The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/library/page/15/)
Warmer weather is a welcome change after the dreary and isolating winter, and Kent Memorial Library staff couldn’t be happier than seeing our patrons browsing our collection, using our computers, and picking up kits and crafts to take home.
Occasionally an uninformed voice is heard to express the opinion that libraries are antiquated–out of date–superfluous in the age of technology. How wrong that voice is, and never more in error than now.
Effective Monday, March 22, Kent Memorial Library opened their building for limited in-person services and expanded hours of operation.*
In February, the Kent Memorial Library welcomed our newest hire, Wafaa Razeq, to fill our Reference Librarian position, which was vacant since March 2020.
Kent Memorial Library presents “Books & Beyond” a new series, featuring various authors, their stories, book discussions, reader’s advisory and so much more.
Michael “Mike” Tourville is the author among us. He is also the Sales and Marketing Director for Evans Cooling Systems located in Suffield Village. During the last twelve years, he has come to know many Suffield residents; most notably, Scott Seabury.
I hope that by now you will have attended, or at least heard about, a number of events in the Town of Suffield’s Inclusivity Speaker Series which began earlier this month. Engaging in conversations like these help remind me that in today’s socially distant world, there’s a lot we don’t know we don’t know.
Bunny in the Middle by Anika A. Denise; illustrated by Christopher Denise
Join us for a fun month of “Feeding Your Mind” by participating in our Adult Winter Reading Program, to win our weekly prizes.
In November, the Library was decorated for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, and as we were setting up the finishing touches, the staff discussed what it must be like to celebrate this time of year in different areas of the world.