Christmas Closing

The library will be closed on Tuesday, December 24th and Wednesday, December 25th in observance of Christmas.

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Snowflake Name Window Hangings

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredUse CorelDRAW to create your name as a snowflake pattern to hang on a window! The snowflake will be etched and cut out on the laser cutter using ...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration required

Use CorelDRAW to create your name as a snowflake pattern to hang on a window! The snowflake will be etched and cut out on the laser cutter using clear acrylic.

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Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

Christmas Eve

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
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Christmas

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
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LEGO logo with colorful bricks in background

LEGO Club

Saturday, December 28, 2024 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...

Event Full
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!

New Year's Eve Early Closing

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
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Wallingford Public Library

New Year's Day

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
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Wallingford Public Library

LEGO Robotics with Choate Robotics

Friday, January 10, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 3-7 | Registration requiredJoin the Choate Robotics students to explore basic coding and robot-building skills with Lego. 

Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Collaboratory, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-7 | Registration required

Join the Choate Robotics students to explore basic coding and robot-building skills with Lego. 

Child building a robotic creature.

Buzzy Bug Bots

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 2-5 | Registration RequiredUsing supplies from the Connecticut Science center, build a “bug” bot to learn how electricity can send your creation buzzing off the table. ...

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

Grades 2-5 | Registration Required

Using supplies from the Connecticut Science center, build a “bug” bot to learn how electricity can send your creation buzzing off the table. 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library
A pile of broken printers

Break It!

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 1-5 | Registration RequiredThe library has a pile of old electronics and we need YOU to help us dismantle them. Whether you want to take things apart to figure out how they ...

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

Grades 1-5 | Registration Required

LEGO logo with colorful bricks in background

LEGO Club

Saturday, January 25, 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!

Take Your Child to the Library Day logo

Take Your Child to the Library Day!

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Families | Drop-InStop by the library to celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day. We have tons of fun activities going on! Grab a free book, check out our Face Painting &...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Community Events, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Event Details:

Families | Drop-In

Presidents' Day

All Day 2/16 - 2/17
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library
Image of a twisty red and white roller coaster

Roller Coasters with the Connecticut Science Center

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 3-5 | Registration RequiredRoll, twist, loop, and speed down the track as you design, create, and test your own rollercoaster! How does inertia affect an object’s motion? Ex...

Registration
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

LEGO logo with colorful bricks in background

LEGO Club

Saturday, February 22, 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!

Four yellow daffodils in a row

Planting Flowers Story Time with the Wallingford Garden Club

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children's Program Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
STEM/STEAM, Story Time
Age Group:
Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Event Details:

Ages 3-9 | Registration RequiredCome plant a flower with the Wallingford Garden Club! In this story time program we will read some flower themed books and then plant a real flower ...

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

Ages 3-9 | Registration Required

Come plant a flower with the Wallingford Garden Club! In this story time program we will read some flower themed books and then plant a real flower in a container to take home.

LEGO logo with colorful bricks in background

LEGO Club

Saturday, March 15, 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!

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...

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!

Easter

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library
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!

Memorial Day

All Day
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Closing
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Memorial Day

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
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Juneteenth

All Day
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Independence Day

All Day
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