The Kenmore Library is open!  Our weekly hours are:

Mondays from

10 am – 6 pm

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from

10 am – 9 pm

Fridays and Saturdays from

10 am – 5 pm

Sundays

12 pm - 5 pm

We are closed  the following Holidays in 2022 (PDF)

Our address is 160 Delaware Road, Kenmore NY 14217

You can call us at 716-873-2842 during our open hours

Our public Wi-Fi service is always available and the signal range extends to our parking lot

The network ID is BECPL2

The password is librarywifi

Please Note: Due to space concerns, we are currently NOT ACCEPTING DONATIONS of materials at this time.  You can still donate to the Friends of the Library Group Saturdays at 10-12 across the street at the former Kenmore Middle School (155 Delaware Rd, door #8)

Friends of the Library Book Sale! 

Takes place at 155 Delaware Road (Door #8) - Formerly the Kenmore Middle School

Friday, June 3, from 3-7 pm

Saturday ,June 4 from 9 am - 1 pm

List Prices

Hardcover and Young Adult books
$1 each

Trade Paperbacks and Children's Hardcovers
.50 each

Pocket Paperbacks and Children's Paperbacks
.25 each

Event Details

New books added daily
Free admission
Credit cards accepted

EVENTS

Preschool Story Time for ages 3-5 : Please call to register

For children ages 3-5.  Enjoy stories, fingerplays, and more. 

Choose Tuesday mornings at 10:15 from April 5-May 17 OR Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm from April 6- May 18. Space is limited to registered participants, so registration is necessary. Call 716-873-2842 or stop in the library to register.

Online Story Time with Joe and Jill

Join us every Tuesday & Thursday on our Facebook page for Story Time!

Get in your cozies and join Joe on Tuesdays at 7 pm for a special bedtime story, and laugh and sing with Jill Thursday mornings at 10:30 am.

Weekly Drop in Programs

Tinker Tuesdays: Tuesdays from 4-6 pm.  Tinker with some STEM toys! Play and learn with Bee-Bots, Ozobots, Brackitz, Snap Circuits Extreme, and more! No registration is necessary. Open to ages 5-16. 

Build-A-Button Thursdays: Thursdays from 4-6 pm. Make a personalized button or magnet! All supplies provided and program is for all ages. No registration necessary- drop in anytime between 4-6pm.

Board Games All Day Sunday: Sundays from 12-5 pm.  Don't know what to do on a Sunday? Bring family or friends to the Kenmore Library, take a break from devices, and discover the good old-fashioned fun of board games! Games available for all ages. No registration necessary.

Crafterday

The first Saturday of each month is Crafterday at Kenmore! 

On Saturday, May 7th we'll be decorating flower pots and planting some seeds.

Recommended for ages 5-12 (children younger than 5 can attend with a caregiver, children older than 12 can attend if interested). 

Registration required. Call 716-873-2842 or stop in the library to register.

Books and Barks

Held the 3rd Saturday of each month. This program for children ages 5-12 is a unique opportunity to work on reading skills in a relaxed and fun environment. 
Sign up for a 15 minute session to read to a trained therapy dog. Appointments are available between 10-11:30 AM.

UPCOMING DATES

Saturday, May 21, 2022
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Saturday, December 17, 2022

Presented in partnership with Paws for Love, a program of the SPCA serving Erie County.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Registrations can be made by phone during our open hours at 873-2842 or in person at the checkout desk.

Craft & Carry

Take home crafting kits for kids (recommended for ages 5-10)

ask about available take home crafting kits currently available! 

Bricks to Go!  A Take home building challenge for kids 6-14

Missing Lego Club? Try BRICKS-TO-GO! Come by the Kenmore branch library and checkout one of our BRICKS-TO-GO kits. Take it home and create your build before bringing it back to display! For kids ages 6-14. Kits are limited so stop by or call 873-2842 for details.

Battle of the Books Informational Meeting

Thursday, June 2 at 5 pm

Do you like to read? Do you love trivia and competition? Are you in grades 5-8?

TRY BATTLE OF THE BOOKS!

Battle of the books is a county-wide book trivia competition for current 5th-8th graders (rising 6th-9th graders) where we'll read four books and answer trivia questions about them! There's also an artistic challenge where team members can create a 2D representation of one of the books.

We'll hold weekly meetings to practice our trivia and talk about the books. At the end of July, we'll participate in a virtual competition. Is this the year that a Kenmore team wins?

Call 716-873-2842 or stop in the library for more information. Regular meetings will run from June 9-July 21

Dungeons & Dragons: Summer Library Adventures

For ages 13-19 Mondays from June 6- August 29

Welcome Adventurers new and old to the Kenmore Library's first Summer Dungeons & Dragons sessions! Meetings every Monday from June 6th- August 29th, 3:30-4:30pm in June and 3:00-4:30pm in July and August.

This program is for ages 13-19 and requires registration. No prior experience is required. Call the library at 716-873-2842 for more information or to register. 

Book a Technology Trainer: Presented by the Tech Know Lab of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

Appointments for one on one technology assistance available on Tuesday, May 31 on the hour between 2 pm and 4 pm and 6 pm and 7 pm

choose one of the following topics, (please note: trainers are not able to perform any repairs to hardware or troubleshoot any major software issues with personal devices)

• Android Basics, Email, Cloud Services, Internet Basics, iPhone/iPad Basics
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• Microsoft Office Basics (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.),
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• Organizing Computer Files/Folders,
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• Simple Digital Editing Online (audio & photos),
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• Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.), Using Google, Windows Basics

Call the Kenmore Library at 716-873-2842 to sign up for an appointment.

BAD Art Night! Thursday, May 26 @ 7 pm

Are you a frustrated parent who wants to bond with your sullen teen? Are you a teen who'd like to avoid homework by making an ugly craft? Do you have a significant other you'd like to annoy with a weird activity? Are you an adult who just wants to get their hands on some glitter and pom poms? Well, have we got the event for you!

BAD ART NIGHT!

We're going to use kid's crafting supplies to make terrible art! A vote will be held at the end to see who made the ugliest creation. Finally- you can be a winner by being the WORST!

This program is for people 13-100 years old. Sense of humor required (registration required too- space is limited). Call the library at (716) 873-2842 to register.

The Checkout Introductory Meeting

Tuesday, June 6 7-8:30 pm

Are you an avid reader?

Do you like recommending books & movies?

Do you enjoy writing?

Do you LOVE the library?

Then come to the first meeting for The Checkout, a review source publication written by library patrons. This is our initial meeting, so we're looking to see if there are enough people interested in order to create our literary publication, which would consist of reviews of books, movies, audiobooks, and events that are literary in nature and locally available. Meetings would be monthly on the 1st Thursday, with email correspondence in between.

Registration is encouraged but not necessary. Call the library at (716) 873-2842 for more information.

Plant Swap! Saturday, June 4, 2022 10:30am - 12:30pm

Come to the Kenmore Library and participate in our Plant Swap!

Bring your extra vegetable plants, flower seedlings, plant divisions, and seeds in disposable/reusable containers (please label each with the name of the plant, light requirements, and growing conditions) and leave with new plant varieties in exchange!

Plants and seedlings can be dropped off early anytime the library is open from Wednesday, June 1st until Friday, June 3rd or you can bring them on the day of the swap.

All contributors will be entered into a raffle for a $25 gift card to Mischler's Florist & Greenhouse!

No registration required. Rain or shine!

Kenmore Crafting Night for ages 14 and up

Tuesday, June 7 @ 6:30pm

Join us for a fun evening of crafting...in person!  Call or stop in the library to register to decorate some flower pots!

Registration required.  Please call 716-873-2842 or stop in the library to sign up.

FRED Buffalo Building of Dreams with Frances R. Schmidt

Wednesday, June 15 7-8:30 pm

Come to a special presentation from local author Frances R. Schmidt on her book, FRED Buffalo Building of Dreams, an historical novel about a 120-year-old apartment building on the West Side of Buffalo. All are welcome and no registration required. Books will be available for purchase.

Computer Coach 

Times and availability may vary, inquire with staff for current schedule

Get one on one assistance with our volunteers  to help you with your smartphone or tablet, email, Microsoft Word, using the Internet, scanning and more! Service based on volunteer availability, it is advised that you contact the branch beforehand for the current schedule. Call 716-873-2842 for more information.

Notary Public - Wednesdays from 7-8 PM

Beginning December 1st, a volunteer Notary Public will be available at the Kenmore Library from 7:00- 8:00pm every Wednesday. No appointment is necessary and walk-ins are welcome. Call 873-2842 for more information.

The Kenmore Library Book Club

Join Mary on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:45 pm for a monthly book discussion. 

email knm@buffalolib.org or call the library at 873-2842 during open hours for information about getting a copy of the book to be discussed.  

January 18^th – The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich   

February 15^th – The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller   

March 15^th – The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman  

April 19^th – The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

May 17^th – Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson   

June 21^st – To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf    

July 19^th – The Midnight Library by Matt Haig   

August 16^th – The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris 

September 20^th – The Circle by Dave Eggers

October 18^th – Dig by A.S. King  

November 15^th – The Hired Girl by L.A. Schlitz   

December 20^th – An American Marriage by Tayari Jones   

Knit & Crochet Club 

Get together with friends to knit, crochet, or work on your other crafty projects!

Meets every Monday from 12-2 PM.

No registration required. This is not a class, so make sure to bring your own yarn and projects.

Call 716-873-2842 or stop in the library for more information.

Kenmore Library News, the premier kid-created newsletter for all things library returns at last!  Click the links below or stop by the library to get your copy.

Issue #23 JAN/FEB 2022

Issue #24 MAR/APR 2022

The KLN Zine- The Kenmore Library News Zine for young adults, with news and reviews and all the hottest pop culture takes.

Issue #12 JAN/FEB 2022

Issue #13 MAR/APR 2022

Join the Western New York Virtual Book Club!

Talk about books with fellow Western New Yorkers with the WNY Book Club Community on Goodreads!

Based out of the various Library Systems in WNY this book club welcomes all persons.

New selection each month!

Join.Read.Comment.Enjoy!

CONNECT WITH US

Join us on Facebook @KenmoreLib for news, updates, and reminders about everything happening at the Kenmore Library, as well as other events happening in the Buffalo & Erie County Library System and the Town of Tonawanda.  

Our Twitter handle is @BECPLKenmore for updates on any library changes as well as to promote our programs.

Need some reading inspiration? Our sister branch at Kenilworth has 90+  Pinterest Boards with thousands of suggestions for books available to request from the Buffalo & Erie County Library System which you can have sent to  Kenmore for pickup.  Check out their new & notable boards for items on order or recently received.

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Bookmark the link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/16-1070893 and support us every time you shop.

Proceeds benefit the Town of Tonawanda Public Library -- Kenilworth and Kenmore Branches.

Remember, friending and following us on our social media sites, checking-in, liking, sharing our posts, and tagging us in your pictures, are all great ways to help promote your branch & libraries as a whole!

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