To encourage readership and kick-off our Wilton Reads 2020 program, 200 paperback copies of Tales of the Jazz Age will be distributed to members of the community free of charge courtesy of Fairfield County Bank, on a first-come first-served basis, one per person.  More info

Thursday, March 5 @6:30pm

Please join us for a screening and panel discussion of the documentary film The Hello Girls - part of Wilton's Centennial Celebrations of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment. The film tells the story of the 223 women sent to France in 1918 by the U.S. Army Signal Corps to work on the war effort as telephone operators. Panelists are Ret. Captain Dee Lippman, U.S. Army, Vietnam Veteran; Dr. Amy Pettigrew, granddaughter of "Hello Girl" Ellen Turner; and Dr. Darla Shaw, Professor Emeritus, Western Connecticut State University. Co-sponsored by Wilton Library, The League of Women Voters, Wilton Historical Society, and the James B. Whipple American Legion Post 86. More info & register

The New York Times star food writer Melissa Clark breaks down the new French classics with 150 recipes that reflect a modern yet distinctly French sensibility in Dinner in French. Melissa Clark is the author of Dinner, Dinner in an Instant, and Comfort in an Instant and is a staff writer for The New York Times Food section, where she writes the wildly popular food column, "A Good Appetite."  A Q&A will follow the talk. No charge.  Book signing and purchase will be available courtesy of Elm Street Books, New Canaan. Media sponsor is GOOD Morning Wilton.  More info & register

Monday, March 2 @10am

Dr. Douglas DeMassa will discuss the effects of exercise on the brain and how physical activity can help students improve attention, endurance, short-term memory skills, impulse control, time-on-task, visual tracking, balance, coordination, and self-confidence. Dr. DeMassa is a Doctor of Chiropractic with a BS in Sports Biology, an MS in Human Nutrition, post-graduate education in Chiropractic Neurology, and a post-doctoral qualification in the treatment of ADHD, learning disabilities, and behavioral disorders. Co-sponsored by Wilton Library and SPED*NET Wilton.  More info & register

Wilton Arts Council is seeking photography entries for its Focus '20 Photo Exhibit taking place at the library from March 7 - 27. Prizes are awarded in three divisions -  adults, high school students, and youths (through eighth grade) - and for Best in Show. The reception and awards presentation is March 13. For more information, regulations, sponsors and to download the entry form, visit wiltonarts.org or call 203-834-9986. 

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: 

• Begins March 12 -- an 8-week series, Orpheus: Metamorphose of a Myth with Judson Scruton & Gerald Weiss
• March 19: Images of Ireland: A Photography Talk
• March 21: Human Library
• March 22: Hot & Cool: Jazz at The Brubeck Room: The Jerry Bergonzi Quartet