Upcoming Events

Grades 6-12 | Registration required 

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

Assemble and paint a laser cut cactus, a great decoration for the warmer months! All pieces will be cut out of wood prior to the program.

Assemble and paint a laser cut cactus, a great decoration for the warmer months! All pieces will be cut out of wood prior to the program.

Paint a charming spring gnome on a wooden board.

In partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium, we're streaming Asian American Representation in Literature: A Virtual Author Talk with Rebecca F.

Create a whimsical polymer clay rainbow fish sculpture using the millefiori technique.

Paint a charming spring gnome on a wooden board.

Resin jewelry is beautiful, customizable in an infinite amount of ways, and easier to make than it seems! We will use resin, molds, dyes, and small objects to create earrings and pendants. 

Resin jewelry is beautiful, customizable in an infinite amount of ways, and easier to make than it seems! We will use resin, molds, dyes, and small objects to create earrings and pendants. 

Kindergarten - High Schoolers | Registration encouraged for a reminder email

For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet with Smithsonian Curator Matt Shindell

Celebrate spring by painting daisies on a wine bottle.

Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.

Celebrate spring by painting daisies on a wine bottle.

Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.

Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program anytime from 6:00 to 8:30pm in the Collaboratory the first Tuesday evening of each month. Bring your unfinished projects, either hand sewing or machine.

For over a century, Hollywood and the films it produces have had a troubled history with both onscreen depictions and the real-life interactions with the LGBTQ+ community.

Learn a Japanese style sewn bookbinding technique to bind a small book perfect to use as a sketchbook or journal. This tutorial is available online through Creativebug for Wallingford card holders.

Learn a Japanese style sewn bookbinding technique to bind a small book perfect to use as a sketchbook or journal. This tutorial is available online through Creativebug for Wallingford card holders.

Come celebrate Pride at the Wallingford Public Library! Join us on Friday nights this June for a three-part film series centering LGBTQIA experiences.

Grades 6-12 | Registration required

Make a beautiful wooden bowl, perfect for decoration (but sadly not for holding food, and definitely not liquids). These bowls are exclusive to the Wallingford Public Library!

Make a beautiful wooden bowl, perfect for decoration (but sadly not for holding food, and definitely not liquids). These bowls are exclusive to the Wallingford Public Library!

Grades 6-12 | Registration required

The state of LGBTQ+ rights, particularly when it comes to social acceptance and understanding, is an ever-changing landscape. How do we wade through all of this confusion and frequent misinformation and show up for the community?