Save the date
Here are some of the things we’re planning at the Library over the next few months.
- Spring 2021 Author TalksOur Spring 2021 Author Talks program runs from March to May. We’re excited to share this virtual series with you. Take a look at the complete list here, and sign up to join us.Continue Reading
- January 22nd at 4pm – Winter Wonderland Art Class for Teens“Winter Wonderland” virtual Art Class for tweens and teens. Taught by Art Teacher Melissa Kowal. Ages 10-18. Reserve your spot now, space is limited and registration is required.Continue Reading
- March 18th at 7pm – Virtual Author Talk – Cass R SunsteinHow much information is too much? Do we need to know how many calories are in the popcorn that we bought on our way into the movie theater? Do we want to know if we are genetically predisposed to a certain disease? Can we do anything useful with next week’s ...Continue Reading
- April 1st at 7pm – Author Talk – Tobey PearlIn Providence, Plymouth Colony in 1638 a young Nipmuc tribesman, returning home from trading beaver pelts, is fatally stabbed in a robbery near Plymouth Colony by a white runaway servant and fellow rogues. Fighting for his life, the tribesman is able with his final breaths to reveal the details of ...Continue Reading
- April 22nd at 7pm – Author Talks – Fredrik LogevallJohn F. Kennedy’s meteoric rise to become the youngest elected president cemented his status as one of the most mythologized figures in American history. While hagiographic portrayals of his dazzling charisma, reports of his extramarital affairs, and disagreements over his political legacy have come and gone since his death, these ...Continue Reading
- April 29th at 7pm – Author Talk – Ted WidmerAs a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln boards a train for Washington and his inauguration—an inauguration Southerners have vowed to prevent. In Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington, a book that Doris Kearns Goodwin calls “A book for our time”, Ted ...Continue Reading
- May 13th at 7pm – Virtual Author Talk – Joseph BagleyAs Boston approaches its 400th anniversary, it is remarkable that it still maintains its historic character despite constant development. In Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them, City Archaeologist Joseph Bagley features fifty buildings that all pre-date 1800 and illustrate the city’s early history. This is the first book ...Continue Reading
- Virtual Sensory Storytimes through FebruaryThrough a Library Services and Technology Act Grant, the Kingston Public Library has teamed up with the Kennedy Donovan Center to bring you virtual sensory storytimes. Sign up for a program here. Once you’re signed up, we’ll let you know when your grab and go craft bag is ready. Then you ...Continue Reading
- It’s almost Town Meeting TimeTown Meeting begins at 8:00 am on Saturday, August 8. As of July 27, the venue is the Kingston Collection, 101 Kingston Collection Way, in the space next to the movie theater, formerly occupied by K1 Speed. Kingston’s Town Meeting is run according to Town Meeting Time: A Handbook of Parliamentary ...Continue Reading
- Volunteer rolesThese are our current and upcoming opportunities for volunteers. Greeters Greeters will be scheduled for 2-hour shifts and will be stationed near the Library entrance. We will train you to welcome the public back to the Library let people know what to expect and what’s required monitor the number of people entering and leaving the building ...Continue Reading