Children’s Programs

Story Hour Registration: Please note correction: There was an error in last week’s column. Story hour registration takes place in January not February. We apologize for the mistake. Register for story hour beginning Tuesday, January 16, through Jan 26 in the children’s department. Classes for 2 year olds and their caregivers take place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 10-10:30. Story times for 3-5 year olds are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons from 1:00-1:45, and on Thursday morning from 11:00-11:45. Children must be 2 or 3 years of age by January 29 when the seven-week session begins. Registration forms will be available after January 16. No phone registrations will be accepted.

Author Visit: Award-winning children’s author Jane Yolen will visit the library on Sunday, March 4, at 2 pm in the meeting room. Ms Yolen is the author of hundreds of books, including the Caldecott winner, Owl Moon. Following the program she will be signing copies of some of her most popular titles. Mark your calendars and don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet one of the most talented and prolific children’s authors in America.

Adult Programs

Mark Your Calendar! Newtown author and gardener Sydney Eddison will be coming to the library to speak about primroses on February 6 at 7:30 pm in the meeting room. For the daughter of an expatriate Briton, English primroses are a sentimental flower. Sydney will show slides of her woodland garden awash with color from these and other early spring blooming wildflowers from Europe, Asia, and eastern North America. The program is free and the public is invited to attend.

 New Mystery Book Discussion: Due to the popularity of the Fall Mystery Book Discussion the library will be hosting another mystery series starting in January. This time around we’ll be discussing “The Landscape of the American Mystery.” Featured authors will be Carl Hiaasen, Lilian Jackson Braun, Tony Hillerman, and Marcia Talley, a relatively new mystery writer who will be joining us for the discussion of her first book. Dates and titles for the series will be Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen on January 23, The Cat Who Sang for the Birds by Lilian Jackson Braun on February 13, Sing it to Her Bones by Marcia Talley on March 6, and a mystery by Tony Hillerman still to be determined on March 27. Join fellow mystery lovers for lively discussion and fellowship. Several copies of these titles will be available. All discussions will take place in the Special Collections Room on the third floor at 7:30 pm.

A Creative Sampler: Ginger Humeston will be leading a five part course on “Creativity” beginning in January on Thursdays at 9:30 am. The workshop will focus on ways to enrich ourselves through a variety of mediums. Topics include “Poetry with Liz Arneth” on January 18, “Meditation and Relaxation Techniques” with Yoga teacher Rose Bergen on Jan 25, “The Creative Energy of Dreams” with Anita Hall on February 1, “Art and Your Name as a Line Drawing” with Judy Corrigan on February 8, and a book discussion led by Ginger Humeston on Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh on February 15. Come join us for a great and inspiring time. Please call the library to register for this program. Come to one or all five.

Flagpole Photographer Camera Club: The club will be meeting at Brad Stanton’s studio at 7:30 pm on Thursday, January 18. The topic will be “Still-Life Workshop.”

Booth Library Book Group: The Booth Library Book Group will be meeting on Thursday, January 18, at 7:30 pm to discuss Anita Shreve’s novel, The Weight of Water. New members are welcome to join this lively discussion at any time.

Travel Series: An exciting new four part travel series will be beginning in February. Four enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides will share information on four very different foreign countries Thursday evenings beginning at 7:30 in the new meeting room. Included in their talks will be cultural tips, special places to visit not always mentioned in the guide books, as well as practical advice on how to get around. On February 1 Wally Wood will speak about Japan; February 8, Lester Burroughs will show slides of Kenya; March 1, Peru with Wendy Leon-Gambetta; and on March 8, Ireland with Ian McMahon. Refreshments will be served. This promises to be a fun and cultural experience. All are invited to attend.