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News
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Save the date of October 3, 2019
for Wilton Library's 20th Annual Ladies' Soirée. Always a sell-out evening for a fun-loving crowd, the event will be held at the library from 7-10pm. Stay tuned to this space for more details.
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We've added another newspaper to the large print iPad that is available for in-library use. The iPad now contains subscriptions to Bloomberg Businessweek, Financial Times, New York Post, New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Inquire at the Reference Desk to borrow the iPad.
- Wilton Library is closed on Sundays now through September 1. We resume our regular 1-5pm Sunday hours on September 8.
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Here's what's happening the week of July 29 - August 4.
Click here
for a listing of the full month's events.
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Summer Music & More Concert: Echoes of Sinatra with Steve Kazlauskas
This Thursday, July 25 @5pm, rain or shine
Join us for the last concert in our 19th year of Summer Music & More. Steve Kazlauskas croons the best of Sinatra in this crowd-pleasing American Songbook/Rat Pack compilation. This will be Steve's 7th straight year performing at the summer concerts. All ages are welcome - concerts and refreshments are free thanks to the generous sponsorship of The Village Market and wine donation from Michael Crystal.
More info
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Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence Exhibition/Reception: Myung Gyun You
Monday, July 29 @6pm
July brings Myung Gyun You to the Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence program. After immigrating from South Korea several years ago, Myung has traveled extensively across the US, noticing the evidence of deep geological history amidst the wide range of natural habitats. He has been collecting soils from each place he visits and incorporates these soils into his work, expressing the evolutionary history of the planet as part of his man-made pieces. Co-sponsored by Weir Farm Art Center and Weir Farm National Historic Site and presented by Wilton Library.
More info & register
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Shop in Style with Wilton Library Tote Bags
Available now for $2 at the Circulation Desk
The State of Connecticut's new ban on single-use plastic bags goes into effect August 1. It will place a tax of 10 cents on each single-use plastic bag. Invest in a Wilton
Library tote bag ($2 at the Circulation Desk) to show your library love as well as reduce the effects of single-use plastics on the environment.
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Make the Most of Summer with Wilton Library's Museum Pass Program
Summer is almost halfway through... have you taken advantage of our Museum Pass Program? The Museum Pass Program
offers free or discounted admission to area attractions and museums including Mystic Aquarium, The Intrepid, Beardsley Zoo & more. The passes are available at the Circulation Desk on a first-come, first-served walk-in basis and are loaned out for 3 days. We will hold a pass for 1 hour if it is available and requested over the phone (no phone messages please).
Please call the Circulation Desk at (203) 762-6334 to inquire about a pass. The Museum Pass Program is funded by the Van Raalte Family Foundation in memory of Peter Van Raalte.
Click here for all the details
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Teen Programs
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Teens Create Button Bowls
for grades 6-9
Monday, July 29 @3pm
More info & register
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College Essay Workshop for Rising Seniors
for grade 12 only
Tuesday, July 30 @ 6pm
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iPhone Photography for Grades 6-12
Wednesday, July 31 @3:30pm
To register, call 203-762-6342. A $5 fee is required to hold your place.
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Paper Bridge Challenge
for grades 6-10
Thursday, August 1 @4pm
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Save the Date for Upcoming Events
Here are a few upcoming programs and library events that you won't want to miss. Mark your calendars and click the dates for more information and to register:
- August 14: SCORE - How You Can Get A Twenty-Six Hour Day-For Real!
- August 26: Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence Exhibition/Reception: Jay Petrow
- September 10: Author Talk: Anne Gardiner Perkins - Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant
- September 18: How to Raise a Reader: 10 Tips for Parents of Struggling Readers
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Stitch Time for Knitters and Crocheters
Monday, July 29 @1pm
Drop-in session on the library's second floor
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Embroidering with the Janome Memory Craft
Friday, August 2 @10am
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