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News
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Wilton Library is
closed Sunday and Monday, September 1-2, for the
Labor Day holiday weekend. Our regular 1-5pm Sunday hours resume Sept. 8. When the library is closed, discover downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, digital magazines, and much more through the green
Digital Library tab on our
website.
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We are hard at work preparing for the
Awesome Autumn Book Sale,
Sept. 21-24. We are in need of a few more helping hands to assist with the sale. Please
email Rich Hubli for more information about volunteering. The final day to donate high quality, gently-used books for the sale is this
Saturday, August 31.
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Wilton Library has two open part-time positions available. We are seeking a shelver and a circulation assistant. Click here for job details and application information.
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Here's what's happening the week of August 26 - September 1.
Click here
for a listing of the full month's events.
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It's that time of year again... Wilton Library's 20th Annual Ladies' Soirée! In honor of this anniversary, we have a very special night planned for you. Come and join our SILENT DISCO! Never been to one? Well, it's been the rave "across the pond" since a silent disco night at The Shard in London in 2017. This is the first silent disco ever in the 06897! So let your hair down, put on your dancing shoes and boogie with us or just chill while catching up with friends in our fireside lounge. Guests can look forward to delectable hors d'oeuvres, delicious drinks, and decidedly amazing opportunities to bid and support Wilton Library. This is a fundraising event not to be missed; festive attire is encouraged!
Get your ticket now. Can't make the Soirée? Please consider making a 100%
tax-deductible donation.
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Silk Painters International - NY Metro Chapter Art Exhibition/Reception
Friday, September 6 @6pm
NY Metro Chapter artists of Silk Painters International (SPIN) display their works in Wilton Library's September art exhibition. The artists in this exhibition are Ronda Lanzi (Wilton, CT), Gloria Lanza-Bajo (Brooklyn, NY), Lydia Bang (Palisades Park, NJ), PJ Cobbs (New York, NY), Jim Cusmano and Chris Cusmano (Long Valley, NJ), Calice Fyffe (Catskill, NY), Susan Grant (Califon, NJ), Linda Parker (Orange, NJ), Suzanne Punch (New York, NY), Sissi Siska (Hoboken, NJ), and Johanna Tiemann (New York, NY). Their works represent a variety of styles, media and subject matter, all created on silk. Reception free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through October 3. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. Media sponsor is The Wilton Bulletin.
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Author Talk: Anne Gardiner Perkins, Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant
Tuesday, September 10 @7pm
In the summer of 1969, young women across the country sent in applications to Yale University for the first time. The Ivy League institution had finally decided to open its doors to the nation's top female students. The landmark decision was a huge step forward for women's equality in education. However, this first class of women found themselves in an overwhelmingly male culture. Yale Needs Women, an unflinching account of a group of young women striving for change, is an inspiring story of strength, resilience, and courage that continues to resonate today. Anne Gardiner Perkins attended Yale University, where she earned her BA in history and was the first woman editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News. Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Elm Street Books. Media sponsor is GOOD Morning Wilton.
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Connecticut's Own Concert: The Wilton Music Studios Virtuosi
Sunday, September 15 @4pm
Faculty members of Wilton Music Studios will present an eclectic program of chamber music mixing winds, strings and piano. Longtime colleagues come together to play works by Mozart, Bohuslav Martinu, and their own Monte Morgenstern. Artistic Director, flutist Lisa Arkis, is joined by pianist Elina Christova, violinist Jeffrey Ellenberger, clarinetist/composer Monte Morgenstern, cellist Peter Prosser and violist Gabriel Schaff. No charge. The media sponsor is GOOD Morning Wilton.
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Get Well, Stay Well: Vaccinations for Adults and Children
Monday, September 16 @7pm
The next topic in "Get Well, Stay Well," the health literacy series presented by Wilton Library and Western Connecticut Health Network, is vaccinations. Featured speakers are Dr. Jasmina Krstic, an internist with Wilton Primary and Specialty Care, and Heidi Steller, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, patient care director of Maternal/Child Health at Norwalk Hospital and Connecticut's 2019 CDC Childhood Immunization Champion. Dr. Krstic and Heidi will discuss the importance of immunizations (vaccinations) for adults and for children. The program and Q&A session will be moderated by Wilton Library Trustee Saras Nair, MD who was previously Chairman of the Pathology Department at Norwalk Hospital. Media sponsor is The Wilton Bulletin.
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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:
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New Life for Old Videos
Sunday, September 8 @2pm
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