Young Adults

*New YA Program: “A Mysterious Afternoon at the Library” will be presented Saturday and Sunday, September 18-19, at 3 pm each day. Readers in grades six and up and join the YA Mystery Players at the Bucks’ dinner party, where everything is going along smashingly well until a sudden emergency.

Did the butler do it? If not, who did?

Search for clues and solve the mystery with us by signing up at the Main Floor Circulation Desk.

*Book Discussion: Let’s talk about Hoot by Carl Hiaasen on Wednesday, September 22, from 4 to 5 pm, in the Story Room. This is also a program for readers in grades 6 and up.

Roy, the new kid in his small Florida community, avoids the school bully and helps another boy attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. Mystery and shenanigans in one great book!

Sign up at the Main Floor Circulation Desk or calling the library.

Adult Programs

*Book Groups: If you’re looking for a good read and some great discussion why not drop in on a book discussion group at the library this fall. Groups are always welcoming new members. Call the library if you have any questions.

The Non-Fiction Group will discuss The Great Bridge by David McCullough on Tuesday, October 5, at 1 pm; The Daytime Group will be talking about Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides on Monday, October 18, at 1 pm; and The Evening Group will meet to talk about Regeneration by Pat Barker on Thursday, October 21, at 7:30 pm.

*Computer Classes: A hands-on intermediate computer class which covers more advanced Web issues including downloading files and saving pictures, as well as topics relating to email, will take place on Sat, September 25, from 9 am to noon. This class has a fee of $10 and pre-registration is also required.

*The Intrepid Travelers, Wild China: On Wednesday, September 29, at 7:30 pm, Dr Clark, world traveler and photographer will be returning to the library to give a talk and slide show on Wild China. The Clarks recently visited the remote mountains of Guizhou Province, home to a great variety of ethnic minority people who dress and live as in past centuries. Refreshments will be served.

*Winning Teens: Author and motivational speaker Rob Garofalo will give a talk on his book, A Winner by Any Standard: A Personal Growth Journey for Every American Teen, on Thursday, September 30, at 7 pm. Here is a program which focuses on the very positive side of being a teen in the 21st Century, with helpful advice and inspired insights for parents of teens. Refreshments will be served. Please call the library to reserve a place.

C.H. Booth Library, at 25 Main Street, can be reached at 426-4533. Summer hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm, Tuesday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Friday from noon to 5 pm. The library is closed on Sunday during the summer.