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Memorial Day

All Day 5/25 - 5/27
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Wallingford Public Library

Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Ghost Ships with the Mystic Seaport Museum

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-11 | Registration Required

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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. 

 

Mystic Aquarium's Touch Tank

3:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Summer Reading, Hands-On Activities
Registration Required
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Family Event | Drop In

Wallingford Land Trust Hiking Passport

All Day
Children's Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Program Type: Summer Reading, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming
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Recommended for ages 5-11 | First Come, First Served

Spooky Campfire Stories

7:00pm - 7:45pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-12 | Registration Required

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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. 

 

Beading Kits

All Day
Children's Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Recommended for ages 7-12 | First Come, First Served

Paranormal Tales with Joe Franke of the Warren Legacy Foundation

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Registration Required
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 the unknown.

Friday Flicks for Kids: Moana

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Film & TV
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-11 | Drop In

Enjoy air conditioning and a fun family movie. Feel free to bring pillows to relax on. Registration is not required, but recommended for reminder email.

Connecticut's Headless Horseman: The True Story of Sleepy Hollow

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
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Registration
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
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

Astronomy Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-11 | Registration Required

The night sky is vast and amazing. Each club meeting focuses on a constellation and a scientist. 

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. 

 

Misadventures on the High Sea: Shipwrecks

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5 - 7 | Registration Required

The Poop Museum

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-12 | Registration Required

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. 

 

Friday Flicks for Kids: Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Film & TV
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-11 | Drop In

Enjoy air conditioning and a fun family movie. Feel free to bring pillows to relax on. Registration is not required, but recommended for reminder email.

Make Your Own Rain Stick

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Music, Arts, & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-7 | Registration Required

Come join music educator, Ralene Goff, to make your own rain stick rhythm instrument. We will decorate the rain sticks and then learn a song to use them with! 

Doodle + Comics for kids

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Program Type: Summer Reading, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Ages 8-11 | Registration Required

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. 

 

PokéParty

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Recommended for ages 3-14 | Drop In

A Brief History of UFOs

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Registration Required
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?

Jawsome Sharks

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Hands-On Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-7 | Registration Required

Sharks are both amazing and frightening! We’ll explore these fin-tastic creatures with books, activities, and a craft.

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. 

 

Pirate Party

10:30am - 11:15am
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Hands-On Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

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. 

 

Friday Flicks for Kids: Finding Dory

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Film & TV
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-11 | Drop In

Enjoy air conditioning and a fun family movie. Feel free to bring pillows to relax on. Registration is not required, but recommended for reminder email.

Day of Dungeons and Dragons

11:00am - 3:00pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Summer Reading, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 9-14 | Registration Required