YA Programs

*Young Adult Council will holds its first meeting of the school year on Monday, September 26, from 3 to 5 pm.  The group is open to all students in grades 6-12. There is no need to sign up – just come, and bring a friend!

YAC members talk about books they’ve read, plan programs for ‘tweens and teens, and do volunteer work at the library. For more information, see Margaret Brown, YA Librarian, or call her at 203-426-4533.

*Creative Writing: Poetry for young adults will take place on five Monday evenings, October 17 to November 21, from 6 to 8 pm each week. Participants are expected to attend all 5 sessions.

Liz Arneth leads the group, assisted by Jan Bernard, with Teen Mentor Emily Ashbolt. The free program is limited to ten participants in grades 6-8. Preference is given to Newtown students and residents. Sign up online.

Adult Programs

*World of Miniatures: It IS a Small World After All: Historian and avid dollhouse collector Patricia Carr will visit the library on Tuesday, September 27, at 7 pm, to discuss the wonderful world of dollhouses and miniatures, a pastime that is great for all ages.

She will share great ideas on how to decorate and create furniture for your own small home. Ms Carr will also be bringing a wing of her own dollhouse, Little Kirby. Please register online.

*High Sea Adventures with Julie Stern: Personal courage and fortitude are matched against the violence of nature and the wickedness of men: questions of justice, responsibility, and leadership are framed in these stirring tales of action and adventure on the high seas.

Join us for a four part book discussion in the Antiques Room of the library, beginning Tuesday, October 4, at 7:30 pm, when Julie will lead a discussion on Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The series will continue on Tuesday evenings at 7:30: October 25, Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff; November 15, Sea Wolf by Jack London; and December 6, Secret Sharer, Typhoon, and Youth by Joseph Conrad. Copies of each book are available at the second floor circulation desk.

*“Fashion in Fiction: Clothing speaks volumes in Jane Austen’s Regency Novels.

Historical performance artist Kandie Carle will visit the library on Wednesday, October 5, at 7 pm, for a fun and delightful show-and-tell on the clothing of Regency England as reflected in Jane Austen’s fiction. Please register online.

*A Night for Book Lovers!

A Celebration of Books and the People who love them will take place Thursday, October 6, at 7 pm. Come hear what local book groups are reading plus find out what some of Newtown’s biggest book  lovers are recommending.

Published novelist and playwright Vinton McCabe, The Newtowner Magazine editor Georgia Monaghan, and Margi Esten, author of Margi’s List, will all be hand to share great reads for 2012.  Reservations are requested and should be called in.

*Lunch and Learn: The ABCs of Advance Care Planning.

On Tuesday, October 11, at noon, Dr Daniel O’Hare and Julia MacMillan, APRN, will give a presentation on the potential benefits of having an Advance Directives as well as the specifics of the Connecticut State Statute.

Join us for lunch and an important topic; online reservations are requested.

Notes From Our Curator

*The second exhibition in our series of Newtown’s young collectors with special interests is now on display in the hall by the children’s department.

Evan Craybas, a student at Head O’Meadow  School, has assembled a wide array of his Thomas the Tank Engine wooden trains that will delight young and old alike.

*Curator Mary Thomas would like to create a display of some of the work of twentieth-century artists Harrie Wood and Rhys Caparn. If anyone possesses any art works by these Newtown residents, and would share them for a brief time with the community, your call to the library would be most welcome.

 C.H. Booth Library is at 25 Main Street in Newtown. 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.