Director’s Corner
Warren Platner, The Architect of the Kent Memorial Library (1919-2006)
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The Kent Memorial Library is unique. It is the only free-standing public building designed by Warren Platner.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Anniversary Trivia Quiz
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1. The early Polish farmers in Suffield and other towns in the northern Connecticut River Valley are credited with rejuvenating the soil that the Yankee farmers had depleted of nutrients. They did that by:
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Suffield Rotary Club News
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Rotary Clubs throughout the nation are fighting against the deadly opioid epidemic. Each day, more than 130 people die from opioid-related drug overdoses.
Director’s Corner
Blood and Tears
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I recently read Sam Fuller’s account of how the library on 50 North Main Street came to be. The building’s inception was awash in what Sam called “blood and tears.”
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Suffield Trivia
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The first Catholic Mass that was celebrated in the original St. Joseph’s Church was held on a Holy Day in 1916. Which one?
Director’s Corner
Librarian Spies?
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I have toted home a few books on spies for my husband which got me thinking. Many writers were spies – but were there librarian spies?
Director’s Corner
Happy Birthday
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April is a busy literary month. It is National Poetry Month. It also contains National Library Week, National Bookmobile Day, Poem in Your Pocket Day, and a whole host of other literary holidays few people will celebrate.
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Rotary Club News
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Come join the Suffield Rotary Club for some fun, some food, and yes… some wine, infused liquors, hors d’oeuvres, food tables, and a raffle. Hosted at Suffield by the River on Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m., funds raised from the event will be used primarily for scholarships for Suffield students and other community-based projects.
Library
Forgotten Farms: A Film Presentation
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On Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center, the Friends of the Farm at Hilltop and the Kent Memorial Library will sponsor Forgotten Farms, a documentary.