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Reginald Dwayne Betts

"Doggerel": A Poetry Reading by Reginald Dwayne Betts

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Teens, High Schoolers, Adults
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Join us for a celebration of verse from one of America's greatest living poets! Reginald Dwayne Betts, a MacArthur Fellow and the founder & director of Freedom Reads, will perf...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups, Other
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Join us for a celebration of verse from one of America's greatest living poets!

Zines

Zines for Liberation: A Craft Workshop

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
One Book One Wallingford, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Teens, High Schoolers, Adults
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Registration required"Zines for Liberation" is a hands-on workshop which will explore the power of zines as tools for protest, abolition, and liberation. Under the guidance of loca...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: One Book One Wallingford, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups, Other
Registration Required
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Osprey

Gray-Wulff Environmental Series: "Season of the Osprey"

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Film & TV, Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Adults
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Join us for a screening by the Gray-Wulff Environmental Series as we celebrate National Earth Month! The PBS short documentary Season of the Osprey follows a veteran pair of osprey...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Film & TV, Interest Groups, Other
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Join us for a screening by the Gray-Wulff Environmental Series as we celebrate National Earth Month!

Parrots

Feathers & Friendship: Inside the World of Rescue Parrots

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, STEM/STEAM, Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Everyone
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Feathers & Friendship is a program by Rhode Island Parrot Rescue that focuses on the plight of domesticated parrots in need. Their mission is to educate the public on the ...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, STEM/STEAM, Interest Groups, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Feathers & Friendship is a program by Rhode Island Parrot Rescue that focuses on the plight of domesticated parrots in need.

Freedom Reads

Libraries & Literature in Prison Cellblocks: A Conversation about Freedom Reads

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
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Freedom Reads, a national nonprofit based in Hamden, Connecticut, opens carefully-curated, 500-book, handcrafted libraries in prison cellblocks across the nation. As of the start o...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Interest Groups, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Freedom Reads, a national nonprofit based in Hamden, Connecticut, opens carefully-curated, 500-book, handcrafted libraries in prison cellblocks across the nation.

Easter

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Mushroom

Fungi Frenzy: Growing Your Own Backyard Mushrooms

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, STEM/STEAM, Other
Age Group:
Adults
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Discover the magic of backyard mushroom growing! Join Master Gardener Mark Gostkiewicz for this eye-opening workshop where you'll learn the ins and outs of cultivating three easy-t...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, STEM/STEAM, Other
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Discover the magic of backyard mushroom growing! Join Master Gardener Mark Gostkiewicz for this eye-opening workshop where you'll learn the ins and outs of cultivating three easy-to-grow mushroom varieties: Shiitakes, Oysters, and Wine Caps.

Islamic Art

Divine Geometry: Islamic & Middle Eastern Art at the Wadsworth

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT has one of the most extensive collections of Middle Eastern art in the country. In honor of Arab-American Heritage Month, Hamid Hemat, Curato...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
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The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT has one of the most extensive collections of Middle Eastern art in the country.

Monica Wood

One Book One Wallingford: Meet Author Monica Wood

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Meet Monica Wood as she discusses her newest novel How To Read a Book. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. Register for a seat or Zoom link!ABOUT THE BOOKSet in Port...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
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Meet Monica Wood as she discusses her newest novel How To Read a Book. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. Register for a seat or Zoom link!

Edgar Allan Poe

An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
Adults
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Join us for a grand finale of National POEtry Month with one of America's most legendary authors! Conjured back from the shadows by actor Campbell Harmon for a most extraordinary h...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
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Join us for a grand finale of National POEtry Month with one of America's most legendary authors!

The Anxious Generation

The Anxious Generation: An Expert Panel Q&A

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, STEM/STEAM, Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a Mental Health Awareness Month panel conversation! Expert panelists will discuss topics related to The Anxious Generation, a 2024 bestseller by social psychologist Jon...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, STEM/STEAM, Interest Groups, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a Mental Health Awareness Month panel conversation!

Music

Patriotism and Protest: Famous American Songs and Their Legacies

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem to catalogue the wonderfully various “voices” he hears in hi

Music

Patriotism and Protest: Famous American Songs and Their Legacies

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem to catalogue the wonderfully various “voices” he hears in hi

Journal

Writing for Wellness: Discovering your Story with Julia Nadolny

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Discover the transformative power of your story in this immersive wellness writing workshop. Through guided exercises and thoughtful prompts, you'll explore your personal experienc...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the transformative power of your story in this immersive wellness writing workshop.

Music

Patriotism and Protest: Famous American Songs and Their Legacies

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem...

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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem to catalogue the wonderfully various “voices” he hears in hi

Memorial Day

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Wallingford Public Library
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Memorial Day

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Wallingford Public Library
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Music

Patriotism and Protest: Famous American Songs and Their Legacies

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem...

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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

“I Hear American Singing,/the varied carols I hear” are the opening lines of a poem in Walt Whitman’s 1860 version of his monumental “Leaves of Grass.” Whitman proceeds in the poem to catalogue the wonderfully various “voices” he hears in hi

Sleeping Giant

The History of Sleeping Giant State Park

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In 2024, Sleeping Giant State Park turned 100 years old! Creating the park was not easy nor quick. This is a dynamic story of early 20th-century conflicting prioriti...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Interest Groups, Other
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In 2024, Sleeping Giant State Park turned 100 years old! Creating the park was not easy nor quick.

Juneteenth

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Staff Development Day

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Independence Day

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Labor Day

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Labor Day

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