Young Adults

*Volunteer This Summer: Young adults entering sixth grade and up are invited to earn volunteer hours this summer at C.H. Booth Library by helping with our summer reading program.

Volunteers will be on duty during the library’s open hours, June 30 to August 4, listening to reading reports and giving children the rewards they have earned.

There will be two orientation sessions, June 2 and 7, from 4 to 5 pm. If you’d like to volunteer this summer you must attend one of the sessions and return your application form no later than June 12. Due to the large number of young adults who wish to participate, no applications will be accepted after June 12.

*YA Book Discussion: Readers in grades 5 to 8 are invited to join us on Wednesday, June 30, from 4 to 5 pm, for a discussion of Belle Teal by Ann M. Martin. In this Nutmeg Book Award nominee readers join the story as school begins, and Belle Teal faces unexpected challenges: her best friends are up against some big problems, Gran’s memory is slipping away, Mama works longer hours to support the family, and there are two new students in her class.

Sign up at the main floor circulation desk or call 426-4533.

Adult Programs

*Computer Classes: The next computer class for beginners is scheduled for Saturday, June 12, from 9 am until noon. A hands-on introduction to computers designed for the true beginner, these classes focus on keyboard keys, shortcuts and function keys, mouse skills, and getting started on the Internet/World Wide Web. There is no charge for the beginner’s class, but registration is required.

The intermediate class originally scheduled for June 19 has been postponed.

*Bottles Of Hope Workshop: Tracy Van Buskirk will conduct two Bottles of Hope workshops. Participants will decorate small glass bottles with clay designs to be given to cancer patients and survivors.

The workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, June 9, from 10 am until noon and 7 to 9 pm. Any children between the ages of 8 and 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

No artistic ability is required and all materials will be provided. Sign up at the circulation desk or contact Ms Van Buskirk, 426-3014, for additional information.

*Summer Concert Series Moving: Booth Library’s Summer Concert Series will return this year, but with the addition of new parking spaces behind our building we can no longer present concerts at the library.

The concerts will move this year to The Pleasance, the garden at the corner of Main Street and Sugar Street (Route 302). The series will open next month with Mary Beth Sippin & Gold Rush on Saturday, June 19. Concerts will begin at 7 pm and are free of charge.

Because of the limited parking available at The Pleasance, we are encouraging people to park at the library and walk down to The Pleasances whenever possible. Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Picnics will be welcome, but there are no trash receptacles at The Pleasance so please plan to carry out your own trash.

C.H. Booth Library, at 25 Main Street, can be reached at 426-4533. Current hours are 10 am to 8 pm Monday through Thursday, noon to 5 pm on Friday, 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, and 1 to 5 pm on Sunday.