Veterans Day Closing

The library will be closed Tuesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day.

Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Food Drive

The Caring Tree: A Food & Clothing Drive

All Day 11/3 - 12/12
Front Lobby at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hands-On Activities, Interest Groups, Other

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Front Lobby
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hands-On Activities, Interest Groups, Other
Event Details:

Join us in helping families in need this giving season!

seed sowing

Winter Seed Sowing: A Virtual Workshop

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom Virtual Meeting at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM, Other

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Growing native plants in your garden is an important way to provide food and habitat for our pollinators. You can affordably expand the number of native flora in your yard by growing them yourself from seed.

Dr. Riley Moynes

Talking TED @ Home

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Zoom Virtual Meeting at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Collaboratory, Interest Groups

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Interest Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join librarian Cindy Haiken on Zoom to watch and discuss a popular TED talk. Once registered, you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting via email on the day of the event. In November, we will watch and discuss Dr.

instructor showing senior citizens how to use a computer

Dear IT: Staying Private Online

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Technology Training

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting 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?

Candles

Grief Through the Holidays: A Connecticut Hospice Workshop

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups, Other

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Arts & Crafts, Interest Groups, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you recovering from a recent loss and worried about what challenges the holidays may bring? You are not alone!

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Age Group

The Caring Tree: A Food & Clothing Drive

All Day 11/3–12/12
Everyone
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Front Lobby
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hands-On Activities, Interest Groups, Other
Event Details:

Join us in helping families in need this giving season!

Bilingual Homework Help with Mrs. Cabrera

4:00pm–8:00pm
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Study Room 2
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Español, Other
Event Details:

Have questions about your homework? The Wallingford Public Library offers FREE drop in Homework Help!

French Conversation Group

4:30pm–5:30pm
Teens, Adults
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.

English Conversation Group

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Español, Interest Groups, Other
Event Details:

The WPL is pleased to introduce our new English Conversation Group! This is an informal gathering for people who wish to practice speaking English. There is no level of proficiency required to join.

Veterans Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Happy Feet

10:30am–11:00am
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Register Now
Registration Required
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 Required

Full of music, movement, and stories, this program is perfect for children who are working on making the transition to Preschool Story Time.

Choate Mentorship Project for Middle Schoolers

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting 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.

Bilingual Homework Help with Mrs. Cabrera

4:00pm–8:00pm
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Study Room 2
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Español, Other
Event Details:

Have questions about your homework? The Wallingford Public Library offers FREE drop in Homework Help!

Pajama Family Story Time

6:30pm–7:00pm
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Register Now
Registration Required
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 Required

Join Miss Kari at this active, early literacy enriched story time where we will explore books, songs, and rhymes for all ages. Wear your pj's for added fun!

Wallingford Ukulele Club

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Event Details:

Join our Wallingford Ukulele Club to practice and play with other uke enthusiasts! The club meets on the first Monday of the month from 10-11:30 am and the second Wednesday and final Monday of the month from 6:30-8 pm.

Winter Seed Sowing: A Virtual Workshop

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Register Now
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Growing native plants in your garden is an important way to provide food and habitat for our pollinators. You can affordably expand the number of native flora in your yard by growing them yourself from seed.

Sublimation Holiday Ornament

7:00pm–8:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Join Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use our sublimation printer to put your own images on a flat ceramic ornament. Be sure to bring your images on a flash drive or have access to them online.

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. 

 

Preschool Story Time

10:30am–11:15am
Children, Preschoolers
Register Now
Registration Required
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 Required

Books, 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. 

Sublimation Holiday Ornament

3:00pm–4:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Join Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use our sublimation printer to put your own images on a flat ceramic ornament. Be sure to bring your images on a flash drive or have access to them online.

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
Teens, Adults
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.

Maker Office Hours

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Diamond Desk - Green
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Technology Training
Event Details:

Are you looking for in-depth guidance on your latest project idea? Our skilled volunteer, Andrew, will help you figure out how to use Collaboratory equipment to bring your idea to life.

Talking TED @ Home

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Register Now
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Collaboratory, Interest Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join librarian Cindy Haiken on Zoom to watch and discuss a popular TED talk. Once registered, you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting via email on the day of the event. In November, we will watch and discuss Dr.

The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time with Novelist Amanda Peters

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

The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time with Novelist Amanda Peters

Astronomy Club: Star Gazing

7:00pm–9:00pm
Children
Cancelled
Event Full
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Rhyme Time Engineers

10:30am–11:15am
Preschoolers
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, STEM/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

Coffee & Connections

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Other
Event Details:

Come join us for a weekly program to forge new connections with folks you might otherwise never get to know!

Reading Buddies

6:30pm–7:30pm
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Community Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-2 | Registration encouraged

Spend a Friday evening reading with a high school buddy! Choate volunteers will join us to do some group read-alouds, small group reading practice, and other fun activities.

Paws for Reading: 10:30

10:30am–10:45am
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Join Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hands-On Activities
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Music & Movement with Julie Stepanek

10:30am–11:30am
Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Birth - Age 5 | Registration Required

Join Julie for songs kids know and love. Stretch, move, sing and dance - all the while developing early literacy skills through music and rhythm.