Family Programs

*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

*Book Discussions: The Daytime Book Group will discuss The Master by Colm Toibin on Monday, April 14, at 1 pm; and the Evening Book Group will talk about All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy on Thursday, April 17, at 7:30 pm. Newcomers are always welcome.

*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.

 “Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: Cooling Connecticut” will be next, on Tuesday, April 22, at 7 pm. Jack Kozuchowski, an environmental consultant and member of Climate Change Stockholders, will provide concrete examples of small steps individuals can take to reduce their impact on greenhouse gases.

“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 are as follows: An Inconvenient Truth on Tuesday, April 15; 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 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.