Holiday Hours

C.H. Booth Library will have the following schedule for the first part of next week:

Monday, December 31, we will be open from 9:30 am until 12 noon; closed Tuesday, January 1; and then reopen for regular hours, 9:30 am to 8 pm, on Wednesday, January 2.

Programs For Young Adults

*Creative Writing — Fiction: This next session of our Creative Writing series will meet on Mondays, January 7 to February 25 (no class on January 21), from 6 to 8 pm each week.

Newtown author and teacher Wally Wood and assistant Liz Abraham will again lead the group, which is open to Newtown students in grades 6-8. There is no fee.

Participants are expected to attend all five session.

For more information visit Young Adult Librarian Margaret Brown or call the library.

Adult Programs

*Searching for Shakespeare: The “Searching for Shakespeare” series will return to its regular offerings (lecture, discussion and film screening) in January with a focus on The Merchant of Venice.

Dr George Geckle will lecture on the play about a 16th Century merchant who must default on a loan from a bitter creditor. Dr Geckle is professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina, with strong ties to the Newtown community. He has written several books on Shakespeare and other literary subjects.

His lecture is planned for Tuesday, January 8, at 7 pm.

A screening of the 2004 film The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons, will be offered on Tuesday, January 15, at 7 pm.

*Putting Your Past on Paper: There’s an African proverb which says, “When an old man dies, a library burns down.”

Don’t let your family’s library burn down. Join us at the library for a memoir writing workshop with Linda Chiara on January 15, from 3 to 4:30 pm.

The program is free but we do request that you call the library at 426-4533 to let us know you plan on attending.

*Get Organized! Come to a free panel discussion with professional organizers Cara Brook and Jill McKean on Tuesday, January 22, at 7 pm.

Attendees will learn some great time management tips plus find out how to pare down and simplify. The program is free and refreshments will be served.

The library recently expand its hours and is now open earlier every morning. The new hours are Monday through Thursday and Saturday, 9:30 am to 8 pm; Friday from 11 am to 5 pm; and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. The library, at 25 Main Street, can be reached at 426-4533 or visit CHBoothLibrary.org.