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  • Wilton Reads: Wilton Library Readers – The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez

    Wilton Reads: Wilton Library Readers – The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez
    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    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 […]

  • Wilton Reads: Panama on a Plate: One Country, One Voice, Many Flavors

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Join Wilton Library for an introduction to the foods, aromas, colors and culture of Panama as part of Wilton Reads programming. They are excited to present Chef Yadira Stamp, an Afro-Latina native of Panama City, Panama and chef/owner of Esencias Panamenas Catering in Washington, D.C.. She prepares authentic Panamanian, Caribbean and Central American dishes and […]

  • Wilton Reads: Hispanic Bilingual Storytime

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Families with children ages 2 and up can join Wilton Library to celebrate Wilton Reads! In this interactive family storytime centering the Hispanic experience and including some Spanish, there will be stories, rhymes, songs, and movement activities. The day of the program, each family will receive a copy of the book to keep. Registration is […]

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  • Wilton Reads: Rainforest Experience for Elementary Kids

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Kids ages 4-9 can join Wilton Library for this year's rainforest focused Wilton Reads program geared just for them. They 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 keep. Registration is required. Drop-ins welcome if […]

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  • Wilton Reads: Panama Canal Documentary Screening

    Wilton Reads: Panama Canal Documentary Screening
    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Join Wilton Library for a Wilton Reads screening of the PBS documentary film Panama Canal. On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower. This film, using an extraordinary archive of photographs and footage, interviews canal workers, and explores firsthand accounts of […]

    Free

  • Wilton Reads: Panama Canal Documentary Screening

    Wilton Reads: Panama Canal Documentary Screening
    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Join Wilton Library for a Wilton Reads screening of the PBS documentary film Panama Canal. On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower. This film, using an extraordinary archive of photographs and footage, interviews canal workers, and explores firsthand accounts of […]

    Free

  • Wilton Reads: Book Discussion and Poetry for Teens

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    For Wilton Reads 2024, Wilton Library's 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. Join to discuss the book and create some poetry of your own! Registration is required as […]

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  • Wilton Reads: Children’s Book Discussion

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Students in grades 3-6 can celebrate Wilton Reads by joining Wilton Library 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 surprise, they find themselves secretly working together to make a […]

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  • Wilton Reads: Making the Dirt Fly: Building the Panama Canal (In-Person & Zoom)

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT +1 more

    Join Wilton Library 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 construction project of excavating 238,845,587 cubic yards of material, damning the Chagres River, dealing with devastating landslides, and […]

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  • Wilton Reads: Author Talk with Cristina Henriquez – The Great Divide

    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 […]

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