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Bouncing Babies

10:00am - 10:30am
Wonder Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Ages 0-2
Program Type: Summer Reading, Story Time
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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
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Ages 0-2
Program Type: Summer Reading, Story Time
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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...

Maker Monday

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: High Schoolers, Grades 9-12, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory
Event Details:
Meet and mingle with like-minded makers! Maker Mondays are a great opportunity to share and show off what you have made/what you are working on at the moment.  ...

Virtual Reality Drop-In

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Collaboratory Popup Studio
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Popup Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory
Event Details:
Tired of reality? Try virtual reality instead. We have a new Meta Quest 2 headset, so stop by to see what it can do. Play a game, ride a roller coaster, explore the world, or just hang out in VR! ...

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, Grades K-5
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...

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.

The World of Cheese with Caseus Provisions

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
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IN-PERSON PROGRAM Cheesemongers from Wallingford’s own Caseus Provisions* will lead you into the world of cheese, where you will learn more about how our favorite curds come to be and how we can best share them with the people we care about. Get a...

Cardinal Plaque

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Grades 9-12, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
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Event Details:
Paint a cardinal on a pine branch onto a wooden board. Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.   ...

Board of Managers

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other

Waddling Ones & Twos

10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Ages 0-2
Program Type: Story Time
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Ages 18 mo - 35 mo | Registration Required This class is great for active toddlers. Songs, rhymes, movement, parachute play, books, and a whole lot of fun help children learn more about how language works. Incudes play time afterwards.  Pl...

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...

Computer Tutoring

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Blue
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Blue
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Technology Training
Registration Required
Event Details:
Register for a one-on-one computer tutoring session with volunteers. Learn about keyboard and mouse skills, word processing, Internet searching, online job applications, or social media. You can bring your own device or the library can supply a lapto...

Trading Card Battle Club

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Wonder Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Grades K-5, Middle Schoolers, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
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Grades 4 & up | Registration Encouraged Calling all trading card sharks! If you have the urge to battle, come bring your Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Magic the Gathering cards down to the library to test your skills and compete for prizes. Premade d...

Computer Tutoring

4:45pm - 5:30pm
Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Blue
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Blue
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Technology Training
Registration Required
Event Details:
Register for a one-on-one computer tutoring session with volunteers. Learn about keyboard and mouse skills, word processing, Internet searching, online job applications, or social media. You can bring your own device or the library can supply a lapto...

Adult Game Night

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
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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...

Backyard Beekeeping: Everything You Need to Get Started

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
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Event Details:
IN-PERSON PROGRAM Are you considering starting your own backyard beehive? Beekeeper Mark Ceneri of Trumbull Nature & Arts Center will help you get started off on the right foot! This program is for those who have some prior knowledge abou...

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, Preschool, Ages 3-5
Program Type: Story Time
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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 ...

Cardinal Plaque

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Grades 9-12, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Paint a cardinal on a pine branch onto a wooden board. Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.     ...

Needle Felted Owls

3:15pm - 4:30pm
Board Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, Grades 6-8, High Schoolers, Grades 9-12
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Needle felting is a craft that uses a barbed needle to mat fibers together, typically in wool. By popular demand, this session we will be felting little owls! ...

Choate Mentorship Project for Middle Schoolers

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, Grades 6-8
Event Details:
The Choate Mentorship Project intends to strengthen the foundational learning practices of students in public middle schools. Our mission is to increase the educational access and networking opportunities that students have by offering 1:1 mentorship...

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, Grades K-5
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...

Pajama Family Story Time

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Ages 0-2, Preschool, Ages 3-5
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Birth - Age 5 | Registration Required Join Miss Kari at this active, early literacy enriched story time where we will explore books, songs, and rhymes for all ages. Make sure to wear your pj's for added fun! ...

Happy Feet

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, Babies, Ages 0-2, Preschool, Ages 3-5
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 2-3 | Registration Required Full of music, movement, and stories, this program is perfect for children who are working on making the transition to Preschool Story Time. Please note, if your child's age qualifies them for multiple story tim...

Computer Tutoring

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Blue
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Blue
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Technology Training
Registration Required
Event Details:
Register for a one-on-one computer tutoring session with volunteers. Learn about keyboard and mouse skills, word processing, Internet searching, online job applications, or social media. You can bring your own device or the library can supply a lapto...