Read all month long and complete activities to earn badges! From January 1 to January 31, Kent County Public Library is participating in Beanstack’s Fifth Annual Winter Reading Challenge, sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group. "Read for a Better World" encourages readers of all ages to explore diversity, empathy, and action through literature. We challenge our… Continue Reading Winter Reading Challenge 2022: Read for a Better World

From the calming chamomile to the scar healing lily, lots of flowers have properties to help you feel better when they're brewed into teas. In honor of National Hot Tea Month, come brew, smell, taste, and learn about the power of flowering teas! Create your very own floral potion bottle to take home. And, of… Continue Reading Witchy Tea Flowers – A Pizza and Make a Thing Event

In honor of National Hot Tea Month, please join us for a chomping good time with an afternoon tea party of T-Rex proportions. We'll share stories, crafts, sip tea like dinosaurs, and more! Top hats and dinosaur attire welcome and encouraged. Ages 4+

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! Featured Project: Winterariums Create a small winter world in a terrarium jar! Supplies provided. You are also welcome to bring materials to add your own… Continue Reading Happiness Hour: Creative Time for Grown-Ups

Do you have a burning question about Kent County Public Library? Executive Director Arnessa Dowell has answers! You'll leave this information-packed hour knowing where the library is headed and with a better understanding of the library's role in the community. To submit a question ahead of time, please email socialmedia@kent.lib.md.us with "7 Questions" in the… Continue Reading 7 Questions with KCPL's Executive Director

The library is not a standalone organization, it's a vital part of the community! KCPL Cares is a monthly free giveaway initiative that lets us connect with and support the community in a variety of ways. This month, our giveaway is a Secret Valentine Surprise Pack! Care packs are available during normal hours of operation.… Continue Reading KCPL Cares Giveaway – Secret Valentine Surprise Pack

Have you ever found a great recipe online, then never been able to find it again? Want to start a collection of recipes, but aren't sure where to start? This interactive program will teach you how to find and collect excellent recipes from the internet and organize them into a digital cookbook! What To Know… Continue Reading Get Cookbooking! How to Create Your Own Digital Cookbook

It's Love Your Library month and we're spreading the love with Valentine's Day themed crafts for all ages! Bring your creativity, make something special for a special someone, and celebrate your love for Kent County Public Library. All ages welcome. Space is limited. Please register!

If you're a fan of chocolate, this event is not to be missed! Get hands on with melting, shaping, painting, decorating, and boxing up sweet treats made from your favorite kind of chocolate. Ages 13-17 Space is limited. Please register! Pizza and Make a Thing is a program series for teens where we eat pizza… Continue Reading Chocolate Making: A Pizza & Make a Thing Event

Join us online for a community celebration of African American authors! This interactive, multigenerational program will celebrate black authors, literacy, reading, and diversity in literature. Join us to listen or let us know you're interested in being a reader when you register. The National African-American Read-In is the nation’s oldest event dedicated to diversity in… Continue Reading African American Read-In

Meetings are open to the public and all are welcome at attend. Please join us to learn more about KCPL's current direction and ongoing priorities for serving the community. We welcome your input and engagement! In compliance with the Maryland Open Meeting Act, the agenda for the meeting will be available to the public at… Continue Reading KCPL Board of Trustees

Join us for a special evening storytime dedicated to Read Across America Day! NEA’s Read Across America features inclusive books that students can see themselves reflected in, as well as books that allow readers to see a world or a character that might be different than them. Storytime will be followed by a delightful craft.… Continue Reading Read Across America Day – Evening Storytime

The library is not a standalone organization, it's a vital part of the community! KCPL Cares is a monthly free giveaway initiative that lets us connect with and support the community in a variety of ways. This month, our giveaway features a Personal Safety Emergency Pack. Care packs are available during normal hours of operation.… Continue Reading KCPL Cares Giveaway – Personal Safety Emergency Pack

The library is not a standalone organization, it's a vital part of the community! KCPL Cares is a monthly free giveaway initiative that lets us connect with and support the community in a variety of ways. This month, our giveaway features a Personal Safety Emergency Pack. Care packs are available during normal hours of operation.… Continue Reading KCPL Cares Giveaway – Personal Safety Emergency Pack

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a recipe for mini soda breads at the library! Mix, bake and enjoy this festive treat. Irish Soda Bread was first created in the late 1830s, when the first iteration of baking soda—or bicarbonate soda—was introduced to the U.K.. Ages 13-17 Space is limited. Please register! Pizza and Make a… Continue Reading Making Soda Bread: A Pizza & Make a Thing Event