Families with children that are infants through Kindergarteners are invited to visit the Kent Rotary Early Literacy Playroom. The playroom is open Wedensday afternoon through Sunday. This room is a drop in room with activities geared to developing a child's imagination, learning numbers and letters, developing fine motor skills and more. No registration is required to visit the room. 

Families with children that are infants through Kindergarteners are invited to visit the Kent Rotary Early Literacy Playroom. The playroom is open Wedensday afternoon through Sunday. This room is a drop in room with activities geared to developing a child's imagination, learning numbers and letters, developing fine motor skills and more. No registration is required to visit the room. 

Join us for a story time geared specifically for two and three-year-olds with an adult! Enjoy stories, songs, flannelboards, and more! Registration is required and begins one week in advance of each meeting. 

Infants through 23 month old children and their favorite adult are invited to join us for baby story time. Each week we'll share stories, songs and flannel activities. Registration is required for each weekly meeting and begins one week in advance of each meeting. 

Grades 5 through 10

Join us for some tabletop questing! Create your character and get ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime! The librarian will be your dungeon master and guide your ragtag team through whatever the campaign throws at you. Choose to join on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays; each group will play through the same campaign and meet with the same players throughout the spring session. Only for the most intrepid explorers in grades 5-10!
Registration is required for the whole session and begins Saturday, March 9 at 9:00 AM. To register, please contact Caylee at caylee.heiremans@kentfreelibrary.org or 330-673-4414 ext. 4. Space is limited.

Grades 5 through 10

Join us for some tabletop questing! Create your character and get ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime! The librarian will be your dungeon master and guide your ragtag team through whatever the campaign throws at you. Choose to join on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays; each group will play through the same campaign and meet with the same players throughout the spring session. Only for the most intrepid explorers in grades 5-10!
Registration for this session is full.

Children ages 4 and 5 years old can join us for 45-minutes of fun! Each week we will read different themed stories, sing and dance to songs, and complete a craft. Children attend this program independently. Club 4 & 5 will meet every Tuesday between March 26 and April 30.

Registration is required and begins one in week in advance of each session. Space is limited.

Grades 5 through 10

Join us for some tabletop questing! Create your character and get ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime! The librarian will be your dungeon master and guide your ragtag team through whatever the campaign throws at you. Choose to join on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays; each group will play through the same campaign and meet with the same players throughout the spring session. Only for the most intrepid explorers in grades 5-10!
Registration is required for the whole session and begins Saturday, March 9 at 9:00 AM. To register, please contact Caylee at caylee.heiremans@kentfreelibrary.org or 330-673-4414 ext. 4. Space is limited.

Each week participants will listen to a few chapters of Billy Miller Makes a Wish by Kevin Henkes, have a snack, play games, complete craft projects, and have fun! Tales and Treats meets every Tuesday between March 26 through April 30. For kids in grades K - 2. 

Registration is required and begins one week in advance of each session. Space is limited.

Families with children of all ages can join us each Tuesday for this evening story time! Enjoy stories, songs, flannelboards, and more! Kiddos are welcome to attend in their pajamas! Registration is required and begins one week in advance of each story time. 

Families with children of all ages are invited to join us for lots of singing and dancing! Each week, the librarian will read one story and lead a variety of flannel board activities, songs and dances. 

Families with children that are infants through Kindergarteners are invited to visit the Kent Rotary Early Literacy Playroom. The playroom is open Wedensday afternoon through Sunday. This room is a drop in room with activities geared to developing a child's imagination, learning numbers and letters, developing fine motor skills and more. No registration is required to visit the room. 

Grades 5 through 10

Join us for some tabletop questing! Create your character and get ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime! The librarian will be your dungeon master and guide your ragtag team through whatever the campaign throws at you. Choose to join on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays; each group will play through the same campaign and meet with the same players throughout the spring session. Only for the most intrepid explorers in grades 5-10!
Registration is required for the whole session and begins Saturday, March 9 at 9:00 AM. To register, please contact Caylee at caylee.heiremans@kentfreelibrary.org or 330-673-4414 ext. 4. Space is limited.

Meet children's author, Marcy Campbell! Ms. Campbell will join us to talk about her most recent picture book and 2024 Ohioana Award winning book, "The More You Give." Attendees will hear how Ms. Campbell began writing, how "The More You Give" came about and she will also read the book to the audience. Registration is required. 

Marcy Campbell is the recipient of the Ohioana Award, the Comstock Read Aloud Award, the Crystal Kite Award and the CLC Book Award from Frostburg State University, as well as the Huckepack Prize in Germany. Her picture books have been selected for the Junior Library Guild and named a Best Children’s Book of the Year by Bank Street College and National Public Radio. In addition, “Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse” was an independent bookstore bestseller. Her debut middle-grade novel, “Rule of Threes,” was selected by the State Library of Ohio for the Choose to Read Ohio list for 2023-2024. 

Students entering grades 5 through 8 are welcome to participate in the Read Together Book Group! Each month participants read one book selected by the group members the month before. On the first Wednesday of each month, we meet to discuss and choose a book for the following month. Parents/guardians are welcome to read the selections as well and join in on the meetings and discussions! The book selection for this meeting is listed below. If participants would like to also bring a book they’ve enjoyed to talk about with the group, they are encouraged to do so!

Rule of Threes by Marcy Campbell

• This book is available in eBook format for immediate download on Hoopla and Libby. There are also hard copies available for checkout.

Families with children that are infants through Kindergarteners are invited to visit the Kent Rotary Early Literacy Playroom. The playroom is open Wedensday afternoon through Sunday. This room is a drop in room with activities geared to developing a child's imagination, learning numbers and letters, developing fine motor skills and more. No registration is required to visit the room. 

Grades 5 through 10

Join us for some tabletop questing! Create your character and get ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime! The librarian will be your dungeon master and guide your ragtag team through whatever the campaign throws at you. Choose to join on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays; each group will play through the same campaign and meet with the same players throughout the spring session. Only for the most intrepid explorers in grades 5-10!
Registration is required for the whole session and begins Saturday, March 9 at 9:00 AM. To register, please contact Caylee at caylee.heiremans@kentfreelibrary.org or 330-673-4414 ext. 4. Space is limited.

Kids in grades 3 - 8 may join us this spring and learn how to knit on a loom! Looms, tools, and yarn will be provided to participants. Participants come each week and progress through projects together. No experience is required. Any knitters/crochets in grades 3 – 8 that want to bring a project from home to work on with the group are welcome to join as well!

Children in grades 3 through 5 are invited to join us for a different activity each week. Wear your pajamas for a Tween Zone pajama party! We'll have games and crafts tonight, too! Registration is required for each weekly meeting. 

Families with children that are infants through Kindergarteners are invited to visit the Kent Rotary Early Literacy Playroom. The playroom is open Wedensday afternoon through Sunday. This room is a drop in room with activities geared to developing a child's imagination, learning numbers and letters, developing fine motor skills and more. No registration is required to visit the room.