The first ever Table Top Expo co-sponsored by the Library and the Wilton Chamber of Commerce takes place today at the library from 4-7. The event is designed to promote business-to-business awareness as well as introduce products and services to consumers. A Business After Hours during the Expo is sponsored by The Greens at Cannondale. Call the Chamber for more information at 762-0567.
Children's summer reading program beginsQuestion: What is round, colorful and open to interpretation? Answer: The Earth emblems that are currently being created this week by kids when they register for the children's summer reading program, Read, Recycle and Renew. Children can decorate the round shapes with any kind of environmental designs in keeping with the theme of this year's summer reading program sponsored by the Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation. Activities are planned all summer long focusing on the environment and the human impact on it. Live animals, a gigantic Earth balloon, theme-related crafts, field trips, drop-in story times are all part of the fun. A brochure with the listed events/programs is available at the library. Registrations are now open for the various activities. For information, call 762-3950 or register online.
Kids create Father's Day mementosKids of all ages can stop by any time Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17 for Drop-In Father's Day Crafts in the Children's Library. Materials are supplied by the library for kids to make the perfect creations to sit on dads' desks or bureaus. There is no charge for the program and reservations are not required. For information: 762-3950.
Summer drop-in craftsThe first of the summer reading Drop-In Summer Crafts begins on Monday and Tuesday, June 19 and 20. Kids can come by the library any time on the two days to make their own crafty creations relating to the Read, Recycle & Renew summer reading program sponsored by the Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation. There is no charge for the program and reservations are not required. Additional drop-in craft dates are Thursday and Friday, July 6 & 7; Monday and Tuesday, July 17 & 18; Monday and Tuesday, July 31 & August 1; and Monday and Tuesday, August 14 & 15. For information: 762-3950.
Katharine Weber returns to libraryA dark period in American manufacturing history is explored in a novel by Katharine Weber, who will be at the library Tuesday, June 20 at 7 to discuss the story and her work. Triangle, her just-released fictional effort, uses the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire as the underpinning of the story. Ms. Weber is the author of The Little Women, The Music Lesson, and Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear and has addressed audiences at the library in the past. The story has particular relevance to the author since, according to her publicity material, her paternal grandmother finished buttonholes for the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1909. There is no charge for the program. Advance registration is suggested. To register, call 762-3950 or register online.
Summer drop-in story times beginThe summer story times sessions start on Wednesday, June 21 for children ages 1-8 and continue every other Wednesday through August 2. The times for the sessions are as follows: Ones meet from 10:15-10:45; Twos are from 11-11:30; Threes and Fours gather from 1-1:30 and Fives through Eights meet from 2-2:45. Ones and Twos must be accompanied by adults. Additional Wednesday Drop-In Story Times are July 5, 19 and August 2. The story times sessions are part of the summer reading program, Read, Recycle and Renew sponsored by the Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation. There is no charge for the programs and there is no registration. For information: 762-3950.
Reminder: Library closed Sundays starting June 18 through September 3.