KML Books and Beyond Series

As part of our new ongoing “Books & Beyond Series,” Kent Memorial Library is delighted to announce a book discussion with award winning author Phan Qué̂ Mai Nguyẽn on Wednesday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Qué̂ Mai is a Vietnamese poet, author, journalist and writing teacher.

KML General Programs

There’s nothing quite like fresh air and sunshine to get the staff at KML motivated! While our usual programming continues, we are sprinkling in a few new opportunities for kids and adults.

Book Collection Resumes

The Friends of Kent Memorial Library will resume monthly book collections on Saturday May 1 from 10 a.m. to noon in the lower lobby of Kent Memorial Library.

Greater Together Community Fund Accepting Grant Requests

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has established a $100,000 Greater Together Community Fund for the Town of Suffield. In 2019, the Hartford Foundation established a Greater Together Community Fund in each of the 29 towns within the Foundation’s region to support residents in taking ownership around the needs in their towns, encourage broad and inclusive civic engagement and anchor the Foundation in each town.

Windsor Federal Promotion

Julio Figueroa has been promoted to Assistant Vice President – Security Officer at Windsor Federal, headquartered in Windsor.

Suffield Rotary Perseveres During the Pandemic

Suffield Rotarians are inherently social creatures and enjoy meeting regularly to break bread with their colleagues. We initially learned that 2020 would be a much different type of year in mid-March 2020, when we were notified that all visitors were banned from entering Suffield by the River, where we were holding our dinner meetings at the time.

Star Award goes to Charles “Jay” Beyer

Charles “Jay” Beyer is enthusiastic about working at Edward Jones Financial Advisors. Charles states that “he is looking forward to meeting with individuals in Suffield to help them meet their financial goals.”