Genealogy Workshop: Jolene Mullen

Saturday, January 28, 10 am-noon
Jolene Mullen is a professional researcher specializing in lineage research for heritage societies. She works in Connecticut and the eastern counties of New York, in the New York and Connecticut state libraries/archives, and other repositories and states as necessary. Research methodology, record groups (genealogical data to look for and where to find them) and useful internet sites (both subscription and free) will be discussed. Free handouts. Registration suggested. Attendance is free, but donations are appreciated and will benefit both the DAR Scholarship Fund and Wilton Library.

Tales to Tails

Saturday, January 28, 11-noon
ROAR’s (Ridgefield Operation Animal Rescue) Therapy Dog Program will be bringing therapy dogs to the library for children to read to them. The use of trained therapy dogs in reading programs can result in children who feel comfortable reading out loud, read more often, attempt more difficult books, and actually look forward to reading. Children must read independently to participate in this program. Registration is required.

WHS Little Theatre Company presents

Gooney Bird Green and Her True Life Adventures
Saturday, January 28, 2-3 pm
Children ages 4 and up are invited to a performance of Gooney Bird Greene. The Wilton High School Little Theatre Company will entertain kids with this classic story by award winning author Lois Lowry. After the performance children can ask questions and receive autographs from the performers! In blending funny and memorable characters with colorful details and her distinctive flair for suspense, Gooney Bird awakens the classmates’ dormant imaginations. They come to realize their lives are as unique as Gooney Bird’s and that they, too, can cast themselves as the heroes in their own true tales of discovery and adventure. Registration required. Parents and guardians must be present for children under age 8 and in the building for children under age 12.

Math Club for Kids

Saturday, January 28, 3-4 pm
Children in grades 3-5 are invited to join Wilton High School students Rama Siripuram and Eric Li who will be hosting a math club program.  Children will have the chance to explore mathematical concepts in this fun, hands-on program.  The goal of the program is to prepare students for the Math Kangaroo competition, which takes place on March 15, 2012. See Wilton Library website for details on the club and Math Kangaroo. Math Club is free of charge; however, there is a $20 registration fee to join the competition.  Registration required for the club.  Competition registration will take place after the first meeting of the club.  This program meets every Saturday through March 10. Grades 3-5 with caregiver in the building.

New Perspectives Film Series:

LOST BOHEMIA with Director Josef Astor
Saturday, January 28, 7:30-9:30 pm
A little known world of Carnegie Hall and its illustrious artists is discovered in this documentary by Josef Birdman Astor. A tenant in one of the 160 studios on top of Carnegie Hall, Astor captured his artist neighbors, a rapidly vanishing world from 1985. Astor’s film follows the protracted battle by the tenants to preserve their community and the rich heritage of the studios. The studio’s significance to 20th Century culture cannot be overstated, as generations of legendary performers and artists lived and worked in them including Isadora Duncan, Marlon Brando, Barnett Newman, Agnes deMille, Marilyn Monroe, Leonard Bernstein, Ruth Gordon, Mark Twain, Martha Graham, Paddy Chayefsky, Robert Redford and Lee Strasberg. Director Josef Birdman Astor joins Megan Smith-Harris for a discussion following the film. Suggested donation of $5. Refreshments served. The New Perspectives Documentary series is programmed and moderated by filmmaker, Megan Smith-Harris. Registration highly recommended.