Special Hours

C.H. Booth Library will be closed Saturday, May 28, through Tuesday, May 31, both for the Memorial Day weekend as well as system migration.

Our new catalog and circulation system, called BiblioOak, will be in place starting June 1. Patron services will be limited on Friday, May 27, and then we will be closed all weekend in order to complete the transition over to the new circulation system.

Roof repairs and other maintenance projects that are not possible to complete when the library is open to the public will also be ongoing during this temporary closure.

Regular library hours will resume on Wednesday, June 1, when we open at 9:30 am.

Children’s Programs

*Hands-On Science: Newtown residents ages 7-9 are invited to join Bonnie Shugrue for “Hands On Science: Blast Off!” on Tuesday, June 7.

Participants will use air power to send a straw rocket flying high. Online registration is requested for the one-hour program, which will begin at 4:15.

*Summer Reading Volunteers: Young adults entering grades 7-12 in the fall who would like to volunteer for our summer reading program can attend one of two training sessions offered on Wednesday and Thursday, June 1-2, at 4 pm in the children’s story hour room. Returning volunteers from last year do not need to attend.

Application forms will be available in the children’s department beginning June 1. Forms must be completed and returned to the children’s librarian no later than June 11.

Volunteer schedules will be mailed to each individual who wishes to volunteer. The summer reading program officially begins on June 27 and continues through August 20. We need volunteers for all of the library’s open hours, including nights and Saturdays to listen to reading reports and give out summer reading prizes.

*Mother Goose, which was on hold this past week, will resume June 1.

Young Adult

*Harry Potter Movie Marathon: Leading up to the July 15 release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, we’ll show all the Harry Potter movies in order at the library.

Admission is free, and pizza slices will be available for $1 each between the features starting at 4 and 7 pm. Drop in and join us! The schedule is as follows:

Sunday, June 12: 4 pm, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone; and at 7, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets;

Friday, June 17, 4 pm, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; and at 7, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; and

Friday, July 8, 1 pm, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; 4 pm, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; and at 7, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1.

Programs For Adults

*Book Groups: The Nonfiction Book Group will discuss Twilight at Monticello by Allen Pell Crawford on Tuesday, June 7, at 1 pm; The Daytime Book Group will discuss Thomas H. Cook’s The Cloud of Unknowing on Monday, June 13, at 1 pm; and The Evening Book Group will talk about The Help by Katherine Stockett on Thursday, June 16, at 7:30 pm.

Copies of these titles are available at the library, and newcomers are always welcome to join any of our book discussions.

*Get Clued In: A lecture series for writers of all ages and abilities, “Get Clued In” will offer its final program next month.

On Tuesday, June 7, Police Detective Dan McAnaspie, from Newtown Police Department, will talk about police procedure both for crimes handled by local police and crimes that require collaboration between local and state police. A Q&A period will follow the presentation, which will begin at 7:30.

*Networking Strategies for a Successful Job Search.

Cheryl Schwartz, LCSW/CRC, has a practice as a career coach in Newtown and volunteers her time and expertise at the library to teach networking strategies to first time job seekers as well as the underemployed, unemployed and those contemplating a career change.  Technology has changed the way in which jobs are filled.

C.H. Booth Library is at 25 Main Street in Newtown. Call 203-426-4533 or visit CHBoothLibrary.org to register for any of the above listings, and for information on additional programs and offerings.