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Round cookie with a circle of smooth white royal icing, with decorating bags , colored water, and paint brushes also on the table

Cookie Decorating with The Tasty Sprinkle

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hands-On Activities
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 1-5 | Registration RequiredDoes your child love to decorate cookies? Then this is the class for them! Learn the secrets of decorating sugar cookies with smooth and shiny roy...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Hands-On Activities
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Grades 1-5 | Registration Required

Five elementary age kids, boys and girls, sitting on a bench, each holding and reading a book

Reading Fun with Moran's Promote Reading Club

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children's Program Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Story Time
Age Group:
Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades PreK-2 | Drop InCelebrate Spring and baby animals with the Moran Promote Reading Club! Drop in any time between 4:00 and 6:00 to listen to a story from, or read a story to, ...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades PreK-2 | Drop In

Children reading books and smiling

Reading Buddies

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades K-2 | Registration encouragedSpend a Friday evening reading with a high school buddy! Choate volunteers will join us to do some group read-alouds, small group reading practi...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Community Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-2 | Registration encouraged

Spend a Friday evening reading with a high school buddy! Choate volunteers will join us to do some group read-alouds, small group reading practice, and other fun activities.

A red d20 with the 20 facing upwards

Dungeons and Dragons: Battle of the Bards 2: Electric Boogaloo, Session 1

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Program Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 4-8 | Registration RequiredBattle of the Bards is back by popular demand! In this level 5 D&D quest players must battle in a tournament of bards to earn the favor of the...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 4-8 | Registration Required

A red d20 with the 20 facing upwards

Dungeons and Dragons: Battle of the Bards 2: Electric Boogaloo, Session 2

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Children's Program Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 4-8 | Registration RequiredBattle of the Bards is back by popular demand! In this level 5 D&D quest players must battle in a tournament of bards to earn the favor of the...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 4-8 | Registration Required

Dragon eye on a chain with a dragon motif under it

Dragon Eye Necklace

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 2-5 | Registration RequiredUse special techniques to design your own realistic dragon eye to display on a chain necklace.Please note, there is a planned early dismissal for ...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 2-5 | Registration Required

Use special techniques to design your own realistic dragon eye to display on a chain necklace.

Group of kids laughing together

Homeschool Meetup

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Middle Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Homeschool Families | Registration encouragedLooking to connect with other homeschooling families? Stop by the library on the second Friday of every month to chat, share ideas, and...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Middle Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Interest Groups, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homeschool Families | Registration encouraged

LEGO logo with colorful bricks in background

LEGO Club

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades K-5 | Registration RequiredBring your imagination and join us for an hour of fun with LEGO bricks!At this program, kids and their grown-up will have a chance to show off the...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Bring your imagination and join us for an hour of fun with LEGO bricks!

Smiling brown tween girl in background holding clear green slime in foreground

Playing with Polymers (Grades K-2)

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades K-2 | Registration RequiredJoin us during Spring Break for slimey fun! Investigate how polymers are made by cross-linking molecules. Explore different properties of polymers...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-2 | Registration Required

Smiling brown tween girl in background holding clear green slime in foreground

Playing with Polymers (Grades 3-5)

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 3-5 | Registration RequiredJoin us during Spring Break for slimey fun! Investigate how polymers are made by cross-linking molecules. Explore different properties of polymers...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-5 | Registration Required

Blue background, white hand sticking straight up from bottom, doing ASL sign for I Love You.

American Sign Language Club for Kids

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 2-5 | Registration RequiredCome practice sign language with other kids! Each month will have a different theme and you will be able to reinforce what you learn through games...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 2-5 | Registration Required

Come practice sign language with other kids! Each month will have a different theme and you will be able to reinforce what you learn through games and activities.

Easter

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library
The cool S that is commonly drawn or doodled on things. It is a block letter S that appears to loop back on itself. It is in black and white.

Tag it! Graffiti art at the Wallingford Library!

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Event Details:

Grades 1-5 | Registration RequiredCome learn how to create your own "tag" in this graffiti art program! We will be learning about graffiti as an art form as well as practicing it o...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 1-5 | Registration Required

Close up of three dancers' feet. They are wearing tights and ballet shoes and are in some sort of position.

Dance Workshop

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 2-9 | Registration RequiredAttend an engaging dance workshop with three internationally renowned pre-professional dancers and students from Choate Rosemary Hall. The cl...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 2-9 | Registration Required

Cool cat wearing sun glasses sitting in a yellow toy car

Kindness Club: Cat Toys

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 2-5 | Registration RequiredCome and make felt cat toys to give to the Wallingford Animal Shelter. No sewing experience needed.

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 2-5 | Registration Required

Come and make felt cat toys to give to the Wallingford Animal Shelter. No sewing experience needed.

Various game pieces strewn around a game board

Game on!

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Preschool - 8th Grade | Registration encouraged for a reminderPokémon Club and Gaming Club have combined into one big gaming bonanza! Come trade, battle, and participate in various...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Preschool - 8th Grade | Registration encouraged for a reminder

Group of kids laughing together

Homeschool Meetup

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Middle Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Homeschool Families | Registration encouragedLooking to connect with other homeschooling families? Stop by the library on the second Friday of every month to chat, share ideas, and...

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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Middle Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Interest Groups, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homeschool Families | Registration encouraged

Yak

International Movie Night: "Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom"

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Collaboratory, Hobbies & Gaming, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Join us the second Friday of each month to enjoy a fascinating film from another country! This series will feature comedies, dramas, musicals, romances, and thrillers from around t...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Collaboratory, Hobbies & Gaming, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Event Details:

Join us the second Friday of each month to enjoy a fascinating film from another country! This series will feature comedies, dramas, musicals, romances, and thrillers from around the world.

LEGO logo with colorful bricks in background

LEGO Club

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades K-5 | Registration RequiredBring your imagination and join us for an hour of fun with LEGO bricks!At this program, kids and their grown-up will have a chance to show off the...

Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Bring your imagination and join us for an hour of fun with LEGO bricks!

A brook running over mossy rocks

Nature Walk at Fresh Meadows

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 1-5 | Registration RequiredJoin us for another exciting nature walk at The Wallingford Land Trust’s Fresh Meadows trail! We will explore this amazing outdoor trail together ...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 1-5 | Registration Required

Memorial Day

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Memorial Day

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library
People holding various trading cards

Trading Card Battle Club

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 4-8 | Registration EncouragedCalling all trading card sharks! If you have the urge to battle, come bring your Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Magic the Gathering cards down to the li...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 4-8 | Registration Encouraged

Juneteenth

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library