Children’s Programs

*Valentine’s Day Craft: Children ages 6 and older may sign up for a Valentine Craft workshop conducted by Marie Walker on Saturday, February 5, from 1 to 2 pm. A $3 material fee is due upon registration.

Sign up in the Children’s Department.

For Young Adults

*Literary Competition: The 27th Annual Trumbull Arts Festival Literary Competition, for original

creative writing in areas of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, is up and running.

Cash prizes are awarded in four categories: Adult, High School (grades 9-12), Middle School (grades 6-8) and Elementary School (grades 3-5). There’s plenty of time to enter.

Pick up applications at the library in YA Department.

*Let’s Talk About: The next young adult “Let’s Talk About” book discussion is planned for Wednesday, February 16, from 4 to 5 pm.

Join the discussion of Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins, a book about Gregor and his two-year old sister. The two find themselves pulled into a strange underground world where they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches and spiders, while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.

Adult Programs

*Film Series: Come in from the cold and enjoy some first-run, award-winning independent films on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 pm.

On February 22, the library will show Light of My Eyes, which tells the story of a precarious romance between two people cast adrift in a lonely urban landscape. This film is in Italian with English subtitles.

Upcoming films will include Wolves in the Snow on March 8, Falling Angels on March 22, and Witnesses on March 29.

Parents should be cautioned that these films are not rated and in general they are not recommended for audience members under the age of 17 without parental permission.

*Freedom Quilts and The Underground Railroad: On Monday, February 28, at 4 pm (for children) and 7:30 pm (for adults), Trish Chambers, a Civil War re-enactor, will offer a lively performance in period dress.

Her presentation will include a brief history of The Underground Railroad, and more detailed discussion of quilt patterns as a method of communication by slaves seeking freedom.

This event is free and is being co-sponsored by the library and Newtown Historical Society.

*Book Discussions: Upcoming discussions include Van Martel’s Life of Pi on Thursday, February 17, at 7:30 pm; Robert Olmstead’s A Trail of Heart’s Blood Wherever We Go on Monday, February 21, at 1 pm; and Edward Laxton’s The Famine Ships on Tuesday, March 1, at 1 pm.

C.H. Booth Library, at 25 Main Street, can be reached at 426-4533. Winter hours are in effect: The library is currently 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.