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Babysitting Course with Wallingford Youth & Social Services

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 6-8 | Registration requiredWallingford Youth & Social Services is offering a 5-session babysitting course for middle school students. Sessions will be held every Tuesday...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Grades 6-8 | Registration required

Memorial Day

All Day 5/25 - 5/27
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library
People holding various trading cards

Trading Card Battle Club

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

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 ...

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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 4 - 8 | Registration encouraged

Babysitting Course with Wallingford Youth & Social Services

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 6-8 | Registration requiredWallingford Youth & Social Services is offering a 5-session babysitting course for middle school students. Sessions will be held every Tuesday...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Grades 6-8 | Registration required

Captain America throwing his shield

Cosplay Con at WPL!

Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Event Details:

Kindergarten - High Schoolers | Registration encouraged for a reminder emailCome celebrate your favorite characters and fandoms at Cosplay Con! You can come dressed up as a charact...

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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kindergarten - High Schoolers | Registration encouraged for a reminder email

Juneteenth

Wallingford Table Presents: A Juneteenth Celebration!

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

Join us for the next event in our Wallingford Table series: a community celebration of Juneteenth! Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for the next event in our Wallingford Table series: a community celebration of Juneteenth! Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On Tuesday, June 18th, we will gather at St.

Juneteenth

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library
People holding various trading cards

Trading Card Battle Club

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Ages 9-14 | Registration encouragedCalling 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 lib...

Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 9-14 | Registration encouraged

Underwater view of a lobster

Mystic Aquarium's Touch Tank

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Hands-On Activities
Age Group:
Children, Tweens
Event Details:

Family Event | Drop InMystic Aquarium's animal ambassadors are swimming up to the library! Their human educator friends will bring an assortment of live invertebrates such as lobst...

Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Summer Reading, Hands-On Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Family Event | Drop In

A sign for the Wallingford Land Trust on a tree

Wallingford Land Trust Hiking Passport

All Day
Children's Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Event Details:

Recommended for ages 5-11 | First Come, First ServedGrab a hiking passport and get it filled out by taking pictures at various Wallingford Land Trust landmarks and trailheads! Comp...

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
Event Details:

Recommended for ages 5-11 | First Come, First Served

Ghostbusters

"Ghostbusters" Marathon!

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 8:30pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Film & TV
Age Group:
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

To celebrate our "Eerie Encounters" summer reading theme, we're showing the cult classic Ghostbusters, starring Bill Murphy and Sigourney Weaver, on repeat throughou...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Film & TV
Event Details:

To celebrate our "Eerie Encounters" summer reading theme, we're showing the cult classic Ghostbusters, starring Bill Murphy and Sigourney Weaver, on repeat throughout the day!

An assortment of fridge magnets

Magnet Maker Kit

All Day
Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Event Details:

Recommended for ages 5-12 | First Come, First ServedMake custom magnets from things you have at home! This kit provides you with all the tools you need to make magnets with any des...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Recommended for ages 5-12 | First Come, First Served

Blond whtie woman wearing a Poop stuffie hat

The Poop Museum

Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading
Age Group:
Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Event Details:

Ages 3-12 | Registration RequiredGet ready to be amazed and disgusted, all while laughing. Susie Maguire from the Poop Museum will share her extensive knowledge of poop. By the end...

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. 

 

People holding various trading cards

Trading Card Battle Club

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Ages 9-14 | Registration encouragedCalling 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 lib...

Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 9-14 | Registration encouraged

Anthropomorphic pencil and bean holding hand and walking along casually

Doodle + Comics for kids

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Event Details:

Ages 8-11 | Registration RequiredTime to let your imagination come to life! We'll start with a conversation about the unique mechanics of how comics can tell stories. Then we'll co...

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. 

 

Pikachu sitting atop the word Pokemon

PokéParty

Friday, August 2, 2024 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Recommended for ages 3-14 | Drop InCome join us for a Pokémon themed party! There will be trading cards, video games, coloring pages, a scavenger hunt, a tournament, and more! Coll...

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 red d20 with the 20 facing upwards

Day of Dungeons and Dragons

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Ages 9-14 | Registration RequiredA mysterious dragon egg was gifted to our adventurer’s long ago. Now, they must go on a quest to hatch it safely. All are welcome at this library D...

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

People holding various trading cards

Trading Card Battle Club

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hobbies & Gaming
Age Group:
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

Ages 9-14 | Registration encouragedCalling 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 lib...

Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 9-14 | Registration encouraged

Labor Day

All Day 8/31 - 9/2
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Thanksgiving

All Day 11/28 - 11/29
Wallingford Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library