Summer Hours The Library will be open on Mondays throughout July and August from 10–5. It will be closed on July 4.

Kaplan SAT Prep at Library
Educators agree that the school and homework-free months of summer provide a particularly productive period for college admission test preparation. With that in mind, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions will offer a twelve-session course at the Cornwall Library during the months of July and August. Classes meet at 10 am on Mondays and Thursdays from July 21 through August 28. Kaplan guarantees a higher score to everyone who attends class, completes the assigned homework and takes the required practice exams. If interested contact Kaplan at 860-236-6851 or at kaptest.com/sat. S.D.

Food, Glorious Food Food, Glorious Food was a great success according to co-chairs, Amy Cady and Louise Dunn. We won’t have a final count until July when the art exhibit ends but the event’s revenue was likely the largest fundraiser for the Library in recent years. It seemed almost everyone in town helped with the event from the planning committee to the artists and chefs, the cookbook donors and the vendors at the Farmers’

Market. The day’s talks attracted numbers of visitors from surrounding towns, but the largest draw was the evening cocktail party at Tip Dunham and Laurie Simmons’ house. More than 100 people attended, and there was not a “gourmet” hors d’oeuvre left. There are some murmurs about next year, but now the committee wants a long rest! Thank you, everyone! L.D.

Catch the Reading Bug
Young readers hoping to avoid the itching, buzzing, chirping, and stinging of our insect friends this summer can read and learn all about them inside during the Library’s Summer Reading Program. “Catch the Reading Bug” is the theme of this year’s program, which features special events and performers every Wednesday night and some Friday mornings, starting July 9. Stay tuned for more information, as well as reading records to keep track of summer reading. A Nutmeg book discussion group for children in grades 3-8 will be held over the summer on Monday afternoons. The first meeting will be July 14 at 4 pm. Please call the library at 672-6874.

Notes from the Book Selection Committee
The more distressing it gets at this end of American history, the more inviting are the early years of the Republic. Perhaps the Founding

Fathers and Mothers were just as fallible as their 21st century counterparts, but at this distance we don’t see the warts so clearly, nor was YouTube present at the Continental Congress. Celebrate the Fourth of July by reading the Declaration of Independence aloud. On the other 364 days, enjoy the Library’s lively collection of recent books about American history. Here are three to provoke snappy conversations between now and Election Day. Cokie Roberts : Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation. This sequel to Founding Mothers celebrates another group of remarkable women, some whose names you know (Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Sacajawea) and some who will be a revelation to you. The warm-hearted, politically savvy Cokie Roberts is always good company. Joseph J. Ellis: American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the

Kaplan SAT Prep
There will be 12 sessions at 10 am on Mondays and Thursdays in July and August beginning on July 21. Sign up through Kaplan at 860-236-6851 or at kaptest.com/sat.

Meeting Schedule
The Board of Trustees will meet on July 11 at 3 pm.