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!
Friday, November 1: Barbara Coffin Holiday Art Show Reception and Sale at 6 to 9 p.m.
The library punch list grows shorter. That list of not-quite-finished items that typifies all significant building projects has happily lost some of its items; work continues on others.
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.
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.
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.