The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/library/page/20/)
On Sunday, September 22, the Kent Memorial Library Foundation honored those who have made the new addition possible – not just those who have given money, but also those who have given generously of their time and energy.
Harvest Fun for Kids at Kent Memorial Library: Families with children ages 3 – 9 are invited to Kent Memorial Library on Saturday, November 23, between 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. to celebrate the harvest!
The Friends of Kent Memorial Library are pleased to report that we have had another successful book sale this year. Our proceeds from the three-day sale were over $15,500.
After some playtime at the Library, Jill McNerney offers a bit of Librarian Lois Gracey’s retirement party cake to her son Jack, 2, before the bike ride home on a lovely September morning.
Halloween Costume Party: Wednesday, October 23 at 10:15 a.m. Ages 2–5.
During Banned Books Week which occurs in September since 1982, librarians routinely prepare a list of books whose contents are considered by some to be so controversial that the books are banned from libraries, schools, communities, and even countries. It is scary when books, the repository of much of our knowledge and deemed by most to be fun, educational or classics, are deemed subversive and contaminating.
As part of the year-long 350th Anniversary Celebration, the Kent Memorial Library is sponsoring an essay contest in four different age categories for Suffield residents, non-resident students in the Suffield public schools, or students at the Suffield Academy.
The fresh new feel of the library, along with the expansive public space, continues to impress, and patrons are learning the new facilities and the new locations of old resources. New chairs and tables have been arriving, and small details, like two broken joints in the ramp handrails, are being corrected.
Finally! On June 29, as First Selectman Melissa Mack had announced earlier in June, Kent Memorial Library opened the doors of its renovated and remediated home on Main Street.