The Wilton Garden Club's Conservation Committee, the Woodcock Nature Center and the library are sponsoring the community-wide "Wilton's Wondrous Trees" contest now through Friday, October 26. Participants will be able to nominate trees - on their properties, in town, along the roadside, in parks and in Wilton Center--in four categories: tallest, widest, most unusual and most picturesque. The contest is designed to help people, especially children, to develop a deeper appreciation for Wilton's trees. Woodcock Nature Center is sponsoring a nature walk to identify trees on Saturday, October 20, from noon to 1 with Henryk Teraszkiewicz, director of the center. To register for the walk, call the Nature Center at 762-7280. Entry forms for tree submissions are available at Woodcock Nature Center and the library, as well as online at www.wiltongardenclub.org. Entries must be received by Oct. 26. For more information, call Paula Byrdy at 762-9831 or e-mail wiltontrees@aol.com.
Teen activitiesTwo scary programs take place at the library this month for teens--one is about ghosts, the other is about the college application process. If anyone has experienced either, they know that both can be very frightening prospects. More Than Just a Bump In the Night is on Friday, Oct. 5, from 7-9 p.m. for kids in grades 7-12. Smoking Gun Research Agency (SGRA) presents a multimedia program that is an examination of ghost phenomena, from the history, to what's done on an actual investigation. This program includes a slide show of photographs captured by their organization through the years, as well as a hands-on demonstration of the equipment used. College Talk with the Greenes is on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. Howard and Matthew Greene, nationally-recognized educational consultants, survey today's college admissions landscape and share their expert insights, strategies and tips with students and parents facing the college application process. There calm demeanors help to smooth the shaky nerves of all family members. Both programs are free of charge. Advance registration is suggested. To register: wiltonlibrary.org/events or call 762-3950.
Book groupWilton Library Readers meet on Wednesday, Oct. 10 from noon to 1:30 to discuss The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. Susan Boyar leads all the discussions for Wilton Library Readers. There is no charge for the program. Attendees are encouraged to bring bag lunches to the informal chat. The list of books being read each month is on the Web site at wiltonlibrary.org. The site can be used to register for the discussion. To register: wiltonlibrary.org/events or call 762-3950.
Healthy ChoicesThe Healthy Choices health series continues throughout the month of October. The osteoporosis series meets on Wednesday, Oct. 10 and Nov. 7, from 12:30-2, with the discussion of treatment, and prevention and control. On Thursday, Oct. 11, breast care health specialists from Stamford Hospital speak about prevention, detection ad treatment of breast cancer. A pink bag lunch will be served. The health series is free and advance registration is suggested. To learn more about the Healthy Choices series or to register, visit wiltonlibrary.org/events or call 762-3950.
Author talk at the libraryAnne Barclay Priest, an off-Broadway actress who spent her childhood summers in Wilton, comes to the library to discuss her book, Trafficking in Sheep, on Thursday, Oct. 11, from 4-5:30 p.m. Her memoir takes readers through a journey that started with her impulsive buying of a sheep farm and island off the coast of Nova Scotia. The book tells of a 20-year period that is a departure from the life in which she grew up spending summers in Wilton with her family in the former Eugenia Slaughter house and then at her family's home on Piper's Hill Road. She attended Radcliffe College, was a foreign correspondent covering much of the post-war work of the United Nations, and followed by a decade of civil rights movement work. She made her theater debut in 1968 and continues to act in New York area, when she is not tending sheep on her Blue Island Farms, in Port Jervis, New York. A wine and cheese reception follows the author talk, with books available for purchase and signing. The program is free of charge. Advance registration is suggested. To register: wiltonlibrary.org/events or call 762-3950.
Children's book saleThe library's popular Children's Book Sale fund-raiser takes place at the library on Friday, Oct. 12 from 3-6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 13 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Gently-used picture books, chapter books, classics, series, videos and DVDs will be on sale. A silent auction of children's books also will be part of the sale. The auction items can be found at wiltonlibrary.org/events, and by licking on the link in the Children's Book Sale description.
Reminder: The library is closed on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 7 and 8 for Columbus Day.