Imagine you're an astronaut, traveling amongst the stars, when suddenly your spaceship breaks down. It's up to you and your team to follow the clues to repair and reboot the systems before you run out of oxygen in this space-themed escape room! For adults 18+. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 am. If coming as a group, register each member individually. Please register for only one session.

Imagine you're an astronaut, traveling amongst the stars, when suddenly your spaceship breaks down. It's up to you and your team to follow the clues to repair and reboot the systems before you run out of oxygen in this space-themed escape room! For adults 18+. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 am. If coming as a group, register each member individually. Please register for only one session.

Imagine you're an astronaut, traveling amongst the stars, when suddenly your spaceship breaks down. It's up to you and your team to follow the clues to repair and reboot the systems before you run out of oxygen in this space-themed escape room! For adults 18+. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 am. If coming as a group, register each member individually. Please register for only one session.

Imagine you're an astronaut, traveling amongst the stars, when suddenly your spaceship breaks down. It's up to you and your team to follow the clues to repair and reboot the systems before you run out of oxygen in this space-themed escape room! For adults 18+. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 am. If coming as a group, register each member individually. Please register for only one session.

Imagine you're an astronaut, traveling amongst the stars, when suddenly your spaceship breaks down. It's up to you and your team to follow the clues to repair and reboot the systems before you run out of oxygen in this space-themed escape room! For adults 18+. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 am. If coming as a group, register each member individually. Please register for only one session.

Imagine you're an astronaut, traveling amongst the stars, when suddenly your spaceship breaks down. It's up to you and your team to follow the clues to repair and reboot the systems before you run out of oxygen in this space-themed escape room! For adults 18+. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 am. If coming as a group, register each member individually. Please register for only one session.

Imagine you're an astronaut, traveling amongst the stars, when suddenly your spaceship breaks down. It's up to you and your team to follow the clues to repair and reboot the systems before you run out of oxygen in this space-themed escape room! For adults 18+. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 am. If coming as a group, register each member individually. Please register for only one session.

Imagine you're an astronaut, traveling amongst the stars, when suddenly your spaceship breaks down. It's up to you and your team to follow the clues to repair and reboot the systems before you run out of oxygen in this space-themed escape room! For adults 18+. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 am. If coming as a group, register each member individually. Please register for only one session.

Meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm to explore different genres every month.

Library book clubs are held in the Bumphrey Room and do not require registration (except Diverse Voices which meets on Zoom and requires registration).  Pick up a book at the Check Out desk a few weeks before the discussion; some books may also be found in digital format.  Book clubs are for adults ages 18+.

Enjoy playing board games the first Sunday of each month from 1:30 - 4:30 in the library's 2nd floor meeting room.  Bring a friend or make some new ones!  

No registration required.

Meets the 1st Monday of the month at 11:00 am for readers who love Monday mornings, can’t get enough books, and have eclectic reading habits.

ibrary book clubs are held in the Bumphrey Room and do not require registration (except Diverse Voices which meets on Zoom and requires registration).  Pick up a book at the Check Out desk a few weeks before the discussion; some books may also be found in digital format.  Book clubs are for adults ages 18+.

Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 11:00 am to discuss popular fiction books.

Library book clubs are held in the Bumphrey Room and do not require registration (except Diverse Voices which meets on Zoom and requires registration).  Pick up a book at the Check Out desk a few weeks before the discussion; some books may also be found in digital format.  Book clubs are for adults ages 18+.

Use acrylic paint pouring techniques to create a spray of mesmerizing flowers. Registration is required and begins Thursday, August 1 at 9 am. For adults 18+.

This is a repeat of July's program.  If you registered for the program in July, you may not register for August regardless of whether you attended.  If you were on the waiting list in July and did not get a spot, you can register for August.

Conveniently donate books, dvds, and music cds to the Friends of Kent Free Library for our upcoming booksale from the comfort of your car. Friends will meet you curbside to accept your donations.

Acceptable items include:

Popular fiction in hardback and paperback
New non-fiction (generally published within the last 2-3 years)
Children’s books
DVDs, CDs, and unabridged audiobooks on CD
Local history items related to Kent

Items Not Accepted for Donation
The library will refuse to accept the following donated items as they are not suitable for the library’s circulating collection and are unable to be sold at a book sale:

Items in poor physical condition. This includes items that are yellowed, dirty, torn, missing pages or cover, brittle pages, mildewed or otherwise hazardous to someone’s health, excessive highlighting or handwriting, and scratched or worn audiovisual items.
Textbooks
Mail order catalogs
agazines (except Craft, Gardening, Cooking or Hobby subjects from the current year)
Encyclopedias, full or partial sets
Medical/Health books more than 5 years old
Condensed/Abridged books, including Reader’s Digest
Cassettes (audio or video)

Donation receipts will be available.  

Music Izz Groovy will be leading an Outdoor Drum Circle/Relaxation program at Al Lease Park. The instructor is a Board-Certified Music Therapist who will lead the class through music creation with musical instruments to create a collective emotional release. Registration is required and begins Monday, August 5 at 9:00 am. For adults 18+.

The rain location will be in the library's 2nd floor meeting room.

Calling all plant lovers! Find a new home for your extra house plants and cuttings, or find a new baby to take home. No registration required. All ages; 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Enjoy a lively discussion of classic literature with other book lovers on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Pick up a copy of each month's title at the Check Out Desk. No registration required. For adults 18+.

Storybook characters remain beloved by all ages. Adults 18+ join us for storybook character Bingo! Prizes awarded. Registration required and begins Thursday, August 15 at 9:00 am.

Meets the 4th Monday of each month from 7:00-8:00pm to explore books that have led to or were adapted from movies.

Library book clubs are held in the Bumphrey Room and do not require registration (except Diverse Voices which meets on Zoom and requires registration).  Pick up a book at the Check Out desk a few weeks before the discussion; some books may also be found in digital format.  Book clubs are for adults ages 18+.

Learn the foil embossing technique. Ages 18+ welcome to attend. Registration begins on August 21 at 9:00 am.

This is a repeat of July's program.  If you registered for the program in July, you may not register for August regardless of whether you attended.  If you were on the waiting list in July and did not get a spot, you can register for August.