Children’s Programs

*Mother’s Day Craft: Children ages 6 and up can sign up in the children’s department to make a Mother’s Day Craft with Marie Walker on Saturday, May 5, from 2 to 3 pm.

A $3 material fee is due upon registration. No phone registrations please.

Programs For Young Adults

*YA Book Talk: Let’s talk about The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer on Wednesday, May 9, from 4 to 5 pm, in the Story Room.

To free his younger sister from a shape-shifting troll, Jack takes a journey with Viking berserkers, encountering a variety of both dangerous and helpful mythological creatures along the way.

Readers in grades 5 and up please join us. Sign up at the Main Floor Circulation Desk, call 426-4533, or just drop in.

 

Adult Programs

*Computers For Beginners: On Saturday, May 5, at 9 am, Dan Tannenbaum from Newtown Computer Center will lead a class designed for the true beginner. Learn mouse skills, shortcuts on word processing, and even an introduction to the Internet.

*Sisters in Crime Panel Discussion: On Tuesday, May 8, at 7:30 pm, the library will host a Sisters in Crime panel discussion focusing on The Modern Heroine.

No longer content to be someone’s Gal Friday the heroines in today’s mystery novels can stand on their own. Single mothers, cops, attorneys, journalists — today’s heroines balance relationships and career, leap over sexist obstacles, and rescue themselves from danger. Women authors redefine the genre with strong woman characters.

The panel will consist of authors Jessica Speart, an investigative journalist whose focus is on wildlife law enforcement, endangered species and the environment; Roberta Isleib, a clinical psychologist who took up writing gold mysteries to justify time spent on the lines; and writer and editor Cindy Davis, whose latest book is Voices From The Ashes.

*Mother-Daughter Workshop: Local author CJ Golden (The Tao of The Defiant Woman) will lead a workshop on Friday, May 11, designed to celebrate and promote mothers and daughters working together to support each other as strong confident women.

The workshop will begin at 6:45 pm, and is for mothers and daughters of all ages. Come learn how to improve your relationship and make a great one even greater.

*Daytime Book Discussion: The Daytime Book Group will discuss Nikolai Googol’s Inspector General on Monday, May 14, at 1 pm.

The Inspector General is a short comedy parodying rampant low-level corruption in Russian towns at the time the play was written (1836). The officials of a small town are terrified when they learn that a government inspector is being sent to visit undercover to make sure everything is running as it should. Due to their fear, they quickly conclude that Hlestakov, a badly-in-debt guest at a local inn, is in fact that inspector. Hilarity ensues, as the officials fall all over themselves to show Hlestakov the town and convince him that they are doing their jobs in a most upstanding manner.

*The Future of the Internet: Join us for a talk on “The Future of the Internet” on Tuesday, May 15, at 1 pm.

John Patrick, the author of Net Attitude and a leading Internet visionary, believes the rapid evolution of the Internet is about to make today’s Internet seem primitive. John will provide an exciting vision about the power and the potential of the Internet and how it will provide significant advances in order to meet the increasing expectations of an on-demand world.

He will discuss the key opportunities that are just beginning to surface and the potential limitations that may stand in their way. More importantly he will offer a visionary glimpse of the future beyond the Internet as we know it.

*Book Nook Notes: It’s time to celebrate Spring!

Come find great books on how to enjoy these extra hours of sunshine. Gardeners, fishermen, baseball fans, and hammock lovers will all find something on our very full shelves. Please come take a look.

C.H. Booth Library, at 25 Main Street, can be reached by calling 426-4533.