Kent Memorial Library
50 North Main Street
Suffield, CT 06078
(860) 668-3896
Most of our programs are funded by the
Friends of Kent Memorial Library.
Kent Memorial Library
50 North Main Street
Suffield, CT 06078
(860) 668-3896
Most of our programs are funded by the
Friends of Kent Memorial Library.
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Join us for a discussion of 2024 Nutmeg Book Award Middle Grade nominee:
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good.
So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she’s certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton—if only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real.
Books are available for checkout. No registration required. For people in grades 4 and up.
Join us for a discussion of 2024 Nutmeg Book Award Middle Grade nominee:
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good.
So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she’s certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton—if only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real.
Books are available for checkout. No registration required. For people in grades 4 and up.
The Little Mermaid
(2023 . PG . 2h 15m)
Directed by Rob Marshall; Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King
A mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
The Little Mermaid
(2023 . PG . 2h 15m)
Directed by Rob Marshall; Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King
A mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
oin us on Thursday, September 21st @ 7pm via Zoom
For a book discussion with
*Registration required
oin us on Thursday, September 21st @ 7pm via Zoom
For a book discussion with
*Registration required
Bring your singing voice on Fridays! We sing, dance, blow bubbles -- and have fun!
Drop in; no registration required.
Bring your singing voice on Fridays! We sing, dance, blow bubbles -- and have fun!
Drop in; no registration required.
The Little Mermaid
(2023 . PG . 2h 15m)
Directed by Rob Marshall; Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King
A mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
The Little Mermaid
(2023 . PG . 2h 15m)
Directed by Rob Marshall; Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King
A mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
The Little Mermaid
(2023 . PG . 2h 15m)
Directed by Rob Marshall; Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King
A mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
The Little Mermaid
(2023 . PG . 2h 15m)
Directed by Rob Marshall; Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King
A mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
Writing Group open to all writers of any genre. We meet the fourth Monday of the month, September thru June. Come learn, critique, and enjoy the creative experience.
Writing Group open to all writers of any genre. We meet the fourth Monday of the month, September thru June. Come learn, critique, and enjoy the creative experience.
Join us for four weeks of Story Time with Miss Wendy! There will be stories, music, and a craft! Ages 2-5
Drop-ins welcome!
Join us for four weeks of Story Time with Miss Wendy! There will be stories, music, and a craft! Ages 2-5
Drop-ins welcome!
This is not a library program.
This is not a library program.
Join us for four weeks of Spring Story Time with Miss Wendy! There will be stories, music, and a craft! Ages 2-5
Drop-ins welcome!
Join us for four weeks of Spring Story Time with Miss Wendy! There will be stories, music, and a craft! Ages 2-5
Drop-ins welcome!
This is not a library event. This event is not open to the public.
This is not a library event. This event is not open to the public.
Are you ready to race against the clock? Join us for games of skill (and maybe a little luck!) with a twist.
Sure, you can complete the challenges, but can you do it in 60 seconds?
Open to people in grades 4 and up. No registration required.
Are you ready to race against the clock? Join us for games of skill (and maybe a little luck!) with a twist.
Sure, you can complete the challenges, but can you do it in 60 seconds?
Open to people in grades 4 and up. No registration required.
Past Lives
(2023 . PG-13 . 1h 45m)
Directed by Celine Song; Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo
20 years after being wrested apart, two friends are reunited for one fateful week.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
Past Lives
(2023 . PG-13 . 1h 45m)
Directed by Celine Song; Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo
20 years after being wrested apart, two friends are reunited for one fateful week.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
Bring your singing voice on Fridays! We sing, dance, blow bubbles -- and have fun!
Drop in; no registration required.
Bring your singing voice on Fridays! We sing, dance, blow bubbles -- and have fun!
Drop in; no registration required.
Past Lives
(2023 . PG-13 . 1h 45m)
Directed by Celine Song; Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo
20 years after being wrested apart, two friends are reunited for one fateful week.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
Past Lives
(2023 . PG-13 . 1h 45m)
Directed by Celine Song; Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo
20 years after being wrested apart, two friends are reunited for one fateful week.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
Past Lives
(2023 . PG-13 . 1h 45m)
Directed by Celine Song; Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo
20 years after being wrested apart, two friends are reunited for one fateful week.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
Past Lives
(2023 . PG-13 . 1h 45m)
Directed by Celine Song; Starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo
20 years after being wrested apart, two friends are reunited for one fateful week.
The auditorium seats 45; no registration required.
This is not a library program.
This is not a library program.
Join us for four weeks of Story Time with Miss Wendy! There will be stories, music, and a craft! Ages 2-5
Drop-ins welcome!
Join us for four weeks of Story Time with Miss Wendy! There will be stories, music, and a craft! Ages 2-5
Drop-ins welcome!
The Suffield Photo Cafe meets the 1st Tuesday of each month.
The Suffield Photo Cafe meets the 1st Tuesday of each month.
Monthly meeting of the Library Commission.
Monthly meeting of the Library Commission.
Being held for this month's art reception.
Details to come.
Being held for this month's art reception.
Details to come.
Meeting of DAR.
Not open to the public. This is not a library-sponsored program.
Meeting of DAR.
Not open to the public. This is not a library-sponsored program.
Join us for Lego Club! Participate in our building theme of the month, or construct whatever you can dream up.
No registration required. Recommended Ages 4+. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Thank you to the Friends of the Kent Memorial Library for funding this program.
Join us for Lego Club! Participate in our building theme of the month, or construct whatever you can dream up.
No registration required. Recommended Ages 4+. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Thank you to the Friends of the Kent Memorial Library for funding this program.
Monday, October 16 at 6:30 pm
A book group for adults to read and discuss books that have been challenged and/or banned. Copies of the book are available at the library. Registration is recommended but not required. Facilitated by Librarian Anna Cierocki.
"Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past–a mythic legacy as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America.
Monday, October 16 at 6:30 pm
A book group for adults to read and discuss books that have been challenged and/or banned. Copies of the book are available at the library. Registration is recommended but not required. Facilitated by Librarian Anna Cierocki.
"Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima comes to stay with his family in New Mexico. She is a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic. Under her wise wing, Tony will probe the family ties that bind and rend him, and he will discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past–a mythic legacy as palpable as the Catholicism of Latin America.
The second in this book series will be "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell. Registration is required.
"Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell
England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike. The end of days is near, but life always goes on.
A young Latin tutor—penniless and bullied by a violent father—falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman. Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people. Once she settles with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, she becomes a fiercely protective mother and a steadfast, centrifugal force in the life of her young husband, whose career on the London stage is just taking off when his beloved young son succumbs to sudden fever.
The second in this book series will be "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell. Registration is required.
"Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell
England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike. The end of days is near, but life always goes on.
A young Latin tutor—penniless and bullied by a violent father—falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman. Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people. Once she settles with her husband on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, she becomes a fiercely protective mother and a steadfast, centrifugal force in the life of her young husband, whose career on the London stage is just taking off when his beloved young son succumbs to sudden fever.
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Pip Williams would be joining us to discuss her New York Times bestseller debut book
'The Dictionary of Lost Words' on October 26th @7pm via Zoom.
- Set when the women’s suffrage movement was at its height and the Great War loomed, The Dictionary of Lost Words reveals a lost narrative, hidden between the lines of a history written by men. It’s a delightful, lyrical and deeply thought-provoking celebration of words, and the power of language to shape the world and our experience of it.
Pip Williams would be joining us to discuss her New York Times bestseller debut book
'The Dictionary of Lost Words' on October 26th @7pm via Zoom.
- Set when the women’s suffrage movement was at its height and the Great War loomed, The Dictionary of Lost Words reveals a lost narrative, hidden between the lines of a history written by men. It’s a delightful, lyrical and deeply thought-provoking celebration of words, and the power of language to shape the world and our experience of it.
The Suffield Garden Club invites everyone to learn about the amazing abilities of birds with Sally Brockett!
Birds have amazing skills and abilities that often go unrecognized. The term "bird-brained" is not a negative term! Some birds have amazing memories that we can be envious of, while others have skills with construction that builders would find remarkable. Some birds even solve multi-step problems.
Join us and learn more about some of these astonishing feats what are accomplished by our feathered friends!
The Suffield Garden Club invites everyone to learn about the amazing abilities of birds with Sally Brockett!
Birds have amazing skills and abilities that often go unrecognized. The term "bird-brained" is not a negative term! Some birds have amazing memories that we can be envious of, while others have skills with construction that builders would find remarkable. Some birds even solve multi-step problems.
Join us and learn more about some of these astonishing feats what are accomplished by our feathered friends!
The Suffield Photo Cafe meets the 1st Tuesday of each month.
The Suffield Photo Cafe meets the 1st Tuesday of each month.
Being held for this month's art reception.
Details to come.
Being held for this month's art reception.
Details to come.
This is not a library program.
This is not a library program.
2nd Mondays at 6:30 pm
A book group for adults to read and discuss books that have been challenged and/or banned. Copies of the book are available at the library. Registration is recommended but not required. Facilitated by Librarian Anna Cierocki.
"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
The stories in The Things They Carried opened our eyes to the nature of war in a way we will never forget. It is taught everywhere, from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing, and in the decades since its publication it has never failed to challenge our perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, and courage, longing, and fear.
2nd Mondays at 6:30 pm
A book group for adults to read and discuss books that have been challenged and/or banned. Copies of the book are available at the library. Registration is recommended but not required. Facilitated by Librarian Anna Cierocki.
"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
The stories in The Things They Carried opened our eyes to the nature of war in a way we will never forget. It is taught everywhere, from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative writing, and in the decades since its publication it has never failed to challenge our perceptions of fact and fiction, war and peace, and courage, longing, and fear.
Monthly meeting of the Library Commission.
Monthly meeting of the Library Commission.
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Ask a Social Worker...Free Confidential Social Services Consultation
Pat Beeman, MSW
Pat Beeman is the Community Outreach Worker for Suffield Community Aid and the Municipal Agent designee for the Town of Suffield. Pat has 30+ years of experience as a Social Worker in various settings.
Make an appointment if you need help.
Suggested Topics (but feel free to seek help on other ones):
*Caregiver Information *Legal Services *Adult Day Care
*Mental Health & Addiction Resources *Disability Resources
*Housing *Transportation *Suffield Community Aid Programs & Services
*Assistance with completing State and Federal Benefits forms
*Medicare *Medicaid *SNAP (Food Stamps) *Social Security
Registration is required
Meeting of the Greendale Village Homowners' Association
This is not a library sponsored event.
Meeting of the Greendale Village Homowners' Association
This is not a library sponsored event.
The Suffield Photo Cafe meets the 1st Tuesday of each month.
The Suffield Photo Cafe meets the 1st Tuesday of each month.
Meeting of DAR.
Not open to the public. This is not a library-sponsored program.
Meeting of DAR.
Not open to the public. This is not a library-sponsored program.
Monthly meeting of the Library Commission.
Monthly meeting of the Library Commission.
Being held for this month's art reception.
Details to come.
Being held for this month's art reception.
Details to come.
Join us for Lego Club! Participate in our building theme of the month, or construct whatever you can dream up.
No registration required. Recommended Ages 4+. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Thank you to the Friends of the Kent Memorial Library for funding this program.
Join us for Lego Club! Participate in our building theme of the month, or construct whatever you can dream up.
No registration required. Recommended Ages 4+. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Thank you to the Friends of the Kent Memorial Library for funding this program.
This is not a library program.
This is not a library program.
2nd Mondays at 6:30 pm
A book group for adults to read and discuss books that have been challenged and/or banned. Copies of the book are available at the library. Registration is recommended but not required. Facilitated by Librarian Anna Cierocki.
"Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can be the ticket to a better life. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 an hour?
To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. Moving from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, she worked as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing-home aide, and a Wal-Mart sales clerk. She lived in trailer parks and crumbling residential motels. Very quickly, she discovered that no job is truly "unskilled," that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and muscular effort. She also learned that one job is not enough; you need at least two if you int to live indoors.
Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity—a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate stratagems for survival. Read it for the smoldering clarity of Ehrenreich's perspective and for a rare view of how "prosperity" looks from the bottom. And now, in a new foreword, Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, explains why, twenty years on in America, Nickel and Dimed is more relevant than ever
2nd Mondays at 6:30 pm
A book group for adults to read and discuss books that have been challenged and/or banned. Copies of the book are available at the library. Registration is recommended but not required. Facilitated by Librarian Anna Cierocki.
"Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can be the ticket to a better life. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 an hour?
To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. Moving from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, she worked as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing-home aide, and a Wal-Mart sales clerk. She lived in trailer parks and crumbling residential motels. Very quickly, she discovered that no job is truly "unskilled," that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and muscular effort. She also learned that one job is not enough; you need at least two if you int to live indoors.
Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity—a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate stratagems for survival. Read it for the smoldering clarity of Ehrenreich's perspective and for a rare view of how "prosperity" looks from the bottom. And now, in a new foreword, Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, explains why, twenty years on in America, Nickel and Dimed is more relevant than ever
The Suffield Garden Club invites everyone to the movies!
Join us for a screening of “Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home”,
a 90-minute environmental documentary showing how and why native plants
are critical to the survival and vitality of natural ecosystems.
To learn more visit: themeadowproject.com/hometown-habitat/
The Suffield Garden Club invites everyone to the movies!
Join us for a screening of “Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home”,
a 90-minute environmental documentary showing how and why native plants
are critical to the survival and vitality of natural ecosystems.
To learn more visit: themeadowproject.com/hometown-habitat/
The Suffield Garden Club invites everyone to learn more about
Living with Black Bears with Paul Colburn, CT Master Wildlife Conservationist.
This presentation focuses on the natural history of black bears in Connecticut, an overview of black bear habitat,
diet, behavior, reproduction, and current research efforts.
Paul will also provide practical recommendations for optimum coexistence with our black bear population.
Black bear artifacts will be shared with the audience and a Q&A will follow.
The Suffield Garden Club invites everyone to learn more about
Living with Black Bears with Paul Colburn, CT Master Wildlife Conservationist.
This presentation focuses on the natural history of black bears in Connecticut, an overview of black bear habitat,
diet, behavior, reproduction, and current research efforts.
Paul will also provide practical recommendations for optimum coexistence with our black bear population.
Black bear artifacts will be shared with the audience and a Q&A will follow.
Celebrate Irish culture and heritage through traditional dance with Scoil Rince Luimni Irish Dance Academy and KML!
Saturday, March 16 at 11:15 a.m.
While Irish dancing is done all year long, SRL Irish Dance Academy loves to share Irish dancing
with the wider community throughout the month of March in celebration of St Patrick's Day! Sláinte!
Celebrate Irish culture and heritage through traditional dance with Scoil Rince Luimni Irish Dance Academy and KML!
Saturday, March 16 at 11:15 a.m.
While Irish dancing is done all year long, SRL Irish Dance Academy loves to share Irish dancing
with the wider community throughout the month of March in celebration of St Patrick's Day! Sláinte!
