Now On View

*Seeing Red: The Scrapbag Art Quilters are displaying their latest creations on the main level of the library.  The exhibit of art quilts, called “Seeing Red,”  will be on display through October 2.

*Banned Book Week: Celebrate your right to read and visit our display of banned books. Placards explaining the history of censorship in the United States will be displayed throughout the library.  Banned Book Week is celebrated September 27-October 4.

Young Adult Programs

*Young Adult Council will have its first meeting of the season on Monday, September 22, from 3 to 5 pm, in the library’s meeting room.

This group of Newtown students in grades 6 and up meets monthly to talk about books we’ve read, plan library programs, and do volunteer work at the library. All meetings are open – come with a friend or just drop in.

We always have snacks and a good time. Contact Mrs Brown, YA Librarian, for more information or to get on our mailing list. 

*The Mask & Wig Players, the young adult dramatic group led by the marvelous Mrs Martha Bishop, is underway for the season on Tuesdays from 3 to 4:30 in the Story Room. All Newtown students in grades 6-12 are welcome at any time.

We’ll be doing a play for Halloween, plus honing our storytelling skills, encompassing all the acting skills you can muster. Finally, we’ll explore mask-making along with music to liven up the staging.

Call the library’s Young Adult department for additional information or just join us one Tuesday afternoon.

*Book Talk Over Pizza: The Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer is on the tip of many tongues. Join us when we talk about everything Twilight and enjoy some pizza on Tuesday, October 7, from 5 to 6:30, in the Story Room.

All are welcome but please sign up by Monday, October 6, so we can finalize the pizza order.

Sign up at the Main Floor Circulation Desk or call 426-4533.

*Creative Writing: Poetry Outside the Box will be offered Mondays, October 20 through November 17, from 6 to 8 pm each week. Mrs Liz Arneth, retired English teacher and Newtown resident, will lead the five-week program.

More information is on the YAWebSpot (biblio.org/YAWebSpot), or from the YA Librarian. Additional details will also be printed in this space next month.

Adult And Family

Programs

*Selling on eBay: Wednesday, September 24, at 1 or 7 pm.

Start earning the eBay way. Come learn how with eBay educational specialist Kerri Cartelli. The Sandy Hook resident will give an overview on how to sell, set up your seller account, and receive payments through PayPal. There is a gold mine in your attic.

Call the library to reserve a place.

*Newcomers and Neighbors Open House: Learn more about Newtown Newcomers at their annual open house on Thursday, September 25, from 5-8 pm, in the library meeting room. Refreshments will be served.

The children’s library will host a drop in craft for all ages in the story hour room from 5:30 to 7 pm (young children need to be supervised by an adult.

*The Nonfiction Book Group will discuss Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series by Eliot Asinof  on Tuesday, October 7, at 1 pm.

Multiple copies of this book are available at the main circulation desk, and newcomers are always welcome.

*Coming in October: The People’s Choice, A Mini Series.

In America it seems like politics is about doing whatever you have to do to get elected. Sometimes it’s low and dirty, sometimes it’s taking cheap shots, but if you don’t get the people’s vote you end up as a minor footnote in the history books.

During this election season we will read and discuss a classic novel (All The King’s Men, October 15), watch and discuss a hit film (Primary Colors, October 22), and hear a lecture featuring the music and history of the 1856 US Presidential campaign (date TBA). Details on all three programs will be forthcoming.

C.H. Booth Library is open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 am to 8 pm; Friday from 11 am to 5 pm; Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; and Sunday from noon to 5 pm (closed Sundays in July and August).