Where did the Internet, Stealth, GPS, and Covid mRNA vaccines come from? The Role of DARPA in Fostering Disruptive Technologies — William Bonvillian, MIT In the 17th year of Wilton […]
Waiting List Spots Available. Join Wilton Library for a Sunday afternoon of jazz with pianist/vocalist Judy Carmichael and guitarist Chris Flory. They will swing through favorites of the American songbook, from Gershwin and Cole Porter to Frank Loesser and Harold Arlen. Nicknamed “Stride” by the great Count Basie, the Grammy-nominated pianist, vocalist, and songwriter enchants […]
Join Wilton Library online with Janet Krauss leading a discussion of a selection of Ruth Stone's poems. Links to the poems and discussion questions will be emailed in advance of the program. As quoted in Poetry Foundation, "Ruth Stone's lyrics are known for their accuracy, strangeness, and ability to speak to domestic concerns and metaphysical […]
Join Wilton Library for a special Author Talk with Patrick Bringley. He shares his debut memoir, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me. This is an intimate look at The Met and its profound effect on Bringley's life while he grieved the death of his older brother. Caught up in […]
Wilton Library hosts Diamond Painting for teens. The luck of the Irish is not necessary to diamond paint a St. Patrick’s Day themed keychain! New to diamond painting? A special tool is used to place “diamonds” on a color-coded image. The results are dazzling! Registration is required as space is limited. This program is for […]
The Fairfield County Writers Group, founded in 2011, has been supporting and helping writers in the county with regular write-ins and accelerated events during the National Novel Writing Month season. The group is a non-profit and has no membership fees or dues. The community is made up of a variety of writers at different stages […]
The Future of Innovation — John Kao, Turing Fellow at Yale’s Digital Media Center In the 17th year of Wilton Library and Wilton Historical Society's collaboration, the scholarly lecture series focuses on the theme of “Innovation, Disruption, Revolution: The Impact of Technological Advancement.” In this lecture, John Kao presents a contemporary view of what innovation is, […]
In celebration of Women’s History Month, join Wilton Library for a panel discussion with five women from ASML Wilton, who share their pathways in STEM that span early inspiration to current work positions at the cutting edge of semiconductor manufacturing technology. This program is for high schoolers who loves STEM and are beginning the college […]
Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy this month on Zoom. Hailed as a classic of speculative fiction, Piercy’s landmark novel is a transformative vision of two futures - and what it takes to will one or the other into reality. Harrowing and prescient, Woman on […]
Join Wilton Library for a presentation of the Career and Films of Mel Brooks. As a writer, director, producer and performer, few entertainers have had a career as influential as Brooks. From his early days as a Borscht Belt comic and performer to his TV writing on "Your Show Of Shows" and others, to his […]
