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Thames River by Turner

Summer Poetry with Judson Scruton: Thames River Poems (In-Person and Zoom)

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Rimer Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literary Seminars
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join us as Judson Scruton - live from North Carolina!

Cupcake wars

Cupcake Wars

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Brubeck Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Food
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's a battle of the sweetest! 

Two plain cupcakes. Two different challenges. Your job is to use frosting, toppings, and your creativity to impress our judges. Win or lose, it's cupcakes for everyone!

A man blows into a digeridoo.

Digeridoo Down Under

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Brubeck Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids entering kindergarten and up and their families can enjoy an energetic fusion of Australian music, culture, comedy, character building, storytelling and audience participation.

Square Dancing

Introduction to Modern Square Dancing

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Brubeck Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a free square dance lesson.

Video game controller and a computer keyboard.

Video Game Lecture

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Rimer Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: STEAM, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us in hearing from Assistant Professor Jordan Tewell about the Game Development & Design program at Sacred Heart University.

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Team STEAM Presents Engineering Fun

4:15pm–5:00pm
Children, Grade School
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School
Program Type: STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids entering grades 1-5 can join Wilton High School students' Team STEAM as they teach young engineers the basics of the engineering design process in a fun, creative, and hands-on manner.

Lego Build Challenge for Grades K-2

10:15am–11:00am
Children, Grade School
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School
Program Type: STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

For kids entering grades K-2 only. Let's get ready to build! We'll reveal mystery challenges, then you construct them. Bring your imagination and be ready for anything!

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, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

For kids entering 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! 

Perler Beads 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, STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Creative 4th-7th graders can express themselves with Perler beads! Put a pattern on a pegboard then melt with an iron. Make a coaster, a keychain, or whatever your imagination conjures!

Team STEAM Presents Engineering Fun

4:15pm–5:00pm
Children, Grade School
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School
Program Type: STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids entering grades 1-5 can join Wilton High School students' Team STEAM as they teach young engineers the basics of the engineering design process in a fun, creative, and hands-on manner.

Video Game Lecture

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Rimer Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: STEAM, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come join us in hearing from Assistant Professor Jordan Tewell about the Game Development & Design program at Sacred Heart University.

Team STEAM Presents Engineering Fun

4:15pm–5:00pm
Children, Grade School
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Wilton Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Grade School
Program Type: STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kids entering grades 1-5 can join Wilton High School students' Team STEAM as they teach young engineers the basics of the engineering design process in a fun, creative, and hands-on manner.

T-shirt Totes 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, STEAM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

No sew we go! Rising 4th-7th graders can transform tatty T-shirts into top-of-the-line totes. No needlework necessary! Please bring your own T-shirt(s).

Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows.

Labor Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

Wilton Library will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.

Indigenous Peoples' Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

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

Veteran's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

Wilton Library will be closed Tuesday, November 11 in observance of Veteran's Day.

Thanksgiving

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

The library will close early at 2pm on Wednesday, November 26 and be closed on Thursday, November 27 for Thanksgiving.

Christmas

All Day 12/24–12/25
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

The library will be closed Wednesday, December 24 - Thursday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday.

New Year's

All Day 12/31–1/1
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library
Description:

The library will be closed Wednesday, December 31 - Thursday, January 1 for the New Year holiday.

Spring Fundraiser 2026

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Wilton Library, Wilton Library Space