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This event is in the "Family" group
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Build a cozy home for your marshmallow Peep in this fun and creative program! Using tasty materials like graham crackers, wafers, jellybeans, and sprinkles, you’ll design and decorate your very own Peep house or nest.

This event is in the "Family" group

Sapling pick up

All Day 4/20–4/25
Family
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: No Space
Age Group: Family
Event Details:

🌳If you have registered for a free tree, you may pick your sapling up starting today. Please pick up your tree between Monday 4/20 and Saturday 4/25. Come to the Children's Room and ask for Miss Irena.

Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: No Space
Event Details:

Join Friends of Kent Library as they sort donations and get the Book Cellar and Book Nook ready for upcoming sales.  

This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group

💪Stretching with Corrie

10:30am–11:00am
Adults 19+ years
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

*New session! January-March* 

This event is in the "Children 0-5 years" group
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 0-5 years
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bilingual Storytime / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe 📚🎶

This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group

Drop-In Technical Help

4:00pm–6:00pm
Adults 19+ years
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: No Space
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Onsite
Event Details:

Have questions about tech? Need help with your device? We're here to answer your technology questions! Bring your device and come prepared with your email, passwords, and other login information for accounts and apps.

This event is in the "Young Adult 14-18 years" group

Teen Volunteer Program

4:00pm–6:00pm
Young Adult 14-18 years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Local History and Genealogy Room
Age Group: Young Adult 14-18 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a way to earn community service hours while giving back to your community?

This event is in the "Children 10-14 years" group
This event is in the "Young Adult 14-18 years" group

Dye Hard: Teen Edition (Tie Dye for Grades 5-12)

5:00pm–6:00pm
Children 10-14 years, Young Adult 14-18 years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 10-14 years, Young Adult 14-18 years
Registration Required
Event Details:

All-New Teen Tie-Dye at the Library!
Grades 5–12

This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Step back in time and embark on a fascinating journey through history with Kent Public Library's monthly virtual program series!

Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Downstairs Program Room
Program Type: Onsite
This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group

🧘Chair Yoga with Lyette Thibault

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults 19+ years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

****PLEASE READ! Due to high demand, Kent residents receive priority registration. All registrants will be placed on a Wait List and will be admitted as space allows and at the discretion of library staff.

This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group

🧶Knit and Crochet Get Together

2:00pm–3:45pm
Adults 19+ years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Local History and Genealogy Room
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to share your interest and expertise in knitting and crocheting.  Beginners are welcome.  

This event is in the "Children 5-10 years" group

Kids Craft Club (Grades K-4)

4:30pm–5:15pm
Children 5-10 years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 5-10 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join your friends at the Kent Public library for this fun Kids Craft Club! We will come together once a month, read a book, and make a SEASONAL CRAFT that is sure to be perfect to hang on your wall at home.

This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group

📚Not Just a Book Club (Adult Reading Group)

5:00pm–6:30pm
Adults 19+ years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Downstairs Program Room
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library for a monthly book discussion! 

📚Our Autobiography April selection is Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain📚 

This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group

KPL Board of Trustees Budget Committee Meeting

6:00pm–6:45pm
Adults 19+ years
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group

Kent Library Board of Trustees Meeting

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults 19+ years
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
This event is in the "Children 0-5 years" group

Earth Day Storytime & Planters with Miss Chris

11:00am–12:00pm
Children 0-5 years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 0-5 years
Registration Required
Event Details:

🌎✨ Earth Day Storytime & Planting Fun! ✨🌱

This event is in the "Children 5-10 years" group

Paws to Read

4:00pm–4:15pm
Children 5-10 years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 5-10 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sunny Boy, a volunteer from Therapy Dogs International, will visit our library to give children ages 5-11 the opportunity to gain confidence, improve reading skills and/or relieve anxiety by reading aloud to a therapy dog.

This event is in the "Children 5-10 years" group

Paws to Read

4:15pm–4:30pm
Children 5-10 years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 5-10 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sunny Boy, a volunteer from Therapy Dogs International, will visit our library to give children ages 5-11 the opportunity to gain confidence, improve reading skills and/or relieve anxiety by reading aloud to a therapy dog.

This event is in the "Children 5-10 years" group

Paws to Read

4:30pm–4:45pm
Children 5-10 years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 5-10 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sunny Boy, a volunteer from Therapy Dogs International, will visit our library to give children ages 5-11 the opportunity to gain confidence, improve reading skills and/or relieve anxiety by reading aloud to a therapy dog.

This event is in the "Children 5-10 years" group

Paws to Read

4:45pm–5:00pm
Children 5-10 years
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 5-10 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sunny Boy, a volunteer from Therapy Dogs International, will visit our library to give children ages 5-11 the opportunity to gain confidence, improve reading skills and/or relieve anxiety by reading aloud to a therapy dog.

This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group
Registration Required
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

It’s been 40 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, but what actually went wrong?

This event is in the "Adults 19+ years" group
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

** NEW SESSION! October-December 2025! **

LIVE: VIRTUAL PROGRAM VIA ZOOM!
 

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY THE FRIENDS OF KENT LIBRARY!
 

Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Downstairs Program Room
Program Type: Onsite