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Bilingual Homework Help with Mrs. Cabrera

4:00pm - 8:00pm
Children's Study Room 2
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Study Room 2
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Español, Other
Event Details:
Have questions about your homework? The Wallingford Public Library offers FREE drop in Homework Help! Homework Help is offered in English and Spanish and follows the public school calendar. The program is not offered on days that the public school...

Wooden Quilting Block

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Use laser cut wooden pieces to create decorative wooden quilting blocks! There will be three classic quilt block patterns from which to choose. Please note that this is not a quilting program....

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Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

One-on-One Career Counseling

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business, Career, & Financial

One-on-One Career Counseling

Sign up today to schedule your appointment with our Career Specialist Sarah Eiseman! Get personalized help with crafting a resume or cover letter or preparing for your big interview. Appointment required. Sessions are scheduled individually and may not fall on this date.

Fill out this form to request a session. Staff will contact you shortly to schedule your appointment.

Learn Infant Massage!

10:00am - 11:30am
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hands-On Activities
Event Details:
Ages 6 weeks - 6 months | Registration Required through UConn Health Infant Massage promotes attachment between infants and their caregivers. We will explore infant development and learn to read infant cues through nurturing touch. Please joi...

Preschool Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 3-5 | Registration Required Books, puppets, and songs will reinforce your child's pre-reading skills through repetition and rhyme. A craft is included that will help kids develop their fine motor skills.  Please note, if your child's ...

Make Your Own Dice Set

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredUse resin to create your own dice set for Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop games! Each participant will make a full set of custom dice. Please note: due to the time resin needs to cure, you will need t...

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Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

Wooden Quilting Block

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Use laser cut wooden pieces to create decorative wooden quilting blocks! There will be three classic quilt block patterns from which to choose. Please note that this is not a quilting program....

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Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

Spanish Conversation Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Español, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups

Spanish Conversation Group

Improve your Spanish in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of Spanish recommended.

No registration required.

Saturday Mornings with Poetry Public Reading: Spring Into Poetry

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Event Details:
April is "National Poetry Month,” so why not “Spring Into Poetry” with Saturday Mornings with Poetry, WPL’s sponsored poetry group? SMwP will present 12 featured poets who will share their poems accompanied by a complimentary slide show. An Open Mic ...

Astronomy Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades K - 5 | Registration Required The night sky is vast and amazing. Each month we will focus on a constellation and a scientist. ...

Saturday Mornings with Poetry

9:45am - 12:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

Saturday Mornings with Poetry

IN-PERSON MEETING

A meeting of people who love reading and writing poetry. SMwP provides poetic opportunities for anyone to share their poetry, discuss the literary works of poets known and unknown, and expand skills in writing and editing poems in the shared camaraderie of comfortable, supportive members. 

No registration required. To participate and for details about meeting virtually or in-person, contact Karen Ciosek at kjc73048@gmail.com.

Pop Up Pokémon Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Wonder Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades K-5 | Registration encouraged for a reminder emailCome join us for a mini Pokémon club! We will be trading cards, building decks, and learning to play the game. There will also be Super Smash Brothers, coloring pages, and other activities for ...

Kinetic Sculpture - Miniature Water Scene

11:00am - 12:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
This laser-cut paint and assemble project illustrates a miniature water scene. Water movement is simulated through the use of a tiny camshaft, which moves the waves. ...

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Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

LEGO Club

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Wonder Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades K-5 | Registration Required Bring your imagination and join us for an hour of fun with LEGO bricks! At this program, kids and their grown-up will have a chance to show off their building skills with LEGO bricks provided by the library. ...

Introduction to Ancestry Library Edition

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Training
Registration Required
Event Details:
Get started with using the library edition of Ancestry.com, which provides resources for genealogical and historical research. Available resources include census, military, court, land, probate, vital and church records, directories, passenger lists,...

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Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs. 

 

Library Open

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Event Details:
In addition to our regular weekly hours, the Wallingford Public Library is open to the public on Sundays between 12-4 pm from January 14 to April 28, 2024.  ...

Bouncing Babies

10:00am - 10:30am
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 0-18 months | Registration Required This class introduces babies, toddlers, and their grown-ups to the library and each other while learning how to support their growth and development through songs, puppets, rhymes, and books. Includes playt...

Bouncing Babies

11:00am - 11:30am
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 0-18 months | Registration Required This class introduces babies, toddlers, and their grown-ups to the library and each other while learning how to support their growth and development through songs, puppets, rhymes, and books. Includes playt...

French Conversation Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

CANCELLED: Waddling Ones & Twos

10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
Due to conflicts with our One Book, One Wallingford program, today's Waddling Ones & Twos has been cancelled.We look forward to seeing you at future story times this summer! ...

Literacy Volunteers

11:30am - 1:00pm
Board Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance. If you are an adult who needs help reading, writing, speaking or understanding English—or know someone who does—drop by the Board Room during Denis...

Game Night!

4:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come play board games, video games, and trading card games at the library! We will have Super Smash Brothers, Magic the Gathering, and our collection of board games out for public use. Games from home are welcome as well. Bring some friends to game w...

Babysitting Course with Wallingford Youth & Social Services

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Grades 6-8 | Registration requiredWallingford Youth & Social Services is offering a 5-session babysitting course for middle school students. Sessions will be held every Tuesday from April 30-May 28 from 5:30-6:30. Guest speakers and workshop...

One Book, One Wallingford: The Lost Library

5:30pm - 8:00pm
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Book Discussion, Community Events, Hands-On Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:
All Ages | Registration Required 5:30pm: Family Fun Activities & Food TrucksJoin us before the author talk for some fun activities related to The Lost Library. Kids can work on their lock-opening skills, make crafts, take pictures at our pho...

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Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and may require special accommodations in order to fully participate in this program, please contact us at (203)265-6754. Advance notice is required to arrange for some accessibility needs.