The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/library/page/22/)
The second decade of the new millennium was a tough period for the Kent Memorial Library, but the clouds have cleared, and if all went as seemed likely at the Observer’s press time, there would be a grand reopening on June 29.
Once again Sacred Heart Church, 446 Mountain Rd., Suffield, has generously allowed us to use Father Ted Hall for the Friends’ book sale. This year’s sale will be held on Friday, September 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free on Saturday and Sunday; the admission fee on Friday evening will be $5, except for members of the Friends, who get in free.
The final book collection at 61 Ffyler Place was held on June 1. The Friends’ monthly book collections will begin at the newly renovated library at 50 North Main Street on Saturday, July 6, from 10–noon.
The Kent Memorial Library is unique. It is the only free-standing public building designed by Warren Platner.
Kick-off the 2019 Summer Reading Program on Saturday, June 29 at our Grand Opening! Woohoo!
Kick-off the 2019 Summer Reading Program on Saturday, June 29 at our Grand Opening! Woohoo!
On April 23, immediately after the Observer’s May issue went to press, First Selectman Melissa Mack announced that the Kent Memorial Library would reopen on Saturday, June 29. There were still a number of tasks to complete, but it looked as if the June 29 date would work, including word from principal donor Michael Zak that he could be present.
I recently read Sam Fuller’s account of how the library on 50 North Main Street came to be. The building’s inception was awash in what Sam called “blood and tears.”
Suffield Youth Services and Kent Memorial Library are working together to help SHS students manage the stress of finals. Parents can encourage their students to attend the June 4 Study with A Therapy Dog session at the Youth Center located in the Senior Center on Bridge Street.
Come join the Friends at our annual meeting Monday, June 10 at 7 p.m. at our temporary library location on Ffyler place.