Director’s Corner

Suffield Fraud Prevention Council

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Car warranties, student loan debt forgiveness, threats from the IRS. Have you gotten phone calls or voicemails from people asking you about any of these topics (and more)? They’re just a few of the countless methods cyber criminals employ to steal your personal information. Some of us have grown accustomed to the “spam” calls on our phones because our friends will text instead of call. However, some of us simply don’t know these scams even exist.

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Better Than Ever

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This time last year we had a lot of things on our mind. We were wondering where we would find toilet paper, how to keep our glasses from fogging up while wearing face masks, and asking “did I just lose my sense of taste or is this food just bland?”

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KML Books and Beyond

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For the month of July, our “Books & Beyond” series continues with New York Times’ bestselling author Gabrielle Glaser. She will be joining us via Zoom on Thursday, July 15 at 7 p.m. to talk about her new book, American Baby: A Mother, A Child and the Shadow History of Adoption.

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Work of Tolland Artist Featured at Library Gallery

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A bright collection of original watercolor paintings is featured in July at the William Pinney Gallery of the Kent Memorial Library in Suffield. Featured is the work of Art Scholz of Tolland, an award-winning artist, whose work is found in several galleries and private collections.

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Friends of KML Look at Bylaws

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The Friends’ June 7 meeting will include a discussion regarding the proposed change of the Friends annual meeting from April to October. Because this is a change in by-laws, it must be a vote of the Friends membership.

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Kent Memorial Library Books and Beyond Series

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Kent Memorial Library’s “Books & Beyond” series continues on June 10 with New York Times bestselling author Ashley Audrain, who will be discussing her debut novel The Push. Ashley is a native of Canada and will be joining us from Toronto, where she currently resides with her family.

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Book Collection Takes Off

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On Saturday, May 1, the Friends of Kent Memorial held their first book collection in over a year due to the pandemic. It was obvious that many Suffield residents had been waiting patiently for us to come “on line” and begin collecting again, because many, many people drove to the library and lined up to unload boxes and bags and armfuls of books during our two-hour collection time.