Mini Golf this Saturday, Get Well - Stay Well Program, Parenting Series & more

January 22 - 28, 2018

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Extended Hours for Midterm Exams -- The library will be open late until 9pm on January, 29, 30 & 31 to accommodate students studying for midterm exams. Additional quiet study space will be available from 12-5pm on Jan. 29, 30 & 31 in the library's second floor Rimer Room. On Monday, Jan. 29 from 1-4pm, students will be able pet away their worries with therapy dogs from ROAR, Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue. Several four-legged friends will visit to calm the nerves and share a cuddle with students.

Here's what's happening the week of January 22 - 28.

Click here for a listing of the full month's events.

Game on! This Saturday is Mini Golf in the Stacks at Wilton Library

Saturday, January 20 from 10am to 4pm

$5 per person, all ages welcome

This Saturday is the day to tee-off in the stacks at Wilton Library's mini golf fundraising event, presented by Bankwell. In addition to 18 holes of mini golf fun, there will be food (each player will receive a free hot dog), exciting drawings, face painting, and much more. Players of all ages welcome. No advance ticketing -- $5 admission per person at the door. Proceeds from the event support Wilton Library. Click here for more information about the event, the drawings and sponsors. In the event of a snowstorm, the fundraiser will be held on Sunday, Jan. 21, from 1-5pm.

WLA/WHS Scholarly Series -- Yankee Innovators: Steamships to Silicon Chips

Sunday, January 28 @ 4pm at Wilton Library

In the 11th year of collaboration between Wilton Library and the Wilton Historical Society, the scholarly lecture series will focus on the theme of Yankee Innovators: Steamships to Silicon Chips. Independent historian and author John Laurence Busch will kick off the four-part series by using his deep knowledge of early steamship technology to address the interaction of humankind with technological innovation. His presentation is based upon his book, Steam Coffin . Click here to register for this lecture. Additional lecture dates, registration links and sponsors:

February 11, Shooting the Moon: Space Technology, Earthbound Nature, and the New Left During the Vietnam War - Neil Maher, more info & register
February 25, Leading the Helicopter Industry into the 21st Century - Andrew Driver, more info & register
March 18, Faster, Smaller, Greener: How Semiconductor Lithography Enables Innovations All Around Us - Chip Mason, more info & register

Please note the location of each lecture. The series is made possible by The Wilton League of Women Voters and Friends of Louise Herot.

Get Well, Stay Well Series: Ask the Medical Experts, Be Your Best You in 2018

Thursday, January 25 @7pm

Bring your health and wellness questions to the Get Well, Stay Well Health Literacy Series presented by Wilton Library and Western Connecticut Health Network. Ask the Medical Experts, Be Your Best You in 2018 invites attendees to meet with four medical professionals individually and privately to ask about any health or wellness issue that is on their minds. A 'Health Fair' style set-up allows for separate stations for each of our medical professionals: Dr. Ruth Christoforetti, MD, a family medicine physician with Western Connecticut Medical Group; Dana Fulton, MSPT, clinical specialist, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services of Norwalk Hospital/Western Connecticut Health Network; Dr. Thomas Ayoub, MD, obstetrician/gynecologist and Chief of the Norwalk Hospital Medical Staff; and, Esla Amin-Lewis, a nurse midwife with Norwalk Hospital's Nurse Midwifery Service. More info & register

Parent Information Series -- How to Raise Successful Kids Without Over-Parenting

Wednesday, January 24 @7pm

Join us for the second presentation in the Wilton Youth Council Parent Information Series 2017-2018. The program begins with Julie Lythcott-Haims's popular TED Talk on parental expectations and unconditional love. A discussion facilitated by Tracey Masella will follow. Tracey will discuss how to stop over-parenting and help children develop resilience. Learn how to create a safe and effective family frame in which children learn to manage their lives effectively. This presentation is appropriate for parents with children of all ages. Sponsored by Wilton Youth Council, Wilton Youth Services, Wilton Library, Weston Youth Services, and Weston Library. More info & register

Senior Center Book Discussion: Brideshead Revisited

Tuesday, January 23 @11am

Michael Hess will lead a discussion of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited which tells the story of middle-class narrator Charles Ryder's involvement with and observations of the somewhat dysfunctional Flytes family between the world wars. Although it takes place almost a century ago, there are many parallels in the 21st century. Senior Center Book Discussions take place each month through May at the Comstock Community Center, 180 School Road, Wilton. Call the Senior Center to register at 203-834-6240.

Wilton Winter Carnival

Sunday, January 28 from 1 to 4pm

Be sure to stop by the library during the Wilton Winter Carnival. There will be lots of fun activities including snowflake decorating, hamming it up in front of a green screen, experiencing virtual reality, coloring for all ages as well as just warming up beside the fireplace.