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Library director Kathy Leeds and reference librarian and circulation manager Melissa Friedman cover how to research a travel vacation or trip using the Internet in Travel on the Web-You CAN Get There from Here tonight at 7. In this second installment of the library's November travel series, Leeds and Friedman demonstrate how to use the Web to explore travel options-whether looking for books online or in the library's catalog, looking for articles in databases or surfing the Internet for travel itineraries. Additional dates in the series on Thursdays in November at 7 p.m. are November 16 Going Solo: Women Traveling Alone and November 30 Distant Journeys with Daryl Hawk. The programs are free of charge. Advance registration is suggested. Call 762-3950 or register online.

The library's November art exhibit featuring the work of Dick Rauh is entitled A Botanist's Vision: Drawings and Paintings since Retirement. His talent and love for plants will be apparent throughout the month, with a reception in his honor on Sunday, November 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Rauh's hat trick of talents as gardener, artist and scientist allows him to see things in nature as they really are and capture them meticulously and beautifully. Many of the works will be offered for sale and purchases will benefit the library's Art Fund which is used to buy materials about art and art instruction for the collection. The exhibition runs through Tuesday, November 28. For information: 762-3950.

Parents can learn about new places to explore in Brendan Hanrahan's program, Giving Your Kids the Best: Spending Time in Wild Connecticut at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 12. Hanrahan, publisher of Road to Discovery Series guides to the natural history of Connecticut, describes how living in Connecticut provides opportunities for families to explore wild places and wildlife. He will share how parents and their kids will benefit from spending time in nature. The seminar is for parents. Children accompanying parents will have a separate craft and story time program. Parents/caregivers should register themselves for the Hanrahan program and their children separately for the craft program. Seating is limited for the seminar and the concurrent craft. There is no charge for either program. Advance registration is required for both. Call 762-3950 or register online.

Teens can learn important safety tips at the American Red Cross Babysitting Training session on Tuesday, November 14 and Wednesday, November 15 from 4-7 p.m. The two-part course takes place on consecutive days and teens must be in attendance both days. The fee is $50/child, ages 11-15. Advance payment is required at the time of registration. Seating is limited. Participants are encouraged to bring snacks for both sessions. Call (203) 762-3950 ext. 243 for details and to register.

The Library and the Wilton League of Women Voters co-sponsor a panel discussion on the issues of ethics on Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30 entitled League of Women Voters Hot Topics-It's a Matter of Ethics. Panelists include: Owen Williams, Wilton resident and history/philosophy scholar (Yale), Enid Oresman from CT Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, and Paul Burnham from Wilton's Council on Ethics. Additional dates and topics include: February 7, 2007 Immigration; April 12 Energy. The programs are free of charge. Advance registration is suggested. Call 762-3950 or register online.

The last of the fall museum bus trips takes place on Wednesday, November 15 with a trip to the Museum of Modern Art. The bus departs the library at 9:30 a.m. and leaves museum around 4 with an anticipated return to the library by 5:30 (traffic permitting). The total cost per person for bus, tour, and admission is $57 for adults and $54 for seniors (without the tour, the charge will be $46 for adults and $43 seniors). Reservations must be paid in advance. The comfortable mini-bus holds only 24, so reservations are on a first come, first served basis. For more information or to register, call 762-3950. The museum trips have been co-sponsored by the Library and St. Matthew's Episcopal Church.

Lea Mintz, the community liaison with the Family and Children's Agency in Norwalk, discusses the full continuum of in-home services offered for seniors on Wednesday, November 15 from 10:30 - noon in the seminar, Services for Seniors: An Informational Presentation by the Family & Children's Agency. Mintz discusses a range of services from homemakers and companions, carpenter and chore services, transportation and home health aides to full-time live-in services. The talk provides tips and strategies for keeping seniors safe and independent using available, affordable services. For information: (203) 855-8765. There is no charge for the program. Advance registration is suggested. Call 762-3950 or register online.