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Babysitting Course with Wallingford Youth & Social Services

Tuesday, May 14, 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

Choate Mentorship Project for Middle Schoolers

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers
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 ...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

The Choate Mentorship Project intends to strengthen the foundational learning practices of students in public middle schools.

clay turtle

Polymer Clay Turtles

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration required Deb Jaffe will teach participants how to make their very own turtle out of polymer clay!

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

Grades 6-12 | Registration required 

Deb Jaffe will teach participants how to make their very own turtle out of polymer clay!

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

Choate Mentorship Project for Middle Schoolers

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers
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 ...

Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers
Event Details:

The Choate Mentorship Project intends to strengthen the foundational learning practices of students in public middle schools.

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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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

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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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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

Group of kids laughing together

Homeschool Meetup

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wonder Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Children, Preschoolers, Elementary Schoolers, Middle Schoolers, Adults
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, ...

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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

Cross-stitch Pride Keychains

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredBack by popular demand…Show your pride and learn a new craft at the same time! Choose the pride flag that represents you best and then learn the ...

Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | 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. 

 

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Make Your Own Dice Set

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Collaboratory, Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredUse resin to create your own dice set for Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop games! Each participant will make a full set of custom dice.&...

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

Grades 6-12 | 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. 

 

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
Author Tiffany Jewell and covers of two of her books

Virtual Author Visit with Tiffany Jewell

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom Virtual Meeting at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Event Details:

In partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium, we're streaming Unpacking a History of Systemic Racism in the American Education System with Tiffany Jewell. This is a liv...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Event Details:

In partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium, we're streaming Unpacking a History of Systemic Racism in the American Education System with Tiffany Jewell. This is a live author event

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

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!

Horseman

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

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library
Program Type:
Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Other
Age Group:
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
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, h...

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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.

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

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

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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