This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 26 2025 Wed Untold History: Prince Mortimer & the Legacy of New-Gate Prison 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Zoom Virtual Meeting Register Now Registration Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Feb 26 2025 Wed Untold History: Prince Mortimer & the Legacy of New-Gate Prison 7:00pm - 8:00pm Zoom Virtual Meeting Register Now Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting Age Group: Adults Program Type: One Book One Wallingford, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Interest Groups, Other Registration Required Event Details: John Mills, a local historian, genealogist, & founder of Alex Breanne Corporation, has done extensive research into the fascinating life of Connecticut's Prince Mortimer.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 5 2025 Wed Bird Brains: Inside the Minds of American Raptors 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Community Room Register Now Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 5 2025 Wed Bird Brains: Inside the Minds of American Raptors 7:00pm - 8:00pm Community Room Register Now Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, STEM/STEAM, Interest Groups, Other Registration Required Event Details: In our One Book, One Wallingford 2025 selection How to Read a Book, we got a glimpse into the cognitive abilities of African Grey Parrots.
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 8 2025 Sat Supporting Incarcerated Youth: A RACCE Community Letter Writing Session 10:30am - 12:30pm Teens, High Schoolers, Adults Community Room This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 8 2025 Sat Supporting Incarcerated Youth: A RACCE Community Letter Writing Session 10:30am - 12:30pm Community Room Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens, High Schoolers, Adults Program Type: Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups, Other Event Details: Join Racial Advocates for Cross-Cultural Education (RACCE) for a letter-writing session at the Wallingford Public Library.
This event is in the "Everyone" group. Mar 10 - 27 2025 Words from Wallingford: Letters to Incarcerated Youth All Day 3/10 - 3/27 Everyone Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Green This event is in the "Everyone" group. Mar 10 - 27 2025 Words from Wallingford: Letters to Incarcerated Youth All Day 3/10 - 3/27 Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Green Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library Room: Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Green Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups, Other Event Details: From March 10th to March 27th, the Racial Advocates for Cross-Cultural Education (RACCE) will host a letter-writing station in our Collaboratory where patrons of all ages can craft letters of support, kind messages, and creative writing or artwork
This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 18 2025 Tue Healing with Books: From Elvis’s Self-Help Shelf to Oprah’s Book Club 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Community Room Register Now Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 18 2025 Tue Healing with Books: From Elvis’s Self-Help Shelf to Oprah’s Book Club 7:00pm - 8:00pm Community Room Register Now Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Discussion, Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other Registration Required Event Details: Join us to learn all about the modern history of book therapy! In this fascinating presentation, historian Mary Mahoney will explore the practice of bibliotherapy—the use of books as medicine.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 29 2025 Sat Applying for a Pardon with the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults Community Room Register Now Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Mar 29 2025 Sat Applying for a Pardon with the Yale Undergraduate Prison Project 2:30pm - 3:30pm Community Room Register Now Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Community Events, One Book One Wallingford, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Interest Groups, Other Registration Required Event Details: If you have a criminal record in Connecticut and are interested in applying to erase it with an absolute pardon, this workshop is right for you.
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 1 2025 Tue "Doggerel": A Poetry Reading by Reginald Dwayne Betts 7:00pm - 8:00pm Teens, High Schoolers, Adults Community Room Register Now Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 1 2025 Tue "Doggerel": A Poetry Reading by Reginald Dwayne Betts 7:00pm - 8:00pm Community Room Register Now 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!
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. Apr 3 2025 Thu Zines for Liberation: A Teen Craft Workshop 6:00pm - 7:30pm Teens, High Schoolers Community Room Register Now Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. Apr 3 2025 Thu Zines for Liberation: A Teen Craft Workshop 6:00pm - 7:30pm Community Room Register Now Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens, High Schoolers Program Type: One Book One Wallingford, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other Registration Required Event Details: "Zines for Liberation" is a hands-on workshop where teens explore the power of zines as tools for protest, abolition, and liberation.
This event is in the "Everyone" group. Apr 12 2025 Sat Feathers & Friendship: Inside the World of Rescue Parrots 10:30am - 12:00pm Everyone Community Room Register Now Registration This event is in the "Everyone" group. Apr 12 2025 Sat Feathers & Friendship: Inside the World of Rescue Parrots 10:30am - 12:00pm Community Room Register Now 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.
This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 15 2025 Tue Libraries & Literature in Prison Cellblocks: A Conversation about Freedom Reads 6:30pm - 8:00pm High Schoolers, Adults Community Room Register Now Registration This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 15 2025 Tue Libraries & Literature in Prison Cellblocks: A Conversation about Freedom Reads 6:30pm - 8:00pm Community Room Register Now 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.
Apr 20 2025 Sun Easter All Day Closing Apr 20 2025 Sun Closing Easter All Day Branches: Wallingford Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 26 2025 Sat Bespoke Bookends: A Craft Workshop for Adults 10:30am - 12:30pm Adults Community Room Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 26 2025 Sat Bespoke Bookends: A Craft Workshop for Adults 10:30am - 12:30pm Community Room Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: One Book One Wallingford, Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Other Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a special workshop hosted by Matt Yanarella from My Productions CT! You'll have the opportunity to decorate and assemble your own pair of wooden DIY bookends to reflect your unique personality.
This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 29 2025 Tue One Book One Wallingford: Meet Author Monica Wood 7:00pm - 8:00pm High Schoolers, Adults Register Now Registration Offsite Event This event is in the "High Schoolers" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 29 2025 Tue One Book One Wallingford: Meet Author Monica Wood 7:00pm - 8:00pm Register Now 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!
May 24 2025 Sat Memorial Day All Day Closing May 24 2025 Sat Closing Memorial Day All Day Branches: Wallingford Public Library
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