🌱 Patch AM: How new Sunday library cuts will affect Kensington families and Noyes users

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In today's newsletter:

• How new Sunday library cuts will affect Kensington families and Noyes users

Also on today's calendar: First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!) and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one volcano say to the other volcano? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 42 and low of 24 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 42, low: 33.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What's behind Sunday closures at all but 9 Montgomery County libraries (wtop.com) — Montgomery County is scaling back Sunday hours at most public libraries starting January 11, a change that affects Kensington families who rely on nearby branches even though Noyes Library was already closed Sundays. Library leaders cite staffing and service quality, and say they’ll explore restoring hours and using a mobile outreach van to reach impacted neighborhoods.
   

📸 Around Kensington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kensington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!)
  Virtual/Online,
  10:00 am

Saturday January 31

• Just Stalking Resources' Annual Awareness Month Soirée
  Trinity Lutheran Church, 11200 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday January 4

• Drum Circle
  Kensington Park Library , 4201 Knowles Ave , Kensington
  11:00 am

Wednesday January 7

• Wellness Wednesdays - Music to Stimulate the Senses
  Kensington Park Senior Living , 3620 Littledale Rd , Kensington
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 5

• TOCC Book Club, 7 p.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar , 4301 Willow Lane , Chevy Chase
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• CC@H Speaker Series: Unforced Errors with Robert Blaemire, 1 p.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar , 4301 Willow Lane , Chevy Chase
  1:00 pm
• Financial Incentives for the Maryland Heritage Areas Program - Q&A Session #1
  Montgomery Preservation Inc , 8100 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring
  1:00 pm
• Basketball - Boys JV Walter Johnson at Quince Orchard 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm
• Basketball - Girls JV Quince Orchard at Walter Johnson 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm
• Basketball - Girls Varsity Quince Orchard at Walter Johnson 7:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:15 pm
• Basketball - Boys Varsity Walter Johnson at Quince Orchard 7:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:15 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Get Active: Quick Sweat Zumba
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
  12:30 pm
• ad hoc Friendship Heights Sector Plan Committee Meeting
  Chevy Chase Village, MD Calendar
  2:00 pm
• Lawyer in the Library: Tenants Rights and Housing Clinic
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This Wednesday, January 7th, join us for our first WELLNESS WEDNESDAY of the month.
  This complimentary event series at KENSINGTON PARK SENIOR LIVING is designed to support whole-person well-being through engaging, accessible… (Nextdoor Rock Creek Hills)
• Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews responded to a house fire on Defoe Street in Rockville, finding all occupants uninjured and a malfunctioning HVAC system causing smoke.
  6:50PM on Jan 2: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue is dispatched to a house fire on the 1500 block of Defoe Street in Rockville, with all residents… (Nextdoor )

• Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for On-Call Housekeeper - HHMI Headquaters in Chevy Chase. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Silver Spring. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kensington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chevy Chase

• Answers to Your Antarctica Questions, Part 1 (nytimes.com)
• Chevy Chase and His Wife Jayni Reveal the Superpowers of Their 43-Year Marriage: 'The Smell of Her Neck' (Exclusive) (people.com)
• Analysis: Is Gaza a sleeper issue in the Maryland midterms? (marylandmatters.org)

Silver Spring

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-- The Patch AM Team

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