Kirkland Town Library

This is a haiku To remind you to enter Our Haiku Contest Entries are due on April 30! Prizes will be awarded to the best entry written by children, teens, and adults.

Did you know we can text you to let you know your items are ready? Send us a DM if you'd like to use this new service.

Several of our American Girl dolls are ready to come to your house for a visit. There's no waiting list; stop in to check one out! #americangirldoll #ktlathome #clintonny

We're looking forward to collecting your gently used jewelry and books on May 22! More details are posted at https://www.kirklandtownlibrary.org//community-collection/

Our new Play With Me Kits are full of developmentally appropriate toys and books that encourage explorative and imaginative play. Great for grandparents, babysitters, or parents who just want to try something new. Kits are available for 0-12, 12-24, 24-36, and 36-48 months.

Stop by the KTL to make a wish, donate a dollar, and support CCS seventh grade students as they work to help the people of South Sudan. To read more about the project, visit the KTL or go online to sites.google.com/ccs.edu/wishtree/home

See what's new this week at the Kirkland Town Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=1085-495 *** There are two new bestsellers, one new movie, one new audiobook, four new children's books, and two other new books.... The new bestsellers this week are "World Travel: An Irreverent Guide" and "A Gambling Man." The new movie this week is "Earwig and the Witch."

Join our team, KTL Books It, in the Empire State Trail Virtual Challenge. Walk, run, bike, or hike; enter your mileage on the event website; and we'll get fit together this spring! Be sure to choose our team when registering and use code ESTC21 to get $5 off your registration.

Our seed exchange is open! Fill out an order form and get up to five packets of heirloom seeds, all for free. Forms are available on our website as well as inside the KTL and curbside.

Great job, Alicyn! We love your poem!

On Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m., join us outside the Clinton Performing Arts Center for the ribbon cutting on a brand new poem on the Poetry Path! Following brief remarks from the Kirkland Town Library and Clinton Central School, Alicyn Calcara CCS '24 will read her poem.

On Friday 4/16 at 9:30 a.m., caregivers and babies can join Ms. Ruth on Zoom to learn songs and lap bounces, chat, and just say hello! Drop in anytime, stay as long as you’d like, and connect with other caregivers. Activities will be aimed at pre-walkers but all ages are welcome. Contact us to sign up and get the Zoom link. If you can't make this one, mark your calendars for April 30, May 14, and May 28.

We'll be closing at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 16 for a staff training. #closingearly #loveourstaff#clintonny

The Peeps Diorama Expo entries are in! Vote online at https://forms.gle/3iwT2jN9fpCsyEUe6 or let us know your favorites in the comments.

Join us outside for story time on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. (weather permitting). Hear a story, sing some songs, and move along with Ms. Ruth and Paulie.

April is National Poetry Month so we are holding a Haiku Contest! Submit your entry by April 30; winners will be chosen in three age groups.