Join Wilton Library for an inspiring talk from Alison Jacobson. Sharing her inspirational story of overcoming struggles and tragedies, Jacobson empowers women to boldly break free of the self-imposed blocks that are preventing them from living their magnificent lives. At 57, Jacobson released her first book and completed the NYC Marathon, having never run in […]
Join the Wilton League of Women Voters, Wilton Library and the Wilton Historical Society for a community program featuring Alicia Cheng, who will speak about her recent book: This is What Democracy Looked Like: A Visual History of the Printed Ballot. Cheng's book, the first illustrated history of printed ballot design, illuminates the noble but […]
Join Wilton Library and the Wilton Coalition to Combat Antisemitism for an important talk, "Pittsburgh and Beyond: Antisemitism from the 2018 Synagogue Shooting to Today," by Mark Oppenheimer, on Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. Oppenheimer is a NY Times columnist, Pulitzer grantee and the author of Squirrel Hill, the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting […]
Wilton Reads 2024 culminates with Wilton Library's author talk event featuring Cristina Henriquez, acclaimed author of The Great Divide. The Great Divide is a fascinating historical novel about the Panama Canal construction, one of the greatest historical engineering feats. It importantly explores laborers, locals, activists, doctors, scientists, and others interwoven stories. They are clearly the […]
The New Yorker hails From Day to Day, the World War II concentration camp diary, as “among the most compelling documents to come out of the war,”. Secretly written by Odd Nansen, a Norwegian, it is one of only a handful ever translated into English. Nansen, arrested in January 1942, was held captive in various Nazi […]
Join Wilton Library on Tuesday, June 4, at 7 p.m. for an Author Talk with Anna Francese Gass. She discusses her new cookbook, Italian Snacking: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Hour of the Day. Chef, author and culinary influencer, Gass invites food lovers and home cooks on a delectable journey through the heart of Italy. […]
Join Wilton Library on Monday, June 10 at 7 p.m. for an Author Talk with Lisa Barr about her new historical saga The Goddess of Warsaw. In a riveting tale spanning six decades, readers explore Warsaw to Hollywood following a legendary screen actress with a dark secret about her Warsaw Ghetto experience. It's an enthralling […]
Join Wilton Library for an Author Talk program with Samantha Greene Woodruff in conversation with fellow author Jacqueline Friedland about Woodruff's latest novel, The Trade Off. Inspired by the true story of a pioneering investment legend, The Trade Off is a powerful novel about identity, sacrifice, family loyalties, and the complex morality of money. In this […]
Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day by visiting with Pinkalicious author-illustrator Victoria Kann at Wilton Library. She will read one of her books, answer questions, and sign copies of her books. Children can make their own Pinkalicious crowns and more! Wild Child will be on site selling copies of her books to sign. […]
Join Wilton Library on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. for an Author Talk with renowned teen and children’s author Jason Reynolds. Reynolds will be in conversation with Valmai Hanson, head of Teen Services at Wilton Library. Reynolds is a number-one New York Times bestselling author of novels and poetry for young adult and middle-grade audiences, […]
