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Happy Feet

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Children's Program Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Time
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Ages 2-3 | Registration Required

Full of music, movement, and stories, this program is perfect for children who are working on making the transition to Preschool Story Time.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.

Needle Felted Rubber Ducks

3:30pm - 4:45pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Collaboratory Conference Table
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
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Grades 6-12 | Registration required

Felt a cute little rubber ducky! Needle felting is a craft that uses a barbed needle to mat together fibers, typically wool, allowing you to create a wide variety of 2D and 3D objects.

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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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Choate Mentorship Project for Middle Schoolers

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

The Choate Mentorship Project intends to strengthen the foundational learning practices of students in public middle schools.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Divine Geometry: Islamic & Middle Eastern Art at the Wadsworth

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Community Room
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Registration Required
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.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Hardcover Book Fan

7:00pm - 8:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Collaboratory Conference Table
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

This tutorial uses bookbinding techniques to create a handheld folding fan that looks like a hardcover book when folded shut. 

 

 

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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. 

 

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Preschool Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Preschoolers
Children's Program Room
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
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Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

Books, puppets, and songs will reinforce your child's pre-reading skills through repetition and rhyme. A craft is included that will help kids develop their fine motor skills. 

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Hardcover Book Fan

3:00pm - 4:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Collaboratory Conference Table
Join Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

This tutorial uses bookbinding techniques to create a handheld folding fan that looks like a hardcover book when folded shut. 

 

 

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. 

 

This event is in the "Elementary Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Dance Workshop

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Community Room
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
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Grades 2-9 | Registration Required

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Spanish Conversation Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens, Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Español, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups

Spanish Conversation Group

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

No registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary Schoolers" group.

Kindness Club: Cat Toys

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Children's Program Room
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
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Grades 2-5 | Registration Required

Come and make felt cat toys to give to the Wallingford Animal Shelter. No sewing experience needed.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
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The Thrill of Writing Action, Adventure, and Suspense: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.

Baby Prom: A Morning Under the Stars

10:30am - 12:00pm
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Community Room
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Birth - Age 5 | Registration Required

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Coffee & Connections

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Other
Event Details:

Come join us for a weekly program to forge new connections with folks you might otherwise never get to know!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Friday Night Flicks Presents: Nickel Boys

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Film & TV
Event Details:

Two Black teenagers, Elwood and Turner, form an unlikely bond while serving time at Nickel Academy, a harsh Florida reform school.

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. 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Saturday Mornings with Poetry

9:45am - 12:00pm
Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Bespoke Bookends: A Craft Workshop for Adults

10:30am - 12:30pm
Adults
Community Room
Full
Registration Required
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 "Children" group.
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group.
This event is in the "Elementary Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Game on!

1:30pm - 4:00pm
Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Wonder Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Preschool - 8th Grade | Registration encouraged for a reminder

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Dear IT: Welcome to Windows 11

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Training
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you feel like technology has left you behind? Do you have a burning question, but you don’t know who to ask?

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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

French Conversation Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens, Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Wallingford Ukulele Club

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Community Room
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.

Board of Managers

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

One Book One Wallingford: Meet Author Monica Wood

7:00pm - 8:00pm
High Schoolers, Adults
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Registration Required
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!

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Choate Mentorship Project for Middle Schoolers

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

The Choate Mentorship Project intends to strengthen the foundational learning practices of students in public middle schools.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Community Room
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Registration Required
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!