February is LOVE YOUR LIBRARY month! |
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We know you love the library year-round and this month KCPL has some new offerings to keep you smitten! |
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FINE FREE FOREVER
KCPL is going fine free! We haven't been charging late fees since the pandemic began and we're pleased to announce that this will continue.
CURBSIDE SATURDAYS
Starting on Saturday, February 13th, curbside hold pickups will be available from 10am-4pm at the Chestertown branch. No appointment needed! Call us when you arrive and we'll bring your items out to you.
BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK
Library staff would love to set you up – with a great book! Tell us a little about what you like in a book and we’ll find you a match.
READING CHALLENGE
NEW EXPERIENCES
Live online storytime, craft and STEM to-go kits, and programs on a variety of topics!
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Library staff would love to set you up – with a great book!
If you're on the lookout for your next literary love, we can match you up with a surprise book.
1 - Let us know a little bit about what you like to read.
2 - We'll find a book that fits your request and put it on hold for you.
3 - Pick up your book.
Make a Library To Go appointment Monday-Friday at any of KCPL's three locations. Beginning February 13th at the Chestertown location, appointment-free Curbside Saturday pickups will also be available.
4 - Meet your new book and (hopefully) enjoy a good read!
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Intergenerational Celebration |
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Kent County
African American Read-In
Wednesday, February 24 | 6pm
All ages welcome.
Join us for an interactive, multigenerational community celebration of black authors, literacy, reading, and diversity in literature!
If you're interested in being a reader at this event, please let us know when you register.
Readings may include short essays, passages from novels, poetry, children's books, or other types of writing. If you're interested in reading, please choose a family-friendly selection that resonates on a personal level and practice reading your piece out loud ahead of time. To accommodate as many readers as possible, selections should be no more than 2-4 minutes when read aloud.
This event is co-sponsored by Sumner Hall, Washington College Department of Education & Black Studies Program, and Kent County Public Library.
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Featured Events for Adults |
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Get Ready to Garden
Fridays | 10am
Sabine Harvey with University of Maryland Extension, Kent County returns with more excellent topics to share and discuss. Sessions are standalone, so you can join us for one or all.
February 5th
(Re)Designing Garden Space
Explore the basics of how to design a garden space and avoid being overwhelmed by the process. Register.
February 12th
Container Gardening & Raised Beds
Best plants, best practices, and more for gardens that aren't in the ground! Register.
Curious about previous sessions?
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Happiness Hour
Creative Time for Grownups
Wednesday, February 10 | 6pm
Happiness Hour is a time for grown-ups to explore their powers of creativity. Join us to try your hand at something new and leave a little happier than you arrived.
This month, we're expressing our affection!
Featured Craft: Handmade Valentines
Here's how to participate:
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Register to reserve a crafting kit.
- Pick up your kit after we let you know it's ready.
- Join us online for live crafting and chatting at Happiness Hour.
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Virtual Storytime
Tuesdays | 3pm
Ages 2-5
Join us each week to read stories, sing songs, dance, laugh, and have lots of fun!
You can also request Storytime Crafts To-Go for the month of February. Supplies are limited. Please register to reserve your Storytime Crafts To-Go kit.
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100th Anniversay
Newbery Medal Award
Read Aloud Book Club
Wednesdays | 4:30pm
Ages 9-12
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Newbery Medal Award and we're celebrating with a Read Aloud Book Club featuring the 2021 winner: When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
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Whoooo Loves You?
Love Your Library Owl To-Go Kit
Pick up this adorable little library owl craft and share the library love this month with stickers, buttons and more!
Supplies are limited. Kit pickup will take place the week of February 8th-12th.
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Art Machine/Monster Mouth
STEM Kit To-Go
Design a system of moving parts to bring your machine to life or operate an imagined creature using forces and air pressure! This STEM Kit To-Go comes with all the supplies you'll need to start creating.
Supplies are limited. Kit pickup will take place the week of February 15th-19th.
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Dial-A-Story
1-888-964-2686
Call in each week for a new story read by Eastern Shore librarians!
New stories post each Wednesday.
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Maryland Library Partner Programs |
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KCPL is thrilled to be partnering with library systems across the state in order to bring you even more programming!
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THE VISIONARY GENIUS OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Howard County Library System
Wed 2/3 | 7pm
Adults
DRUMBEAT FOR CHANGE
Anne Arundel County Public Library
Thurs 2/4 | 6:30pm
Ages 6-10
SNAP: COOKING 5 WAYS
Howard County Library System
Canned Tomatoes
Tues 2/9 | 2pm
Adults
HEALTH INSURANCE SMART ACTIONS
Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
Tues 2/9 | 6:30pm
Adults
FREEDOM BOUND: RUNAWAYS OF THE CHESAPEAKE
Anne Arundel County Public Library
Wed 2/10 | 6pm
Ages 6-10
LOVE, JANE AUSTEN
Calvert Library
Sun 2/14 | 2pm
Adults
GENERATIONS: MUSIC AND THE BLACK FAMILY CONCERT
Anne Arundel County Public Library
Thurs 2/18 | 7pm
Adults
WARM, WINTER COOKING DEMO
Harford County Public Library
with John Shields
Thurs 2/25 | 7pm
Adults
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Enoch Pratt Free Library Poetry Contest |
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Maryland poets, this free contest is for you!
Submit a poem to the Enoch Pratt Free Library Poetry Contest for the chance to be published in Little Patuxent Review and celebrated at a public reading hosted by the Pratt Library and Little Patuxent Review.
For details, including information on submitting your poem, can be found here.
Submissions are due by March 1, 2021.
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Contactless Pickup Continues |
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Contactless pickup through Library To Go is available at all KCPL locations. |
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Introducing Curbside Saturdays |
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Beginning February 13th, in addition to by-appointment pickups Monday-Friday, the Chestertown location will offer appointment-free pickups 10am-4pm on Curbside Saturdays. |
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Upcoming Meetings
Monday, February 22nd
Finance Committee | 4:30pm
Board Meeting | 5pm
This meeting will be held virtually.
The meeting agenda will be posted online at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Meetings of the Board of Trustees are open to the public and all are welcome to attend.
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Access Online from Anywhere |
Use your online account to check due dates, renew or request items, and set your account preferences.
If it's your first time logging in, you'll need the number on the back of your library card and your password, which is the last four digits of your phone number. Once you log in, you can add a username and change your password.
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Kent County Public Library | kentcountylibrary.org | 410.778.3636 |
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