"Resilience, Reflection, and Revelations" Art Exhibition

Mon, Sep 30 - Thu, Nov 07

Eight area artists will be showcased in Wilton Library’s October art exhibition, “Resilience, Reflection, and Revelations.
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Poetry Series with Barb Jennes - Page vs. Stage: Poetry as Performance Art

Mon, Oct 21, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for a new poetry series, "Page vs. Stage: Poetry as Performance Art, " led by poet laureate emerita of Ridgefield Barb Jennes, on three Monday afternoons in October, from 3 - 4:30 p. m. According to Barb, poetry is best appreciated as a spoken art form, and this three-session program will help to illustrate why.
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Great Decisions: A Global Affairs Discussion Series

Mon, Oct 21, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for the 2024 topics in the Great Decisions discussion series focused on current world affairs. Created by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), the Great Decisions discussion series has been run annually by a wide variety of libraries and educational institutions across the country for nearly 60 years.
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Medicare Bootcamp

Tue, Oct 22, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

How do you sign up for Medicare? When do you become eligible? What are your options? Join us for a presentation at Wilton Library to find answers to these and other Medicare related questions. This presentation, complete with a Q&A session, will provide information for those who are new to Medicare as well as updates for those already on Medicare.
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A Community Conversation about Gambling

Wed, Oct 23, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for a community conversation to learn more about the impact of problem gambling and how to help a loved one, family member, friend, or client.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Oct 24, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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Fall Semester with Mark Schenker - A Survey of British Comedies (Zoom)

Thu, Oct 24, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Please join us as Mark Schenker, formerly of Yale College, returns to Wilton Library this fall to present a brief survey of British comic plays over four centuries, ranging from a classic romantic comedy by Shakespeare to a 20th-century farce that involves a play within a play.
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(NOT) Just for Kids: Percussion: A Global Instrument Family

Sat, Oct 26, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Children ages 4 and up and their families are invited to this presentation by Norwalk Symphony Orchestra's percussion musicians. Have you heard of the Djembe, the Guiro, or the Claves? Learn all about these and more as our musicians take you on an exploration of percussion instruments from around the world.
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Poetry Series with Barb Jennes - Page vs. Stage: Poetry as Performance Art

Mon, Oct 28, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for a new poetry series, "Page vs. Stage: Poetry as Performance Art, " led by poet laureate emerita of Ridgefield Barb Jennes, on three Monday afternoons in October, from 3 - 4:30 p. m. According to Barb, poetry is best appreciated as a spoken art form, and this three-session program will help to illustrate why.
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Great Decisions: A Global Affairs Discussion Series

Mon, Oct 28, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for the 2024 topics in the Great Decisions discussion series focused on current world affairs. Created by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), the Great Decisions discussion series has been run annually by a wide variety of libraries and educational institutions across the country for nearly 60 years.
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Paint it Up!

Tue, Oct 29, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Come join us for a fun and relaxing evening. We'll supply the canvas, paints, brushes and a collection of masterpieces to copy and inspire you. No art experience required. Just a desire to pick up a brush, have fun and let your inner self out! For adults, ages 18+. Space limited. Registration required.
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Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: The Black Mountain Poets and Other Artists (In-Person and Zoom)

Thu, Oct 31, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us as Judson Scruton - live from North Carolina! - leads lively, informal discussions exploring the poets and artists of Appalachia's Black Mountain College.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Oct 31, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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Awesome Autumn Book Sale

Fri, Nov 01 - Mon, Nov 04
Location: Gallery

All new inventory! More than 70, 000 items sorted in 50 categories. Everyone is covered in this fundraiser - from tots to teens to adults. Featuring a large assortment of items including bestsellers, fiction and nonfiction, audio/visual, and much more.
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The Career and Films of Jack Nicholson

Tue, Nov 05, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Jack Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, with twelve Academy Award nominations, making him the most nominated male actor in the Academy’s history. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, once for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and once for As Good as It Gets (1997).
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Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: The Black Mountain Poets and Other Artists (In-Person and Zoom)

Thu, Nov 07, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us as Judson Scruton - live from North Carolina! - leads lively, informal discussions exploring the poets and artists of Appalachia's Black Mountain College.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Nov 07, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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Fall Semester with Mark Schenker - A Survey of British Comedies (Zoom)

Thu, Nov 07, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Please join us as Mark Schenker, formerly of Yale College, returns to Wilton Library this fall to present a brief survey of British comic plays over four centuries, ranging from a classic romantic comedy by Shakespeare to a 20th-century farce that involves a play within a play.
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Authors in Conversation: Lynda Cohen Loigman and Heather Webb Speak About Two New Historical Fiction Novels

Thu, Nov 07, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us for a special author conversation between two historical fiction/romance writers - Lynda Cohen Loigman and Heather Webb - on Thursday, November 12, from 7 - 8:30 p. m. For those of you who love to get lost inside the world of a book, come prepared with questions to learn how these tales are woven.
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Fairfield County Writers Group Write-In

Sat, Nov 09, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

The Fairfield County Writers Group, founded in 2011, has been supporting and helping writers in the county with regular write-ins and accelerated events during the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) season. The group is a non-profit and has no membership fees or dues.
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CT's Own: Unexpected Treasures

Sun, Nov 10, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us for a wonderful afternoon of music with the Wilton Chamber Players. For this event, Ralph Kirmser and Kyong Hee Cho will be joined by Bärli Nugent and Jeff Jones for pieces by Madeleine Dring, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Shostakovich and Liu Zhuang.
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Janet Krauss Discusses the Poetry of Denise Levertov (Zoom)

Tue, Nov 12, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Please join us online on Tuesday, November 12, at 10:30 a. m. , when Janet Krauss will lead a discussion of a selection of poems by Denise Levertov. Links to the poems and discussion questions will be emailed in advance of the program. There is no charge for this program. Advance registration is required as is an email address.
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Wilton Library Readers: Day by Michael Cunningham

Wed, Nov 13, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses Day by Michael Cunningham this month. As the world changes around them, a family weathers the storms of growing up, growing older, falling in and out of love, losing the things that are most precious, and learning to go on.
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Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: The Black Mountain Poets and Other Artists (In-Person and Zoom)

Thu, Nov 14, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us as Judson Scruton - live from North Carolina! - leads lively, informal discussions exploring the poets and artists of Appalachia's Black Mountain College.
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Dealing with Your Child's Anxiety AND with Yours!

Thu, Nov 14, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us in the Brubeck Room for another important parenting event presented by SPED*NET. Anxiety has become one of the most common challenges faced by children today; parents are often facing similar struggles.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Nov 14, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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"Fantastic Stories Meet Wondrous Visions" Art Exhibition - Opening Reception

Fri, Nov 15, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Gallery

Area artists from Wilson Avenue Loft Artists will bring holiday spirit to Wilton Library's November-December art exhibition "Fantastic Stories Meet Wondrous Visions.
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CT Poetry Society Workshop

Sat, Nov 16, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for the next CT Poetry Society workshop at the library. All that is required is the willingness to share some poetry that you have written by reading it aloud to the group. Poets should email a copy of their poems to Ed Ahern at salmonier@aol. com. He will distribute the poems to the group shortly before the session.
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Zooming Zentangle Workshop (Zoom)

Mon, Nov 18, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Join Wilton Library's certified Zentangle teacher (CZT), as she guides us through a fun and relaxing Zentangle session on zoom. This meditative art form uses simple steps to teach practitioners how to create beautiful patterns. Whether you are a doodler, an experienced artist, or a beginner looking to learn something new, this program is for you!
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A Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) Commemoration: Listen to a Witness, Become a Witness

Mon, Nov 18, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us for a very special Kristallnacht Commemoration on Monday, November 18, at 7 p. m.
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Holiday Harvest: Celebrating the Holiday Table!

Tue, Nov 19, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us in the Brubeck Room to learn how to celebrate the holiday season with a lovely eye-catching three table display. Topics covered include how to construct a fun, colorful buffet, tablescaping techniques 101, healthful recipe handouts, easy wine and spirit batch recommendations.
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Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: The Black Mountain Poets and Other Artists (In-Person and Zoom)

Thu, Nov 21, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us as Judson Scruton - live from North Carolina! - leads lively, informal discussions exploring the poets and artists of Appalachia's Black Mountain College.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Nov 21, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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Fall Semester with Mark Schenker - A Survey of British Comedies (Zoom)

Thu, Nov 21, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Virtual

Please join us as Mark Schenker, formerly of Yale College, returns to Wilton Library this fall to present a brief survey of British comic plays over four centuries, ranging from a classic romantic comedy by Shakespeare to a 20th-century farce that involves a play within a play.
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Paint it Up!

Tue, Nov 26, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Come join us for a fun and relaxing evening. We'll supply the canvas, paints, brushes and a collection of masterpieces to copy and inspire you. No art experience required. Just a desire to pick up a brush, have fun and let your inner self out! For adults, ages 18+. Space limited. Registration required.
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Thanksgiving

Thu, Nov 28

The library will be closed on Thursday, November 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Assistive Technology(AT): Many Possibilities to Consider

Wed, Dec 04, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us in the Brubeck Room for a SPED*NET presentation on Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology (AT) encompasses many possibilities when you look beyond AAC/communication.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Dec 05, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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Wilton Library Readers: The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim

Wed, Dec 11, 12:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim this month. Four English women find their lives changed when they rent San Salvatore, a medieval castle on the Italian Riviera. After we discuss the book, we'll watch the movie! Please note that this program ends at 2:30pm.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Dec 12, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Dec 19, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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CT Poetry Society Workshop

Sat, Dec 21, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for the next CT Poetry Society workshop at the library. All that is required is the willingness to share some poetry that you have written by reading it aloud to the group. Poets should email a copy of their poems to Ed Ahern at salmonier@aol. com. He will distribute the poems to the group shortly before the session.
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Christmas

Tue, Dec 24 - Wed, Dec 25

The library will be closed Tuesday, December 24 - Wednesday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Dec 26, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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New Year

Tue, Dec 31 - Wed, Jan 01

The library will be closed Tuesday, December 31 - Wednesday, January 1 for the New Year holiday.
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Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)

Thu, Jan 02, 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Location: Presidents' Room

Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own materials. No registration required.
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The Benefits of Music Therapy

Tue, Jan 07, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Join Sherrye Platt, MA, MT-BC, RVNAhealth Music Therapist, for an engaging and interactive session exploring the remarkable impact of music therapy on brain health.
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AARP Driver Safety Class

Sat, Jan 25, 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for this in-person session of the AARP Driver Safety Program, which is the nation's first and largest classroom driver safety course designed especially for drivers age 50 and older, although all ages are welcome.
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Parenting in Partnership: Blending Perspectives and Perceptions for More Strategic Parenting

Tue, Feb 11, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us for a special SPED*NET presentation by Dave Sylvestro in the Brubeck Room at Wilton Library. As we all know painfully well, being a child with special needs is often a confusing, frustrating and deflating experience. As we also know well, being the parent of these kids can be described with the same adjectives.
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Transitioning to College: Post-Secondary Challenges and Legal Issues for Students with ADHD and/or Learning Disabilities

Thu, Mar 06, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us in the Brubeck Room for a SPED*NET presentation on Transitioning to College. Despite their intelligence and enormous potential, students diagnosed with ADHD and LD face continual difficulty addressing transitions. None prove more difficult than the transition from high school to college.
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Yale Spizzwinks(?) concert

Sun, Mar 30, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us for the Yale Spizzwinks(? ) concert at Wilton Library. The Spizzwinks(? ) are composed entirely of full time undergraduate students, performing concerts all over the world. Since our founding in 1914, the Spizzwinks(?
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Spring Benefit

Fri, Apr 04

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The Power of Validation: Arming Your Kids Against Bullying, Peer Pressure, Addiction, Self-Harm and Out-of-Control Emotions

Tue, Apr 08, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us in the Brubeck Room for a SPED*NET presentation by Terry D'Elisa on The Power of Validation. In their book The Power of Validation: Arming your Child Against Bullying, Peer Pressure, Addiction, Self-Harm & Out-Of-Control Behavior, Karyn D. Hall and Melissa H.
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