WLA/WHS Scholarly Series: A Rocky Road: The Struggle for Rights in America – Dr. Kelly Marino

Sun, Mar 26, 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Location: Wilton Historical Society

The Long Road Toward LGBTQ+ Rights and Equality in the United States – Dr. Kelly Marino, Sacred Heart University.
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Zentangle Art Workshop: Zooming with Amy (Zoom)

Mon, Mar 27, 3:00 - 4:30 PM

Join Amy, Wilton Library's certified Zentangle teacher (CZT), as she guides us through a fun and relaxing Zentangle session. This meditative art form uses simple steps to teach practitioners how to create beautiful patterns. Suitable for anyone who doesn't believe they can draw, as well as experienced artists! For adults and teens, ages 13+.
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Lego Build Tournament - Lower Grades

Mon, Mar 27, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Craft Room

For grades K-3 only. Let's get ready to build! We'll reveal mystery items, then you construct them. Bring your imagination and be ready for anything! Registration required. Drop-ins admitted if space allows.
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Mother Goose on the Loose

Tue, Mar 28, 10:15 - 11:00 AM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 6 months to 2 years old will enjoy this fun storytime with music, puppets, picture books, and nursery rhymes. No registration required.
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Senior Center Book Discussion: The Great Gatsby

Tue, Mar 28, 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Location: Senior Center

Please join us as Janet Krauss leads a discussion of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was a literary hit but a commercial dud when first published in the 1920s and the author unfortunately did not live long enough to see his book revived and taken up to the summit of literary Mount Olympus in the 1940s.
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2023 Economic Forecast Meeting

Tue, Mar 28, 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Wilton Library in association with the Wilton Chamber of Commerce proudly presents a 2023 Economic Forecast Meeting. The meeting will be led by Peter Denious, President and C.E.O.
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Paint it Up!

Tue, Mar 28, 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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Wonderful Ones and Twos

Wed, Mar 29, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Story Room

Active 1 and 2 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime especially geared for them! The program includes books, songs, rhymes, movement activities, and instruments or scarves, all geared towards building literacy skills. No registration required.
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New Date: Online Safety: Part 2

Wed, Mar 29, 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Part two of this series by Mike Ingber will focus on suggestions for staying safe online. Topics will include how to keep your computer protected, how to stay safe while browsing the internet, how to recognize dangerous emails, recognizing some signs that you may have been infected, advice for shopping safely, privacy suggestions, and more.
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Bouncing Babies

Wed, Mar 29, 11:15 - 11:45 AM
Location: Story Room

Join us for this interactive program especially for babies up to 12 months. We will share stories, songs, and rhymes. Scarves and movement activities will be included and we will close out with a calming lullaby.No Registration required.
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Big Kids Story Adventure

Wed, Mar 29, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 4 and up are invited to a storytime adventure! We will explore and chat about different exciting topics. There will be stories, songs, and crafts. Caregivers must remain on library property.No registration required.
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Connecticut Wineries with the "Nutmeg Nose"

Wed, Mar 29, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Join us in the Brubeck Room for a virtual ride through Connecticut’s wine country and learn about our state’s 40+ wineries. Our wine guide is Michelle Griffis, an enthusiast of Connecticut’s wineries, nicknamed by friends as “The Nutmeg Nose.” Michelle will discuss the array of fantastic, award-winning wineries here in our state.
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Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes

Thu, Mar 30, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Story Room

2 and 3 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime geared especially for them! Participants will hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, do movement activities, and have the opportunity to use scarves and instruments, while building literacy and social skills. No registration required.  
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Teen Thursday: Flower Power

Thu, Mar 30, 3:30 - 6:00 PM
Location: Teen Area

Drop by the Teen Room on Thursdays for a fun activity for Grades 6-12. This week's project: make light-up flowers using felt, LED lights, and batteries. All supplies provided. No registration necessary - just drop in, while supplies last!
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Team STEAM Presents Electrifying Fun

Thu, Mar 30, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Craft Room

Now with electronic add-ons! Kids in grades 1-5 can join Wilton High School Students' Team STEAM as they teach young engineers the basics of the engineering design process in a fun, creative, and hands-on manner! Each session will tackle a different engineering-related problem and discuss what it takes to be an engineer.
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Town Hall with Wilton Town Administrator Matt Knickerbocker

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

On Thursday March 30, Town Administrator Matt Knickerbocker will meet with Wilton residents in an open Town Hall forum. The Town Administrator role is new to our town governance system, and Matt is the first person ever to serve in this capacity.
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Petite Concerts for Little Ones

Fri, Mar 31, 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Location: Story Room

Families with children ages 0-5 are invited to join us for a short classical and nursery song concert with sing-alongs and dances. We will finish with an instrument petting zoo for the youngest audience. All are welcome! No registration required.  
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2023 Nutmeg Reading Challenge for Children and Teens

Sat, Apr 01, 10:00 AM- 6:00 PM

Challenge yourself to read more with Wilton Library's 2023 Nutmeg Reading Challenge! From February 15 through the end of April, we're challenging children and teens to read as many 2023 Nutmeg Book Award nominees as possible. The more you read, the more prizes you win! To learn more about the Nutmeg Book Award, visit https://www.nutmegaward.org/.
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Wilton Candlelight Music at the Wilton Congregational Church: Percussion & Friends

Sun, Apr 02, 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Wilton Candlelight Music presents a concert on Sunday, April 2, 2023 featuring Percussion & Friends.
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Poetry Discussion with Janet Krauss: The Poetry of Thomas Lux (Zoom)

Tue, Apr 04, 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM

Please join us online as Janet Krauss leads a discussion of a selection of poems by Thomas Lux. A readings packet will be emailed in advance of the program. No charge for the program. Advance registration required. Register online in order to receive the Zoom session invitation link and readings packet.
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Police Officer Storytime

Tue, Apr 04, 10:30 - 11:00 AM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 2 and up are invited to join Wilton Police Officers for an interactive, in-person storytime! One of our local officers will read stories and answer questions. Kids will see the police car too! No registration required.  
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Wilton Reads: Environmental Experience for Elementary Kids

Tue, Apr 04, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Story Room

Kids aged 4-9 can join us for this year's environmentally focused Wilton Reads program geared just for them. We will read The Tale of the Whale by Karen Swann and do a recycling based craft. The day of the program, each participant will receive a copy of the book to keep. Registration required. Drop-ins admitted if space allows.
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Author Talk: Rosie McMahan - Fortunate Daughter: A Memoir of Reconciliation

Tue, Apr 04, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Though Fortunate Daughter: A Memoir of Reconciliation begins as an all-too-common story of childhood sexual abuse, it gradually becomes a rare story of how one person heals from that early trauma.
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Spring Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets

Thu, Apr 06, 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for a four-week seminar series as Judson Scruton takes us though T.S. Eliot's poem Four Quartets including a tie-in to this year's Wilton Reads book Vigil Harbor in week three. Time present and time past are both present in time future, And time future contained in time past.
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Teen Thursday: Blackout Poetry

Thu, Apr 06, 3:30 - 6:00 PM
Location: Teen Area

Drop by the Teen Room on Thursdays for a fun activity for Grades 6-12. This week's project: April is National Poetry Month! Stop by the Teen Room to create blackout poetry to display in the Teen Room using recycled magazines. All supplies provided, plus snacks! No registration necessary - just drop in.
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Wilton Reads: Milk Carton Flower Garden

Thu, Apr 06, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Craft Room

Gardeners in grades K-5 and their families can transform half gallon milk and juice cartons into beautiful flower planters. We will have all the supplies you'll need, but feel free to bring your own half gallon cartons instead of throwing them away. Wear clothes that can get dirty! No registration necessary.
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Make a DIY Canvas Banner with the Cricut

Thu, Apr 06, 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Make a motivational canvas banner with a custom text or design using Cricut Design Space and iron-on vinyl. This project is suitable for adults and older teens, grades 9-12. No Cricut or crafting experience necessary - we'll provide all the supplies and show you how to make your banner, step-by-step.
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Wilton Reads: Vigil Harbor Book Giveaway

Mon, Apr 10, 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Location: Lobby

We welcome all community members to join us this spring as we come together to read, discuss and reflect upon Vigil Harbor by Julia Glass for our seventeenth Wilton Reads event. For many years, Wilton Reads has given us an opportunity to sharpen our view of ourselves and the world around us.
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The Floor is Lava

Mon, Apr 10, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Craft Room

This Spring Break week we turn up the heat for 3rd-7th graders as our craft room floor turns into a seething cauldron of geothermic fury. Registration required. Drop-ins admitted if space allows.
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Wilton Reads: Vigil Harbor Book Giveaway

Mon, Apr 10, 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Location: Lobby

We welcome all community members to join us this spring as we come together to read, discuss and reflect upon Vigil Harbor by Julia Glass for our seventeenth Wilton Reads event. For many years, Wilton Reads has given us an opportunity to sharpen our view of ourselves and the world around us.
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Firefighter Storytime

Tue, Apr 11, 10:30 - 11:00 AM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 2 and up are invited to join Wilton Firefighters for an interactive, in-person storytime. Firefighters will read stories and children will have the opportunity to ask questions. We will also see the fire truck! No registration required.  
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Wilton Reads: New England Coastal Art - From Harbor to High Seas

Tue, Apr 11, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

No one place or geographic feature, the coast of New England is a varied and ever-changing landscape that has been both muse and home for artists. This ArtScapades lecture will look at how artists portrayed the coastline of New England in their works, an area which has been a leading center for artists since the 18th century.
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Wilton Reads: Environmental Family Storytime

Wed, Apr 12, 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Location: Story Room

Families with children ages 2 and up can join us to celebrate Wilton Reads! In this interactive family storytime focused on the environment, there will be stories, rhymes, songs, and movement activities. The day of the program, each family will receive a copy of the book to keep.  Registration required. Drop-ins accepted if space allows
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Wilton Reads: Wilton Library Readers - Discussion of Vigil Harbor by Julia Glass

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

Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses our Wilton Reads 2023 selection, Vigil Harbor, by Julia Glass. Vigil Harbor reveals Julia Glass in all her virtuosity, braiding multiple voices and dazzling strands of plot into a story where mortal longings and fears intersect with immortal mysteries of the deep as well as of the heart.
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Mark Schenker: 100 Years of Great American Woman Novelists

Wed, Apr 12, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series on major American novels of the 20th century, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists.
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Spring Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets

Thu, Apr 13, 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for a four-week seminar series as Judson Scruton takes us though T.S. Eliot's poem Four Quartets including a tie-in to this year's Wilton Reads book Vigil Harbor in week three. Time present and time past are both present in time future, And time future contained in time past.
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Teen Thursday: Make a Yarn Bird

Thu, Apr 13, 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Teen Area

Drop by the Teen Room on Thursdays for a fun activity for Grades 6-12. This week's project: help us use up our leftover yarn and make an adorable little bird plush using yarn and some craft supplies. All supplies provided, plus snacks! No registration necessary - just drop in.
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Wilton Reads: Upcycled Art Extravaganza

Thu, Apr 13, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Craft Room

Eco-artists in grades K-7 and their families can turn trash into treasure. Upcycle unwanted paint projects into artworks you'll want to hang on your wall. Wear clothes to paint in! No registration required.
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Wilton Reads: Climate Change in CT

Thu, Apr 13, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Climate change is a wicked problem- one that has many areas that are affected and many solutions. Join Susan Quincy from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as we explore the many impacts seen here in Connecticut. We will also learn about the background to global warming and how natural systems are affected.
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"Nancy Moore: Women and Other Animals" and "Peeling the Onion" Art Exhibitions & Reception

Fri, Apr 14, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Gallery

Wilton Library will be featuring two different art exhibitions for the month of April. The exhibition "Nancy Moore: Women and Other Animals" features the colorful and fanciful works of painter Nancy Moore from Ridgefield. The paintings will be on display in the library's gallery and in the Circulation and Reference Departments.
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CT Poetry Society Workshop

Sat, Apr 15, 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 Ray Rauth at rayrauth@optonline.net. He will distribute the poems to the group shortly before the session.
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Earth Day Terrariums for Teens

Sun, Apr 16, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Reference Courtyard

Celebrate Earth Day by making a beautiful terrarium in the library's courtyard (weather permitting). A terrarium is a miniature garden made in a glass container. This is an outdoor program. If the weather is bad on the day of the event, we will reschedule. All supplies will be provided. This program is suitable for teens in Grades 6-12 only.
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CT's Own: Madera Winds - Name That Tune!

Sun, Apr 16, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

The Madera Winds Quintet is thrilled to return to the Brubeck Room at Wilton Library after a much too long pandemic hiatus presenting a program entitled “Name That Tune” which will honor one of the wind quintet's favorite music arrangers, Wilford (“Bill”) Holcomb (1924-2010).
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Balloon Pong

Mon, Apr 17, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Craft Room

Grade 4-7 competitors: craft your own paddle then plunge headlong into one-on-one or team competition. Serve, slam, save... POP! Registration required. Drop-ins admitted if space allows.
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Historian and Reenactor Brings Revolutionary War History To Life

Mon, Apr 17, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us for a special Patriots' Day program when history will come alive at the Wilton Library on Monday April 17 at 7 pm. Historian and Revolutionary War Reenactor Col. Larry A.
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Mother Goose on the Loose

Tue, Apr 18, 10:15 - 11:00 AM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 6 months to 2 years old will enjoy this fun storytime with music, puppets, picture books, and nursery rhymes. No registration required.
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Teen Library Council

Tue, Apr 18, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

The Wilton Teen Library Council (TLC) is a monthly group for youth in grades 6-12 who are interested in becoming more involved with the library. All Wilton teens are welcome.
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Paint it Up!

Tue, Apr 18, 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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Wilton Reads: Wilton Go Green Community Awards

Tue, Apr 18, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Join Wilton Go Green as they honor and recognize the contributions of community members who have been helping to create a more sustainable Wilton this past year.
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Wonderful Ones and Twos

Wed, Apr 19, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Story Room

Active 1 and 2 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime especially geared for them! The program includes books, songs, rhymes, movement activities, and instruments or scarves, all geared towards building literacy skills. No registration required.
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Bouncing Babies

Wed, Apr 19, 11:15 - 11:45 AM
Location: Story Room

Join us for this interactive program especially for babies up to 12 months. We will share stories, songs, and rhymes. Scarves and movement activities will be included and we will close out with a calming lullaby.No Registration required.
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Wilton Reads: Children's Book Discussion

Wed, Apr 19, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Story Room

Celebrate Wilton Reads by joining us to discuss Alan Gratz's Two Degrees. Three kids in different parts of North America must try to survive dangerous forces of nature all caused by global warming. Sign up for the program, then pick up a complimentary copy of the book in the Children's Library.
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Mark Schenker: 100 Years of Great American Woman Novelists

Wed, Apr 19, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series on major American novels of the 20th century, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists.
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Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes

Thu, Apr 20, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Story Room

2 and 3 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime geared especially for them! Participants will hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, do movement activities, and have the opportunity to use scarves and instruments, while building literacy and social skills. No registration required.  
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Spring Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets

Thu, Apr 20, 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for a four-week seminar series as Judson Scruton takes us though T.S. Eliot's poem Four Quartets including a tie-in to this year's Wilton Reads book Vigil Harbor in week three. Time present and time past are both present in time future, And time future contained in time past.
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Teen Thursday: Make a Bird Feeder

Thu, Apr 20, 3:30 - 6:00 PM
Location: Teen Area

Drop by the Teen Room on Thursdays for a fun activity for Grades 6-12. This week's project: make a DIY bird feeder to hang this spring! All supplies provided, plus snacks! No registration necessary - just drop in.
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Snap Circuits for Kids

Thu, Apr 20, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Craft Room

Kids in grades 3-5 can join us to put together creations that will whistle, flash and fly. Learning principles of electronics and engineering is a snap! Beginners welcome.   Registration required. Drop-ins admitted if space allows.
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Wilton Reads: Book Discussion of Vigil Harbor with Susan Boyar

Thu, Apr 20, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses Wilton Library's Wilton Reads selection Vigil Harbor by Julia Glass.
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Spring Book Sale

Sat, Apr 22, 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Location: Gallery

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, DVDs, CDs, vinyl, and much more.
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Wilton Library's Spring Gala

Sat, Apr 22, 6:30 - 11:00 PM
Location: Rolling Hills Country Club

Wilton Library's Spring Gala fundraiser will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 6:30-11:00pm at Rolling Hills Country Club in Wilton. The Gala promises to be an elegant and entertaining evening bringing multiple generations together to celebrate with dinner, dancing to live music by Coverland Band, and appealing auctions.
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Spring Book Sale

Sun, Apr 23, 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Gallery

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, DVDs, CDs, vinyl, and much more.
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The Poet's Voice: Kate Baer at Darien Library

Sun, Apr 23, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Wilton Library is pleased to co-sponsor a not-to-be-missed event at Darien Library, which is thrilled to present Kate Baer as its 2023 Poet’s Voice poet. Kate Baer is the three-time New York Times bestselling author of What Kind of Woman, I Hope This Finds You Well, and And Yet.
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Spring Book Sale

Mon, Apr 24, 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Location: Gallery

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, DVDs, CDs, vinyl, and much more.
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Zentangle Art Workshop: Zooming with Amy (Zoom)

Mon, Apr 24, 3:00 - 4:30 PM

Join Amy, 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. Suitable for anyone who doesn't believe they can draw, as well as experienced artists!
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Throw Throw Burrito Throwdown

Mon, Apr 24, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Craft Room

What happens when you cross a card game with dodgeball? You get 2022's top party game! Collect matching card sets while ducking squishy airborne burritos. For players in grades 4-6. Registration required. Drop-ins admitted if space allows.
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Spring Book Sale

Tue, Apr 25, 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Location: Gallery

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, DVDs, CDs, vinyl, and much more.
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Mother Goose on the Loose

Tue, Apr 25, 10:15 - 11:00 AM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 6 months to 2 years old will enjoy this fun storytime with music, puppets, picture books, and nursery rhymes. No registration required.
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Senior Center Book Discussion: Old New York: Four Novellas

Tue, Apr 25, 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Location: Senior Center

Please join us as Miwako Ogasawara leads a discussion of Edith Wharton's Old New York: Four Novellas. Edith Wharton followed up her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Age of Innocence with Old New York: Four Novellas, a set of four novellas set in that novel’s same time and place.
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Wilton Library & Wilton Pride Present a Community Forum: Breaking Down Gender & Sexuality

Tue, Apr 25, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

From breaking down gender and sexual diversity to rethinking historical and traditional assumptions around identity, this conversation is a must for all who wish to be allies to the LGBTQ+ community.
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Wonderful Ones and Twos

Wed, Apr 26, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Story Room

Active 1 and 2 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime especially geared for them! The program includes books, songs, rhymes, movement activities, and instruments or scarves, all geared towards building literacy skills. No registration required.
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Bouncing Babies

Wed, Apr 26, 11:15 - 11:45 AM
Location: Story Room

Join us for this interactive program especially for babies up to 12 months. We will share stories, songs, and rhymes. Scarves and movement activities will be included and we will close out with a calming lullaby.No Registration required.
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Wilton Reads: Teen Book Discussion - The Girl From The Sea

Wed, Apr 26, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Celebrate Wilton Reads by joining us to discuss the graphic novel The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag. Fifteen-year-old Morgan can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. Then one night, Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie.
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Big Kids Story Adventure

Wed, Apr 26, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 4 and up are invited to a storytime adventure! We will explore and chat about different exciting topics. There will be stories, songs, and crafts. Caregivers must remain on library property.No registration required.
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Wilton Reads: Songs of Ships & Sailors

Wed, Apr 26, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us in the Brubeck Room for a unique concert featuring arrangements from Songs of Ships & Sailors, a songbook written by the Castlebay Singers, Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee, and published in 2021.
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Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes

Thu, Apr 27, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Story Room

2 and 3 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime geared especially for them! Participants will hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, do movement activities, and have the opportunity to use scarves and instruments, while building literacy and social skills. No registration required.  
Learn More

Spring Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets

Thu, Apr 27, 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Please join us for a four-week seminar series as Judson Scruton takes us though T.S. Eliot's poem Four Quartets including a tie-in to this year's Wilton Reads book Vigil Harbor in week three. Time present and time past are both present in time future, And time future contained in time past.
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Teen Thursday: Decoupage Necklaces

Thu, Apr 27, 3:30 - 6:00 PM
Location: Teen Area

Drop by the Teen Room on Thursdays for a fun activity for Grades 6-12. This week's project: make your own custom necklace with our craft supplies! All supplies provided, plus snacks! No registration necessary - just drop in.
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Snap Circuits for Kids

Thu, Apr 27, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Craft Room

Kids in grades 3-5 can join us to put together creations that will whistle, flash and fly. Learning principles of electronics and engineering is a snap! Beginners welcome.   Registration required. Drop-ins admitted if space allows.
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Wilton Reads: Post-Pandemic Mental Health for Young Adults

Thu, Apr 27, 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Teens and young adults are facing unique challenges after the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us for a panel discussion and Q&A featuring local mental health professionals. Gain insight on what tools and resources young people and their families can use for mental wellness.
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Big Kids Story Adventure

Wed, May 03, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 4 and up are invited to a storytime adventure! We will explore and chat about different exciting topics. There will be stories, songs, and crafts. Caregivers must remain on library property.No registration required.
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Mark Schenker: 100 Years of Great American Woman Novelists

Wed, May 03, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series on major American novels of the 20th century, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists.
Learn More

Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes

Thu, May 04, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Story Room

2 and 3 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime geared especially for them! Participants will hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, do movement activities, and have the opportunity to use scarves and instruments, while building literacy and social skills. No registration required.  
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Wilton Reads: Author Talk: Julia Glass - Vigil Harbor

Tue, May 09, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

The culmination of Wilton Reads 2023 is our author talk event with Julia Glass, author of Vigil Harbor. Vigil Harbor reveals Julia Glass in all her virtuosity, braiding multiple voices and dazzling strands of plot into a story where mortal longings and fears intersect with immortal mysteries of the deep as well as of the heart.
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Wilton Library Readers: Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout

Wed, May 10, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Location: Rimer Room

Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout this month. Lucy by the Sea follows up Oh  William! which was published in 2021. While it is not necessary to have read Oh William!, it is encouraged. Wilton Library Readers meets the second Wednesday of each month through June.
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Big Kids Story Adventure

Wed, May 10, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 4 and up are invited to a storytime adventure! We will explore and chat about different exciting topics. There will be stories, songs, and crafts. Caregivers must remain on library property.No registration required.
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Mark Schenker: 100 Years of Great American Woman Novelists

Wed, May 10, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series on major American novels of the 20th century, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists.
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Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes

Thu, May 11, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Story Room

2 and 3 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime geared especially for them! Participants will hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, do movement activities, and have the opportunity to use scarves and instruments, while building literacy and social skills. No registration required.  
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Big Kids Story Adventure

Wed, May 17, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 4 and up are invited to a storytime adventure! We will explore and chat about different exciting topics. There will be stories, songs, and crafts. Caregivers must remain on library property.No registration required.
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Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes

Thu, May 18, 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Story Room

2 and 3 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime geared especially for them! Participants will hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, do movement activities, and have the opportunity to use scarves and instruments, while building literacy and social skills. No registration required.  
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Beating Osteoporosis with Targeted Nutrition and Exercise

Wed, May 24, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Location: Brubeck Room

Please join us for an educational osteoporosis presentation by RVNAhealth, presented by RVNAhealth Outpatient Practice Manager Dr. Kate Campbell and RVNAhealth Registered Dietitian Monica Marcello.
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Big Kids Story Adventure

Wed, May 24, 4:15 - 5:00 PM
Location: Story Room

Children ages 4 and up are invited to a storytime adventure! We will explore and chat about different exciting topics. There will be stories, songs, and crafts. Caregivers must remain on library property.No registration required.
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Mark Schenker: 100 Years of Great American Woman Novelists

Thu, Jun 08, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series on major American novels of the 20th century, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists.
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Mark Schenker: 100 Years of Great American Woman Novelists

Thu, Jun 15, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series on major American novels of the 20th century, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists.
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Mark Schenker: 100 Years of Great American Woman Novelists

Thu, Jun 22, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series on major American novels of the 20th century, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists.
Learn More

Mark Schenker: 100 Years of Great American Woman Novelists

Thu, Jun 29, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

Mark Schenker will take a reset in his ongoing lecture series on major American novels of the 20th century, which reached the late 1950s last fall. For this spring and summer, he will present two connected four-part series on eight American novels, all by critically acclaimed woman novelists.
Learn More