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*Tercentennial Folk Art Flag Show: A special exhibit in the library’s Olga Knoepke Memorial Meeting Room features folk art drawings and paintings of traditional and current American flags.

The exhibit will continue throughout June during regular library hours and is sponsored by The Business and Professional Women of Newtown.

Children’s Programs

*Summer Reading Kick-Off & Children’s Book Sale: June 29 is the kick-off date at Reed Intermediate School for the C.H. Booth Library’s summer reading program.

The Friends of the Library will have a Children’s Book Sale from 9 am to noon. Lots of children’s books will be available for very reasonable prices.

At 10:30 the Marshmallow Masquers will present a live dramatic presentation, The Mystery of the Fabulous Fossil Find.

Children ages 4 through grade 5 can sign up to participate in our independent reading program anytime beginning June 29 and continuing through August 20.

*Nutmeg Book Discussion: Join us on Wednesday, June 29, at 4 pm, when we will discuss the next Nutmeg Nominee, The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed, by Heather Vogel Frederick.

After the death of their mother, Patience and her younger brother join their father, a whaling captain, aboard his ship for a three-year voyage. Patience’s math skills come in handy when she must navigate the ship after a mutiny.

The book discussion is open to students entering grade 4-6 in the fall. Call 426-3851 to register.

Young Adults

*Visit the Young Adult Area under the bicycle all summer for fliers and new information on all our programs.

*Video Special Effects Show: Join us at the library on Thursday, July 7, for a Video Special Effects Show that will kick off “Tweens & Teens Summer Reading.”

This program is for Newtown students entering sixth grade and up in the fall.

Join us for pizza at 5:30, followed by the show from 6 to 7, where our audience will be the star in undersea adventures, skateboarding, rafting and other fantastic voyages.

Call the library or sign up in person at the Main Floor Circulation Desk.

*Harry Potter Midnight Madness: We will once again celebrate the release of J.K. Rowling’s next book in her Harry Potter series with a Midnight Madness Party on Friday, July 15, from 9:30 pm to midnight.

The library Young Adult Council welcomes Muggles ages 10 and up or entering grades 5-12 to have fun with games, skits and Hogwarts snacks. Costumes are definitely encouraged.

There will be a midnight release of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince for those who pre-order the book ($20) at the library and attend the party.

Sign up at the Main Floor Circulation Desk or call the library to reserve a spot in this party.

*Creative Writing Summer Camp: A special summer session of Creative Writing for Young Adults is being offered at the library this year.

Writers entering grades 6-9 are invited to attend, at no charge, thanks to the renewal of a grant from Praxair Corporation of Danbury.  Teacher Joan Verniero and several adult writing volunteers will return to work with young writers on Thursdays from July 14 through August 11.

Rising grades 6 and 7 will meet from 10 am until noon, and students in rising grades 8 and 9 will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 pm.

Sign up at the Main Floor Circulation Desk or call the library at 426-4533. For more information speak to YA Librarian Margaret Brown.

 

Adult Programs

*Summer Concert Series: The next concert in the library’s annual outdoor concert series will be on Saturday, July 16.

The band entertaining us will be Northern Bound, a bluegrass band. The concert will begin at 7 pm at The Pleasance; please park at the library and walk to help alleviate parking problems near the park.

In the event of rain the concert will move to the meeting room of the library.

*Friends of the Library Book Nook News: The Book Nook, the Friends of the Library’s year round sale, is located near the main circulation desk on the library’s second floor. It is continually stocked with new and like-new books for all ages, both fiction and non-fiction, at very affordable prices.

Why not treat Dad to some great summer leisure reading for Father’s Day from the collection of thrillers, mysteries and general fiction?

C.H. Booth Library, at 25 Main Street, can be reached at 426-4533.