Children’s Programs

*Story Time for 3-5-Year Olds: Story time registration for 3-5 year olds will take place March 14-23.

Children who are three on or before March 28 are eligible to register for one of the weekly story times:  Monday or Tuesday at 10 am, Tuesday at 11 am, Monday or Wednesday at 1 pm.

Register at the children’s circulation desk beginning on March 14. No phone registrations please, but additional information is available by calling 203-426-3851.

*Sensory Story Time: Registration for Sensory Story Time, a program for children ages 3-5, also opens on March 14 and continues to March 23.

This story time is designed to engage all of the senses through music, movement, stories, art and play. Participants must be a resident of Newtown to be eligible for this free program made possible by a grant from GE Capital. Sensory Story Time is led by Jessica Horvath, a certified Speech and Language Therapist. 

Class meets for six consecutive Saturday mornings  at 10:30 am beginning April 2. Parents or caregivers must remain with their child throughout the hour long program. 

For more information call 203-426-3851.

Programs For Adults

*Book Discussions: The Daytime Book Discussion Group will discuss Mrs Bridge by Evan Connell on Monday, March 14, at 1 pm; and The Evening Book Discussion Group will discuss The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford on Thursday, March 17, at 7:30 pm.

Copies of these titles are available at the library, and newcomers are always welcome to join any of the library’s book groups.

*Literature and Life: Yale College Associate Dean Mark Schenker is leading a series on James Joyce and his collection of short stories, The Dubliners.

Programs continue on Thursdays, March 24 and 31, and April 14, from 7 to 8 pm. The program is free but online registration is required.

*The Ropes of Life: Julie Stern has returned with a book discussion series.

“The Ropes of Life: Social Class, Responsibility and the Individual’s Struggle Against the Tide” is the new topic for Julie, a retired teacher and lecturer of literature. The series continues with the remaining three titles: Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, to be discussed on March 23; The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, April 13; and Pride and Prejudice, April 27.

Multiple copies of each book are available at the second floor desk.

*Artscapades: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism —From Paris to Cos Cob.

Do you enjoy art but wish you knew a bit more? Would you like to be able to walk into a museum anywhere in the world and feel like you had a framework for looking at art you’ve never seen before?

If you’ve answered Yes to either these questions you may want to consider joining us for a three part art appreciation lecture series which will focus on the French Impressionists and the American Impressionists.

“Artscapades” will look at background information on each artist’s life and work, characteristics of style, as well as the relationship of the artistic movements to historical and intellectual currents of the time. The lectures are slated for Tuesdays, March 22, March 29, and April 5, at 7 pm.

Online registration is requested to assure a seat.

C.H. Booth Library is at 25 Main Street in Newtown. Call 203-426-4533 or visit CHBoothLibrary.org to register for any of the above listings, and for information on additional programs and offerings.