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The History of Antisemitism

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Age Group:
Adults
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Antisemitism is defined as prejudice against or hatred of Jewish people and has existed for millennia. During the Holocaust, the largest mass genocide in human history, the Na

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
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Antisemitism is defined as prejudice against or hatred of Jewish people and has existed for millennia. During the Holocaust, the largest mass genocide in human history, the Nazis and their collaborators murdered six million Jewish men, women, an...
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Healthy Cognition for Adults: A TLC Speech Presentation

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Age Group:
Adults
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Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. It plays an important role in our everyday lives. So

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
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Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. It plays an important role in our everyday lives. Some examples of cognition include learning something new, processing la...
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This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Turtle Travels: Saving Wildlife Around the World from Home

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
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Turtles are in trouble. Regarded until recently as indestructible, they are now the most endangered group of vertebrates on the planet. Anthony Pierlioni is the Senior Director of

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
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Turtles are in trouble. Regarded until recently as indestructible, they are now the most endangered group of vertebrates on the planet. Anthony Pierlioni is the Senior Director of theTurtleRoom, an international organization of conservationists who w...
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The Art of Gaman: Crafts of Japanese-Americans Interned During WWII

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
Adults
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During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese-Americans were forced to leave their homes on the West Coast and then incarcerated in internment camps. One way to learn about the

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
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During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese-Americans were forced to leave their homes on the West Coast and then incarcerated in internment camps. One way to learn about their lives is to see the objects they created during their imprisonment....

Memorial Day

All Day 5/25 - 5/27
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Out of the Shadow, Into the Spotlight: Hollywood's LGBTQ+ History

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Age Group:
Adults
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For over a century, Hollywood and the films it produces have had a troubled history with both onscreen depictions and the real-life interactions with the LGBTQ+ community. This pro

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
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For over a century, Hollywood and the films it produces have had a troubled history with both onscreen depictions and the real-life interactions with the LGBTQ+ community. This program explores not only the ongoing evolution of this dynamic before, d...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Wildlife & Connecticut's Changing Landscape

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Age Group:
Adults
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Paul Colburn, a CT DEEP Master Wildlife Conservationist, presents a natural history of Connecticut from the early 1600’s, when European colonists arrived, to the present day. He de

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Age Group: Adults
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Paul Colburn, a CT DEEP Master Wildlife Conservationist, presents a natural history of Connecticut from the early 1600’s, when European colonists arrived, to the present day. He describes the relationships between native species and Europeans, partic...
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Wallingford Table Presents: A Juneteenth Celebration!

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
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Join us for the next event in our Wallingford Table series: a community celebration of Juneteenth! Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On

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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture
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Join us for the next event in our Wallingford Table series: a community celebration of Juneteenth! Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On Tuesday, June 18th, we will gather at St. Paul's Episcopal Church to ...

Juneteenth

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library
This event is in the "Teens" group.
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Virtual Author Visit with Tiffany Jewell

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom Virtual Meeting at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
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In partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium, we're streaming Unpacking a History of Systemic Racism in the American Education System with Tiffany Jewell. This is a liv

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
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In partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium, we're streaming Unpacking a History of Systemic Racism in the American Education System with Tiffany Jewell. This is a live author event with an interactive Q&A session! Tiffany Jewel...
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Paranormal Tales with Joe Franke of the Warren Legacy Foundation

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Joe Franke, a paranormal researcher & Wallingford resident, is an esteemed figure in the paranormal community, with over 38 years of experience in researching and investigating

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
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Joe Franke, a paranormal researcher & Wallingford resident, is an esteemed figure in the paranormal community, with over 38 years of experience in researching and investigating the unknown. He embarked on his journey in 1986 as an apprentice to t...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
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Connecticut's Headless Horseman: The True Story of Sleepy Hollow

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
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In 1781, at the height of the Revolutionary War, a French Paymaster carrying wages for the Allied Army’s troops stopped at an inn in Canton, Connecticut. Unable to speak English, h

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
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In 1781, at the height of the Revolutionary War, a French Paymaster carrying wages for the Allied Army’s troops stopped at an inn in Canton, Connecticut. Unable to speak English, he took a hasty meal and then retired for the evening. The landlord sai...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Herbal Aperitifs: A Summer Mocktail Workshop!

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join folk herbalist Hilarie Elaine for a delicious and refreshing evening of herbal beverages! You will learn to make your own herbal mocktails at home using special herbal tinctur

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities
Event Details:
Join folk herbalist Hilarie Elaine for a delicious and refreshing evening of herbal beverages! You will learn to make your own herbal mocktails at home using special herbal tinctures. Herbal mocktails are a great alternative to alcoholic beverages fo...

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A Brief History of UFOs

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Have you ever gazed up at the stars and wondered if we are really alone here in the universe? Sean & Carrie McCabe, hosts of the "Ain't it Scary? with Sean & Carr

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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
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Have you ever gazed up at the stars and wondered if we are really alone here in the universe? Sean & Carrie McCabe, hosts of the "Ain't it Scary? with Sean & Carrie" podcast, will present a short history of UFOs from early historica...

Labor Day

All Day 8/31 - 9/2
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Thanksgiving

All Day 11/28 - 11/29
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library