Children’s Events

*Thanksgiving Craft: Children ages 6 and up are invited to join Marie Walker on Saturday, November 13, at 1 pm, for a Thanksgiving craft workshop.

Class size is limited and a $3 material fee is due upon registration. For more information call Booth Library Children’s Department, 426-3851.

*Steven Kellogg, Back For A Visit: Children’s author and illustrator extraordinaire (and former Newtown resident) Steven Kellogg will be returning on Saturday, November 20, at 1 pm, to talk about his latest children’s books – Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Jimmy’s Boa and The Bungee Jump Slam Dunk, Clorinda, and a treasury of Pinkerton stories just right for gift giving.

Mr Kellogg will give a brief presentation, after which he will happily sign books for his fans. Copies of the abovementioned titles as well as some old favorites will be available for purchase on the day of the program. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet this icon of children’s literature up close and personal.

Young Adults

*Poetry Night: Our Second Annual Poetry Reading Night will be Friday, November 12.

The public is invited to attend the reading, which will begin at 7 pm. Young adults will be reading their original works or works that are their favorites, written by others.

*Scrabble Club will has begun, with informal play in the Young Adult area each Sunday afternoon between 1 and 5 pm.

All ages are invited to drop in and have some fun with this classic word game. Bring your own game set or borrow one of the ones available at the main desk.

*YA Book Discussion: Let’s talk about The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich on Wednesday, November 17, from 4 to 5 pm.

The satisfying rhythms of Native American life are shattered when a visitor comes to their island lodge one winter night in 1847, bringing with him an invisible enemy that will change things forever for Omakayas and her tribe.

Copies of this books are available in the YA area. Sign up at the main floor circulation desk or by calling the library.

Adult Programs

*Craft Fair This Weekend: On Sunday, November 14, The Newtown Newcomers and Neighbors Club will present its first “Made In Newtown Craft Show & Sale” in the community room from 1 to 5 pm. Twenty crafters, all residents of Newtown, will be displaying and selling a variety of handmade items.

There will be a raffle of items donated by the crafters as well as area businesses. Admission is free. Proceeds will benefit the Newcomers’ scholarship and community service funds.

*Advanced Directives: On Tuesday, November 16, at 7:30 pm, The Danbury Hospital Ethics Committee will be providing a panel discussion on how to plan for the end of life.

Topics include living wills, power of attorney, donor procedures, and other related issues that will help families with the difficult situations that sometimes come. Learn how to avoid bitter endings. Please call to reserve a place.

*Computer Classes: Dan Tannenbaum’s next computer class for beginners will be Saturday, November 20 from 9 am until noon. There is no charge, but reservations are requested; call the library.

*Foreign Film Series: The Middle of the World is a film about a family of seven journeying across the hinterlands of Brazil by bicycle. This is a touching and tender story which explores the courage of the human spirit.

In Portuguese with English subtitles, the film will be screened on Tuesday, November 23, at 7:30 pm.

*Intrepid Travelers: On Wednesday, November 30, Dr Milton and Wendy Clark, a/k/a The Intrepid Travelers, will continue their travelogue series with a talk about Ethiopia. Come view their award-winning photos and hear about some incredible adventures.

C.H. Booth Library, at 25 Main Street, can be reached at 426-4533. Winter hours have returned: The library is now open Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm, Friday from noon to 5 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm.