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Bouncing Babies

11:00am - 11:30am
Children, Babies/Toddlers
Wonder Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
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Ages 0-18 months | Registration Required

Learn to Laser Cut

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
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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:

Get started designing your own laser cutter projects using CorelDRAW software. Participants will make a basic wood project. Prior computer experience is recommended.

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

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.

Knit @ WPL

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Gray
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.

Pajama Family Story Time

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Birth - Age 5 | Registration Required

Join Miss Erin at this active, early literacy enriched story time where we will explore books, songs, and rhymes for all ages. Make sure to wear your pj's for added fun!

Story Walk with Mrs. Stowe

9:30am - 10:30am
Children, Preschoolers
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Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

Waddling Ones & Twos

10:00am - 10:45am
Children, Babies/Toddlers
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 15 mo - 35 mo | Registration Required

Waddling Ones & Twos

11:00am - 11:45am
Children, Babies/Toddlers
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 15 mo - 35 mo | Registration Required

Story Walk with Mrs. Stowe

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Children, Preschoolers
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Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

D&D-Fest

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults, Everyone
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

All Ages | Registration Required

Healing with Books: From Elvis’s Self-Help Shelf to Oprah’s Book Club

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

Laser Etched Bookmarks

7:00pm - 8:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
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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:

Create a design to be etched onto a leather bookmark.

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. 

 

Learn Infant Massage!

10:00am - 11:30am
Babies/Toddlers
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hands-On Activities
Event Details:

Ages 6 weeks - 6 months | Registration Required through UConn Health

Happy Feet

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

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.

American Sign Language Club for Kids

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Elementary Schoolers
Wonder Room
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Registration
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.

Ask Attorney Allinson

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business, Career, & Financial
Registration Required
Event Details:

IN-PERSON PROGRAM

ASL Conversation Group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Collaboratory, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups, Other
Event Details:

Join us on the third Wednesday of each month to improve your American Sign Language skills in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Robin Crispino, a professional sign language interpreter, will facilitate each session.

Preschool Story Time

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

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. 

Virtual Author Visit with Clara Bingham

2:00pm - 3:00pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

How Women’s Liberation Transformed America: In Conversation with Clara Bingham

Laser Etched Bookmarks

3:00pm - 4:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
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:

Create a design to be etched onto a leather bookmark.

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. 

 

Laser Cut Flowers

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Collaboratory Conference Table
Join Waitlist
Registration
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
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration required

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. 

 

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.

WECARE presentation

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room

Thursday Night Book Club

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON MEETING

The Trees by Percival Everett