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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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
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Monday April 29 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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Monday April 29 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Spring Slime! for Grades 4-7
The slimes they are a-changin': kids in grades 4-7 can experiment with spring-themed add-ins as they brew non-Newtonian fluids from our safe recipes. Science has never been so much fun! Wear expendable clothes. Supported by the Amadeo Family. Registration required. ......More
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Monday April 29 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
How to Find the Right College for You (Zoom)
With over 2,000 four-year colleges in the United States for students to consider, how can you identify the school at which your teen will be happiest and most successful? Where do you start looking? During this interactive workshop, Priyanka Shingala of Let's Talk Col......More
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Tuesday April 30 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 30 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Wilton Reads: Children's Book Discussion
Students in grades 3-6 can celebrate Wilton Reads by joining us to discuss the graphic novel Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and Gabriela Epstein. Five Latinx kids who barely know each other get stuck cleaning the cafeteria in the mornings before school. To their......More
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Wednesday May 1 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 May 1 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 May 1 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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Wednesday May 1 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Wilton Reads: Making the Dirt Fly: Building the Panama Canal (In-Person & Zoom)
Please join us for a fascinating Wilton Reads presentation, "Making the Dirt Fly: Building the Panama Canal," on May 1, when Eric Ward from the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology, will discuss the massive co......More
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Thursday May 2 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 May 2 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 May 2 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Unplug and Re-connect: How to Promote Digital Wellness and Increase Family Connections
The impact social media can have on our children's mental health has been in the news a lot lately. We know too much tech can be harmful, but we sometimes struggle with finding the right balance in our own homes. Wilton Youth Council is pleased to bring Claudia Erickso......More
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Friday May 3 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 May 3 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
FAPA Wilton Public Schools Art Exhibit & Opening Reception
The Fine and Performing Arts Department of Wilton Public Schools presents the FAPA Student Library show, displaying artwork from students in grades K-12 throughout the library. The show's Opening Reception is on Friday, May 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. featuring live student musi......More