• Challenges and Legal Issues for Students with ADHD and/or Learning Disabilities who are Transitioning to College

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    Despite their intelligence and enormous potential, students diagnosed with ADHD and learning disabilities face continual difficulty addressing transitions. None prove more difficult than the transition from high school to college. What makes this transition difficult is a variety of social and legal changes that many students and parents are not equipped to address. This puts […]

    Free
  • Wilton Discusses Housing: Past, Present and Future

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    The Town of Wilton’s Housing Committee will be hosting a panel discussion, Wilton Discusses Housing – Past, Present and Future, on Thursday, May 18 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Brubeck Room at Wilton Library. This discussion will address Wilton's housing objectives as set forth in the Town's 2019 Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD), […]

  • AARP Smart Driver/Driver Safety Course

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    This four-hour, in-person classroom AARP Driver Safety Program course is designed for drivers over 50 (but open to all). Upon completion, most students can receive a discount on their car insurance (check with your agent). This single-session course covers the normal changes in vision, hearing and reaction time associated with aging and provides practical techniques […]

    $20 – $25
  • The Exercise Rx: How Movement Transforms Your Child’s Brain

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    Think of exercise as a prescription for optimizing intellectual reasoning, increasing attention, and improving mood. Regular exercise activates the brain systems that support focus, memory, and self-regulation, decrease impulsivity, and prime kids for learning — all kids, young and old. An exciting and growing body of research shows that physical activity is a promising alternative […]

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  • Colombia: Light at the Edge of the World with Daryl Hawk

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    International documentary photographer and explorer Daryl Hawk will give a special photography presentation and lecture based on his most recent expedition to the northwestern provinces of Colombia this past March. Hawk embarked alone on a 1,600-mile journey that started in the city of Cartagena and followed the highest coastal mountain range in the world–the Sierra […]

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  • Hot & Cool: Jazz at the Brubeck Room – Guitarist Martin Taylor

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    Multi-award winning guitarist Martin Taylor returns to Wilton Library’s Brubeck Room for another engaging concert demonstrating his finger-style guitar playing. Taylor has invented and developed a way of playing the guitar that is admired and often imitated by guitarists all over the world. His collaborations with world-class musicians have garnered two honorary doctorates, a BBC […]

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  • New Perspectives Film Series—”From Seed to Seed”

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    In this unique documentary, Terry Mierau and Monique Scholt give up their lives as opera singers in Europe to pursue their shared passion for sustainable, small-scale farming in the small Village of Neugberthal, in Southern Manitoba. While exploring this new community, they grow their passion for ecological farming along with their crops. Environmental activist Dr. […]

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  • All About Color Art Exhibition/Reception at Wilton Library

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    Eight area artists will be exhibiting at Wilton Library for the library’s May art exhibition. The artists are Sally Aldrich, Ridgefield; Rich Alexander, Mt. Kisco; Sharon Cavagnolo, Chappaqua; Hans Fischer, […]

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  • Learn to Reset, Recharge and Reconnect with Your Community

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    Our modern conveniences are overwhelming us. We own twice the amount of stuff we did 50 years ago, purging our spaces only to mindlessly click and fill them again. Social media overuse frazzles psychologists and impedes genuine connection. Online dating is at an all-time high across age groups; yet one-third of users never swipe right […]

    $20