Library-related excerpts from Mary Hawley’s will. Click the image for more
Antiques & Collectibles
The Antiques and Collectibles Collection includes more than 3,000 books generously donated by R. Scudder Smith, publisher of Antiques and the Arts Weekly and The Newtown Bee.
Local Authors Collection
The Local Authors Collection contains works by past and present Newtown authors and illustrators. The copies in this collection are for in-library use only, circulating copies may be available. Please ask at the Reference Desk.
Genealogy
The Genealogy Room houses the Julia Brush Collection of published genealogies and local histories on Newtown and Danbury area families. The genealogy room also has an extensive collection of Connecticut and New England resource material. Please call the Reference desk at 203-426-8552 or email reference@chboothlibrary.org for more information about using the genealogy research material at the library. Our genealogy page has details about the collection as well as online resources for genealogists.
Connecticut & Local History Collection
In addition to material in our Genealogy Room, we have both circulating material and reference books on Connecticut history, and individual town histories with an emphasis on Newtown and other communities in Fairfield County. This material includes books on geography, place names, general and photographic histories, and biographical resources.
For more information about any of our special collections, please contact the Reference Department 203-426-8552 or email reference@chboothlibrary.org
