Holiday Hours

C.H. Booth Library will have the following schedule for the holiday week later this month.

Monday, December 24, we will be open from 9:30 am until 12 noon; closed Tuesday, December 25; and open Wednesday, December 26, from 9:30 am until 8 pm (regular hours).

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

Children’s Programs

*Holiday Craft: Marie Walker will host a holiday craft workshop for children ages 6 and up on Saturday,  December 22, from 1-2  pm.

A $3 material fee is due upon registration.

 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… at the movies: This month the Searching For Shakespeare series will depart from its regular programming and offer instead a set of free movie screenings. Also, instead of being direct adaptations of Shakespeare, these moves are each loosely based on the stories of or about the Bard.

Join us on Wednesday, December 26, for 10 Things I Hate About You, a 1999 film starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles loosely based on The Taming of The Shrew; Thursday, December 27, for She’s the Man (2006), a modernization of Twelfth Night, or What You Will that stars Amanda Bynes; and Friday, December 28, for Shakespeare in Love, the 1998 film that won seven Oscars including Best Actress in a Lead Role for Gwyneth Paltrow and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Judi Dench.

*Searching for Shakespeare in January: 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.

*Book Nook Note: Books make the perfect gift for everyone on your list! Fine gift-quality books at reasonable prices are available at The Book Nook, just around the corner from the main circulation desk.

There is a great selection of paperbacks this week, any one of which would make a great stocking stuffer or for travelers delayed at the airport.

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.