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National Library Week 2026: Find Your Joy

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. In the...  More
Date:
Sunday, April 19, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Audience:
  Adults (ages 18+)     All Ages     Young Adults (ages 18-25)  
Categories:
  Featured Events  

National Library Week 2026: Find Your Joy

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. In the...  More
Date:
Monday, April 20, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Audience:
  Adults (ages 18+)     All Ages     Young Adults (ages 18-25)  
Categories:
  Featured Events  

KCPL Board of Trustees In-Person

Board meetings are open to the public and all are welcome. In compliance with the Maryland Open Meeting Act, the agenda for the meeting is attached to this posting. If there are any details missing,...  More
Date:
Monday, April 20, 2026
Time:
4:30pm - 7:00pm
Location:
Main Meeting Room, Chestertown
Audience:
  Adults (ages 18+)     Young Adults (ages 18-25)  
Categories:
  Board Meetings  

National Library Week 2026: Find Your Joy

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. In the...  More
Date:
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Audience:
  Adults (ages 18+)     All Ages     Young Adults (ages 18-25)  
Categories:
  Featured Events  

Preschool Storytime In-Person

Join us for books, songs, creativity, and more! This program is designed to foster a love of books and create a foundation of early literacy skills. Ages 2 to 5
Date:
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Main Meeting Room, Chestertown
Audience:
  Preschool (ages 2-5)  
Categories:
  Kindergarten Readiness  

Baby & Toddler Storytime In-Person

Join us for books, rhymes, music, and movement! This interactive program helps adults and little ones connect while introducing early literacy skills. Ages 0 to 2
Date:
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
11:00am - 11:30am
Location:
CHES - Children's Area, Chestertown
Audience:
  Baby & Toddler (ages 0-2)  
Categories:
  Kindergarten Readiness  

The Librarians - Award-Winning Documentary Screening In-Person

Join KCPL's Executive Director Natalie Hagan at a special screening of the award-winning documentary The Librarians. Celebrate your freedom to read and explore the role librarians across the country...  More
Date:
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Time:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Main Meeting Room, Chestertown
Audience:
  Adults (ages 18+)     Young Adults (ages 18-25)  
Categories:
  Movies  

National Library Week 2026: Find Your Joy

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. In the...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Audience:
  Adults (ages 18+)     All Ages     Young Adults (ages 18-25)  
Categories:
  Featured Events  

Celebrating the Legacy of Kenneth Walley In-Person

In 1957, Kenneth Walley opened the Walley Funeral Home on Calvert Street in Chestertown, achieving his high school ambition of becoming a mortician. As the first Black mortician and embalmer in Kent...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location:
Chestertown Library Inc. Building, Chestertown
Audience:
  Adults (ages 18+)     All Ages     Young Adults (ages 18-25)  
Categories:
  Featured Events     History & Genealogy  

National Library Week 2026: Find Your Joy

National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. In the...  More
Date:
Thursday, April 23, 2026 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Audience:
  Adults (ages 18+)     All Ages     Young Adults (ages 18-25)  
Categories:
  Featured Events  

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