All KCPL Branches Closed Saturday, May 24 & Monday, May 26
On Saturday, May 24 & Monday, May 26, all KCPL locations will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.
Although our physical locations will be closed, you can still use the eLibrary and renew your items online.
Tea Time Herbs for Two: Plant a Relaxing Container Garden
Learn about the gentle healing properties of calendula, chamomile, and lemon balm as you plant a container herb garden perfect for your front step, back porch, or sunny kitchen window sill.
This event is being offered at all three KCPL locations, so make sure to register for your preferred location!
Scrabble Time
Words, strategy, and friendly competition are what you can expect at Scrabble Time!
Whether you're a seasoned Scrabble player or a beginner looking to sharpen your skills, join us at the North County library to enjoy the fun, challenge yourself, meet new people, and have a great time.
Adults (18+)
Space is limited; please register.
Tech Help Drop-In
Need some help learning the basics of technology? Got a new device and you're not sure where to start?
Stop by the Chestertown branch most Mondays from 11am-1pm for free tech help!
Storytime Break May 1 - June 15
We're busy getting ready for Summer Reading and look forward to seeing you all summer long!
Summer Storytimes will start the week of June 16th.
Board of Trustees Meeting
To learn more about how decisions that shape the library's future are made, join the Board of Trustees for a meeting!
Board meetings are open to the public and all are welcome.
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Jun 16Storytime with the Mayor
Monday, June 16 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Jun 17Preschool Storytime
Tuesday, June 17 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM
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Jun 17Baby & Toddler Storytime
Tuesday, June 17 | 11:00 - 11:30 AM
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May 23Scrabble Time
Friday, May 23 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM
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May 27KCPL Board of Trustees
Tuesday, May 27 | 4:30 - 7:00 PM
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May 28Tea Time Herbs for Two: Plant a Relaxing Container Garden In-Person
Wednesday, May 28 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM
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The manor of dreams : a novel
Mexican Gothic meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in Christina Li's haunting novel about the secrets that lie in...
My name is Emilia del Valle : a novel
"In San Francisco in 1866, an Irish nun, abandoned following a torrid relationship with a Chilean aristocrat, gives birth to...
Learning the language of depression : overcoming communication barriers so people with depression are safe and understood
In order for people with depression to feel safe and understood, it's essential to overcome depression's "language barrier." As The...
Medicare
Medicare decisions made easy The newly updated Medicare For Dummies offers clear, step-by-step instructions on how to navigate the complex...
Big chief
"There, There meets The Night Watchman in this gripping literary debut about power and corruption, family, and facing the ghosts...
Flirting lessons
"Avery Jensen is almost thirty, fresh off a breakup, and she's tired of always being so uptight and well-behaved. She...
Mỹ documents : a novel
"Ursula, Alvin, Jen, and Duncan grew up as cousins in the sprawling Nguyen family, but the truth about their family...
Make your living trust
"A living trust is a powerful document that can help readers avoid probate, plan for incapacity, and provide for their...
Speaking in tongues
"In this provocative dialogue, a Nobel laureate novelist and a leading translator investigate the nature of language and the challenges...
The baker and the bard
"Juniper and Hadley have a good thing going in Larkspur, spending their respective days apprenticing at a little bakery and...
Side quest : a visual history of roleplaying games
With a meld of history, fantasy, and memoir, Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games gives existing fans of...
The children of eve
When private investigator Charlie Parker is hired to find Wyatt Riggins, who vanished after a cryptic message, he uncovers a...
Detective aunty : a novel
When her grown daughter is suspected of murder, a charming and tenacious widow digs into the case to unmask the...
Francine's spectacular crash and burn : a novel
"A heartwarming novel centered on Francine Stevenson's accidental encounter with a peculiar 10-year-old boy who shows up at her doorstep...
Gifted & talented
Three telepathic and electrokinetically gifted children of a recently-deceased tech mogul: a biotech fraud, a struggling congressman and a former...
The queens of crime : a novel
"London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal:...
Carbon : the book of life
Carbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world. Though comprising a tiny fraction of Earth's...
Fun for the whole family : a novel
"The four Endicott siblings--Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude--were once inseparable, a bond created by the absence of their dazzling, mercurial...
Great big beautiful life
"Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of...
Poisoning the well : how forever chemicals contaminated America
"This is the shocking true-life story of how PFAS -- a set of toxic chemicals most people have never heard...
Salsa daddy : dip your way into Mexican cooking
"From the author of Mi Cocina comes a comprehensive (and unbelievably delicous) cookbook that focuses on one of the main...
This is me, is that you? : encounters with schizophrenia
"A psychoanalyst's sensitive exploration of schizophrenia through the stories and words of three women patients In the spring...
Washing my mother's body : a ceremony for grief
"This illustrated edition of the celebrated poem includes lyrical prose with Dana Tiger's evocative watercolors to explore a daughter's journey...
Sex with a brain injury : on concussion and recovery
"Annie Liontas suffered multiple concussions in her thirties. In Sex with a Brain Injury, she writes about what it means...
1992
In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and relationship with his son amidst the turbulent 1992 LA...
Kill her twice
In in 1930s Los Angeles Chinatown, the Chow sisters, May, Gemma, and Peony, suspect foul play in the death of...
Dog trouble
"Ash is a good kid at heart. But his grades are slipping, and when he gets caught vandalizing an old...
Leap
"A coming-of-age graphic novel following two dancers at a conservative performing arts school--exploring friendship, first love, and what it means...
Dog trouble
"Ash is a good kid at heart. But his grades are slipping, and when he gets caught vandalizing an old...
Leap
"A coming-of-age graphic novel following two dancers at a conservative performing arts school--exploring friendship, first love, and what it means...
Lorne : the man who invented Saturday Night Live
"Ever since its debut in the fall of 1975, Saturday Night Live's impact on the culture has been lasting and...
Unmasking for life : the autistic person's guide to connecting, loving, and living authentically
"Most masked Autistics have spent a lifetime being told how to perform neurotypically: how to behave, how to carry themselves,...
One good thing
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage...
The filling station : a novel
"From the author of The American Queen comes another important story about love, resilience, faith, and grit"-- Provided by publisher.
The Jackal's mistress : a novel
"In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate...
Just our luck
"A lottery ticket + donuts = love in this steamy new fake dating romance from beloved author Denise Williams. Sybil...
Integrated : how American schools failed Black children
"A powerful, incisive reckoning with the impacts of school desegregation that traces four generations of the author's family to show...
This is body grief : making peace with the loss that comes with living in a body
"A path to making peace with your ever-changing body At one time or another, all of us have grieved our...
Onyx storm
"After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time...
Black girls breathing : heal from trauma, combat chronic stress, and find your freedom
"From breathwork practitioner and the founder of black girls breathing®, a practical path for Black women to heal trauma, combat...
Greater secrets
A long time ago, Maya's family was given the ability to see a mysterious pillar of light in the distance,...
Crush
"Tegan and Sara may have survived seventh grade, but their junior high jams are just beginning. Offstage, school is officially...
A sea of unspoken things : a novel
"In this captivating atmospheric novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unmaking of June Farrow, a woman...
Blood in Sweet River
"After a long, hard journey west, Cleve Trewe is ready to settle down. He's got his beautiful wife Berry in...
Monstrous mammals
"Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of four books in the popular...
More or less Maddy : a novel
"A novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally...
Calling in : how to start making change with those you'd rather cancel
This powerful memoir-manifesto from a Black feminist activist explores how "calling in" instead of "calling out" can transform conversations, hold...
Strawberry Shortcake. Berry in the big city. Season two
Strawberry Shortcake wants to be the GREATEST baker The Berrylands has ever seen. So she packs her bags, grabs her...
Good dirt : a novel
"The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in...
Estiramientos : potencia tu flexibilidad, mantente activo y evita lesiones
"Relaja tu cuerpo reduciendo la tensión en los músculos y elimina la rigidez en las articulaciones con más de 100...
Last seen : the enduring search by formerly enslaved people to find their lost families
"Drawing from an archive of nearly five thousand letters and advertisements, the riveting, dramatic story of formerly enslaved people who...
Y2K : how the 2000s became everything : essays on the future that never was
"Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world...
Piece by piece
It is a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell...
5-minute yoga fix.
Learn how to combat the effects of aging in just five minutes a day. Each short period of stretching, strength-building,...
(Be smart about) Screen time! : stay grounded, set boundaries, and keep safe online
"An instructive comic guide to help children go online and use technology in safe and healthy ways "-- Provided by...
But she looks fine : from illness to activism
"So many young people are faced with life-changing hardships--from illness and disease to loss and calamity. What Olivia Goodreau discovers...
Kid reporter field guide
This field guide teaches you how to write many types of articles across several different sections, including news, opinion, reviews,...
Heavenly tyrant
Iron Widow Zetian returns to Chang'an with Emperor-General Qin Zheng to rule and deconstruct the corrupt, misogynist system, but she...
Beating melanoma : the ultimate patient resource
"The work updates the popular original with new information about screening, staging, treatments, prevention and more"-- Provided by publisher.
Ex marks the spot
"For Gemma's whole life, it has always been her and her mom against the world. As far as she knew,...
J.K. Lasser's your income tax 2025
Provides practical advice for preparing 2024 income tax returns, with information about the latest changes to the tax code, advice...
Games untold
"Novellas and short stories set before, during, and after the Inheritance Games series"-- Provided by publisher.
Children's book of philosophy
"Learn to think big and tackle life's tricky questions in this easy-to-understand guide to philosophy. Learn all about the great...
Dog Man. Big Jim begins
Discover the origin of our beloved characters from the Dog Man series as they join forces to stop the Space...
The grey wolf
Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is...
By any other name : a novel
In 1581, Emilia Bassano, like most young women of her day, is allowed no voice of her own. But as...
Borderlands
Lilith, an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in...
Rally road racers
Zhi, a rookie race car driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the rally car circuit....
Asgardians. 2, Thor
"Welcome to the Nine Worlds, home of Gods, Valkyries, Dwarves, and more! Follow the journey of the mighty Thor as...
Ash's cabin
Leaving modern society behind for the California wilderness, Ash searches for an escape from the miserable feeling of alienation that...
How women made music : a revolutionary history from NPR music
Based on the NPR series "Turning the Tables" this chronicle of the transformative impact of female artists on music history...
The Bad Guys in one last thing
They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not....
Despicable me 4
In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world2s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold...
Harold and the purple crayon
Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up...
Inside out 2
The little voices inside Riley's head know her inside and out - but everything changes with the introduction of a...
Eleven houses
"Mabel is one of the last surviving members of House Beuvry, one of the eleven houses on the haunted island...
Light enough to float
"The story of a teenage girl's recovery, in a psychiatric hospital, from anorexia, told in poetry"-- Provided by publisher.
No rules tonight
Set in dictatorial South Korea in 1984, a group of teens experience a taste of freedom on a winter retreat...
Counting miracles : a novel
Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather's military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. He has...
The library mule of Córdoba
At the end of the 10th century: the death of Alhakén III has left the caliphate of Córdoba in the...
How it all ends
"Thirteen-year-old Tara skips eighth grade to go directly to high school and struggles with adjusting, until she meets her classmate...
Young Hag and the witches' quest
"Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and round tables and kings that...
The bikeriders
"After a chance encounter at a local bar, strong-willed Kathy is inextricably drawn to Benny, the newest member of Midwestern...
Greeking out. Heroes and Olympians : an official podcast tie-in
"Behold 20 brand-new, hilarious adaptations of classic tales from Greek mythology, written by the dynamic duo behind the smash hit...
The ultimate driving book : the essential guide for first-time drivers and car owners
"From changing a tire, to merging onto a highway, to checking and filling your own oil, THE ULTIMATE DRIVING BOOK...
Confessions of the dead
"Hollows Bend, New Hampshire, is a picture-perfect New England town where weekend tourists flock to see fall leaves and eat...
Confessions of the dead
"Hollows Bend, New Hampshire, is a picture-perfect New England town where weekend tourists flock to see fall leaves and eat...
Dear Dad : growing up with a parent in prison--and how we stayed connected : a graphic memoir
"...Your dad is coming back home." As far back as nine-year-old Jay Jay Patton can remember, her dad, Antoine has...
Barbie and Stacie to the rescue
The Roberts family heads to a hot air balloon festival where Stacie finds is too young for the adult activities...
Horse
A photo essay introducing members of the horse family, their evolution, behavior, importance, history, breeding, and training. Includes major...
Everything we never had
"Set in the 1930s to today, four generations of Filipino American boys grapple with identity, masculinity, and father-son relationships"-- Provided...
The burning
Newlywed Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is awakened by an urgent midnight call summoning her to a suspicious fire in...
The amazing Maurice
Maurice is a sassy, street-smart cat with a sneaky disposition. Together with his band of rats and pied-piper friend, Maurice...
Care Bears, unlock the magic. Share your care. 10 episodes
While on new adventures in a strange world, the Care Bears have to lean on each other more than ever....
Dragonkeeper
Dragons, the mystical creatures once revered and loved across the land, are now being hunted to extinction in ancient China....
Kosmix. Season 1
In this educational animated series, a curious and brave little service robot named Kit tells his robot buddies about his...
The dark we know
"Growing up in Slater, Isadora Chang never felt at ease in the repressive small town, even before she realized she...
Death at Morning House
"The fire wasn't Marlowe Wexler's fault. Dates should be hot, but not hot enough to warrant literal firefighters. Akilah, the...
Finding famous : a Mashad family novel
"An Iranian American girl discovers she is part of the most powerful family in reality tv history"-- Provided by publisher.
The grandest game
"Players compete for millions in a game of riddles orchestrated by Avery and the Hawthorne brothers, but not everyone is...
It's only a game
Marina Chan, living under a fake identity to escape her past, risks exposure when her online gaming team accepts a...
The Bad Guys in the serpent and the beast
"If their life was a series, this would be the end. Ready?"--Back cover.
Blood City rollers
After ice-skater and Olympic hopeful Mina wipes out at her biggest competition she gets recruited by a squad of vampires...
Cat on the run in cucumber madness!
Plunged into a diabolical mystery, Princess Beautiful, the World's #1 Cat Video Star, finds herself in a world where trending...
Gamerville
In Johnnie Christmas's newest offering, a video gamer's championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh,...
Arctic & Antarctic
"Become the next polar explorer with this picture-led encyclopedia and step into the frozen regions at the ends of the...
How technology works
Blowing the lid off everyday technology, this exciting and entertaining journey into how the machinery and science of the modern...
Better left buried
Told in alternating voices, teenagers Lucy and Audrey investigate a town full of secrets, a family full of mystery, and...
Full shift
Tessa feels like she doesn't fit in anywhere. Not at school, where she can't figure out how to confess the...
Abigail
After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to...
Back to black
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of...
Challengers
A former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and...
IF
With her dad in the hospital, Bea finds herself staying at her grandmother's apartment the same way she did the...
Kung fu panda 4
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take...
The fox maidens
Set in 16th century Korea, this queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology follows Kai Song,...
Odin
"Welcome to the Nine Worlds, home of Gods, Valkyries, Dwarves, Jotnar, and more! Travel the burning rainbow bridge to Asgard...
The angry land
"The completion of a new railroad line from Colorado to Texas is a dream come true for Smoke Jensen and...
Collision of power : Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post
"A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and...
My body is distant : a memoir
"An electrifying and vulnerable memoir that invites readers into an intimate conversation about our digital and physical selves, gender, and...
After Annie : a novel
"When Annie Brown, a fun-loving woman, suddenly dies, her husband, best friend, and her children all struggle to find ways...
Always remember
"Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the Duke of Wilby, has grown up to...
Bad hombres
"He blew into town like a tornado-a mysterious stranger with money to burn and a sadistic streak as wide as...
The bad weather friend
When he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée and his favorite chair, Benny Catspaw gets a strange inheritance from...
The bookbinder's guide to love
"As a lonely foster kid, Serafina Conte sought refuge in handmaking journals -- and writing her wishes within their pages....
The bad weather friend
Benny Catspaw's perpetually sunny disposition is tested when he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancée, and his favorite chair....
Dream town
Hidden Hills is a private celebrity enclave of white picket fences and horse trails that seems to exist in a...
First frost
In the twentieth installment of the series, Sheriff Walt Longmire faces a daunting crime in Wyoming's unspoiled countryside. Balancing a...
For the love of Summer
As the owner of Twisted, Seattle's best salons, Erica knows that the sharpest cuts come from the people we love....
Fourteen days : a collaborative novel
Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly...
The funeral ladies of Ellerie County : a novel
Grandmother Esther Larson is at risk of losing her home. Granddaughter Iris sadly watches friends and family leave their town....
Has anyone seen Charlotte Salter?
On the day of Alec Salter's fiftieth birthday party, his wife, Charlotte, vanishes. Most of the small English village of...
Mind games
As they do each June, the Foxes have driven the winding roads of Appalachia to drop off their children for...
My black country : a journey through country music's black past, present, and future
Country music had brought Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music...
Only the brave : a novel
In Nazi-era Berlin, Sophia Alexander shoulders immense responsibility after her mother's death, managing her family and aiding the resistance. Amidst...
The act : the complete limited series
From writers Nick Antosca (Channel Zero) and Michelle Dean comes The Act, based on Dean's 2016 Buzzfeed article "Dee Dee...
All creatures great & small. Season 4
It's Spring 1940 and with Europe at war, the community in Darrowby are pulling together more than ever before. With...
Anyone but you
"Bea and Ben look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery...
Aquaman and the lost kingdom
After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash...
Arthur the king
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light...
The beekeeper
One man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national dangers after he is revealed to be a former operative of...
The book of Clarence
Striving to find a better life, Clarence is enthralled by the power of the rising Messiah and soon risks everything...
The color purple
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her...
Doom patrol. The complete fourth seaon.
DC's unlikeliest group of heroes, the Doom Patrol, are ready to save the world... kind of. After suffering horrific accidents...
Dreaming whilst Black. Season 1
Kwabena quits his dead-end recruitment job to chase his dream of becoming a filmmaker and is thrown into a world...
Drive-away dolls
Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit lamenting yet another breakup with a girlfriend, decides to tag along on vacation with her...
Dune. Part two
"...[T]he mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge...
Food network magazine.
Real simple (Magazine).
The Atlantic.
McCall's quilting.
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Mixed Ages Booklist
Lake of darkness : a novel
The institute : a novel
Imaginary friend
Horror
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Kids Upcoming Event
Storytime with the Mayor
Mon, Jun 16 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
RH - Children's Area
Rock Hall Mayor James Cook joins us for a very special storytime! Kids (ages 2-5)
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Squished
Boy-crazy Stacey
Karen's birthday
Popular Children's Graphic Novels
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Teens Booklist
The ruins : a novel
Interview with the vampire
Where'd you go, Bernadette : a novel
Page To Screen
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Adults Upcoming Event
Scrabble Time
Fri, May 23 | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
NCO - Adult Area
Words, strategy, and friendly competition are what you can expect at Scrabble Time! Whether you're a seasoned Scrabble player or a beginner looking to sharpen your skills, you are welcome to enjoy...
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Barrier free real estate : achieving freedom at home
Age in place at home : adapting the home environment for all generations
Build your space : how to create an accessible home that is perfect for you, your family and your future
Wellness & Wellbeing
Selected items purchased with funding from the Kent County Health Department's Health Disparities Grant to support the health of our community through access to up-to-date health information.
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Wellness & Wellbeing
Selected items purchased with funding from the Kent County Health Department's Health Disparities Grant to support the health of our community through access to up-to-date health information.
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