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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

*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

*Music Under the Stars: On Saturday, June 18, at 7 pm, the Hollister Thompson Band will perform the first concert of the library’s 2005 Summer Concert Series.

The band will be playing favorite classic rock tunes as well as some originals at The Pleasance, which is located at the corner of Main Street and Sugar Street. Bring a picnic basket and your family for a fun free evening. Because parking is limited at The Pleasance, those who are able to make the walk are asked to park at the library and walk down the hill to the concert site.

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

On Saturday, July 16, the series will continue with the bluegrass band Northern Bound, also performing at The Pleasance, and on Friday, August 5, the series will move – and conclude – with the jazz band The Bearcats performing at Dickinson Park rain or shine.

*Book Discussions: Upcoming discussions include Karen Fowler’s The Jane Austen Book Club on Thursday, June 16, at 7:30 pm; and Ian McEwan’s Atonement on Monday, June 20, at 1 pm.

*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. Winter hours are in effect: The library is currently open Monday through Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm, Friday from noon to 5 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm.