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Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
All area seniors are invited to join Kent Park & Rec for our twice-monthly afternoon of BINGO at the Kent Senior Center. It's free of charge and advanced registration isn't necessary - just come join us ready to have some fun and win some cool prizes courtesy of Park & Rec! This program takes place […]
Bring your family and your dinner to the Kent Memorial Library to watch PAW Patrol: The Movie (2001). We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration is appreciated.
Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
The Kent Memorial Library is hosting two hours of fun each Wednesday from 2-4pm for kids entering K-4th grades. Come enjoy stories, games, crafts, snacks, special guests, and more! This is a drop off program. Registration is required for each individual week. Space is limited. Calling or email (kmljuniorroom@biblio.org) the Junior Room. The Junior Room […]
Join the Kent Memorial Library on the first Friday of every month for a French Conversation Group in the Reading Room! All levels welcome.
The 2024 Farmers Market Season is in full swing! Start your weekend right, Fridays from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. The market goes on rain or shine! The Kent Land Trust Field, 37 South Main Street (Rte 7), is across from Kent Greenhouse & Gardens.
Sabin Howard is the sculptor of A Soldier’s Journey, the sculptural heart of the National WWI Memorial to be installed in Washington DC in September, 2024. Kent Memorial Library and the Kent American Legion, Post 153, invites the community to meet the local sculptor and hear about his process on Saturday, July 6th at 7 […]
Join Kent’s animal control officer Lee Sohl, assistant ACO Jim Sohl, and their dogs for a special story time at Kent Memorial Library! Two of the dogs passed their tests to become certified therapy dogs in 2023! This event happens on the first Saturday of the month. Meet in the Junior Room. Children of all […]
One-on-One Tech Advice at the Kent Memorial Library. Need help with your iPad, iPhone, or Mac? Have questions about: iCloud, iTunes, your Apple ID, Siri, Apps – or something else? Let our technology tutor and former Apple store specialist allow you the opportunity to get individualized one-on-one instruction. These practical, hands-on sessions are designed to […]
Join friends in the Kent Memorial Library's Junior Room for a special puppet show by Cindy Davis! This story, told through the puppet voices of Curmudgen the frog and Catharsis the butterfly, seeks to activate children’s imagination and impart the importance of rain. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration is appreciated.
Historic Gaylordsville sites will be open to visitors Sundays in July and August from 2pm to 4pm. The sites include the Gaylord School (longest continuously operating one room School in CT from 1740 to 1967), Brown's Forge , and Merwinsville Hotel. The Schoolhouse is located on Gaylord Rd. The Hotel and Forge on Brown's Forge […]
Join the Kent Memorial Library in the Junior Room for this special Storytime in Spanish. Children of all ages are welcome to participate.
Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
Area seniors are invited to join Kent Park & Rec for a twice-monthly afternoon of RummiKub at the Kent Senior Center. It's a simple game, lots of fun, and best of all, this activity is brought to the public free of charge. Advanced registration isn't necessary - just come ready to strategize, socialize and have […]
All levels of Spanish are welcome to meet in the Reading Room at the Kent Memorial Library for casual conversation and refreshments! Improve your Spanish and get to know other hispanophones in the community.
Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
The Kent Memorial Library is hosting two hours of fun each Wednesday from 2-4pm for kids entering K-4th grades. Come enjoy stories, games, crafts, snacks, special guests, and more! This is a drop off program. Registration is required for each individual week. Space is limited. Calling or email (kmljuniorroom@biblio.org) the Junior Room. The Junior Room […]
Bring your lunch to the Kent Memorial Library to listen to stories and enjoy a fun craft. Individual craft kits will be available. All are welcome; this program is intended for preschool-aged children. This event is on Thursdays in person in the Junior Room of the Library. Registration is appreciated but not required.
New York’s Harlem Valley, with the last stops on the Metro-North train line from Manhattan, has an incredibly eclectic history for a predominantly agricultural region—a Victorian utopian community claiming to see fairies settled in Wassaic, attracting Japanese samurai and remaking the townscape of Amenia. An early version of the “Borscht Belt” began on the shores […]
Hosted by the Kent Memorial Library: Put on your problem solving hats (and comfortable shoes!) as you walk the streets of Kent in search of clues and answers. Compete against other teams for a prize! Register with a team, or we can help you find one. For kids entering Grades 5 and up only, please. […]
The 2024 Farmers Market Season is in full swing! Start your weekend right, Fridays from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. The market goes on rain or shine! The Kent Land Trust Field, 37 South Main Street (Rte 7), is across from Kent Greenhouse & Gardens.
Merryall Center, 8 Chapel Hill Road, New Milford, is thrilled to present, Cliff Eberhardt, "one of the best songwriters of his generation. His work features timeless tunes with the kind of hooks that grab you, and lyrics worthy of poets and sometimes great thinkers." "In another age, Mr. Eberhardt would have found his niche on […]
The Kent Quilters will be working on their projects for Sidewalk Sales Days and the fall Quilt Sale Trail on Saturday July 13, 2024 from 9am - 12pm. They meet in Kent Town Hall and welcome other interested quilters and sewists to bring supplies and machines.
Come by the Kent Memorial Library's Junior Room to make your own silly bugs out of egg cartons and pipe cleaners, then decorate them! Please dress for mess. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration is appreciated.
Join us in the Junior Room for storytime in French! Children of all ages are welcome to participate.
Historic Gaylordsville sites will be open to visitors Sundays in July and August from 2pm to 4pm. The sites include the Gaylord School (longest continuously operating one room School in CT from 1740 to 1967), Brown's Forge , and Merwinsville Hotel. The Schoolhouse is located on Gaylord Rd. The Hotel and Forge on Brown's Forge […]
Come to the Kent Memorial Library's Junior Room for pizza and board games! Participants can bring their own favorite game or play one provided for them. Attendance at this event counts for one point towards the summer’s eight-point goal. For kids entering Grades 5 and up only, please. Registration is appreciated.
Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
All area seniors are invited to join Kent Park & Rec for our twice-monthly afternoon of BINGO at the Kent Senior Center. It's free of charge and advanced registration isn't necessary - just come join us ready to have some fun and win some cool prizes courtesy of Park & Rec! This program takes place […]
Bring your family and your dinner to the Kent Memorial Library to watch The Little Mermaid (2023). We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration is appreciated.
Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
The Kent Memorial Library is hosting two hours of fun each Wednesday from 2-4pm for kids entering K-4th grades. Come enjoy stories, games, crafts, snacks, special guests, and more! This is a drop off program. Registration is required for each individual week. Space is limited. Calling or email (kmljuniorroom@biblio.org) the Junior Room. The Junior Room […]
Join us on the second-to-last Wednesday of every month at House of Books for our casual book club discussion. For july, we are reading No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai. RSVP HERE Mine has been a life of much shame. I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a […]
Hungry for intelligent discussion on the events of the day? Then this open discourse program is for you. The "In the News" group meets the first and third Thursdays of each month in the Reading Room at Kent Memorial Library. The group sets the agenda. Moderated by Rick Levy. Free and Open to the Public. […]
Bring your lunch to the Kent Memorial Library to listen to stories and enjoy a fun craft. Individual craft kits will be available. All are welcome; this program is intended for preschool-aged children. This event is on Thursdays in person in the Junior Room of the Library. Registration is appreciated but not required.
Join other young locals (21+) at the Kent Memorial Library every third Thursday of the month for tabletop games, drinks, snacks, and camaraderie! Meet in the Reading Room.
'S WONDERFUL SPECIAL GUEST LIZ CALLAWAY Liz is back with us again singing our favorite songs! A 2024 Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, she is also a Tony nominee and Emmy Award winning actress, singer and recording artist. A Tony nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer and recording artist, Liz has […]
Merryall Center, 8 Chapel Hill Road, New Milford Lara Schuler opening for Violet Willows! Brianne and Mary's musical talents blend and harmonize perfectly, speaking to the listener intimately through their sensitivity and depth of emotional expression. Along with their unique arrangements of covers you know and love, you may hear traces of Sarah Mclachlan, Carole […]
The 2024 Farmers Market Season is in full swing! Start your weekend right, Fridays from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. The market goes on rain or shine! The Kent Land Trust Field, 37 South Main Street (Rte 7), is across from Kent Greenhouse & Gardens.
Come to the Kent Memorial Library's Junior Room for stories about space, astronauts, and space travel, and craft your own spaceship! Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration is appreciated.
Join the Kent Memorial Library in the Junior Room for another special puppet show by Cindy Davis! In this story, Catharsis is joined by Busy Betty Bee and Muttle the Mighty Muddy Turtle. Together, they embark on a journey that highlights the importance of friendship, family, and pollinators. Children of all ages are welcome to […]
Historic Gaylordsville sites will be open to visitors Sundays in July and August from 2pm to 4pm. The sites include the Gaylord School (longest continuously operating one room School in CT from 1740 to 1967), Brown's Forge , and Merwinsville Hotel. The Schoolhouse is located on Gaylord Rd. The Hotel and Forge on Brown's Forge […]
Join the Kent Memorial Library in the Junior Room for this special Storytime in Spanish. Children of all ages are welcome to participate.
Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
Area seniors are invited to join Kent Park & Rec for a twice-monthly afternoon of RummiKub at the Kent Senior Center. It's a simple game, lots of fun, and best of all, this activity is brought to the public free of charge. Advanced registration isn't necessary - just come ready to strategize, socialize and have […]
Bring your family and your dinner to the Kent Memorial Library to watch Wonka (2023). We will be meeting in the Junior Room. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration is appreciated.
Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
The Kent Memorial Library is hosting two hours of fun each Wednesday from 2-4pm for kids entering K-4th grades. Come enjoy stories, games, crafts, snacks, special guests, and more! This is a drop off program. Registration is required for each individual week. Space is limited. Calling or email (kmljuniorroom@biblio.org) the Junior Room. The Junior Room […]
Bring your lunch to the Kent Memorial Library to listen to stories and enjoy a fun craft. Individual craft kits will be available. All are welcome; this program is intended for preschool-aged children. This event is on Thursdays in person in the Junior Room of the Library. Registration is appreciated but not required.
Join neighbors at the Kent Memorial Library to learn from Western Connecticut Community Television. Western CT Community Television is the public access channel for the following 21 towns: Trumbull, Monroe, Newtown, Brookfield, Bridgewater, Sherman, New Fairfield, New Milford, Roxbury, Woodbury, Southbury, Washington, Bethlehem, Kent, Colebrook, Winsted, Barkhamsted, New Hartford, Harwinton, and West Hartland. We offer […]
Your team has been stranded on a deserted island with few supplies and no way to communicate with the mainland. Can you work together and get rescued? This escape room-style game will require teamwork, quick thinking, and lots of creativity! Attendance at this event counts for one point toward the summer’s eight-point goal. For kids […]
The 2024 Farmers Market Season is in full swing! Start your weekend right, Fridays from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. The market goes on rain or shine! The Kent Land Trust Field, 37 South Main Street (Rte 7), is across from Kent Greenhouse & Gardens.
Friday, April 26 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. “Relief for Grief” Group. This is a community group for anyone who has experienced a loss, is feeling grief, or grieving. Grief is a natural emotional and physical response to loss. Every person reacts differently and it may be expressed in many ways. This group is neither […]
Hard hats on! Come to the Kent Memorial Junior Room for stories about construction sites and the people and vehicles who work on them! We will also do a construction site craft. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Registration is appreciated.
Join the Kent Memorial Library in the Junior Room for a fun afternoon of art. Bring a photo of your pet, or choose from a selection of animal photos, and paint a pet portrait! Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Please dress for mess. Registration is appreciated.
Waldo is back at House of Books! Not only that, but he's hiding in 24 other local businesses in town, waiting to be found. Stop by in-store to pick up a Waldo Passport so you can start hunting. Then, bring your passport to our Waldo Party on July 28th and enter our giveaways! You could […]
Historic Gaylordsville sites will be open to visitors Sundays in July and August from 2pm to 4pm. The sites include the Gaylord School (longest continuously operating one room School in CT from 1740 to 1967), Brown's Forge , and Merwinsville Hotel. The Schoolhouse is located on Gaylord Rd. The Hotel and Forge on Brown's Forge […]
Join friends at the Kent Memorial Library in the Junior Room for an end-of-summer-reading celebration! We’ll provide the cupcakes and decorations, you bring your creativity and appetite! Attendance at this event counts for one point toward the summer’s eight-point goal. For kids entering Grades 5 and up only, please. Registration is appreciated.
Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
Bring your winter gear, your family, and your dinner to the Kent Memorial Library for the last of our weekly Tuesday Family Movie Nights. Go all out for a winter-in-July evening! Bring last year’s gently-used winter gear to swap with other local families. Any remaining winter clothes will be donated to Kent’s own Quality Thrift […]
Join the Kent Memorial Library for its music and story group called "Rhythm & Rhyme" for babies from birth through three years old! This program is for babies and their caretakers and incorporates music, rhythm, stories, and nursery rhymes to spur language development, body awareness, pre-reading skills, self-confidence, and cooperation. Gather at 10:15; the program […]
The Kent Memorial Library is hosting two hours of fun each Wednesday from 2-4pm for kids entering K-4th grades. Come enjoy stories, games, crafts, snacks, special guests, and more! This is a drop off program. Registration is required for each individual week. Space is limited. Calling or email (kmljuniorroom@biblio.org) the Junior Room. The Junior Room […]
THURSDAY AUGUST 1 thru SUNDAY AUGUST 4. 2024 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM RAIN OR SHINE! Who doesn’t love a good sale? Catch more than just one good bargain during the Kent Sidewalk Sale Days scheduled for Thursday August 1 through Sunday August 4, 2024. Shoppers will delight in FABULOUS SALES at merchants including: Terston […]
Bring your lunch to the Kent Memorial Library to listen to stories and enjoy a fun craft. Individual craft kits will be available. All are welcome; this program is intended for preschool-aged children. This event is on Thursdays in person in the Junior Room of the Library. Registration is appreciated but not required.
House of Books is in partnership with Kent Memorial Library for an evening with veterinarian and local author, Dr. Amy Attas. Books will be sold the evening of the event. RSVP HERE In Pets and the City, Dr. Amy shares all the funny, heartbreaking, and life-affirming experiences she’s faced throughout her thirty-year career treating the cats […]
THURSDAY AUGUST 1 thru SUNDAY AUGUST 4. 2024 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM RAIN OR SHINE! Who doesn’t love a good sale? Catch more than just one good bargain during the Kent Sidewalk Sale Days scheduled for Thursday August 1 through Sunday August 4, 2024. Shoppers will delight in FABULOUS SALES at merchants including: Terston […]
Historic Gaylordsville sites will be open to visitors Sundays in July and August from 2pm to 4pm. The sites include the Gaylord School (longest continuously operating one room School in CT from 1740 to 1967), Brown's Forge , and Merwinsville Hotel. The Schoolhouse is located on Gaylord Rd. The Hotel and Forge on Brown's Forge […]
Come decorate the sidewalk outside of the Library with the Junior Room! All ages are welcome to participate. Registration is appreciated, please call or email (kmljuniorroom@biblio.org) to register, or register online.
