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Story Walk with Mrs. Stowe

9:30am - 10:30am
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Story Time
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Ages 3-5 | Registration Required Take a walk through nature and listen to a story! Join retired kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stowe, to find hidden pages from a book along a trail through the woods and learn about nature along the way. Meet unde...

Story Walk with Mrs. Stowe

1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Story Time
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Ages 3-5 | Registration Required Take a walk through nature and listen to a story! Join retired kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stowe, to find hidden pages from a book along a trail through the woods and learn about nature along the way. Meet unde...

SCOW School of Music Presents: Festival of Christmas Carols

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Español, Music, Arts, & Culture
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Join the Spanish Community of Wallingford (SCOW) School of Music for a festive holiday concert! The SCOW Singers will present a program of traditional Christmas Carols in English and Spanish.  The mission of SCOW is to respond to th...

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...

CT Gaugers Model Train Holiday Display

12/21/2023 @ 9:30am - 12/22/2023 @ 9:00pm
Community Room
Cancelled
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Event Details:
This program has been canceled.  ...

Pajama Story Time: Cocoa Edition

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, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Story Time
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All Ages | Registration Required Winter means it’s time to get cozy! Wear your pajamas to story time and enjoy some cocoa, too! (Hot cocoa, chocolate milk, and apple cider will be options for drinks). ...

Christmas

All Day
Closing
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Wallingford Public Library

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, Elementary Schoolers, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
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Grades 4-8 | 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 decks ca...

One Book, One Wallingford Reveal Party

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Information Desk
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Information Desk
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Book Discussion, Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Event Details:
Do you think you've figured out the name of this year's One Book One Wallingford selection? Or maybe you haven't figured it out yet but you really want to know? Join us at our big Reveal Party where we will finally unveil the name of our 2024 book! T...

Music Together

10:00am - 10:45am
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
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Birth - Age 5 | Registration Required Start the winter off with music with your little ones. Music Together® will be coming to the library to do a free singalong event where we'll have tons of fun singing, dancing, learning, and playing instr...

Music Together

11:00am - 11:45am
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
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Event Details:
Birth - Age 5 | Registration Required Start the winter off with music with your little ones. Music Together® will be coming to the library to do a free singalong event where we'll have tons of fun singing, dancing, learning, and playing instr...

Minute to Win It

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
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Grades K-2 | Registration Required Can you keep a balloon up in the air for a whole minute? How many marshmallows can you catch from your partner in 60 seconds? Do you think you can build the tallest snowman tower? Have a blast and work on your te...

New Year's Noon

11:30am - 12:15pm
Children's Program Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Registration Required
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Ages 3-11 | Registration Required Midnight is way past bedtime! Instead, join us for a countdown to the end of 2023 with a New Year’s Noon celebration. We’ll be reading stories and decorating noisemakers! ...

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
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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. ...

Hula Hoop with BringtheHoopla

10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Registration Required
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Grades 1-5 | Registration Required Grab a hoop and let’s get moving this winter! BringtheHoopla brings the fun back into fitness with their high energy and unique program. Join in to build self-confidence, teamwork, and creativity.  Hula H...

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
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
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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...

Homeschool Meetup

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wonder Room
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Middle Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Interest Groups, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Homeschool Families | Registration encouraged Looking to connect with other homeschooling families? Stop by the library on the first Monday of every month to chat, share ideas, and network with other homeschoolers. This is not a librarian led ...

Waddling Ones & Twos

10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
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...

Dungeons and Dragons: Trials of Olympus Grades 4-5

5:30pm - 8:00pm
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: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
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Grades 4-5 | Registration Required When a fearsome monster threatens the ancient Greek city of Athens our heroes must embark on a quest to win the favor of the gods and defeat it. Bring your own level 5 character or use one provided by the library...

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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. 

 

Happy Feet

10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
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...

Pajama Family Story Time

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
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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! ...

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 ...