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French Conversation Group

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
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: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

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

Ukulele

Evening Ukulele Club

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our evening Ukulele Club to practice & play with other uke enthusiasts! The first hour of each session will be dedicated to more experienced players, while the last half-h...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Event Details:

Join our evening Ukulele Club to practice & play with other uke enthusiasts! The first hour of each session will be dedicated to more experienced players, while the last half-hour will be focused on beginners.

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
Event Details:

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
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a celebration of verse from one of America's greatest living poets!

members of the Play Readers

WPL Play Readers

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
WPL Play Readers:

The Wallingford Public Library Play Readers perform dramatic readings of comedies and dramas, monologues, scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays, and short plays of Thornton Wilde...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

WPL Play Readers

The Wallingford Public Library Play Readers perform dramatic readings of comedies and dramas, monologues, scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays, and short plays of Thornton Wilder and Eugene O’Neill. Members of the group select plays and cast roles for members. You may join the WPL Play Readers as a spectator or participant.

No registration required.

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
Event Details:

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
Event Details:

Registration required

Ukulele

Wallingford Ukulele Club

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our Wallingford Ukulele Club to practice and play with other uke enthusiasts! The club meets on the first Monday of the month from 10-11:30 am and the second Wednesday and fin...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Event Details:

Join our Wallingford Ukulele Club to practice and play with other uke enthusiasts! The club meets on the first Monday of the month from 10-11:30 am and the second Wednesday and final Monday of the month from 6:30-8 pm.

French Conversation Group

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
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: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

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

Ukulele

Wallingford Ukulele Club

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our Wallingford Ukulele Club to practice and play with other uke enthusiasts! The club meets on the first Monday of the month from 10-11:30 am and the second Wednesday and fin...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Event Details:

Join our Wallingford Ukulele Club to practice and play with other uke enthusiasts! The club meets on the first Monday of the month from 10-11:30 am and the second Wednesday and final Monday of the month from 6:30-8 pm.

Arab Blues

International Movie Night: "Arab Blues"

Friday, April 11, 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:
Teens, High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Join us the second Friday of each month to enjoy a fascinating film from another country! Our April 11th feature will be the 2019 Tunisian comedy Arab Blues (rated G). This acclaim...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, 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! Our April 11th feature will be the 2019 Tunisian comedy Arab Blues (rated G).

French Conversation Group

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
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: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

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

Accidental Poetry

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredDo you know how easy it is to write a poem by accident? Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, you can write poetry, and you might secretl...

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | 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

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French Conversation Group

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
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: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

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

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

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
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT has one of the most extensive collections of Middle Eastern art in the country.

poetry books in a tree

Saturday Mornings with Poetry

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 9:45am - 12:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Saturday Mornings with Poetry:

IN-PERSON MEETING A meeting of people who love reading and writing poetry. SMwP provides poetic opportunities for anyone to share their poetry, discuss the literary wo...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

Saturday Mornings with Poetry

IN-PERSON MEETING

A meeting of people who love reading and writing poetry. SMwP provides poetic opportunities for anyone to share their poetry, discuss the literary works of poets known and unknown, and expand skills in writing and editing poems in the shared camaraderie of comfortable, supportive members. 

No registration required. To participate and for details about meeting virtually or in-person, contact Karen Ciosek at kjc73048@gmail.com.

French Conversation Group

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
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: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

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

Ukulele

Wallingford Ukulele Club

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our Wallingford Ukulele Club to practice and play with other uke enthusiasts! The club meets on the first Monday of the month from 10-11:30 am and the second Wednesday and fin...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups
Event Details:

Join our Wallingford Ukulele Club to practice and play with other uke enthusiasts! The club meets on the first Monday of the month from 10-11:30 am and the second Wednesday and final Monday of the month from 6:30-8 pm.

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
Registration Required
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!

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
Event Details:

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
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a grand finale of National POEtry Month with one of America's most legendary authors!

Ukulele

Wallingford Ukulele Club

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join our Wallingford Ukulele Club to practice and play with other uke enthusiasts! The club meets on the first Monday of the month from 10-11:30 am and the second Wednesday and fin...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Event Details:

Join our Wallingford Ukulele Club to practice and play with other uke enthusiasts! The club meets on the first Monday of the month from 10-11:30 am and the second Wednesday and final Monday of the month from 6:30-8 pm.

French Conversation Group

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
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: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

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

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