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This event is in the "Teens" group
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Teen Area
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food
Event Details:

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by making Melcochas de Natilla, a Costa Rican taffy. Take-home kits will be available in the Teen Room and will contain necessary ingredients and directions. 

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

Get Well, Stay Well: Getting Ready to Run (Zoom)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join ONS on Zoom to talk about how to prevent running injuries.  Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just starting out, chronic or acute injuries can impede your performance.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Story-Sharing Circle

6:30pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Presidents' Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Zentangle Art Workshop

3:00pm–4:30pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Rimer Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Amy, Wilton Library‘s certified Zentangle instructor, as she guides us through a fun and relaxing Zentangle art session. This meditative art form uses simple steps to teach practitioners how to create beautiful patterns.

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

Stencil Art for Grades 4-7

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Grade School, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Creative kids in grades 4-7 can make art with stencils and acrylic paint in this beginner level workshop. Wear clothes you don't mind getting paint on! 

Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows.

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

Lego Build Challenge for Grades 3-6

11:00am–12:00pm
Children, Grade School, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

For kids in grades 3-6 only. Are you ready, Master Builders? Compete in lightning speed rounds to crown the best of the best. Bring your imagination and be ready for anything! 

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Grade School" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

(NOT) Just for Kids: Big Brass Band and Touch Tank

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Preschool, Grade School, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Brubeck Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool, Grade School, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Concert
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children ages 4 and up and their families are invited to join the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra's Brass Quintet as we look closer at how these instruments are used to portray water.

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

Hack That Painting: Halloween! for Grades 4-7

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Grade School, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Creative kids in grades 4-7 will be handed a finished painting and a brush. That's when the fun begins! Hack that painting however you like! Add something serious or silly, subtle or bold: it's up to you!

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

Crafting Your College Essay (Zoom)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:

The college essay is your chance to introduce yourself to the admissions officers. It's one of the most important AND intimidating parts of the application process — but it doesn’t have to be. In this workshop, students and parents will learn:

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Concert
Event Details:

Wilton Candlelight Concerts celebrates the opening of their 2025/2026 season with a concert featuring the Shifrin/Wiley/Polonsky Trio playing works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Nino Rota.

Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

Wilton Library will be closed on Monday, October 13 in observance of Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day.

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

Decorate Your Own Halloween Bag

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Grade School, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

 Kids in grades 3 and up will have a blast decorating a tote bag with ghosts, pumpkins, and a myriad of Halloween designs.

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

One Night Ultimate Werewolf for Grades 4-7

4:00pm–5:00pm
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:

A Halloween party game for grades 4-7 only. In this fast-paced tabletop game, each player is dealt a secret role with special abilities. Can you unmask the werewolf lurking among you? A-WOOOO!!

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Scary Movie Screening

4:30pm–6:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Rimer Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the Halloween season by watching Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: "After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashi

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Library Council

4:30pm–5:30pm
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
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 "Grade School" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Halloween Squishies for Grades 4-7

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Grade School, Tweens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

For grades 4-7 only. Craft a cute friend from memory foam. Help yourself to precut shapes or make them from scratch. Wear clothes to paint in. Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Commemorating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday on December 16, 2025, join author, former UK resident, and Anglophile Claire Evans for a look at Austen’s final, unfinished manuscript and its path from family heirloom to a fully imagined costume drama,

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

1:30pm–3:00pm
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
This event is in the "Grade School" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Halloween Pumpkin Parade

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool, Grade School, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Front Entrance
Age Group: Children, Infant (0-12 months), Toddler, Preschool, Grade School, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Wilton Library staff will welcome trick-or-treaters and their families during this year's Pumpkin Parade in Wilton Center. Outside our front entrance, we will be handing out sweet treats, while supplies last.

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

Once Upon a Midnight Dreary Scavenger Hunt

All Day 10/27–10/28
Children, Preschool, Grade School, Tweens
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Once upon a midnight dreary, in this season oh so eerie,

The library swarmed with creepy creatures sharp of tooth and bright of scale--

We need your help (please make it snappy); find them all to make us happy,

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

Deadly Wink (+ more Halloween Games for Grades 4-7)

4:00pm–5:00pm
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:

A spooktacular smorgasbord of Halloween party games awaits brave 4th-7th graders! Can you survive Deadly Wink, Grave Keeper, Head Carrier and more?

Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows.

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

Once Upon a Midnight Dreary Scavenger Hunt

10:00am–3:00pm
Children, Preschool, Grade School, Tweens
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Children, Preschool, Grade School, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Once upon a midnight dreary, in this season oh so eerie,

The library swarmed with creepy creatures sharp of tooth and bright of scale--

We need your help (please make it snappy); find them all to make us happy,

Early Closing for Author Talk

3:00pm–8:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library