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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...

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.

Computer Tutoring

4:45pm - 5:30pm
Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Blue
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Registration
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...

Book Snacks

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grades K-5
Program Type: Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades K-2 | Registration Required Let’s combine two awesome things: books and food. We’ll make a snack then read a book together. ...

Reading Buddies

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Grades K-5
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades K-2 | Registration encouraged Spend a Friday evening reading with a high school buddy! Choate volunteers will join us to do some group read-alouds, small group reading practice, and other fun activities. This program is offered in conjun...

Cutting the Cord: Options for TV Without Cable

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Board Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Training
Registration Required
Event Details:
Thinking about getting rid of cable? This lecture-style class will explore Internet-based streaming services and various devices that allow you to watch TV without a cable subscription.   ...

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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. 

 

Bouncing Babies

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

Introduction to Cricut

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Technology Training
Event Details:
This class will cover how to use Cricut Design Space, the software used to create custom designs with the Cricut Maker vinyl cutting machines. Enter the registration lottery from October 20th-22nd at: https://forms.gle/2qKSy8Y1vqsskxKA7. ...

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

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! ...

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

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.

Fall Family Paint and Sip

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Grades K-5
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades K-5 | Registration Required Come enjoy a delicious cup of hot apple cider while you paint a fall scene on a canvas. All painting abilities are welcome and instructions will be provided step-by-step. Grown-ups are welcome and encouraged to p...

Knit @ WPL

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Board Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups
Event Details:
Knit @ WPL is a place where knitters and crocheters can practice their work in the company of others. Newcomers are welcome to join, but knitting experience is required. No registration required. ...

Secret Affirmation Bracelet

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table
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
Event Details:
Make a simple stretch bracelet that uses Morse code to spell out a word or phrase. There will be several word/phase options from which to choose. Enter the registration lottery from October 20th-22nd at: https://forms.gle/2qKSy8Y1vqsskxK...

Disclaimer(s)

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. 

 

Waddling Ones & Twos

10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies, Ages 0-2
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...

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
Register Now
Registration
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...

Lord of the Rings Magic the Gathering Draft

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Grades K-5, Middle Schoolers, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades 4-8 | Registration Required Come play with The Lord of the Rings Magic set! We will be building our own decks using Lord of the Rings characters and then battling it out for the fate of Middle Earth! All cards are provided free by the libra...

Computer Tutoring

4:45pm - 5:30pm
Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Blue
Register Now
Registration
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...

Open Sew

5:30pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table
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
Event Details:
Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program anytime from 5:30 to 8:30pm in the Collaboratory the first Tuesday evening of each month. Bring your unfinished projects, either hand sewing or machine. There...

Preschool Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool, Ages 3-5
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 ...

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...