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Preschool Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 3-5 | Registration RequiredBooks, 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. Please note, if your child's age qual...

DIY Soaps

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Learn the basics of soap making to create either a lavender or vanilla oatmeal scented bar soap.Enter the registration lottery from June 20th-22nd at: https://forms.gle/JQaMLsM3x2Chfjcm6. ...

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. 

 

Spanish Conversation Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Español, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups

Spanish Conversation Group

Improve your Spanish in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of Spanish recommended.

No registration required.

Soap Bar Boats

10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 6-9 | Registration RequiredCome race boats made from soap bars! We will be performing a science experiment where we race our boats through various challenges. We will make a hypothesis and try and find the fastest boats we can make!...

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 InEnjoy air conditioning and a fun family movie. Feel free to bring pillows to relax on. Registration is not required, but recommended for reminder email.7/12 – Moana (MPAA Rating PG)7/26 – Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (MPAA Ratin...

Saturday Mornings with Poetry

9:45am - 12:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

Saturday Mornings with Poetry

IN-PERSON MEETING

A meeting of people who love reading and writing poetry. SMwP provides poetic opportunities for anyone to share their poetry, discuss the literary works of poets known and unknown, and expand skills in writing and editing poems in the shared camaraderie of comfortable, supportive members. 

No registration required. To participate and for details about meeting virtually or in-person, contact Karen Ciosek at kjc73048@gmail.com.

Bouncing Babies

10:00am - 10:30am
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 0-18 months | Registration RequiredThis class introduces babies, toddlers, and their grown-ups to the library and each other while learning how to support their growth and development through songs, puppets, rhymes, and books. Includes playtime ...

Bouncing Babies

11:00am - 11:30am
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 0-18 months | Registration RequiredThis class introduces babies, toddlers, and their grown-ups to the library and each other while learning how to support their growth and development through songs, puppets, rhymes, and books. Includes playtime ...

French Conversation Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Interest Groups

French Discussion Group

Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended.

Knit @ WPL

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Board Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups
Event Details:
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. ...

Waddling Ones & Twos

10:00am - 10:45am
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 18 mo - 35 mo | Registration RequiredA great program for active toddlers, now in the Wonder Room! In a smaller class size setting, children will learn more about how language works through songs, rhymes, books and more. Playtime to follow.Please...

Waddling Ones & Twos

11:00am - 11:45am
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 18 mo - 35 mo | Registration RequiredA great program for active toddlers, now in the Wonder Room! In a smaller class size setting, children will learn more about how language works through songs, rhymes, books and more. Playtime to follow.Please...

Literacy Volunteers

11:30am - 1:00pm
Board Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Denise Codianne-Calabrese from Literacy Volunteers will be available Tuesdays for literary assistance. If you are an adult who needs help reading, writing, speaking or understanding English—or know someone who does—drop by the library during Denise's...

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

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room
Register Now
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. The landlord sai...

Laser Cut Jackalope Wall Hanging

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
The majestic Jackalope roams the deserts of the American West. Bring this icon of the frontier into your own home with a layered wooden Jackalope laser cut wall hanging!Enter the registration lottery from June 20th-22nd at: https://forms.gle/JQa...

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. 

 

Happy Feet

10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 2-3 | Registration RequiredFull of music, movement, and stories, this program is perfect for children who are working on making the transition to Preschool Story Time.Please note, if your child's age qualifies them for multiple story times, only...

Family Story Time

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Birth - Age 5 | Registration RequiredJoin Miss Kari at this active, early literacy enriched story time where we will explore books, songs, and rhymes for all ages. ...

Job Interviewing 101

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business, Career, & Financial
Registration Required
Event Details:
IN-PERSON PROGRAM Are you looking for a job and confused on how to prepare for an interview? Do you want to learn why employers ask certain questions? Do you want to learn what’s different when you have a Zoom or phone interview? Join Librarian...

Preschool Story Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 3-5 | Registration RequiredBooks, 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. Please note, if your child's age qual...

Spanish Conversation Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Board Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Español, Hobbies & Gaming, Interest Groups

Spanish Conversation Group

Improve your Spanish in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of Spanish recommended.

No registration required.

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 RequiredThe 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 RequiredThe Mystic Seaport Museum presents on oceanic calamites.  Humanity has been exploring the world’s oceans for thousands of years, but not every voyage goes as planned! Why do ships wreck and what becomes of them ...

Magnet Maker Kit

All Day
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 ServedMake custom magnets from things you have at home! This kit provides you with all the tools you need to make magnets with any design you can dream up. You’ve put your art work on the fridge before bu...

Bouncing Babies

10:00am - 10:30am
Wonder Room
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 0-18 months | Registration RequiredThis class introduces babies, toddlers, and their grown-ups to the library and each other while learning how to support their growth and development through songs, puppets, rhymes, and books. Includes playtime ...