All kids 10+ are welcome, regardless of diagnosis. We’ll have snacks, play games, do crafts, and generally celebrate being ourselves. (This is a social group and will not provide diagnosis or therapy.)
The Kids Who Read Books Book Club
Thursday, November 20 at 3:30 p.m.
Join us for the next meeting of The Kids Who Read Books Book Club! We’ll be discussing Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan. Books will be available to check out at the library. Open to all people in grades 5-12. Registration is not required.
Elementary Nutmeg Activity Hour: The Iguanodon’s Horn
Monday, November 10 at 3:30 p.m.
Join us to read a book from this year’s list of Elementary Nutmeg nominees, The Iguanodon’s Horn: How Scientists Put a Dinosaur Back Together Again and Again by Sean Rubin. Then we’ll enjoy book-related activities, including a dinosaur craft! Grades K – 3. Space is limited; registration is required.
Dino-rama Competition
Sign Up (and Dino Distribution) begins Monday, October 27
Submissions accepted Saturday, November 1 through Saturday, November 15
Contest voting runs Monday, November 17 through Saturday, November 25
Winners announced Monday, December 1
All Ages
To celebrate Dino-vember, we invite you to participate in our Dino-rama competition. We’ll provide entrants with a selection of random dinosaur figures for the creation of a diorama; no other materials will be provided. See our website and socials for further details.
Building Together!
November 4 from 10 a.m. – noon
Build with blocks, cups, Legos, train tracks — come have fun!
Drop in family activity.
Story Time: We’re Thankful
Wednesday, November 12 at 10:30 a.m. or, Tuesday, November 18 at 10:30 a.m.
We’ll be reading a book, singing songs and making a craft. Thank you for being here! Registration required.
Ages 2-
Jurassic Art with Matt Ryan
Saturday November 8 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
It’s Dino-vember. Let’s draw some dinosaurs with artist/author Matt Ryan. Check the KML website for details, registration will be required.