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| May Events at The Brookfield Library |
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Tricordes in Concert on May 4
 Tricordes, a trio composed of Andrew Smith, violin; Andrea Mills, cello; and Daniel Corr, classical guitar, will perform at The Brookfield Library on Sunday, May 4, at 3:00 p.m.
The program will include pieces by Franz Joseph Haydn, Bryan Johanson, Ester Magi, and Francois de Fossa. Free refreshments will follow the performance.
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| New Foreign/Independent Film Series
The Brookfield Library's new Foreign/Independent Film Series will continue on May 18 with a showing of He Died With a Felafel in His Hand. The screening will begin at 3:00 p.m., and admission is free. We will provide free popcorn and soda -- feel free to bring other (non-alcoholic) refreshments with you.
 The film is a darkly humorous search for love, meaning, and bathroom solitude. Faithful to the cult novel by John Birmingham on which it was based, the film follows Danny (Noah Taylor) through a series of shared housing experiences in a succession of cities on the east coast of Australia. Together these vignettes form a forceful, sometimes turbulent, narrative that leaves the viewer entertained, exhausted, and surprisingly reflective. This film is not rated. |
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New Flagpole at the Library
Thanks to the efforts of Frank Johnson and the Brookfield  Veterans of Foreign Wars, the library now has a flagpole in the south garden. |
| Vote!
The Town of Brookfield budget referendum will be held later this month. We encourage everyone to take this opportunity to vote.
If you are not currently registered to vote in Brookfield, both the library and Town Hall have voter registration forms.
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Catch the Gardening Bug: A Series of Free Programs at The Brookfield Library
Butterfly Neighbors in Our Gardens
 Presented by John Himmelman, Author, Illustrator and Naturalist on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Some of Mr. Himmelman's books will be available for sale at the program.
Beekeeping
 Presented by the Back Yard Beekeepers Association.
Wednesday on May 28 at 7:00 p.m. Bee-related products will be available for purchase.
Carnivorous Plants
Presented by Bill "Wild Bill" Matthews of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. |
Teen Programs
Nintendo Wii Open House for Teens
 Be the first to try out The Brookfield Library's new Nintendo Wii!
Drop in anytime between 4-8 p.m. on Monday, May 12 to play one of many Wii Sports games or Guitar Hero (feel free to bring your own guitar!). There will be free pizza and snacks. Bring your friends and challenge them to a game! Ages 11-18.
Teen Scrapbooking
 Join us on Tuesday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. for a scrapbooking workshop just for teens! Scrapbooking master Glenna Castner will show you how and why to preserve your favorite memories while you scrapbook your own pictures onto two 12" x 12" pages. Your finished pages will be ready to go straight into a scrapbook when you get home.
What to bring: scissors, a ruler, 8-10 real pictures printed on photo paper of the same event (party, holiday, pets, trip, etc.) If you have any kind of embellishments such as ribbon or buttons that you'd like to bring, feel free, but it's not necessary.
Register online, at the library, or by calling 203-775-6241 by May 23. There will be a $5 materials fee, which must be paid by May 23.
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Teen Movie Night: National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
Don't miss our last Teen Movie Night before summer, when we watch National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets on Friday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicholas Cage) is back and looking to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He finds John Wilkes Booth's diary and is determined to uncover the mystery within the 18 missing pages in this great action adventure.
Free popcorn and soda will be available. Ages 11 - 18; no parents, please!
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Book Discussions
Book 'Em! Mystery Discussion
 The next meeting of The Brookfield Library's mystery discussion club, Book 'Em!, will feature The Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman. The quiet, ordered world of a yeshiva in the California hills is shattered when a woman is brutally raped as she returns from the mikvah, the bathhouse where women perform their cleansing ritual. Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD has never heard anything like it. And although most of the community refuses to talk to him, Rina Lazarus, the only witness, does, steering him through the maze of confusing religious laws that thwart his investigation at every turn. As the trail grows cold, Decker's only getting closer to Rina and not to the rapist--or is he? Maybe Rina was the intended victim all along. And the rapist may not stop with rape the next time...
Please join us for this discussion on Monday, May 19 at 12:30 p.m. in the Brookfield Library Community Room. Copies of the book are available at the library's Checkout Desk. Please register for this program at the library, or online.
Fiction Book Discussion
 The library's book group will disuss The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood on Thursday, May 29, at 12:30 and 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room.
Since the sudden loss of her only child, Mary Baxter has been unable to read or write, unable to pursue the activities that used to be her primary source of comfort. At her mother's suggestion, she takes up knitting as a way to fill the empty hours and lonely days. And she reluctantly joins a knitting circle in her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island - not knowing that it will change her life. Alice, Scarlet, Lulu, Beth, Harriet, and Ellen welcome Mary into their circle despite her hesitance to open her heart to them. Each woman teaches Mary a new knitting technique, and, as they do, they reveal to her their own secrets of loss, love, and hope. Eventually, through the hours they spend knitting and talking together, Mary is finally able to tell her own story of grief, and in so doing finds the spark of life again.
Copies of The Knitting Circle are available at the library's Checkout Desk. Please register at the library or online. |
| Wowbrary is here!
Now you can find out about new books, movies, music, and audiobooks almost as soon as they arrive at the library. Just subscribe to Wowbrary, a new service that sends you free weekly emails about The Brookfield Library's most recent additions to the collection. This email will include not just the latest books for adults, teens, and children, but also the newest DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, and more.
To subscribe, go to the library's web page. Click on Wowbrary: the newest stuff at your library. On the page that pops up, fill in the requested information (name and email address) and select The Brookfield Library - and sit back and wait for your emails. Happy reading, watching, and listening!
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Kids Afternoon at the Movies:
We haven't found the perfect movie to show this month, and we won't announce a title until we do! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 21 at 5 p.m., and we'll let you know which movie we've selected. |
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Knitting Workshop
 A two-session knitting workshop for adult beginners will be held on Thursday, May 15, and Thursday, May 22 from 10:00 a.m. to noon in The Brookfield Library Community Room. Our instructor will be Cyndie McGuire. We have four spaces available in this class.
The total cost of the two-session class is $10.00, to be paid at the time of registration. You will need to bring 1 pair of size 6, 7 or 8 knitting needles, one skein of 100% acrylic worsted weight 4 ply yarn (light color), scissors, and needle protectors, which can be purchased at craft or yarn stores.
Please register (and pay) for this class at the library's Checkout Desk.
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Notary Public Service Available
Three library staff members now hold Notary Public certification for Connecticut. While we can't guarantee that one of them will be available whenever the library is open, at least one of them is usually here. The library charges $3 per document notarized.
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