Now On View

Eleven local painters have coordinated efforts to put together the newest exhibition for C.H. Booth Library. Artist and teacher Claudia Mitchell is being joined by students and painters Robyn Dohrenwend, Bambi Engelman, Meg Gioffe, Martha Glynn, Margaret Hull, Kyra Middeleer, Maureen Rohmer, Michelle Rosenthal, Arlene Spoonfeather and Marianne Zelno for “Here’s To Painting!”

The collection went on view in the community/meeting room at C.H. Booth Library last weekend and the artists invite the public to join them for an opening reception on Sunday, November 8, from 2 to 4 pm. The show will remain on view until November 30.

Young Adult Events

Two big events are coming up for ‘tweens and teens and their families…

*Tellabration: This international storytelling festival takes place simultaneously in venues around the world, all during the week before Thanksgiving.

This year, on Friday, November 20, at 7:30 pm, Newtown will be a site for several wonderful professional, amateur and student tellers. They’ll share stories that will stay with you for a long time.

Registration can be done online.

*The annual Young Writers’ Salon, a showcase of young Newtown authors in grades 6-10 reading their original poetry and short stories, will take place on Sunday afternoon, November 22, at 3.

Readers may sign up online and must submit their works in advance, no later than Monday, November 16. Refreshments will be served in our coffeehouse setting as an admiring audience listens to the array of talented writers.

Adult Programs:

*Behind the Crimes: Julie Stern’s series will of book discussions that have explored the way mystery authors re-create social conflicts and cultural issues that shape the characters and define a particular time and place, will conclude with James Lee Burke’s Dixie City Jam, on Wednesday, November 4, at 7:30.

Whether you’ve been to all, some or none of the previous discussions, join us for a talk about Burke’s book, which explores the violent mix of mobsters, underpaid police officers, Cajuns, poor blacks and even the Neo-Nazis who popular New Orleans. Online registration is requested.

*Book Discussions: The Daytime Book Group will meet on Monday, November  9, at 1 pm, to discuss The Color of the Water by James McBride; and then The Evening Book Group will meet on Thursday, November 19, at 7:30, to discuss World of Wonders by Robertson Davies.

*Create Festive Autumn Flowers: Katie Stevenson, artist and program leader, will show you how to design and assemble flowers using cornhusks and raffia to make a wonderful bouquet or centerpiece for your holiday table on Thursday, November 12, from 1 to 3 pm.

This workshop for adults is limited to 15 participants and there is a $5 supply fee. Online registration is requested.

*Job Search Help: Cheryl Schwartz will lead a workshop on job search strategies on Thursday, November 12, from 3 to 4:30 pm.

She will focus on understanding the current job market, methods of the job search and how to self market, as well as networking, and tips on the hidden market.

Please register online or by calling the library. Space is limited to 20 participants.

*Author Talk — Nancy Goldstone: Ms Goldstone will visit the library on Wednesday, November 18, at 7 pm, to discuss her new book, The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I.

This novel portrays the riveting history of a beautiful queen, a murder, a papal trial… and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. Please sign up online. Books will be available for purchase.

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