Wilton News and Announcements

Children’s Author Grace Lin Visits The Library!

Calling all book lovers!  Adults and children are invited to a presentation by Nutmeg Nominated author Grace Lin.Ms. Lin will talk about her experience as a multicultural...

Author Talk - Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

Author Talk:  John Elder RobisonGrowing up with an abusive father and a mentally disturbed mother would be difficult for any child, but when that child is also unable to...

Who Really Wrote as Will Shakespeare?

In his one-hour visually-packed PowerPoint presentation, Professor Ron Song Destro, fully armed with facts and fun, will lead an investigative journey through time to examine...

Wilton Reads! 2009: Run, by Ann Patchett

We encourage all community members to join us this fall as we come together to read, discuss and reflect upon Run, a moving work of fiction by author Ann Patchett. In recognition...

Are You Prepared? Flu Forum for Businesses

Were you prepared this summer? Are you prepared now?Will you be ready when or if H1N1 returns this fall or takes a turn for the worse?Please join us and our guests from Deloitte...

Library Trip to New York Metropolitan Museum and Lecture

Metropolitan Museum Trip Previewwith Joan Macy KaskellMonday, November 9th, 10:30 to noon Guest lecturer Joan Macy Kaskell will return to Wilton Library to briefly discuss the...

Hazardous Materials Collection Day at Wilton Library

As the trees start to turn, many of us are "battening down the hatches" in anticipation of winter.  If you are cleaning out closets and storing things in the attic...

Meet the Candidates at the Library

Please join us in the Brubeck Room at the Library Tuesday evening as the Wilton League of Women Voters, the Wilton Library, and the Wilton Chamber of Commerce co-sponsor a...

Author Talk: Kate Walbert at Wilton Library

Please join us  at the Library to hear National Book Award finalist Kate Walbert discuss and read from her new work, A Short History of Women: A Novel.  The book has...

Sneak Peek Screening of Food Fight, with Discussion and Tasting

Join us for a special screening of the inspiring new documentary, Food Fight, and meet our very special guest, Director Chris Taylor. See a multi-award winning, first-run...

October Diaper Drive At The Library

Got Diapers?  We're Collecting!Wilton Library has accepted United Way's invitation to participate in the 2009 Days of Caring Healthy Baby Diaper Drive and help collect Half A...

Spooky Story Discussed by WINRs Circle

Calling all book lovers in grades 4-6!  Come to the WINRs (Wilton Intermediate Nutmeg Readers) Circle to discuss the 2010 Nutmeg nominees. The nominee we will discuss is The...

Wilton Library's October Programs

Now through Sunday, Nov. 1 Poetry in Motion-In a World Without Limits. Teens in grades 7 - 12 are invited to submit original poetry which will culminate in a two-performance...

Lecturer Patricia Carr: Women Botanical Artists 1700-1990

Patricia Carr will provide a glimpse into the lives and work of Women Botanical Artists 1700-1990, as a follow-on to the library's trip to the Yale Center for British Art, where...

Wilton Library Has A Brush With Chinese Art Beginning

Wilton, CT – More than twenty members of the Oriental Brush Artists Guild will be featured at Wilton Library’s opening reception of “Asian Impressions” . The majority of...

Peony Workshop at the Library

Participants will learn how to divide and plant peonies and and get to take a gorgeous peony home. Please bring clippers and gloves. We will be dividing "Scarlet...

Learn MS Word In 5 Sessions With Our Expert, Diane McKeever!

Sign up now for our 5-session course on Microsoft Word, taught in October and November by Diane McKeeverIn response to your requests, we have contracted with Diane McKeever for...

Author Julia Glass Visits Wilton Library

Join us Wednesday night when Julia Glass, author of the best-selling and National Book Award winning novel, Three Junes, will come to Wilton Library to discuss her new work of...

New Organization Forming For Wilton Seniors

Wilton, CT – Wilton is about to get a new source of support for its senior citizens. Help is on the way to replace that burned-out light bulb. There are going to be many more...

Wilton Library Celebrates Wilton with Book Sale and Discovery Day Open House

Wilton, CT---Wilton Library is joining the “Celebrate Wilton” festivities sponsored by the Wilton Chamber of Commerce the weekend  with a Children’s Book Sale and...

Meet Three Acclaimed ‘First Book’ Authors

Our recent Writers' Workshops have created an enormous amount of enthusiasm and participation from all over the state. We have asked three authors, with just published first...

Authors Talk in September at Wilton Library

Wilton, CT – From child nurturing to the celebration of cooking to the interconnected lives of two sisters, Wilton Library covers a great deal of ground with three author talks...

Back to School for Wilton - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more

Author Amy Seidl - Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World

Concerned about the state of our environment? Want to learn more about whether or not recent climate change is having a significant and unprecedented impact on our planet and the...

Learn How to Survive with Noted Explorer, Richard Wiese

Please join us at the Library, to meet noted explorer, author, and journalist Richard Wiese. Richard Wiese knows how to survive. His experience as the youngest President in the...

Wilton Domestic Violence Task Force Planning Session Added To July Activities For Wilton Library

Wilton Domestic Violence Task Force Planning Session, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Please join members of the Wilton Domestic Violence Task Force to learn about the part they play in educating...

Chess Classes Start on July 15th!

Our terrific chess program will start up again on Wednesday, July 15th, from 4 to 5 pm, and all kids in grades 3 through 7 who are interested in learning more about this...

Wilton Chamber's Sidewalk Sale Days: Buy Books at Great Prices at the Library!

Many merchants in town will be participating in the Wilton Chamber of Commerce 2009 Sidewalk Sale, and the Library is no exception.We'll have hundreds of books for children, teens...

Dive into Reading at the Wilton Library This Summer

Wilton Library's summer reading program, Dive into Reading, launches, June 22nd, with registration for kids up to age 12. Craft programs, story times, music, and various programs...

Wilton Library Plunges Into Summer Reading

Wilton, CT – From a seaside carnival to a miniature submarine, Wilton Library’s summer reading program, Dive into Reading, launches the week of June 22 with registration for...

Wilton Library’s 114th Annual Meeting with Exit 43

Wilton, CT – Wilton Library Association’s 114th Friends of the Library annual meeting takes place with a general business meeting and then a performance by the musical group,...

Author Hallie Ephron And Roberta Eisleib - Never Tell A Lie

Come Meet the Authors! Lovers of classic mysteries will adore Hallie Ephron's richly atmospheric tale Never Tell a Lie.  Ephron, an award-winning Boston Globe crime...

Author Richard Wiese - Born To Explore: How To Be A Backyard Adventurer

Come Meet the Author In an interactive lecture, explorer, TV adventurer, host, spokesman, and now author, Richard Wiese will discuss his just-published Born to Explore: How to...

Write Yourself Free: A Workshop for Writers and Others Who Want to Write

This two-hour workshop is designed both for published writers and for those who feel that they want to write, but don't have a writer's toolbox. 'Write Yourself Free' is...

Writers' Group Readings

Join local authors Gretchen Bishop, Julie Curtis, Megan Smith-Harris and Toni Wiseman, as they read excerpts from their works in progress. Ridgefield resident Gretchen...

Wilton Library's Sunday Concert Series Ends on a High Note May 3, 2009

Wilton, CT – Back by popular demand, the Amore Trio takes to the Brubeck Room stage for this season’s last session of Wilton Library’s Connecticut’s Own concert series....

English for Speakers of Other Languages at Wilton Library

Do you want to learn to speak English more clearly, have a larger vocabulary, or simply need to practice your conversation skills?   Do you know someone from another...

Wilton Library Installs Innovative Solar Energy System

Wilton, CT---Wilton Library announces the first installation of the new modular Solar Station on the roof of the library. The Solar Station from NXGSolar in Norwalk, Connecticut,...

Visiting Author Carol Gorman

Award-winning children's author, Carol Gorman will be presenting the following programs at the Wilton Library on Saturday, April 18th: How to get your own works published...

Disturbia in Suburbia: Are Our Teens in Love...or in Danger?

The media coverage surrounding 19-year-old Chris Brown's assault of his girlfriend, Rihanna, is proof that teen dating violence can happen to celebrity couples.   ...

Wilton Library Celebrates Earth Day

Wilton, CT---Earth Day will be celebrated with enthusiasm at Wilton Library. with something for everyone’s level of interest.  Students from Wilton High School will have...

Wilton Library’s Annual Book Sale Fund-raiser

Wilton, CT---Cartons have been carted, selections have been sorted, and items have been inventoried, all toward the final goal of launching Wilton Library’s annual Book Sale...

Charles Grodin: How I Got To Be Whoever It Is I Am

He's Back!  Yes, our beloved neighbor Charles Grodin has written a new memoir How I Got to Be Whoever It Is I Am.  In his previous appearances here at the Library,...

Sue Miller: The Senator's Wife - Author Talk

Please join us for a visit by Sue Miller, distinguished author of The Senator's Wife(just released in paperback), as she takes us deep into the private lives of women with this...

Advanced Computer Classes at the Wilton Library

Wilton Library Introduces Advanced Computer Classes with Diane McKeever! We are delighted to introduce Diane McKeever to you all!  Diane is a professional instructor...

Wilton Teens Perform Poetry in Motion 2009

Wilton Library Teens Present Poetry in Motion 2009:  Life's Challenges - Tell Me About It! Poetry in Motion is an amazing two-night poetry and arts event for Wilton...

WANTED: Book Donations

Wilton Library's annual book sale is April 25th - 28th, and volunteers have been working hard all year round culling, cleaning, and categorizing all the items for this major...

Children's Author Carol Gorman

Saturday, April 18 Children’s Author Carol Gorman – How to Get Published, 11 – noon. Carol Gorman, author of the Nutmeg Award-nominated book, Stumptown Kid (and other...

Wilton Intermediate Nutmeg Readers Circle

Come to the WINRs Circle, a book group that discusses the 2010 Nutmeg nominees for kids in grades 4-6.  CT’s Nutmeg Award encourages children to read literature selected...

Hands-On Computers - Advanced Excel

Using Excel as a Database, Due to popular demand, this is a new 'advanced' class with guest instructor Diane McKeever. Participants will learn how to use Excel as a “low...

Draw On!

Draw On! is an event that began in 2006 at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum as a way to bring people at various locations around Connecticut together through something as...

Turnover Benefits the Wilton Library

A Win-Win Proposition: Now you can support the Library with your donations to the Turnover Shop! Wilton Library has recently opened an account at the Wilton Turnover Shop...

The Genius of Genesis

Our newest lecture series will take a closer look at some of the most compelling stories of Genesis, exploring their power and influence in people's lives today. This...

Wilton Library’s Connecticut’s Own Series Gets Jazzed Up

Wilton, CT – In a departure from its usual Sunday chamber music program, Wilton Library’s Connecticut’s Own concert series gets a little jazzy with the Rex Cadwallader Trio...

Wilton Library Presents International Folklore and Fantasy for Children

Join us as we travel to other countries through books and more on four Saturdays in February and March. Children in grades 1-5 A Wilton resident...

From the Wilton Library: Be Our Valentine!

- Help us continue to buy new books, DVDs, audiobooks, and CDs for our collections. - Help us continue to offer outstanding free (or low fee) programs for the public. ...

Wilton Library kicks off Nutmeg Readers Party

Wilton, CT – Students in grades 4 – 6 are welcomed into the WINRs Circle kick off party for the 2010 Nutmeg Award nominees. The Wilton Intermediate Nutmeg Readers (WINRs)...

Celebrated Author Bliss Broyard to Speak at Wilton Library

Please join us at the Wilton Library for a very special author talk as celebrated author Bliss Broyard speaks about her new book, One Drop:  My Father's Hidden Life - A Story...

Three Cups of Tea Talk at the Wilton Library

Three Cups of Tea documents one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia.  In 1993, Greg Mortenson was an American...

The Age of Lincoln - An Extraordinary Lecture Series

The Age of Lincoln, a 5-part lecture series presented by the Wilton Historical Society & the Wilton Library and generously sponsored by the Wilton Bank will debut in...

Nineteenth Annual Lights Out at the Wilton Library

Join us for a slumber party at the Wilton Library to celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday! This year's party is for girls in grades 2-4. Laura Ingalls Wilder...

Giants Among Men Author Jack Cavanaugh to Speak at the Wilton Library

From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball's Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal's Canadiens were in the midst of notching a...

The End of the Year is Approaching!

During this time of economic downturn, people are increasingly taking advantage of the best deal in town: their public libraries. Be a Friend! Wilton Library...

Global Energy One Year Later: What Happened? What Happens Next?

Though this is a busy time of year, you shouldn't miss a very special lecture to be held in Wilton Library's Brubeck Room . Christopher W. (Kit) Smith, Adjunct Professor...

Calling All Teen Poets

For the third year in a row, the Wilton Library invites teens (grades 7-12) to submit original poems about the trials and tribulations of teenage life the ups,the downs,the...

Spotlight On: Special Funds

Perhaps you have noticed that many of our programs and collections are made possible by special funds (the Betsy & Jesse Fink Foundation, the William and Karen Tell...

Using Native Plants in Our Gardens and Landscapes

We have all battled too much water, too little water, invasive growth, wild life, and weeds in our quest for a beautiful garden that we can easily maintain. Garden...

Wilton Library Welcomes Techno-Guru David Pogue

On Thursday, March 27th, from 7 to 8 pm, Wilton Library will be delighted to present David Pogue, technology columnist for The New York Times and writer/host of "It's...

Wilton Library Welcomes Congressman and Author Jay Inslee on February 11th

Congressman Jay Inslee, representing the First District of the State of Washington, is a recognized leader in Congress on energy issues and is the prime sponsor of the New...

Ladies Night at the Library September 30

Join us for the 8th annual Ladies' Soiree 6-8 pm September 30th! Bring a friend or make a friend! Please join us for an evening of celebrating friendship on Sunday, September...

Wilton Library's Visiting Author Series welcomes Gail Tsukiyama

Wilton Library's Visiting Author Series welcomes Gail Tsukiyama Author of The Samurai's Garden, Women of the Silk, and Dreaming Water, Gail Tsukiyama will discuss her recently...

Spotlight On - Placing Holds

We want to make sure you are getting the latest best seller as fast as possible. If all our available copies of that hot new book, CD, or DVD are currently on loan, you can...

Summer Music And More Concert Series

Mook, performs at this outdoor concert at Wilton Library. Performers include Wilton High School alumni, Dan Kreiger '03 on keyboards, Rob Bruce '99 on bass, Paul Dano '02 on...

Wind Over Wings - The Extraordinary Lives Of Owls

Tuesday, July 24, 1:00PM -1:30PM :  Live owls come to Wilton Library in this special half-hour program designed for children up to age 6. Wind over Wings brings an Eastern...

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