Christmas Closing

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

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snowflake ornament

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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Registration
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.

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

sublimation ornament

Sublimation Holiday Ornaments

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Use our sublimation printer to put your own images on a flat ceramic ornament. Be sure to bring your images on a flash drive or have access to them online. 

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

Use our sublimation printer to put your own images on a flat ceramic ornament. Be sure to bring your images on a flash drive or have access to them online.

 

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

sublimation ornament

Sublimation Holiday Ornaments

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Use our sublimation printer to put your own images on a flat ceramic ornament. Be sure to bring your images on a flash drive or have access to them online.

Join Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use our sublimation printer to put your own images on a flat ceramic ornament. Be sure to bring your images on a flash drive or have access to them online.

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

French Conversation Group

Monday, December 23, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
French Discussion Group:

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

Christmas Eve

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Christmas

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

French Conversation Group

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
French Discussion Group:

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

New Year's Eve Early Closing

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

New Year's Day

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

French Conversation Group

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
French Discussion Group:

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

polymer clay relief of a cardinal on a snowy branch

Winter Cardinal Polymer Clay Relief

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Sculpt a relief of a cardinal on a snowy branch.Enter the registration lottery from December 20th-22nd at: https://forms.gle/gMyMSSS4NxJ3rWZo9.

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Sculpt a relief of a cardinal on a snowy branch.

Enter the registration lottery from December 20th-22nd at: https://forms.gle/gMyMSSS4NxJ3rWZo9.

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

book with letters spilling out

Literacy Volunteers

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance. If you are an adult who needs help reading, writing, speaking or understandin...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Interest Groups, Other
Event Details:

Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance.

spools of thread

Open Sew

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program anytime from 6:00 to 8:30pm in the Collaboratory the first Tuesday evening of each month...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program anytime from 6:00 to 8:30pm in the Collaboratory the first Tuesday evening of each month. Bring your unfinished projects, either hand sewing or machine.

Snowflake Wall Hanging

Snowflake Name Window Hangings

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

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 a clear acrylic.Note: This is a rep...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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 a clear acrylic.

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

Winter Fairy Houses

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredClay artist Deb Jaffe will lead you in designing a beautiful fairy house, one that you can give a winter twist!

Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration required

Clay artist Deb Jaffe will lead you in designing a beautiful fairy house, one that you can give a winter twist!

Snowflake Wall Hanging

Snowflake Name Window Hangings

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

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 a clear acrylic.Note: This is a rep...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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 a clear acrylic.

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

birthday cards

Birthday Cards

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Let's get ready for this year's birthdays! You will use die cuts, embossing folders, ink-blending, and stamps to make three fun birthday cards. No card making experience needed.&nb...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Let's get ready for this year's birthdays! You will use die cuts, embossing folders, ink-blending, and stamps to make three fun birthday cards. No card making experience needed. 

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

David Asch

Talking TED @ Home

Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom Virtual Meeting at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join librarian Cindy Haiken on Zoom to watch and discuss a popular TED talk. Once registered, you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting via email on the day of the event. ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Interest Groups
Event Details:

Join librarian Cindy Haiken on Zoom to watch and discuss a popular TED talk. Once registered, you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting via email on the day of the event.

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. 

Epilog Fusion Pro laser cutter

Introduction to the Laser Cutter

Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Technology Training
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This program was originally scheduled for Saturday, December 14th at 2:00 pm.Learn all about our laser cutter, including what it can do and how to use it. You will also design a sm...

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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Technology Training
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program was originally scheduled for Saturday, December 14th at 2:00 pm.

Learn all about our laser cutter, including what it can do and how to use it. You will also design a small project.

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

Cricut logo

Introduction to Cricut

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Technology Training
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This class will cover how to use Cricut Design Space, the software used to create custom designs with the Cricut Maker vinyl cutting machines.Enter the registration lottery from De...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Technology Training
Event Details:

This class will cover how to use Cricut Design Space, the software used to create custom designs with the Cricut Maker vinyl cutting machines.

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

French Conversation Group

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
French Discussion Group:

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

knitting project

Knit @ WPL

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Gray at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Knit @ WPL is a place where knitters and crocheters can practice their work in the company of others. Newcomers are welcome to join, but knitting experience is required.No registra...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Gray
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups
Event Details:

Knit @ WPL is a place where knitters and crocheters can practice their work in the company of others. Newcomers are welcome to join, but knitting experience is required.

No registration required.

Painted slate of penguins embracing

Penguin Hugs Slate

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Paint a cheery winter-themed penguin family on a repurposed slate. This is an intermediate level painting project.Enter the registration lottery from December 20th-22nd at: https:/...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Paint a cheery winter-themed penguin family on a repurposed slate. This is an intermediate level painting project.

Disclaimer(s)

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.