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Girl Scout Troop 2097 Meeting

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Children 6-11 years
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Downstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 6-11 years
Program Type: Onsite

Busy Bees (3-5 years of age) Indoors

10:30am - 11:00am
Children 0-5 years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 0-5 years
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytime Adventures with Miss Chris! 📚🎶

💪 Move to Live: Stronger, Younger with Agi Kadar- Sponsored by the Friends of Kent Library (virtual)

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults 19+ years
Registration
Virtual Event
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

** NEW SESSION! March-June 2025! **

LIVE: VIRTUAL PROGRAM VIA ZOOM!
 

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY THE FRIENDS OF KENT LIBRARY!
 

Little Artists with Miss Chris (Ages 2-5)

11:15am - 11:45am
Children 0-5 years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Downstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 0-5 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Little Artists with Miss Chris! 🎨✨

Friends of Kent Book Cellar Sale

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Downstairs Program Room
Program Type: Onsite

Circle of Friends-Inclusive Storytime for Teens & Adults

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Young Adult 12-18 years, Adults 19+ years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Young Adult 12-18 years, Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Circle of Friends Inclusive Storytime for Teens & Adults with Special Abilities

Bridge for Beginners

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults 19+ years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required

Mahjong

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adults 19+ years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a group to play MahJong with? Meet Fridays at the library to meet with other players and start up a game! Bring your own tiles or borrow a set of ours. Registration is required. There will be no instruction.

Friends of Kent Book Cellar Sale

10:00am - 2:00pm
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Downstairs Program Room
Program Type: Onsite

Drop-In Technical Help 10:00-12:00, 12:30-2:30

10:00am - 2:30pm
Adults 19+ years
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: No Space
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Onsite
Event Details:

Are you sure that there are many more wonderful things you could do with your smartphone or tablet if you could just figure out how?  Does your laptop have a nagging problem you don't know how to fix?  

Water Safety Program for Preschool through 3rd grade with caregiver

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Family
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Family
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children in Preschool through third grade with caregiver are invited to the Kent Library on Saturday May 10 from 1:30-2:30 pm for a Water Safety Program hosted by Wings Over Water Swimming School.

🦋We're Raising Butterflies🦋

All Day 5/12 - 6/3
Family
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: No Space
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Onsite
Event Details:

🦋 We're Raising Butterflies! 🦋

Visit the circulation desk to check in on our caterpillars and watch their incredible transformation from tiny crawlers to beautiful butterflies!

Friends of Kent Volunteer Book Sorting

10:00am - 2:00pm
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.  

Stretching with Corrie

10:30am - 11:00am
Adults 19+ years
Registration
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 * Stretch classes are mobility-based sessions that aim to improve functional capacity, flexibility and movement, recover better, and prevent injury.

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:

Are you sure that there are many more wonderful things you could do with your smartphone or tablet if you could just figure out how?  Does your laptop have a nagging problem you don't know how to fix?  

Story Time with the Teachers

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Children 6-11 years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 6-11 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Guess who is coming to the Kent Library on Monday, May 12 at 4:30 pm to read some great stories and do a craft with you? Sign up to find out! Special Story Time with the Teachers for children in Kindergarten through 4th grade.

Tiny Tulips (10-23 months)

10:30am - 11:00am
Children 0-5 years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 0-5 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Chris for a fun-filled library class designed just for little ones!

Curious Caterpillars (2 & 3 years of Age) Indoors

11:30am - 12:00pm
Children 0-5 years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 0-5 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Chris for a fun and interactive storytime designed just for toddlers!

Friends of Kent Book Cellar Sale

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Downstairs Program Room
Program Type: Onsite

🧘Chair Yoga with Lyette Thibault

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

♡ Generously sponsored by the Friends of Kent Library ♡ 

Let's Make Candy Sushi (Grades 5-12)

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Children 6-11 years, Young Adult 12-18 years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 6-11 years, Young Adult 12-18 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Candy Sushi – Dessert Impostors

📚Not Just a Book Club (Adult Reading Group)

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

Stay tuned for more information about our May book club selection! 

Family Storytime-Spring Storytime (All ages) OUTDOORS

11:00am - 11:30am
Children 0-5 years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 0-5 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Outdoor Family Storytime with Miss Chris! 🌞📚🎶

Miss Chris's Springtime Craft Corner (All Ages) Indoors

11:30am - 12:00pm
Children 0-5 years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Children 0-5 years
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Craft Corner with Miss Chris! 🎨✨