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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.

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?  

Bubble Bus (Summer Reading Kickoff) 🧼📚

11:00am - 1:00pm
Family
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Town Center Green
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

🌈🎉 BUBBLE BLAST to  KICKOFF Summer Reading! 🎉🌈
🌟 Dive into summer excitement at Kent Public Library! 🌟

Extra Craft Bin (All Ages)

All Day 6/30 - 8/13
Family
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Age Group: Family
Event Details:

🎨✨ Extra Crafts Bin ✂️🎭

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?  

Dr. Michael Zeilnhofer Presents: 🌙Lunar Celebration – A Moon with an Ocean: Europa and the Clipper Mission (Hybrid)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults 19+ years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Adults 19+ years
Program Type: Hybrid
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Dr. Z at the library for the fourth talk in the Lunar Celebration Series!

Friends of Kent Book Cellar Sale

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

Reading Buddies for readers and pre-readers of all ages

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children 0-5 years, Children 6-11 years
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: No Space
Age Group: Children 0-5 years, Children 6-11 years
Program Type: Onsite
Event Details:

We’re excited to announce that our Teen Reading Buddies program will be at the Kent Library this summer! Be sure to check our calendar for specific dates and times.

Crafternoon for grades K-4

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Program Type: Onsite
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all young artists! Kids in Grades K-4 are invited to come join us for a fun-filled Crafternoon party at the Kent Library! Let your creativity soar as you dive into a world of colors, textures, and imagination.

Lend Me Your Ears Entertainment and 4th of July Craft Time-with Miss Marlana (Ages 2-5)

11:30am - 12:45pm
Children 0-5 years
Registration
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Stage
Age Group: Children 0-5 years
Registration Required
Event Details:

Lend Me Your Ears is an exciting and interactive music program for preschoolers. Children will have a ball singing along with Marlana as she plays her acoustic guitar.

Friends of Kent Book Cellar Sale

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

Closed for Independence Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Kent Public Library

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.  

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?  

Battle of the Books Discussion Meeting (Middle School)

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Young Adult 12-18 years
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: Upstairs Program Room
Age Group: Young Adult 12-18 years
Program Type: Onsite

Playful Painters (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!

Colorful Crayons (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

Reading Buddies for readers and pre-readers of all ages

10:00am - 11:00am
Children 0-5 years, Children 6-11 years
Event Location: Kent Public Library
Room: No Space
Age Group: Children 0-5 years, Children 6-11 years
Program Type: Onsite
Event Details:

We’re excited to announce that our Teen Reading Buddies program will be at the Kent Library this summer! Be sure to check our calendar for specific dates and times.

Family Storytime-Spring Storytime (All ages) OUTDOORS

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:

Outdoor Family Storytime with Miss Chris! 🌞📚🎶

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

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:

Craft Corner with Miss Chris! 🎨✨