Join Wilton Go Green at Wilton Library as they honor and recognize the contributions of community members who have been helping to create a more sustainable Wilton this past year. Residents will be honored in categories such as Environmental Steward Award, Environmental Ecosystems Award, Green Student, Green Business, Green Community Partner, Green Neighbor and a […]
Join Wilton Library 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 starting on April 4 at 10:30 a.m. They will distribute […]
Weekly drop-in at Wilton Library 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 cause. Bring your own materials. No registration is required. […]
Please join Wilton Library online via Zoom as Mark Schenker takes us through Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, a Victorian take on the medieval Arthurian legends. In the early 19th century, the rise of Romanticism in Europe generally, and in England in particular, led to a renewed interest in medievalism. Consequences of this resurgence persisted […]
On Friday, April 5 the Wilton Art Council’s annual photography exhibit opens with a reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Wilton Library. The judged exhibition features the works of amateur and professional photographers in a range of styles and subjects in three divisions: Adult, High School, and Youth (through 8th grade). The opening reception […]
Wilton Library invites community members to venture on a journey around the world. The "Spring Escape" fundraiser will transport participants to exotic locations through gourmet cuisine, creative cocktails, and cultural experiences. Let imaginations soar during a trip around the library and escape across the USA to Hawaii, down to Mexico and South America, around Europe, […]
All ages are welcome to join Wilton Library for an Eclipse Party! One pair of solar eclipse safety glasses will be available per family (while supplies last). A live feed from NASA of the total solar eclipse will be shown on the big screen in the Brubeck Room. In Wilton, the partial eclipse will start […]
The Wilton Teen Library Council (TLC) is a monthly group for youth in grades 6-12 who are interested in becoming more involved with the library. All Wilton teens are welcome. Benefits include: helping librarians choose teen materials, brainstorming ideas for teen programs, gaining experience working in a leadership role, and helping the community through service […]
Join Wilton Library for a special presentation on the Weekend the British Burned Danbury given by the Danbury-based host of the popular podcast on Connecticut history, Mike Allen. In 1777, early in the Revolutionary War, a weekend military mission into inland Connecticut was supposed to be a seminal military victory for the British in their […]
Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses the Wilton Reads selection The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez this month at Wilton Library. The Great Divide is a fascinating historical novel about one of the greatest engineering feats in history, the Panama Canal. It explores the interwoven stories of laborers, locals, activists, doctors, scientists. It sheds […]
