Wilton Library
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About Us
Wilton Library is our gateway to discovery. We inform, enrich, connect and inspire our community. See more at: http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/
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Contact Information
Wilton, CT 06897
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Thursday April 18 10:00am - 8:00pm EDT
Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt
Jeepers, spring peepers! Green shoots and rain boots! Signs of spring are popping up all over the Children's Library. Can you find them all and win a prize? Available all day at the Children's Desk. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/wilton......More
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Thursday April 18 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Lego Build Challenge - Grades K-2
For grades K-2 only. Let's get ready to build! We'll reveal mystery challenges, then you construct them. Bring your imagination and be ready for anything! Caregivers must remain on library premises. Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows. Image URL: ht......More
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Thursday April 18 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Wilton Reads: Spring Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: From the Atlantic to the Pacific - Imagination is Prolific
Please join us for a special poetry seminar series with Judson Scruton as part of this year’s Wilton Reads program which features Cristina Henriquez’s The Great Divide, an epic novel on the construction of the Panama Canal. His series will run on four Thursday mornings ......More
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Thursday April 18 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)
Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cau......More
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Thursday April 18 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Wilton Reads: Rainforest Experience for Elementary Kids
Kids aged 4-9 can join us for this year's rainforest focused Wilton Reads program geared just for them. We will read Zonia's Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal and do a rainforest based craft. The day of the program, each family will receive a copy of the book to kee......More
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Thursday April 18 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Take the Stage: An Acting Workshop for Teens
Students participating in this workshop will have the wonderful opportunity to try their hands at some theatre games, improvisations and acting exercises. Everyone will participate in this exciting exploration without feeling put on the spot. The workshop will begin ......More
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Thursday April 18 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Lego Build Challenge - Grades 3-6
For grades 3-6 only. Are you ready, Master Builders? Compete in lightning speed rounds to crown the best of the best. Bring your imagination and be ready for anything! Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows. Caregivers must remain on library premises.......More
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Thursday April 18 5:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Drop-In Innovation Station Hour
Are you curious our Innovation Station? Have questions for experts in science and technology? On Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m., our friends at ASML will be available to take you through our Innovation Station equipment with expertise. This program is for high school and ad......More
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Thursday April 18 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
WLA/WHS Scholarly Series Special Event - Wilton Works: Exhibit Opening and Panel Discussion
To conclude the 2024 Scholarly Series collaboration between Wilton Library and the Wilton Historical Society, the Society will host a panel discussion to celebrate the opening of the new exhibition Wilton Works. The exhibition explores the evolving nature of the jobs an......More
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Thursday April 18 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
Wilton Reads: Panama Canal Documentary Screening
Please join us for a Wilton Reads screening of the PBS documentary film ......More
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Friday April 19 10:00am - 6:00pm EDT
Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt
Jeepers, spring peepers! Green shoots and rain boots! Signs of spring are popping up all over the Children's Library. Can you find them all and win a prize? Available all day at the Children's Desk. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/wilton......More
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Friday April 19 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Family Playgroup
Parents and Caregivers with young children are invited to visit the library for an opportunity to spend some time in our story room to socialize and play. Meet new friends and neighbors and let your children play with some early learning toys. No registration required......More
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Friday April 19 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Throw Throw Burrito Throwdown
Competitors entering grades 4-7 will find out what happens when you cross a card game with dodgeball! Collect matching card sets while ducking squishy airborne burritos. Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows. Caregivers must remain on library property......More
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Saturday April 20 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt
Jeepers, spring peepers! Green shoots and rain boots! Signs of spring are popping up all over the Children's Library. Can you find them all and win a prize? Available all day at the Children's Desk. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/wilton......More
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Saturday April 20 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Earth Day Storytime
Families with children ages 2 and up are invited to Earth Day storytime. Participants will learn rhymes, sing songs, and hear stories about the earth and gardening. Each family who attends will be given a small planted seed to take home. No registration required. ......More
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Saturday April 20 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
CT Poetry Society Workshop
Please join us for the next CT Poetry Society workshop at the library. All that is required is the willingness to share some poetry that you have written by reading it aloud to the group. Poets should email a copy of their poems to Ed Ahern at [email protected]. He will......More
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Saturday April 20 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
The Lorax Live
Children in kindergarten and up can celebrate Earth Day with their families at a theatrical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic. Four Corners Productions presents a fun 20 minute staged version of the beloved tale about a mysterious creature who speaks for the trees. A ......More
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Sunday April 21 1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt
Jeepers, spring peepers! Green shoots and rain boots! Signs of spring are popping up all over the Children's Library. Can you find them all and win a prize? Available all day at the Children's Desk. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/wilton......More
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Sunday April 21 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Wilton Reads: Panama Canal Documentary Screening
Please join us for a Wilton Reads screening of the PBS documentary film ......More
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Monday April 22 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Perler Beads for Grades 4-7
4th-7th graders can express themselves with Perler beads! Design a pattern on a special pegboard then melt it together with an iron. Make a coaster, a keychain, or whatever your imagination conjures! Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows. Image URL......More
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Tuesday April 23 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Mother Goose on the Loose
Children ages 6 months to 2 years old will enjoy this fun storytime with music, puppets, picture books, and nursery rhymes. Feel free to stay after to socialize. No registration required. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/wiltonlibrar......More
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Tuesday April 23 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Senior Center Book Discussion: Sense and Sensibility
Please join us as Miwako Ogasawara leads a discussion of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Jane Austen’s first novel was published anonymously in 1811, with the author on the title page listed as simply “By a Lady.” It sold out its first print run within about a......More
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Tuesday April 23 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
Paint it Up!
Come join us for a fun and relaxing evening. We'll supply the canvas, paints, brushes and a collection of masterpieces to copy and inspire you. No art experience required. Just a desire to pick up a brush, have fun and let your inner self out! For adults, ages 18+. S......More
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Wednesday April 24 10:15am - 10:45am EDT
Wonderful Ones and Twos
Active 1 and 2 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime especially geared for them! The program includes books, songs, rhymes, movement activities, and instruments or scarves, all geared towards building literacy skills. No registration re......More
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Wednesday April 24 11:15am - 11:45am EDT
Bouncing Babies
Join us for this interactive program especially for babies up to 12 months. We will share stories, songs, and rhymes. Scarves and movement activities will be included and we will close out with a calming lullaby. Feel free to stay after to socialize. No Registration......More
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Wednesday April 24 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Wilton Reads: Book Discussion and Poetry for Teens
For Wilton Reads 2024, our teen pick is Silver People by Margarita Engle. Set during the building of the Panama Canal, this novel in verse follows two main characters and a collection of different fictional and historical voices. Register to come discuss the book and cr......More
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Wednesday April 24 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Crafternoons
Children aged 4 through 8 are invited to join us for an afternoon of crafting fun. Discover a different hands-on learning experience every time! Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows. Caregivers must remain on library premises. Image URL: ......More
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Thursday April 25 10:15am - 10:45am EDT
Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes
2 and 3 year-olds and their caregivers are invited to join us for a storytime geared especially for them! Participants will hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, do movement activities, and have the opportunity to use scarves and instruments, while building literacy......More
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Thursday April 25 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Wilton Reads: Spring Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: From the Atlantic to the Pacific - Imagination is Prolific
Please join us for a special poetry seminar series with Judson Scruton as part of this year’s Wilton Reads program which features Cristina Henriquez’s The Great Divide, an epic novel on the construction of the Panama Canal. His series will run on four Thursday mornings ......More
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Thursday April 25 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-in)
Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cau......More
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Thursday April 25 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Snap Circuits for Grades 3-5
Kids in grades 3-5 can put together creations that will whistle, flash and fly. Learning principles of electronics and engineering is a snap! Beginners welcome. Caregivers must remain on library premises. Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows. ......More
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Friday April 26 8:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Spring Book Sale
More than 70,000 items sorted in 50 categories! Everyone is covered in this fundraiser – from tots to teens to adults. Featuring a large assortment of items including bestsellers, fiction and nonfiction, audio/visual, and much more. In the Brubeck Room - selection......More
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Friday April 26 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Family Playgroup
Parents and Caregivers with young children are invited to visit the library for an opportunity to spend some time in our story room to socialize and play. Meet new friends and neighbors and let your children play with some early learning toys. No registration required......More
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Saturday April 27 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Spring Book Sale
More than 70,000 items sorted in 50 categories! Everyone is covered in this fundraiser – from tots to teens to adults. Featuring a large assortment of items including bestsellers, fiction and nonfiction, audio/visual, and much more. In the Brubeck Room - selection......More
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Saturday April 27 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Tales to Tails
Children who can read independently are invited to read to a ROAR (Ridgefield Operation Animal Rescue) Therapy Dog. The use of trained therapy dogs in reading programs can result in children who feel comfortable reading out loud, read more often, attempt more difficult ......More
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Sunday April 28 1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Spring Book Sale
More than 70,000 items sorted in 50 categories! Everyone is covered in this fundraiser – from tots to teens to adults. Featuring a large assortment of items including bestsellers, fiction and nonfiction, audio/visual, and much more. In the Brubeck Room - selection......More