Children who can read independently are invited to read to a Ridgefield Operation Animal Rescue (ROAR) therapy dog at Wilton Library. Trained therapy dogs in reading programs can encourage better reading habits. Children feel more comfortable reading out loud, read more often, attempt more difficult books, and actually look forward to reading. As they improve […]
It’s time for Wilton Library's popular Spring Book Sale fundraiser! The sale takes place Friday, April 26 through Monday, April 29. Take note: Sale starts on Friday, April 26! April 26: Early Buying 8 - 10 a.m. ($20 admission), 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free Admission April 27: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. April 28: […]
It’s time for Wilton Library's popular Spring Book Sale fundraiser! The sale takes place Friday, April 26 through Monday, April 29. Take note: Sale starts on Friday, April 26! April 26: Early Buying 8 - 10 a.m. ($20 admission), 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free Admission April 27: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. April 28: […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join in for the next CT Poetry Society workshop at Wilton Library. All that is required is the willingness to share some original poetry by reading it aloud to the group. Poets should email a copy of their poems to Ed Ahern. He will distribute the poems to the group shortly before the session. To […]
Children in kindergarten and up can celebrate Earth Day with their families at a theatrical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic at Wilton Library. Four Corners Productions presents a fun 20 minute staged version of the beloved tale about a mysterious creature who speaks for the trees. A Q&A with in-character actors will follow. Registration […]
Families with children ages 2 and up are invited to Wilton Library's Earth Day storytime. Participants will learn rhymes, sing songs, and hear stories about the earth and gardening. Each family who attends will be given a small planted seed to take home. No registration required.
