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Oz

Monday Night Movies: "The Wizard of Oz"

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Summer Reading, Hobbies & Gaming, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Summer Reading, Hobbies & Gaming, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Event Details:

Join us on Monday nights this summer to enjoy a hit movie based on a book!

Music

Hollywood Hits: A Movie Music Extravaganza!

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Summer Reading, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Summer Reading, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a Hollywood movie music extravaganza! Musician Ryan Mitten will perform a wide variety of famous film tunes, from monster melodies to John Williams themes to iconic instrumentals like The Godfather.

Jaws

Monday Night Movies: "Jaws"

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Summer Reading, Hobbies & Gaming, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Summer Reading, Hobbies & Gaming, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Event Details:

Join us on Monday nights this summer to enjoy a hit movie based on a book!

Joe Franke

Based on a True Story: The Real-Life Cases Behind Hollywood Horror

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for chilling stories from the real cases behind some of Hollywood’s most famous horror films!

instructor showing senior citizens how to use a computer

Dear IT: Facebook

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Board Room at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Technology Training

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Training
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you feel like technology has left you behind? Do you have a burning question, but you don’t know who to ask?

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Just Here for the Snacks

6:30pm–8:00pm
Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Children's Program Room
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Elementary Schoolers, Tweens
Program Type: Book Discussion, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 8-12 | Registration Required

Astronomy Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Children's Program Room
Join Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Summer Reading, Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 5-12 | Registration Required

The night sky is vast and amazing. This month we'll focus on the moon and get creative with Oreo cookies.

Thursday Night Book Club

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON MEETING

The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff

On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains with Pria Anand

2:00pm–3:00pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains with Pria Anand

The Stories, Science, and History of Birds with Smithsonian Biologist Jay Falk

2:00pm–3:00pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

The Stories, Science, and History of Birds with Smithsonian Biologist Jay Falk

Truth Be Told Nonfiction Book Club

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON MEETING

Hiroshima by John Hersey

From "Wizard" to "Wicked": The Greatest Film Adaptations of All Time

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Community Room
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Community Events, Summer Reading, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Film & TV, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Most were bestsellers, others were simply great books. But they were all adapted into famous films.

Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction with Casey McQuiston

7:00pm–8:00pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction with Casey McQuiston

How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos with Organizational Psychologist Dr. Tasha Eurich

2:00pm–3:00pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos with Organizational Psychologist Dr. Tasha Eurich

Labor Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Labor Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Mystery Book Club

3:00pm–4:15pm
Adults
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

VIRTUAL MEETING

From Potter's Field by Patricia Cornwell

Mystery Book Club

3:00pm–4:15pm
Adults
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

VIRTUAL MEETING

The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen

Mystery Book Club

3:00pm–4:15pm
Adults
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

VIRTUAL MEETING

The Perfect Suspect by Margaret Coel

Veterans Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Thanksgiving Early Closing

6:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Thanksgiving

All Day 11/27–11/28
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Mystery Book Club

3:00pm–4:15pm
Adults
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

VIRTUAL MEETING

Tularosa by Michael McGarrity

Christmas Eve

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Christmas

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

New Year's Eve Early Closing

4:00pm–9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library