Summer Programs Scheduled For Young Adults At Booth Library

C.H. Booth Library Young Adult Librarian Margaret Brown has coordinated a summer reading program for teens and tweens this year, along with a number of special one-day programs.

Tweens & Teens Summer Reading will be ongoing from June 30 until August 4. The program is for readers who will be in grades six and up this fall.

In addition to reading and enjoying books, participants will be entered into weekly prize drawings each time they fill out a Book Summary Form for every 50 pages they read. Prizes include local gift certificates and tickets. Full details and Book Summary Forms are available in the Young Adult Department at the library.

“Manga!” is a drawing presentation and book signing being offered on Tuesday, June 29, by the illustrator Christopher Hart.

On Wednesday, June 30, Ms Brown will lead a book discussion on Belle Teal. Readers who will be entering grades 5 to 8 in the fall are invited to meet in the library’s boardroom to talk about Ann M. Martin’s novel, which is a 2005 Nutmeg Children’s Book Award nominee.

The book discussion will be just an hour long, from 4 to 5 pm, and plenty of copies are available to borrow from the library. Readers join the story just as school begins and Belle Teal is facing unexpected challenges: her best friends are up against some big problems, Gran’s memory is slipping away, Mama works longer hours to support the family, and there are two new students in her class.

On July 6, Nancy Crevier will be the guest presenter for “Light Delights: Summer Snacks the Natural Way.” Mrs Crevier’s 90-minute program, running from 1 to 2:30, will include recipes for chappatis with salsa, guacamole or hummus; pizza in a pit, cool fruit smoothies, and dipped pretzels.

Mrs Crevier’s program is for ages 10 and up and is limited to the first 12 who sign up. A $5 supply fee will be payable at sign-up.

Katie Stevenson promises participants in her “Got Tape?” workshop will be amazed at what they can create with a little time and some duct tape. Learn how to make everything from sandals and a wallet to a sun visor, mug, picture frame and more on Monday, July 12, from 2 to 3 pm.

This program is also for ages 10 and up, limited to 12 people, and has a $5 supply fee payable at sign-up.

Margaret Brown’s next book discussion will be on Wednesday, July 21, at 4 pm. This time readers will be discussing another 2005 Nutmeg Book Award nominee, Joshua’s Song by Joan Hiatt Harlow.

From the Nutmeg website: “1919 has been a terrible year for Joshua. After his Father died he had to quit school and take a job as a newspaper boy in Boston. He thought his life could not get harder until the day the molasses tank exploded.”

The feature program this summer is Literacy Alive! a family program being presented by professional mime Robert Rivest on Thursday, July 22, at 7 pm. Admission to the program is free thanks to a grant from Praxair.

Mr Rivest does mime theater performances, curriculum-based programs and is very popular for his age appropriate family entertainment. He is a professional mime who trained with the renowned Marcel Marceau.

One of his curriculum-based shows, “Literacy Alive!” is a quick moving, fun-filled enrichment program that gets older kids excited about reading. The program quickly engages readers in grades 3-8 and keeps them actively engaged for 50 minutes.

“Literacy Alive!” has been a huge hit with upper elementary, middle school and family audiences. Mr Rivest focuses on the joys of reading every day through a fast-paced series of humorous and insightful stories. Mr Rivest’s mime stories are crystal clear examples of well-developed plot, character, setting, problem and solution. Nearly every hand goes up to volunteer for one of his hilarious renditions of a participant’s favorite book.

Registration for all of the summer programs is open. Visit C.H. Booth Library, at 25 Main Street, or call 426-4533 to sign up or receive additional information.