At Home With Wilton Library
June 2, 2021
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Visit Us with Expanded Hours & Services
It's now easier to access and enjoy Wilton Library! As of June 1, we're open with expanded hours, patron seating, and more services. We're so happy to welcome more people into the building. We're also celebrating Pride Month with books that show that our literary world can (and should!) be as beautifully diverse as the world we live in. With Memorial Day behind us, it's also the beginning of beach reads season, so check out the breezy selection on offer. We've also got a literary seminar, poetry workshop, an enhanced career resource, our annual appeal, and more. Visit us more often -- in-person, at the Drive-Thru, or virtually.
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Library Hours:
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Mondays through Fridays, 10-6, and Saturdays, 10-5, for both the building and the Drive-Thru
- The library is closed on Sundays in the summer
New updates or restored features and services include:
- No appointments needed for the Children's Library
- Seating is restored with chairs placed to optimize physical distancing
- Magazines and newspapers are available for reading in the library
- Study carrels are distanced throughout the library
- Computers are offered without appointments in the Internet Computer Room
- Outside seating is reinstated in the courtyards
Safety Precautions...
- Face masks covering mouths and noses must be worn indoors at the library
- Physical distancing of 6 feet is required
- Hand sanitizers are to be used and are stationed throughout the library
- No food is permitted
- Most programs remain virtual for the time being
- Continue to return items only at the blue return bin in the library parking lot. Returns are quarantined for 2 days; allow 3 days for items to be taken off your account
Of Important Note...
- Study rooms, meeting rooms, and Innovation Station are not yet available
- As seating is limited, patrons are asked to be mindful of the time they spend in spaces so that all may use the library equally
- Book donation bins remain closed; announcements will be made when book donations can be accepted
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June is Pride Month
The month of June was chosen as Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots in June 1969. LGBTQ pride promotes self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning people as a social group. Celebrate Pride Month with this selection that features LGBTQ characters and themes.
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Help Us Cross the Finish Line -- Support Wilton Library's Annual Appeal
This past year, Wilton Library increased investment in digital resources and pivoted to virtual programs. We provided hundreds of programs virtually including Children’s Storytimes, Zentangle classes, literary discussions, jazz concerts, and more! None of this would be possible without the support of private donations to our Annual Appeal. Wilton Library is not wholly funded by tax dollars. Each year we must raise approximately 25% of our budget to maintain and enhance the collection and provide programs and services to our community. Please make your gift to the Annual Appeal today. Click here.
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Check out these engrossing light reads to enjoy this summer, whether you're at the beach, in the backyard, or enjoying the A/C indoors.
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Wilton Library has added a new element to the Learning Express/Job & Career Accelerator thanks to the CT State Library's grant from the American Rescue Plan Act. Use your Wilton Library card to access Workforce Success Skills, which helps build workplace and personal success skills. It is a great resource for those changing careers or looking for "soft skills" for the office. Check out the complete collection of Wilton Library's online Jobs & Career Resources here.
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CT Poetry Society Workshop
Please join us on Zoom for the next CT Poetry Society workshop. All that's required is the willingness to share some poetry that you have written by reading it aloud to the group. REGISTER HERE in order to receive the invitation link to the Zoom session.
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Wilton Library Readers: Bowlaway, by Elizabeth McCracken
Using Zoom, professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses Bowlaway, by Elizabeth McCracken, this month. This is the final installment for this season. Wilton Library Readers book group meets on the second Wednesday of each month through June. All are welcome. REGISTER HERE in order to receive the Zoom invitation link. |
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What’s “Victorian” About the Victorian Novel? A Consideration of Four Novels by Four Authors
Please join us as Mark J. Schenker of Yale College returns to Wilton Library to give four lectures on great novels published during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). He will discuss these classics in the order of their publication, focusing on their style and structure as works of literary art and the social and intellectual issues they engage. Attendees are not expected to read or reread any of the novels, but a familiarity with them will make the lectures more meaningful. Here are the novels for each week:
These lectures are made possible thanks to the support of the Literary Series in Memory of Amy Quigley. Please note that you will automatically be registered for all four sessions in the series. REGISTER HERE in order to receive the invitation links to the Zoom sessions. |
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Wilton Library Association
137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton CT 06897
203.762.3950
Wilton Library is our gateway to discovery.
We inform, enrich, connect, and inspire our community.
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