November 20 - 26, 2017
News
  • Today only, Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 10am-6pm, visit our Holiday Pop-Up Shop in the library gallery. Featuring items from our Innovation Station expert makers. Embroidered tea towels, baby bibs, aprons, etched wine stoppers, die-cut gift tags and more. Gorgeous items at bargain prices. And see our Innovation Station at work -- demonstrations with the embroidery machine, die-cutter, button maker and more happen all day.
  • The Wilton Library annual report for F2016/2017,  Engaging a Community: Beyond the Book , is now available. Click here for details
  • Wilton Library will be closing early at 2pm on Wednesday, Nov. 22 and will be closed on Nov. 23 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We reopen on Friday, Nov. 24 at 10am.
  • The 2017 Winter Palace Contest is on! The Wilton Economic Development Commission in partnership with Wilton Library invites kids in grades K-12 to submit Winter Palace sculptures to be put on display in the Children's Library. Entries should be dropped off at the library by Saturday, Nov. 25 at noon. Click here for entry details
Here's what's happening the week of November 20 - 26.
Click here for a listing of the full month's events.
Destroy Your Hard Drive Fundraiser
Saturday, November 18 from 10am to 4pm
Are you looking to get rid of your old computer, but worried about all the personal information stored on it? Let Singularity Technology, Wilton Library's Robotics team, take care of it! This is a team fundraiser. $20 per computer. They'll destroy your hard-drive while you wait. No registration necessary.  More info
Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence Exhibition/Reception: Linda Packard
Monday, November 20 @6pm
November brings Linda Packard to the Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence program. Linda's work is expressive, responding to direct observation in nature. She has a personal relationship with trees and often depicts them as figures, gestural and dancing. Co-sponsored by Weir Farm Art Center and Weir Farm National Historic Site and presented by Wilton Library.  More info & register
Red Cross Babysitting Training
Monday, Nov. 20 & Tuesday, Nov. 21 from 2-5pm
This is a two-day babysitting workshop for students ages 11-15 and is conducted by a certified Red Cross Babysitting Trainer. Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a Red Cross babysitting certification. Cost is $70 which includes the course text, first aid pack, LED flashlight, and drawstring bag. Payment due before class. To register, call the teen department at 203-762-6342. Space limited. Advance registration and payment required.  More info
Candlelight Concert at the Wilton Congregational Church - Stephen Hough
Sunday, November 26 @4pm 
Acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough will perform works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Debussy. Concert held at Wilton Congregational Church located at 70 Ridgefield Road, Wilton. A portion of the proceeds benefits Wilton Library. For ticket information call (203) 762-3401 or visit www.wiltoncandlelightconcerts.org.  
Save the Date! Author Talk: Alex Prud'homme, France is a Feast: The Photographic Journey of Paul and Julia Child
Tuesday, December 5 @7pm
Thoroughly delicious -- and the perfect holiday gift! Through intimate and compelling photographs taken by her husband Paul Child,  France is a Feast documents how Julia Child first discovered French cooking and the French way of life. With more than 200 of Paul Child's photographs and personal stories recounted by author and Child's great-nephew Alex Prud'homme, France is a Feast not only captures this magical period in Paul and Julia's lives, but also brings to light Paul Child's own remarkable photographic achievement. Book signing and purchase available courtesy of Elm Street Books, New Canaan.  More info & register
Stitch Time for Knitters and Crocheters
Monday, Nov. 20 @1pm
Weekly drop-in session
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