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KCPL Presents The Benefits of Therapeutic Touch: Ease Back Pain

August 17, 2019 by Kent County Public Library Leave a Comment

Join us for Ease Back Pain, the final session of the Benefits of Therapeutic Touch series!

Kiley Shipp, LMT, SET, returns to Kent County Public Library with insights into how understanding the interconnectedness of your anatomy can help address common body aches and pains. This workshop focuses on the ever-prevalent affliction of back pain, including techniques for easing and alleviating discomfort by working the muscles in your legs and stomach.

All are welcome at this FREE program. Please register.

Ease Back Pain
Wednesday, August 28 | 6:30pm
Kent County Public Library | Chestertown

For more information or to register, please visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410-778-3636.

Enneagram: A Tool to Understand Yourself and Others at KCPL

August 15, 2019 by Kent County Public Library Leave a Comment

Feeling confused or conflicted? Struggling to connect with people in your life? The Enneagram of Personality is a tool that can help you become more self-aware and mindful so you can develop a better relationship with yourself and others.

On Wednesday, August 21^st, Sarah Gifford will present an introduction to Enneagram, including a quick sorting test to determine your personality type and information about how to develop stress-reduction techniques that best suit your type.

Space is limited and registration required for this FREE workshop.

Wednesday, August 21 | 6pm

Kent County Public Library | Chestertown

For more information or to register for this program, visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410-778-3636.

Sarah Gifford, MA, is a graduate of Eastern University, St. Davids, PA with a master’s degree in Community and Clinical Counseling. She believes Enneagram can help deepen our logical understanding of personal motivations and reactions to people, situations, and relationships.

How to Start (and Grow!) Your Family History Research at KCPL

August 12, 2019 by Kent County Public Library Leave a Comment

In celebration of Legacy Day 2019, Sumner Hall and Kent County Public Library present Plant Your Family Tree: How to Start (and Grow!) Your Family History Research.

Vivian Fisher, Deputy Director of Enoch Pratt Free Library’s African American Department, presents an introduction to techniques for exploring family history with a focus on resources that may be of particular value to those with African American ancestors. Information about a variety of materials and local collections for genealogy research will also be available.

After the program, stay to enjoy a light lunch and continued conversation.

Saturday, August 17 | 10am
Kent County Public Library | Chestertown Branch

For more information about Sumner Hall and Legacy Day 2019 events, visit garpost25.orgor call 443-282-0023.

For more information about programs at Kent County Public Library, visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410.778.3636.

Sciencetellers presents ALIENS! at Kent County Public Library

August 11, 2019 by Kent County Public Library Leave a Comment

A Universe of Stories is still going strong at Kent County Public Library, but the Summer Reading Finale is just around the corner.

Don’t miss this action-packed and educational alien adventure that uses science experiments for special effects. It’s totally out of this world! Ages 5+. This event is made possible by the 2019 Library Readers Reach for the Stars grant from the PNC Foundation.

Even though programming is wrapping up, there’s still time for kids of all ages to sign up and play the Summer Reading Game! Players can redeem points for prizes at all KCPL locations through Saturday, August 31st. All kids with 50+ points recorded will be entered in the Grand Prize Raffle, which will take place in early September.

For more information about the A Universe of Stories summer reading events or game, visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410.778.3636.

3Doodler Art Workshop: Creative Time for Grown-Ups at KCPL

August 9, 2019 by Kent County Public Library Leave a Comment

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: 3Doodler Art

It’s time to doodle! You bring the creativity and we’ll bring the 3Doodlers. What is a 3Doodler? A 3Doodler pen is essentially a freehand 3D-printer that lets you draw in three-dimensional space using a special plastic that is pliable when melted and hardens in seconds as you draw. This unique blend of technology and art has lots of potential for creativity

All supplies will be provided. Space is limited and registration is requiredfor this FREE program.

For more information or to register for this program, visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410-778-3636.

Kent County Public Library | Chestertown Branch
Wednesday, August 14 | 6pm

One Day University Virtual Lecture Series Continues at KCPL

August 7, 2019 by Kent County Public Library Leave a Comment

Kent County Public Library continues its virtual lecture series exploring big ideas through recorded talks from One Day University’s video archives.

Negotiation: How to Get (more of) What You Want
Friday, August 9 | 10am

Professor Margaret Neale, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, explores the opportunities that exist when negotiators reframe their interactions from adversarial battles to collaborative problem solving. In doing so, she will demonstrate how to get (more of) what you want by expanding the opportunities to create and claim value in everyday interactions as well as in those rare, high-value interactions.

Beethoven and The Beatles: Hearing the Connection
Tuesday, August 27 | 10am

Professor Michael Alec Rose, composer at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, draws on the simple idea that great art knows no historical boundaries as he compares how Ludwig and the Fab Four make music in beautifully analogous ways. With song structures built on similar principles of economy, logic, and irrational instinct and a grand vision of shared humanity, boundless compassion, and communal wonder, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and the Beatles’ “Hey Jude” are bound together across time and despite stylistic difference.

One Day University is an online platform that works with outstanding professors from schools across the country to enable thousands of people to attend excellent and engaging lectures virtually. At One Day U there are no grades, no tests, no homework — just the pure joy of lifelong learning!

These virtual lectures will be shown at KCPL’s main library in Chestertown. For more information, visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410-778-3636.

Kent County Public Library Celebrates Summer Reading Kickoff

June 20, 2019 by Kent County Public Library Leave a Comment

Kent County Public Library’s summer reading program is back!

This year’s theme, A Universe of Stories, creates the opportunity for kids to explore the galaxy through books, special events, and the ever-popular summer reading game.

The excitement kicks off on Monday, June 24th with three performances by David Darwin, One Man Sideshow. From juggling to fire eating, plate spinning to unicycling, this not to be missed family-friendly performance will take place at all three KCPL locations –North County at 11am, Rock Hall at 2:30pm, and Chestertown at 6pm.

KCPL’s calendar is packed with programs all summer long, including making a spectroscope to explore the science of visible light, creating galactic pendants, several family films, special after-hours storytimes, and making space slime. This summer’s featured performances include The Insane Science of Fairyland, “The Sky is Not the Limit” with Story Tapestries, “Aliens!” by Sciencetellers, and the legendary Mr. Sam’s Nursery Rhyme Rock Concert.

This year’s A Universe of Stories summer reading game is full of activities and reading adventures designed to keep young brains engaged and curious. Players complete activities to earn points and redeem them for prizes, including books, art kits, Orioles and Shorebird baseball tickets, gift cards, and more. At the end of the summer, all players who have redeemed at least 50 points will be entered in the grand prize raffle drawing! Kids can vote for what the grand prize will be–a telescope or a Chromebook–when they sign up to play the game. Registration is open at all KCPL locations and points can be redeemed through August 31st.

Kent County Public Library’s summer reading program is made possible in part by the 2019 Library Readers Reach for the Stars grant from the PNC Foundation.

For more information about the summer reading game and the many special events happening at KCPL this summer, visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410.778.3636.

Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee

May 18, 2019 by Kent County Public Library Leave a Comment

Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members for insurance money in the 1970s. With the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative shot him dead at the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell’s murderer was acquitted–thanks to the same attorney who had previously defended the Reverend.

Author Harper Lee was fascinated by this true-crime tale unfolding in her native Alabama and spent years working on writing her own version of the case, but that book was never finished.

Now debut author Casey Cep has brought the story to life, from the shocking murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South. Her newly published book, Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee, also offers a deeply moving portrait of one of the country’s most beloved writers and her struggle with fame, success, and the mystery of artistic creativity.

On Saturday, June 1, Casey Cep will speak about the “beautiful, sobering, and sometimes chilling” story at Kent County Public Library’s Chestertown Branch.

The talk will be followed by a catered reception and book signing. A limited number of copies of Ms. Cep’s book, Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee, will be available for purchase.

This event is made possible due to the generosity of the Friends of Kent County Public Library. For more information about the Friends, visit friendsofthekcpl.org

Space is limited. To reserve your virtual ticket for this FREE event, visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410.778.3636.

Modern Board Games for Adults & Teens at KCPL March 27

March 13, 2019 by Kent County Public Library Leave a Comment

Strategy! Hilarity! Meeples! That’s right, it’s another board game night at Kent County Public Library.

If Monopoly and Scrabble are what come to mind when you think about board games, this program is an excellent opportunity to experience the landscape of modern board games. Whether you enjoy storytelling, multi-layered strategy, collaborative problem-solving, or fast-paced competition, there’s a game for everyone!

Gamers of all experience levels are welcome to try out the newest games in KCPL’s collection, including Sushi Go!, Topiary, The Fox and the Forest, Azul, and Love Letter, at this casual evening of board games.

Can’t make it to the program? You can use your library card to borrow board games to play at home.

For more information about this and other upcoming programs, visit kentcountylibrary.org or call 410-778-3636.

Wednesday, March 27 | 6-8pm
Kent County Public Library | Chestertown Branch

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