• Home
• Catalog
• Events
• Services
• Teens
• Children
• Seniors
• Research

• 2008 Index
• 2007 Index
• 2006 Index
• 2005 Index

The third part of the four-part series, Norwalk Symphony Family Program (Not) Just for Kids, takes place on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 1 - 2 p.m. at the library. Children ages 3 - 10 and their families will be entertained by members of the symphony orchestra with their brass instruments. Children will be able to touch the instruments and see them up close. There is no charge for the program. Call 762-3950 or register online. The program is sponsored by The Wilton Bank. The last session of the series is April 14 with percussion instruments.

Mary Henwood with the Wilton School district speaks about Disability Awareness in a special needs workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 4 - 5:30 p.m. at the library. Ms. Henwood will discuss the full range of disabilities present in the Wilton community. The workshop is open to all. There is no charge for the program. Advance registration is suggested. The program is funded in part by the Federal LSTA grant administered by the Connecticut State Library. The snow date for the event is Tuesday, Feb. 28. Call 762-3950 or register online.

Wilton Library's Chess Club for students in grades K - 12 which begins Thursday, Feb. 23 from 4 - 5 is running just as popular as last year. Registration for the 6-week series is filled. RJ Chambers, the president of Wilton High School's chess club will be leading the classes for beginners through advanced players. A new session will begin in April with dates and times to be announced shortly. For information: 762-3950.

In a continuing series for preschool parents, Beth Gallos and Jill Maller-Kesselman, Wilton Schools psychologists, speak with parents during Coffee and Conversation for Preschool Parents on Friday, Feb. 24 from 1 - 3 p.m. Issues facing parents with their preschoolers, such as age-appropriate discipline and play, and toddler relationships will be discussed. There is no charge for the program. Advance registration is required. People may contact Jill Maller-Kesselman at mallerkesselmanj@wilton.k12.ct.us. Call 762-3950 or register online.

The next Saturday for Folklore and Fantasy, the literature read-aloud time at the library is Feb. 25 from 2 - 3 p.m. This hour story time is for children in grades K - 3 in which magical stories are explored. There is no charge for the program. Advance registration is suggested. The group meets again on Saturday March 11 and 25. Call 762-3950 or register online.

The worst of the winter weather probably has not arrived yet, but the library's four-day annual book sale is right around the corner starting April 1. To make this the biggest and best book sale fund-raiser in the library's history, the co-chairs Jan MacEwen and Jan Galletly have been collecting books since days after last year's sale was over. With materials collected throughout the year, including the first tie-in to Wilton's Hazardous Collection Day this past fall, the sale should be well over 40,000 items divided into more than 50 categories. The big push for books, DVDs and CDs is now through Friday, March 10, the last day that donated items will be accepted at the library for the April sale. This year's sale will be in the newly-created Book Cellar, in the clean, well-lit basement of the expansion. People with attics full of books may call the co-chairs to have their materials picked up for the sale. The numbers to call for large quantity pick ups are 227-8502 or (203)377-1831. Patrons bringing donated items to the library may place them in the gray bin at the library's former employees' entrance on Godfrey Place. The blue book drop bin in the driveway between the library and the bank is for library items only, not donated materials. A receipt for the donated items may be picked up at the circulation desk or the drive-thru window during library hours. For more information: 762-3950.

To paraphrase Rita Dove, former U.S. Poet Laureate, if "the library is the door onto the world," the new green library card at Wilton Library is the passkey. The striking, green colored card is easy to identify in a wallet and comes with a mini-card that fits on a key chain, making access to the library's books, DVDs, CDs and Internet readily-available in the palm of one's hand. The key-chain card is particularly convenient to use when placing an item on hold through the online catalogue or using the myriad databases, all available through the library's Web site at www.wiltonlibrary.org. Any new Wilton resident requesting a library card will be receiving the new one. Current card holders may upgrade to this new convenience for one dollar, offsetting the cost of the card. Replacement cards also will be one dollar. For more information, call 762-3950.

Reminder: The library will be closed on Sunday and Monday, Feb. 19 and 20 for the President's Day holiday.