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2026 Nutmeg Reading Challenge for Children and Teens

All Day 2/1 - 4/30
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Grade School, Tweens, Teens
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Wilton Library Space
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Welcome to Wilton Library's 2026 Nutmeg Reading Challenge. Calling all kids and teens in grades 1-12!  Read this year's Nutmeg Nominees for your grades, keep track, and vote to earn prizes!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Grade School" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Survive a Yarn Laser Maze for Grades 4-7

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Grade School, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Rising 4th-7th graders, dare you try to find a way through our maze of lethal laser beams? 

Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Infant (0-12 months)" group
This event is in the "Toddler" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group

Family Playgroup

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Parents and Caregivers with young children are invited to visit the library for an opportunity to spend some time in our Story Room to socialize and play.  Meet new friends and neighbors and let your children play with some early learning toy

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Infant (0-12 months)" group
This event is in the "Toddler" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group

Family Playgroup

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Parents and Caregivers with young children are invited to visit the library for an opportunity to spend some time in our Story Room to socialize and play.  Meet new friends and neighbors and let your children play with some early learning toy

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Community Cultural Celebration

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Please join us for Wilton's 2nd Annual Community Cultural Celebration on Saturday, May 2 at Riverbrook Regional YMCA.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Grade School" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

All Fun and Games for Grades 4-7

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Grade School, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let the games begin! 4th-7th graders can vote for which game to play. We will have board games and group activities galore... including some you haven't seen before!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Infant (0-12 months)" group
This event is in the "Toddler" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group

Family Playgroup

Friday, May 8, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Parents and Caregivers with young children are invited to visit the library for an opportunity to spend some time in our Story Room to socialize and play.  Meet new friends and neighbors and let your children play with some early learning toy

This event is in the "Adults" group

Fairfield County Writers Group Write-In

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Presidents' Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join the Fairfield County Writers Group for the seminar Sell Your Short Story, a quick (one-hour) and dirty guide to publishing short fiction. Q & A follows before we shift into a write-in to get writers going!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Grade School" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Potato Chip Taste Test for Grades 4-7

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Grade School, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Hungry 4th-7th graders can put their taste buds to the test in a potato chip blind taste test. We will then rank the flavors!

Registration required. Walk-ins welcome if space allows.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Everything You Want to Know About Much Ado About Nothing from Shakespeare on the Sound

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Rimer Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join us in the Rimer Room for a presentation from John Love of Shakespeare on the Sound about their upcoming production, Much Ado About Nothing.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Library Council

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Rimer Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Wilton Teen Library Council (TLC) is a monthly group for youth in grades 6-12 who are interested in becoming more involved with the library. All Wilton teens are welcome.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Lighthouse: A Program for LGBTQ+ Youth

Friday, May 15, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Presidents' Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Lighthouse serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+ (LGBTQ+) teens and their allies with a welcoming, safe space. Lighthouse empowers LGBTQ youth to clarify issues, gain skills and resiliency, and envisio

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Infant (0-12 months)" group
This event is in the "Toddler" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group

Family Playgroup

Friday, May 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Parents and Caregivers with young children are invited to visit the library for an opportunity to spend some time in our Story Room to socialize and play.  Meet new friends and neighbors and let your children play with some early learning toy

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Infant (0-12 months)" group
This event is in the "Toddler" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group

Family Playgroup

Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Parents and Caregivers with young children are invited to visit the library for an opportunity to spend some time in our Story Room to socialize and play.  Meet new friends and neighbors and let your children play with some early learning toy

Memorial Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Monday, May 25th in recognition of Memorial Day.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Movie Screening

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Rimer Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

May is National Mystery Month, so come watch Missing (rated PG-13): "When her mother inexplicably vanishes while on a Colombian vacation, a teen named June must rely on the contemporary technology at her disposal to know the truth, encoun

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Infant (0-12 months)" group
This event is in the "Toddler" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group

Family Playgroup

Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Parents and Caregivers with young children are invited to visit the library for an opportunity to spend some time in our Story Room to socialize and play.  Meet new friends and neighbors and let your children play with some early learning toy

This event is in the "Adults" group

America 250: Art of American Conflicts: From the Revolution to the Civil War

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Brubeck Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join us in the Brubeck Room for another America 250 lecture, in which ArtScapades will discuss the importance of art during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Fairfield County Writers Group Write-In

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Presidents' Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Fairfield County Writers Group, founded in 2011, supports and helps writers in the county with monthly write-ins, gentle critiques of works in progress, and lectures on all facets of writing.

Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Friday, June 19th in recognition of Juneteenth.

Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Friday, July 3d in recognition of Independence Day.

Independence Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

The library will be closed on Saturday, July 4th in recognition of Independence Day.

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Marvel Craft & Trivia

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Rimer Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this program, we will make a wallet out of Marvel comic pages and do a trivia game. In honor of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the questions will focus on the first three films of that series.