K is for "Kent Memorial Library"

 

 

 

"K is for the Kent Memorial Library"

 Hi Guys!! My family and I went to the Kent Library this past weekend. We had a great time and the library was so cute and small- it reminded us of Ivoryton! The librarian was very nice and they had a special reading room that was very old. There were also many places to sit down in the reading room.

The reading room.... SO CUTE!!!!

The one thing I found surprising about this library (since it was so tiny) was the fact that they had a young adult section. The section consisted of 3 tall shelves packed with lots of young adult selections. 

Kent is on the Appalachian Trail, so hikers and their gear were everywhere!  This gear belongs to some hikers who also like to explore libraries wherever they go.

The children's section was pretty average. For some reason it reminded me a little of the children's section from the Jewett City library. They had all of the 2013 Nutmeg Nominees in the same place as most of the libraries and it was easy to take one out. The only difference in the Nutmeg section was the fact that the teen Nutmeg nominees and the children's were mixed together and put on the same shelf.

The children's section!!

After visiting the library we visited the rest of Kent. We discovered a great Indie bookshop called House of Books. Besides books they also sold everything from pens, to puzzles, to toys, to stationary.The owner, Terri was a wonderful help when we asked for directions to the Falls.

We ate here for lunch after the library. This restaurant is called The Villager had great food!!! We recommend the black bean soup and homemade guacamole.

A gorgeous place to take a break before our long drive home!

After eating and checking out the bookstore we visited Kent Falls a waterfall in Kent. My brother and I had a blast since we were allowed to swim in the waterfall its self!! It was cool, especially since we had never done it before!

  We had a marvelous time in Kent!  It was full of our favorite things- a quaint library, a great indie bookstore, some exploring in nature, AND ice cream at the end of the day :-)!