Come have a good time with Miss Holly! Read stories, make a craft -- and play with the train table after storytime ends! Register or drop-in. 

Storytime is on Wednesdays: July 11, 18, 25 and August 1. Recommended for ages 3-6, but everyone is welcome. 

SPONSORED by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library. Thank you!

Chappaquiddick

A drama about Ted Kennedy’s involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident in Chappaquiddick.

(Rated PG-13; 1hr 46min)

I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI or WHAT I WAS EATING AT IMIPORTANT/SENTIMENTAL MOMENTS

Drop in and kvetch about those foods that make you remember...Even bring a sample to share!

Grades K-4: Learn easy to follow party dance moves lead by DJ Red Supreme. Exercise while building confidence and self-expression on the dance floor. Get your groove on at the Second Baptist Church, 100 North Main Street. Registration required.

SPONSORED by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library. Thank you!!

Teen Program Grades 6-12

Make a Movie
Stop action animation/ live movie making with Mason Beiter is scheduled for July 17-19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Learn how to create a short film under the guidance of an award-winning Suffield grad and now  Eastern Connecticut State University student. Mason will show you the tricks of the trade, from software programs to filming techniques. Bring your own camera, iPad or iPhone if you can. 

TWEEN AND TEEN
Grades 5 and Up: Move and groove to Hip Hop party music. DJ Red Supreme will teach freestyle Hip Hop, fun line dances and discuss the importance of stretching. Get your groove on at the Second Baptist Church, 100 North Main Street. Registration required.

SPONSORED by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library. Thank you!!

The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
(REGISTRATION FOR SUFFIELD RESIDENTS ONLY)

In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the “cat’s table”—as far from the Captain’s Table as can be—with a ragtag group of “insignificant” adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship crosses the Indian Ocean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: they are first exposed to the magical worlds of jazz, women, and literature by their eccentric fellow travelers, and together they spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever. By turns poignant and electrifying, The Cat’s Table is a spellbinding story about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood, and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.

The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
(REGISTRATION FOR NON RESIDENTS ONLY)  A librarian will contact all registered non residents.

In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the “cat’s table”—as far from the Captain’s Table as can be—with a ragtag group of “insignificant” adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship crosses the Indian Ocean, the boys tumble from one adventure to another, bursting all over the place like freed mercury. But there are other diversions as well: they are first exposed to the magical worlds of jazz, women, and literature by their eccentric fellow travelers, and together they spy on a shackled prisoner, his crime and fate a galvanizing mystery that will haunt them forever. By turns poignant and electrifying, The Cat’s Table is a spellbinding story about the magical, often forbidden, discoveries of childhood, and a lifelong journey that begins unexpectedly with a spectacular sea voyage.

BOOK TASTING

So to speak.

Take a moment to look at some books you may not have thought about reading.

AGES 5-9 WITH A PARENT
PARENT MUST REGISTER
Try your hand at making bow-tie pasta, yes, from scratch, with Colleen Bell. Roll, pinch and take pasta home to eat. Children must come with an adult. This program will be held at the Second Baptist Church, 100 North Main Street. Registration required. 

SPONSORED by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library. Thank you!

Chappaquiddick

A drama about Ted Kennedy’s involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident in Chappaquiddick.

(Rated PG-13; 1hr 46min)

Chappaquiddick

A drama about Ted Kennedy’s involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident in Chappaquiddick.

(Rated PG-13; 1hr 46min)

SOAP MAKING FOR KIDS
Grades 1-4: Join the KML creative team and learn how to make soap. Use color, scent, soap stickers, skin safe glitter and more. Once you complete the bars of soap, take them home in a gift bag, basket or decorative box. The workshop will run 30-40 minutes. Registration required.

SPONSORED by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library. Thank you!

I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI or WHAT I WAS EATING AT IMIPORTANT/SENTIMENTAL MOMENTS

Drop in and kvetch about those foods that make you remember...Even bring a sample to share!

SOAP MAKING FOR KIDS
Grades 1-4: Join the KML creative team and learn how to make soap. Use color, scent, soap stickers, skin safe glitter and more. Once you complete the bars of soap, take them home in a gift bag, basket or decorative box. The workshop will run 30-40 minutes. Registration required.

SPONSORED by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library. Thank you!

SOAP MAKING FOR TWEENS AND TEENS
Grades 5 and up: Join the KML creative team and learn how to make soap. Use color, scent, soap stickers, skin safe glitter and more. Once you complete the bars of soap, take them home in a gift bag, basket or decorative box. The workshop will run 30-40 minutes. Registration required.

SPONSORED by the Friends of Kent Memorial Library. Thank you!

ADULTS CAN LEARN HOW TO MAKE SOAP.
Use color, scent, and other products. Once you complete the bars of soap, take them home in a gift bag, basket or decorative box.  The workshop will run 45 minutes.  

I Feel Pretty

Renee (Amy Schumer) struggles with insecurity. She falls off the bike during a spin class and hits her head. When she comes to — she believes she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. What happens when she realizes she actually never changed…?

(Rated PG-13; 1hr 50min)

CHEF RENEE: MOVIE FOODS

What movie was this dish in?  Does it taste the way it sounds?  Let's taste them and see!

I Feel Pretty

Renee (Amy Schumer) struggles with insecurity. She falls off the bike during a spin class and hits her head. When she comes to — she believes she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. What happens when she realizes she actually never changed…?

(Rated PG-13; 1hr 50min)

I Feel Pretty

Renee (Amy Schumer) struggles with insecurity. She falls off the bike during a spin class and hits her head. When she comes to — she believes she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. What happens when she realizes she actually never changed…?

(Rated PG-13; 1hr 50min)

Make a Pet Painting

Teen Program Grades 6-12
 

A bit like the trendy paint night parties, local artist and instructor Christine MacClintic will help you take a photo of your pet and turn it into a fabulous water-color painting. You provide the photo ahead of time and Ms. MacClintic will have it ready to paint for the session.  Please check the website for details. July 30, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Artist Workshop with Patsy
kids grades 1 – 4
Hands-on workshop that introduces children to techniques used by the great masters! Create, explore and learn.
  

THE GRANDE FINALE AT THE LILY HOUSE!  LITERALLY.

13 Bridge Street in Suffield.

Artist Workshop with Patsy
kids grades 1 – 4
August 2, 6:30pm
Hands-on workshop that introduces children to techniques used by the great masters! Create, explore and learn.   

Thursday, August 9, 7 p.m. at Suffield Senior Center:  BASEBALL TRIVIA

Enjoy an evening of Baseball Trivia and compete for prizes. The contest will be led by Suffield resident Karl CicItto of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research). Suitable for baseball fans of any level of expertise. Prizes, food, fun!  Batter up!

ASTRONOMY FOR EVERYONE at the Senior Center

Following an indoor presentation, we will go outdoors to view celestial objects in the night sky through a powerful telescope, such as the rings of Saturn, craters on the Moon, etc., weather permitting.  Astronomer Kevin Manning has presented astounding cosmic journeys in Suffield before.   He has worked as a consultant with NASA, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory launched on the space shuttle with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and other ground-based observatories. Kevin was both a Wright Fellow and an Einstein Fellow, and did some work with Brookhaven National Laboratory.  This program is a must-see!