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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!

Etsy Artisan & Local Author Holiday Market

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Charlotte Collins Meeting Room at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Collaboratory, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Collaboratory, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

The Wallingford Public Library is delighted to support local graduates of our Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship workshops and local published adult and children's book authors.

Bad Santa

Monday Night Movies Presents: "Bad Santa"

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

Program Type:

Community Events, Film & TV

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Film & TV
Event Details:

Join us for a special screening of the 2003 holiday classic Bad Santa! In this dark comedy, the crotchety Willie T.

Gift

Green Gifting: A DIY Wrapping Party!

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Collaboratory Conference Table at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Collaboratory, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Other

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Collaboratory Conference Table
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community Events, Collaboratory, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Hobbies & Gaming, Hands-On Activities, Arts & Crafts, STEM/STEAM, Other
Event Details:

Join us at one of our fun, festive, eco-friendly wrapping parties this holiday season! You are invited to drop by the Collaboratory on Monday nights between 6:30-8:30 pm to wrap gifts in the company of your fellow crafters.

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Wallingford Garden Club 37th Annual Holiday Tea & Decoration Exhibit

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at Wallingford Public Library

Program Type:

Community Events, Music, Arts, & Culture

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Events, Music, Arts, & Culture
Event Details:

You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating the spirit of the holiday season!

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Paws for Reading: 10:30

10:30am–10:45am
Children, Elementary Schoolers
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hands-On Activities
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Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Paws for Reading: 10:45

10:45am–11:00am
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Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
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Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Paws for Reading: 11:00

11:00am–11:15am
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Room: Children's Program Room
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Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Paws for Reading: 11:15

11:15am–11:30am
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Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
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Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Story Walk with Mrs. Stowe

9:30am–10:30am
Children, Preschoolers
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Story Time
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Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

Story Walk with Mrs. Stowe

1:30pm–2:30pm
Children, Preschoolers
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Story Time
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Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

Thursday Night Book Club

6:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
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VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON MEETING

Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

Rhyme Time Engineers

10:30am–11:15am
Preschoolers
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, STEM/STEAM
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Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

Christmas Eve

All Day
Closing
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Wallingford Public Library

Christmas

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

New Year's Eve Early Closing

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

New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks

2:00pm–3:00pm
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 Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks

The Hibernation Book Club: Long Reads for Short Days

5:30pm–7:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MEETING

Rhyme Time Engineers

10:30am–11:15am
Preschoolers
Upcoming
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

Paws for Reading: 10:30

10:30am–10:45am
Children, Elementary Schoolers
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hands-On Activities
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Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Paws for Reading: 10:45

10:45am–11:00am
Children
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hands-On Activities
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Event Details:

Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Paws for Reading: 11:00

11:00am–11:15am
Children, Elementary Schoolers
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hands-On Activities
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Event Details:

Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Paws for Reading: 11:15

11:15am–11:30am
Children, Elementary Schoolers
Upcoming
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary Schoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hands-On Activities
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Event Details:

Grades K-5 | Registration Required

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wallingford Public Library

Story Walk with Mrs. Stowe

9:30am–10:30am
Children, Preschoolers
Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

Story Walk with Mrs. Stowe

1:30pm–2:30pm
Children, Preschoolers
Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Preschoolers
Program Type: Book Discussion, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 3-5 | Registration Required

Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz

2:00pm–3:00pm
High Schoolers, Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Zoom Virtual Meeting
Age Group: High Schoolers, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
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Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz

Seize the Day: Poems for Morning, Afternoon, and Night (Class One)

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Wallingford Public Library
Room: Charlotte Collins Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Hobbies & Gaming, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture, Other
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According to the poet Philip Larkin, “days are where we live.” Poets are among the best chroniclers of our daily existence, so it’s no wonder that they choose certain parts of the day as the setting of, or inspiration for, their musings.