Thursday, March 1 from 12:00am to 11:59pm EST

Wilton Library will be participating in Fairfield County's Community Foundation Giving Day on March 1 and you can help. Mark your calendars for this 24-hour online event to "Give Where You Live" and celebrate our work, and the work of all local nonprofits. Not only will your gift help us to continue to provide you with library programs, services and materials, but it may qualify us to win additional funds. Gifts of any size do make a difference. Stay tuned for updates on Facebook and Twitter. Please like us and follow us! Visit our Giving Day page here.

Thursdays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 from 8-10am

This five-part series helps entrepreneurs discover how to start a business, finance it, market and advertise it and learn how to do business with the state of Connecticut and the federal government. Sessions presented by Lisa Powell and Tanisha Baptiste of the Small Business Administration (SBA). No charge. Co-sponsored by Wilton Library, SCORE Fairfield County, the SBA CT District Office, and Silver Pine Real Estate. Click the dates to register individually for each session:

• March 1: How to Start Your Own Business including topics such as choosing a business name/structure, licensing, registrations
• March 8: ABCs of a Business Plan and Understanding a SWOT Analysis
• March 15: How to Finance Your Small Business
• March 22: Marketing and Advertising
• March 29: Contracting 101

Sunday, March 4 @4pm 

We are thrilled to welcome 12-time Grammy Award-nominated pianist Fred Hersch back to the Brubeck Room. P roclaimed by Vanity Fair  magazine 'the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade' and named 2016 Jazz Pianist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association, Hersch's 2017 solo album Open Book offers some of the finest music that the artist has ever created. As  a companion piece to the album,  Hersch published a memoir entitled Good Things Happen Slowly . Intertwined with his performance, Fred will read excerpts from his book. Reception following the concert. Suggested donation: $10. Funded by William and Karen Tell Foundation with special thanks to Ed and Catherine Romer and Chris and Tish Brubeck. More info & register

Monday, February 26 @6pm

February brings Kazaan Viveiros to the Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence program. Kazaan's work is an extension of the series of tree paintings she began during her 2010 Weir Farm residency. Her current project will continue her exploration of the relationship between man and nature. Co-sponsored by Weir Farm Art Center and Weir Farm National Historic Site and presented by Wilton Library.  More info & register

Tuesday, February 27 @11am at Wilton Senior Center

Carol Kaelin leads a discussion of David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, John Adams. This group meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month through May  at the Wilton Senior Center at Comstock Community Center, 180 School Road, Wilton . Call the Senior Center to register at 203-834-6240. Click here for a list of titles and meeting dates.  

Wednesday, February 28 @10am  Registration full; waitlist only

Wednesday, February 28 @7pm  Registration full; waitlist only

Please join us for a discussion of Julie Lythcott-Haims' popular parenting book How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success. Silver Hill Hospital's Ellen Brezovsky will facilitate the discussion as a follow-up to the January program featuring Lythcott-Haims' TED talk. Co-sponsored by Wilton Library, Wilton Youth Services, Wilton Youth Council, and Silver Hill Hospital.

Saturday, March 24 from 1 to 5pm

"Don't judge a book by its cover"- but in this case, we mean human beings, not books! Our human books are community members who have volunteered to share their stories in order to break down barriers based on appearance or identity (e.g.; age, race, sexual orientation, religion, ability, lifestyle choices, etc.). The Human Library is an international movement that started in Denmark in 2000 and is now held in more than 70 countries. Wilton Library is the first non-academic library in Connecticut to receive permission from the Human Library Organization to host an event. Spend a few one-on-one minutes with each "book." It is an opportunity for those who have faced prejudice to tell their story and show people who they really are; and it is a chance for others to change their preconceived notions based on a person's appearance or identity. Interested in sharing your story and smashing preconceptions? Get involved here! Sponsored by Catamount Wealth Management. More info about the event