Kent Public Library-New Library Building

Grand Opening & 40th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, December 4


Young Colonials Fife & Drum Corps lead the National Anthem.	Wilma Baker, Secretary of the Friends of Kent Library and one of the Library's founding members, speaks about the founding of the library in 1964.

Senator Vincent Leibell & Library Director Dona Boyer cut the ribbon.	ShopRite of Carmel donated a lovely cake for the event.

The staff celebrate the special day.


September 16, 2004: Adult stacks (above left) and children's stacks (above right).

September 16, 2004: One of two study rooms	September 16, 2004: Quiet reading area.

September 3, 2004: The public side of the circulation desk.	September 3, 2004: The area behind the building will be the parking lot.

September 1, 2004: The Children's Services desk is almost finished.	August 27, 2004: View of the front of the library building.

August 23, 2004: The stacks are installed in the adult area.	August 25, 2004: The stage in the Storytime & Toddler area.

August 17, 2004: The shelving has been delivered and is being installed.

July 28, 2004: The carpeting has been installed in the library and the painting is complete. Above left is a quiet study room (the library will have two) and above right is the adult section and quiet reading room.

July 2, 2004: Director Dona Boyer and Library Board President Don Haney set the time capsule under the cornerstone of the library building.	July 2, 2004: Library staff celebrate the setting of the cornerstone.