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The library will be closed Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

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This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
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Custom Snow Globes

7:00pm - 8:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
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Registration
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:

Create a decal in Cricut Design Space to place on acrylic for the inside of this easy to assemble snow globe!

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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Choate Mentorship Project for Middle Schoolers

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers
Community Room
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.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Author Visit with Amanda Montell

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:

Notes on Modern Irrationality with Bestselling Author Amanda Montell

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Custom Snow Globes

3:00pm - 4:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Join Waitlist
Registration
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:

Create a decal in Cricut Design Space to place on acrylic for the inside of this easy to assemble snow globe!

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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.

Make a Dice Box

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Collaboratory Conference Table
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Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities
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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Spanish Conversation Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens, Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting 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.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

French Conversation Group

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

French Discussion Group

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

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Trading Card Battle Club

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Wonder Room
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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:

Grades 4-8 | Registration Encouraged

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Snowflake Name Window Hangings

7:00pm - 8:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
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Registration
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 CorelDRAW to create your name as a snowflake pattern to hang on a window! The snowflake will be etched and cut out on the laser cutter using a clear acrylic.

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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.

Needle Felted Bookmarks

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration required

Experiment with 2D needle felting by making a corner-style bookmark! We'll needle felt onto a sturdy felt base and do a little bit of embroidery to finish off the bookmark.

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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Choate Mentorship Project for Middle Schoolers

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers
Community Room
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.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Snowflake Name Window Hangings

3:00pm - 4:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Collaboratory Horseshoe Booth
Join Waitlist
Registration
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 CorelDRAW to create your name as a snowflake pattern to hang on a window! The snowflake will be etched and cut out on the laser cutter using a clear acrylic.

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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Spanish Conversation Group

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Teens, Adults
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting 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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Game on!

1:30pm - 4:00pm
Children, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Wonder Room
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Wonder Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

PreK - 8th Grade | Registration encouraged for a reminder

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Dungeons and Dragons: Dragons and Dances Session 1

3:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Children's Program Room
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 4-8 | Registration Required

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

French Conversation Group

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

French Discussion Group

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

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Elementary Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Dungeons and Dragons: Dragons and Dances Session 2

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Children's Program Room
Register Now
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers, Tweens, Middle Schoolers
Program Type: Hobbies & Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 4-8 | Registration Required

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Author Visit with Sabina Sholts

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 We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Open Sew

6:00pm - 8:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
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:

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.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Wooden Quilt Block

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

Create a decorative wooden quilt block using laser cut pieces. There will be three classic quilt block patterns from which to choose. This is not a quilting program. 

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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.

Yarn Wrapped Wire Art

3:15pm - 4:45pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Collaboratory Conference Table
Registration
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Teens, Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers
Program Type: Collaboratory, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 6-12 | Registration required

Combine yarn, wire, and some glue and turn it into a piece of art! You'll form the shape or letter form out of the wire and then wrap it with yarn to make it all your own. 

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. 

 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Middle Schoolers" group.

Choate Mentorship Project for Middle Schoolers

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Middle Schoolers
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
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.

This event is in the "High Schoolers" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Wooden Quilt Block

3:00pm - 4:30pm
High Schoolers, Adults
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:

Create a decorative wooden quilt block using laser cut pieces. There will be three classic quilt block patterns from which to choose. This is not a quilting program. 

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.