Children’s

Programs

*Reading Buddies: Independent readers can practice reading aloud with a young adult buddy for 20-minute sessions Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 5 to 7:30 pm and Saturday from 1 to 4:30 pm.

*PJ Time: Tuesday, August 14, drop in between 6:30 and 7:15 pm for songs, stories, and merriment for ages 3–7. The puppet show is “The Wizard’s Sneeze.” PJs are encouraged.

*On Saturday, August 18, at 3 pm, young actors, after a weeklong theater class under the guidance of Twyla Hafermann-Kessler, will present their unique interpretation of Maurice’s Sendak’s One Was Johnny at the End of the Summer Celebration. Refreshments will be served following the performance. For ages 4 and up.

*Summer reading officially ends on Saturday, August 18. It is not too late for children ages 4 through grade 5 to sign up for the summer reading program. All books should be recorded by August 18 to be eligible for program incentives.

YA Programs

*The raffle drawing for the grand prize of the Kindle Touch for the Teen Summer Reading Challenge will be conducted Monday, August 13, and the remaining raffle prizes will be given away. Everyone who has read books and entered the Teen Challenge will get their name entered once into the Kindle raffle. All tickets must be in the boxes by 1 pm. We will call all the winners. You do not have to be present to win.

*Unwind your imagination with duct tape on Tuesday, August 14, from 2 to 3:30 pm. Artist and crafter Katie Stevenson will lead a workshop to make all kinds of things out of duct tape, from wallets to sandals to iPod holders. To make a tote bag, bring a clean, empty plastic pet food bag or similar. Limited to 15 young people in rising grades 6–12. The supply fee of $6 is payable at program.

Adult and Family

Programs

*Henna Body Art for Adults: On Thursday, August 23, at 6 pm, in the meeting room, Parul Patel will provide materials and demonstrate the art of Medhni all-natural henna temporary tattoos using templates and natural henna cones to make simple traditional designs. A $5 materials fee is payable at the program. Limited to 15 participants.

Programs

For Adults

*Daytime Book Group: Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald will be discussed on Monday, August 13, at 1 pm; Nonfiction Book Group: River of Doubt by Candice Millard on Tuesday, September 11, at 1 pm; and Evening Book Group: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett on Thursday, September 20, at 7:30 pm.

Upcoming

Exhibit

*Andrea Zimmerman and Mary Thomas have been collaborating on a fresh new inventory of the antique garments stored in the attic. With assistance by Mary Goebel and Luecella, they have been uncovering collections of textiles lovingly boxed for years by library patrons whose names are lost to history. This project, funded by the Newtown Friends of the Library, includes a digital archival record and photographs as well. In the fall, the first of many exhibits will be on display, starting with a collection of nightcaps from the home of Mary Hawley. There is a message that the caps, made in the 19th Century, were washed in May 1912 by none other than Mary herself!

C.H. Booth Library is at 25 Main Street. Call 203-426-4533 or visit CHBoothLibrary.org for full details on or to register for the above programs as well as others that are being offered.