Here are some dates that are important to mark on your calendars.

--Box Tops are due October 31st

--From Booth Library

    November 4th  6th grade aspiring writers, Booth is sponsoring  a “YOUNG WRITERS SALON.”   Showcase your poetry and creative writing! There will be pizza and a rehearsal at 5 PM followed by a presentation in front of a live and admiring audience at 7 PM. There is no cost, but writers need to sign up and submit their writing before November 1st to Booth.

Starting November 7th and ending  December 5th,   on consecutive Monday afternoons, Booth is sponsoring a poetry writing workshop for 6th graders, led by Liz Arneth, retired English teacher and Newtown resident. Students will be able to write and share poetry during the workshop which last five consecutive Mondays, starting  .

 November 16th from 4 to 5 PM at Booth, 5th and 6th graders, who read the amazing novel, Soldier Boys, one of this year’s Nutmeg nominees, are invited to attend a book discussion on Wednesday

For more information call Margaret Brown, the Young Adult librarian at Booth  426-4533 with any questions.

--November 11th & 12th The CT Children’s Book Fair                                                                                                                                                                                                          

takes place at UCONN Saturday and Sunday from 10AM-5PM. This is your chance to  meet 20 greatauthors,  like Caroline Cooney, who wrote The Face on the Milk Cartoon and the Ransom of Mercy Carter.  You can also meet Tommie De Paola who wrote 26 Fairmont Avenue and Newtown’s own Suzanne Collins, author of Gregor the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane and Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods. There is no cost and everyone is welcome!

 

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