Week Calendar

Enthusiastic first grader JoJo Makoons, from a fictional Ojibwe reservation, learns about being friends and friendly in this joyful beginning chapter book.

Ages 0-18 months | Registration Required

Ages 18 mo - 35 mo | Registration Required

Drop-in | Ages 3-5

Put on your artist’s hat and join us to make a different craft each week.

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. 

Come game at the library! We will have an assortment of board games, trading card games, and Dungeons and Dragons supplies out for anyone to use and enjoy! No registration required.

While you can use the Collaboratory any time, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start or get ideas. You can use this time to meet others interested in maker and art projects or to learn about the Collaboratory.

Ages 0-18 months | Registration Required

Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance.

Grades 6-12 | Drop-in 

Feed Your Mind this summer by exploring with the Oculus Quest 2! Drop into the Collaboratory during the times above to get started. No registration needed, just come on by! 

WPL and Wallingford Youth and Social Services are partnering to offer this summer series for teens. Each session will focus on a different topic geared toward helping you develop life skills. 

Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator, such as how the program is used to make vector graphics which are great for digital illustrations, logos, icons, and more.

Grades 6-12 | Drop-in 

Feed Your Mind this summer by exploring with the Oculus Quest 2! Drop into the Collaboratory during the times above to get started. No registration needed, just come on by!

Learn how to felt miniature foods like an avocado, a baguette, a strawberry, an egg, or even swiss cheese! If you can eat it, you can probably felt it. You can even add a little face to make a cute little figure. 

Grades 6-12 | Drop-in 

Feed Your Mind this summer by exploring with the Oculus Quest 2! Drop into the Collaboratory during the times above to get started. No registration needed, just come on by!

Learn how to needle felt by hand and create small, decorative breakfast foods. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to mat fibers together, typically in wool.

Meet and mingle with like-minded makers!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Local artist Rashmi Talpade returns to lead another photo-collage collaborative project at the Spanish Community of Wallingford and the Wallingford Public Library.

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.

Create a frameable 4x4 3D floral painting using polymer clay and traditional painting techniques in a one-of-a-kind work of art.

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!

Ages 6-11 | Registration Required

Ages 3-7 | Registration Required

IN-PERSON PROGRAM

Learn how to needle felt by hand and create small, decorative breakfast foods. Needle felting uses a barbed needle to mat fibers together, typically in wool.