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News
- Our Summer Hours begin this Sunday, June 23. Wilton Library will be closed on Sundays from June 23 through September 1. We will resume our regular 1-5pm Sunday hours on September 8.
- Traveling this summer? Before you go, learn the local language with Transparent Language Online, get great travel advice with A to Z World Travel, and even learn about the local cuisine and dining etiquette with A to Z World Food. These resources are free and available online to anyone with a Wilton Library card.
- Our Children's and Teen Summer Reading programs are in full swing! Click the links to register now for Children's Summer Reading and Teen Summer Reading.
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Here's what's happening the week of June 24 - 30.
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for a listing of the full month's events.
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We Are So Close -- Please Help Us Make our Annual Appeal Goal
Every program... Every service... Every item in our collection... is paid for solely through
your donations. Please consider making a 100% tax-deductible gift to support our Annual Appeal.
We cannot provide our high level of programming, service and collection materials without your help. Please step up and help sustain our remarkable community library.
We are not a fully-funded public/municipal library. 25% of our budget must come from your donations. Wilton Library needs your support. Every gift helps. Thank you to our community of supporters and friends for your donations! Donate here.
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Summer Music & More Concert Series
Thursdays from 5 to 6:30pm, rain or shine
June 27, July 11, 18 & 25
All are welcome to our 19th year of the Summer Music & More series - the concerts and refreshments are free thanks to the generous sponsorship of The Village Market and wine donation from Michael Crystal. The line-up:
- June 27 - Over Easy opens the season, recreating '60s harmonies and the sounds of the British invasion
- July 11 - The Barons, '50s & '60s doo wop
- July 18 - Billy and the Showmen, '60s/'70s R&B
- July 25 - Echoes of Sinatra with Steve Kazlauskas, a crowd-pleasing American Songbook/Rat Pack compilation
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Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence Exhibition/Reception: Roy Money
Monday, June 24 @6pm
June brings Roy Money to the Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence program. The natural environment is Roy's typical subject matter because of the many opportunities for him to lose himself in the process of perception. Roy tries to find expression for the uniqueness of that moment when affinity is accompanied by expanse. Co-sponsored by Weir Farm Art Center and Weir Farm National Historic Site and presented by Wilton Library. All are welcome. More info & register
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Story-Sharing Circle
Tuesday, June 25 @6:30pm
Calling all storytellers and story-listeners! Join us for an informal evening celebrating the oral storytelling tradition. Bring a prepared story to tell or just come to listen. All are welcome, experienced storytellers and newbies alike. For ages 18+. More info & register
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Call for Entries -- 75th Annual Wilton Artists Summer Show
Entry drop-off: June 28 & 29, from 10am-4pm
The 75th Annual Wilton Artists Summer Show is almost here! This is a non-juried show for adult artists who work, live or have some familial connection to Wilton. Each artist may submit up to two works which must be framed and wired for hanging. Entries may be in the categories of paintings, pastels, drawings, or sculpture; no photography is accepted for this show. The reception is set for Friday, July 12, from 6 to 7:30pm and is open to the public. The exhibition runs through August 29. A portion of the proceeds from the sales benefits the library. The media sponsor is the
Wilton Bulletin.
More info & entry forms
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Author Talk: Jennifer Schiff, Bye Bye Birdy
This Thursday, June 20 @7pm
National Seashell Day is June 21. What better way to celebrate than to hear Wilton author Jennifer Schiff discuss Bye Bye Birdy, the latest in her Sanibel Island mystery series? Someone on Sanibel is trying to kill world-renowned nature photographer Bertram 'Birdy' McMurtry, the Indiana Jones of ornithologists. Will they succeed? Jennifer L. Schiff is the bestselling author of the Sanibel Island Mystery series. Books available for purchase and signing. Media sponsor is GOOD Morning Wilton. More info & register
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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:
- July 3: New Yorker Shorts - 6 Weeks of New Yorker Short Stories begins
- July 11, 18, 25 & August 1: More than Playful Virtuosity: The Poetry of John Updike series
- July 15: American Red Cross Blood Drive
- July 20: Wilton Library's Summer Sidewalk Book Sale
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Stitch Time for Knitters and Crocheters
Monday, June 24 @1pm
Drop-in session on the library's second floor
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