New This Week

*Sign up for New Weekly Alerts: Sign up for free weekly alerts to learn about our library’s newest books, DVDs, and CDs by visiting the CH Booth Library website at CHBoothLibrary.org and clicking on the wowbrary link.

Every Wednesday you will receive an email with a list of the library’s most recent purchases in a variety of categories.

*The Playaways are Here: Booth Library has purchased 5o book titles on the new playaway format.

It’s a player! It’s an audiobook!  It’s the all-in-one playaway!  Small, convenient and portable, the playaway is the perfect size to take anywhere you want to listen to a great story.

Check out the new collection at the adult circulation desk.

Children’s Programs

*PJ Time: Enjoy a free puppet show and story time on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm. The shows are for ages 3-7 and no registration is required.

Programs will continue with The Boy Who Cried Wolf on August 13.

*Spinning Workshop: Learn the ancient art of spinning and make your own anklet or bracelet from wool you spin yourself.

Ages 6 and up are invited to join us on Thursday, August 14, at 3:30 pm, in the meeting room. Registration is required.

*Summer Reading: Summer Reading is up and running at the library. This independent reading program is open to children ages 4 through grade 5, and will continue until August 16. Sign up is ongoing throughout the eight-week program that offers children an opportunity to discuss what they are reading with a young adult volunteer and  earn rewards  donated by local businesses.

Children can earn free coupons for pizza from My Place, a donut from Dunkin Donuts, and a voucher for a Rock Cats game.   Raffle tickets are awarded for every five books they read.

Children can enter the prize raffle as often as they would like. The more they read the better their chances of winning one of the prizes. The raffle will take place on Monday, August 18. Winners will be notified by phone.

Programs For Young Adults

*New Quick Picks Are In!

Many new books have arrived for the Summer Quick Picks collection. Find them in the special display with the red stickers in the YA area. There ares mystery, fantasy, horror, biography, audio books and more for your summer reading and listening pleasure. 

There is even a special rack of extra-quick reads if you’re short on time.

Adult & Family Programs

*Booth Library Summer Film Series: Join us for free screenings of movies every other Wednesday afternoon at 1:30. There is one more file in this year’s series.

Join us on August 20 for Once. This Irish romance may be a musical, but it is miles away from the traditional Hollywood idea of people bursting into song. Glen Hansard plays the male lead, known simply as Guy, a street musician who is playing for change when he meets Girl (Marketa Irglova), an immigrant from the Czech Republic.

The pair immediately bond over their shared love for music and the film chronicles their tentative relationship. The song at the center of the film, called “Falling Slowly,” won the Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song. The film is rated R, and has a running time of 85 minutes.

*September Book Talks: Book discussions for many groups will resume in September. Multiple copies of featured books are available at the circulation desk, and everyone is welcome to join the talks.

The Daytime Book Group will discuss The Shipping News by Annie Proulx on Monday, September 8, at 1 pm; Nonfiction Book Group will discuss Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year in the Life of Food by Barbara Kingsolver on Tuesday, September 9, at 1 pm; and then an Evening Book Discussion will concern Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin on Thursday, September 18, at 7:30 pm.

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 (closed Sundays in July and August).