Holiday Hours

We will be closed Friday through Sunday, December 31 to January 2, for the New Year’s holiday weekend.

Happy Holidays to all of our patrons. We wish you a happy and peaceful season, and hopefully a little time to curl up by the fire with a favorite book.

Chocolate For The Holidays

*The library is selling Book Lover’s and Wine Lover’s Chocolate in a variety of flavors for $6 a box. All proceeds benefit the library.

Children’s Programs

*Taking A Break: The Mother Goose on the Loose and Mother Goose II programs are taking a holiday break for the next few weeks.

Mother Goose on the Loose will resume on Wednesday, January 12, at 10 am. Mother Goose II will be back the following day, also at 10 am.

Programs For Adults

*Job Search Help: Cheryl Schwartz will provide job search help, with a focus on the resume, on Thursday, January 6, from 3 to 4:30 pm. The program is free but space is limited so please register online.

*Book Discussions: The Daytime Book Discussion Group will meet to discuss The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly on Monday, January 10, at 1 pm; and The Evening Book Discussion Group will meet to discuss A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens on Thursday, January 20, at 7:30 pm.

Copies of both titles are available at the library, and newcomers are always welcome to join any of the library’s book groups.

*The Ropes of Life, a new book discussion series: Julie Stern is returning with a five-part book discussion series.

“The Ropes of Life: Social Class, Responsibility and the Individual’s Struggle Against the Tide” is the new topic for Julie, a retired teacher and lecturer of literature. The five-part series will begin Wednesday, January 26, at 7:30, with Howard’s End by E.M. Forster.

Other titles in the series include Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev, February 16; Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, March 2; The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, March 23; and Pride and Prejudice, April 13. Multiple copies of each book are available at the second floor desk.

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.