Children’s Program

*Marie Walker will conduct a Mother’s Day craft workshop on Saturday, April 26, from 1 to 2 pm, for ages 6 and up.

A $3 material fee is due upon registration, which can be done at the children’s desk.

Family Program

*Shakespeare Festival:  On Sunday, April 27, at 3 pm, in the library’s meeting room, Shakespeare’s birthday will be celebrated in grand style with live music by The Reel Thing, a performance by CH Booth’s Mask and Wig Players, Elizabethan games, munchies, crafts for children, birthday cake and possibly a visit by HRM Queen Elizabeth I herself.

Please call the library at 426-4533 to reserve your place.

Adult Programs

*Keep Connecticut Cool: Jack Kozuchowski, former Danbury Envirnomental Director and a member of Climate Change Stockholders, will be at the library on Tuesday, April 22, at 7 pm — Earth Day — to discuss how we can reduce our carbon footprint, save energy, and help protect our environment.

Come learn what we can do here in Connecticut to keep our state green. Reservations are requested; call the library to reserve your seat.

*Poetry Reading and Book Signing with Susan Kinsoving: Come hear Susan Kinsolving read from her most recent book of poetry, The White Eyelash, on Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 pm.

In her latest release, the complex struggles of age, youth, mothers and daughters, families and their not so tender truths — the mixed bag of life, in other words — are all explored in Susan’s latest collection of poems.

Please call us to let us know you will be joining us.

*Just in time for Earth Day (and beyond), the library has coordinated a series called “Hot or Not? Some Topics in Global Warming,” which will offer a number of programs and presentations as well as a series of film screenings.

“Green Giving with Rene Hue and Kim Sala” will follow on Tuesday, April 29, at 1 and 7 pm. Being green does not mean sacrificing beauty or creativity.  Learn how to revive the past and infuse the new with found objects in your home. Registration is required.

The films will be interspersed among the presentations. All screenings will begin at 7 pm. The films continue as follows: The Great Global Warming Swindle on Tuesday, May 6; Dimming the Sun on Tuesday, May 13; and Kilowatt Ours on Tuesday, May 27.

*Come Play Chess  at the Library!

US Chess Federation Candidate Master Glenn Budzinski has started hosting chess games for all levels each Saturday at the library. Sets and boards will be provided each afternoon from 1 to 5 pm.

There are no fees or registration. Just come and play.

*Willa Cather, An American Voice: Was Willa Cather a great American novelist, or was she old hat? A lesbian feminist or a pernicious right-winger? Why has America’s literary establishment never been able to decide despite eighty years of trying?

The Connecticut Humanities Council is sponsoring a series called Literature for Lifetime Reading and Discussion featuring American novelist Willa Cather.

The series will focus on Cather’s Prairie Trilogy. Newtown resident and Humanities Professor Julie Stern is leading the discussions. The next discussion concern The Song of the Lark on Thursday, April 24, at 7:30 pm. Multiple copies of the book are available to borrow.

*Book Discussions: The Non-Fiction Book Group will talk about The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World’s Most powerful company Really Works – and How It Is Transforming the American Economy by Charles Fishman on Tuesday, May 6, at 1 pm.

*Book Nook Note: You can find current best sellers, timeless classics and books of every category for sale in The Book Nook, located on the library’s main floor just around the corner from the circulation desk. The prices are a fraction of what you find at discount stores. It’s the best deal in town!

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. The library, at 25 Main Street, can be reached at 426-4533 or visit CHBoothLibrary.org.