Business & Bagels - Thursday Morning, July 25 @ 7:30am

Another in the Business and Bagels Quarterly series. A light breakfast will be served courtesy of the Rowayton Library. SCORE will sponsor draw for Entrepreneur Magazine. Our speaker, Stan Witkow will return to explore the most practical aspects for your networking activities.

•  Understand the whys and wherefores of networking
•  Learn what works and what doesn't work for successful networking
•  Learn how to get the most out of every networking encounter
•  Find out how to make networking fun!

Stanley Witkow, a SCORE counselor for more than five years, is the former general counsel of GE Capital IT Solutions. He has been mentoring and providing career counseling since 2008. Currently he moderates Westporters in Transition, a weekly support group for members of the Westport Community who are in Career transition. He helps clients develop compelling stories about themselves and to set achievable goals.

Notice of Immediate Opening: Rowayton Library Director

NOTICE OF IMMEDIATE OPENING

ROWAYTON LIBRARY DIRECTOR

The Rowayton Library, a public, independent library, has an immediate opening for the position of Library Director. The Director provides day-to-day management of the library’s programs and projects, supervises the staff, manages the collections, and is an advocate for the Library to the community at-large. The Director reports to the Board of Trustees.

The successful candidate should have:

• 5+ years of successful library management/leadership experience.
• Broad vision of how library services will be delivered in the future.
• Creative and energetic approaches to tasks.
• Outstanding oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to work well with Board, Staff, Community Leaders and Patrons.
• Strong computer literacy and ability to use and monitor technical equipment.
• MLS Degree from an ALA accredited institution, preferred.

This is a full-time position geared to the Library’s hours, which are currently Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Summer Hours are Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Additional time requirements may involve occasional evenings and weekends. Salary commensurate with experience meets the CLA Minimum Standards. EOE: M/F/D/V.

Please direct cover letters and resumes to: Library Search Committee, rowayton10@mindspring.com or Library Search Committee, P.O. Box 26, Rowayton, CT 06853

Everyday is a FUN day... SummerTime @ the Rowayton Library

 The Rowayton Library is featuring activities for kids each weekday (Mondays through Fridays) from 2-3pm July 1 through August 9:  Rubberband Bracelet Workshop on Mondays; Origami @ the Rowayton Library, Tuesdays for everyone.  Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of material into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques.  Objects found in nature will be created.  Beadwork @ the Rowayton Library, for everyone.  Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another, usually by the use of a needle and thread or soft, flexible wire. Most beadwork takes the form of jewelry or other personal adornment, but beads are also used in wall hangings and sculpture.  Knitting @ the Rowayton Library, Thursdays for kids ages 8 and up.  Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth or other fine crafts. Knitted fabric consists of consecutive loops, called stitches. As each row progresses, a new loop is pulled through an existing loop. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them. This process eventually results in a final product, often a garment.  Fridays @ the Rowayton Library is MovieTime.  Everyone is invited.  Movies will be rated G or PG.   Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult or caregiver for all programs at the Rowayton Library.  These programs are free and open to the public. 

Resignation of the Library Director

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Rowayton Library Board of Trustees announces with great regret the resignation of Cynthia F. Johnson, Library Director, as she is relocating to California to be closer to family. She will be greatly missed, and we wish her the very best as she assumes her new position as the Medical Librarian at the Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, California.

Hot Dog Day, Tuesday, July 16 11am-2pm (rain date is July 23)

"Eighth Annual Hot Dog Picnic" … and they say there is no such thing as a free lunch! Well, there is… @ the Rowayton Library.  Everyone is invited to help celebrate.  July as National Hot Dog Month with the Rowayton Library’s Eighth Annual Hot Dog Picnic. Come check out what’s new at the Rowayton Library and join us for a “Free Hot Dog Lunch.” This program is made possible – in part – through the generosity of the Rowayton Civic Association.  This program is free and open to the public.

Geocaching @ the Rowayton Library

Find the treasure (a golden monopoly piece inside the cache) and bring it to the Rowayton Library to claim your prize.  Dig into Reading... this summer!  Click HERE to find the treasure map!

Art21 Screening @ the Rowayton Library, July 8 @ Noon

Over the past decade, Art21 has established itself as the preeminent chronicler of contemporary art and artists through its Peabody Award-winning biennial television series, "Art in the Twenty-First Century." The nonprofit organization has used the power of digital media to introduce millions of people of all ages to contemporary art and artists and has created a new paradigm for teaching and learning about the creative process.  Join us at the Rowayton Library on Monday, July 8 at Noon for a "brown bag" lunch, refreshments, a movie, craft and discussion... for adults interested in Art.  Co-Sponsored by the Rowayton Arts Center.  Art21 Film - Time:  How do artists evoke and transform time in their work? Can a work of contemporary art be timeless? How does contemporary art relate to art of the ancient past, to nature, and to the rhythms of the life? The "Art in the Twenty-First Century" documentary “Time” explores these questions through the work of Charles Atlas, Martin Puryear, Paul Pfeiffer, Vija Celmins, and Tim Hawkinson.   

Leading the discussion following the screening will be RAC artists Tom Kretsch and Lynn Stephens Massey.  No reservations necessary.