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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.

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Annual Book Sale Coming

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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. (You can join the Friends when you arrive at the sale.)

You’ll find great deals on books, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles and games. The approximately 30,000 donated books will be sorted into about 60 categories, from new fiction to art, cook books, history, mystery, science fiction, and war. No matter what you like to read, you’re bound to find something you’ll enjoy.

Director’s Corner

Blood and Tears

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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.”

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Books Moved, Library Opening Scheduled

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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. Many library aficionados looked forward to the end of their long wait. At press time for this June issue, nothing has caused a change in that schedule. On Saturday April 27, books that had been stored in big cases in a box trailer at the highway garage and in a storage pod next to the temporary library were brought to Bank Lane and unloaded, in a welcome respite in the spring rains.

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KML Teen Programs

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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. From 6 to 7:30 p.m. students can study with friends, steady the nerves with therapy dogs and nourish the soul with pizza and treats. Why study alone when you can be with friends? “Healers with Halos” have been very generous with their time, and the students really enjoy petting the dogs while they study.