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The teen band, Flooded, plays this evening from 5 - 6:30 in the second Thursday of the Summer Music & More Concert Series at the library. The band returns for a second year with Alex Blair on guitar and vocals, Mike Grippi on bass and vocals, Geoff Albertson on drums, and vocals with Maggie Lyons. The band members are all 2005 graduates of Wilton High School. The concerts and refreshments are free. The Summer Music & More Concert Series is sponsored by the Village Market for the fifth straight year. Additional concert dates are July 14 with Jeff Harding and Frank Licari with acoustic rock and July 21 with Bob Riccio and his rock 'n' roll band, Kix. The library is closed through July 10 for the move of Children's Services into the new Children's Library. From July 11 - 31, the Adult Services section of the library will continue to be closed for major renovations. During this time, the courtyard concerts will be live and lively. For more information, call 762-3950.

On Monday, July 11 at 10 a.m. the new Children's Library is scheduled to be open for business. The library is inviting the children of the community to join in the celebration of their big, bright, expanded space. The new Children's Library started out as a vision of the Future of the Library committee and it is a "vision" to behold. With much more room for books, DVDs and videos, computers, a separate Story Room and Crafts Room with a moveable wall that can be pushed back to reveal a very large kid-friendly space, nooks and corners for comfy reading, it is definitely a place to celebrate. Families can come join the festivities of the new opening and help "break" the seal into the new Children's Library. For more information, call 762-3950.

With the move of Children's Services into the new Children's Library, the Passport to Adventure programs begin on Tuesday, July 12. Drop-In Story Times take place four times during the day for kids ages one through eight. One-year olds with adults meet from 10:30 - 11; twos with adults gather from 11:30 - noon; threes and fours meet from 1:30 - 2 and fives through eight from 3 - 3:45. Additional Drop-In Story Times are Tuesdays, July 19, 26, August 2 and 9. There is no charge for the story times program nor is there any registration. The Passport to Adventure summer reading program is sponsored by Stop & Shop. For more information, call the library at 762-3950 or register online.

Adventurous Entertainment begins on Wednesday, July 13 at 4 p.m. with Caribbean for Kids. The show features favorite songs with a Caribbean beat that will have kids singing and swinging. There will be lots of audience participation with shakers, sing-a-longs, movement and even The Limbo. Additional Adventurous Entertainment days are listed in a brochure at the library and on the Web site at www.wiltonlibrary.org. There is no charge for Adventurous Entertainment. Advance registration is required for each event. Adventurous Entertainment is part of the summer reading program Passport to Adventure sponsored by Stop & Shop. Children must be accompanied by adults. Call the library at 762-3950 or register online.

Thursdays in July from 3 - 4 p.m. children can have fun with crafts from other lands. On Thursday, July 14 the first Cultural Craft program takes place with Antarctic Antics for children ages 3 - 7. The crafts program is part of the Passport to Adventure summer reading program sponsored by Stop & Shop. Advance registration is required. Materials fees are $5 per child per session or $4 Young Readers per session. Additional dates are July 21 with Native Americans and July 28 Down Under. For more information or to register, Call the library at 762-3950 or register online.

Ardent Harry Potter fans will celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on Friday, July 15 from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. during Harry Potter Returns-Wilton Library Publishing Party. The program is for kids ages 8 - 13 with entertainment, games, raffle and refreshments all part of the fun. There is no charge for the program. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Books will be available for purchase at the stroke of midnight. Advance registration is required. Call the library at 762-3950 or register online.

Reminder: The library is closed through Sunday, July 10. The Children's Library opens on Monday, July 11 at 10 a.m. with a celebration. The Adult Services section of the library remains closed through July 31 for extensive renovations. There will be no computer or Internet access in Adult Services through the end of the month. The adult fiction and non-fiction books and music CDs also will not be available during this time because they will be placed in an inaccessible dust-free environment while the significant renovations take place. Areas that will be easily reached are the Children's Library, new books, book club books, large print books, DVDs and the summer reading cart for students in grades 6 - 12.