What was it like boarding the world’s most famous ship in 1912? Choose a costume similar to those worn by Titanic passengers and have your photograph taken. Professional photographer, Regina Madwed, will make a sepia-toned picture to look like an old-time photo. Read the passenger descriptions out loud and answer trivia questions. Learn how to write a message in Morse code – the only way the ship could communicate with the rest of the world. This program is for children in grades 2-4. Registration is required.
Come Aboard! will take place at both town libraries: Thursday, March 1, 4:15-5:15 pm at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road and Friday, March 16 from 4:15-5:15 pm at the Fairfield Woods Branch Library, 1147 Fairfield Woods Road.
This program is part of the Library’s 2012 One Book One Town celebration of The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic. There are a variety of additional programs for children including Shipbuilding 101; Run the Titanic for tweens grades 4-7; an oral presentation by Lauren Tarshis who wrote the young reader’s book, I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912, for ages 8-13; and a presentation by Mystic Aquarium at the Pequot Library about the sinking of the Titanic.
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All programs at the Fairfield Public Library are free. To register for these programs or for more information, go to www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 203-256-3160. Follow the Fairfield Public Library on Twitter: www.twitter.com/fairfieldpublib and Facebook: www.facebook.com/fairfieldlibrary.
