๐ Thanks to Books and Brews Book Club for letting us crash your book club! We had a great time discussing our One Book One Wallingford selection The Wedding People by Alison Espach--especially fan casting.
๐ Meet Alison Espach virtually next week! For more info and to register: walpublib.org/obow
๐ฉ ๐ฟ Is she a good witch or a bad witch?? Find our next Monday night during a drop-in showing of Wicked: For Good in the Community Room on the big screen!
๐ We're thrilled to announce that we are giving Alison Espach a full house at this year's One Book One Wallingford author event! In-person registration is full, but you can still attend virtually and send in your questions for Alison.
youtube.com/shorts/opawd...
๐ฆ ๐ Join us for a screening of the 2025 documentary The Librarians in honor of National School Library Month! In this acclaimed feature, librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights.
๐ฆ For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Librarians0426
๐ ๐ฉ Thanks to everyone who donated clothing during our Formal Wear Clothing Drive. Visit @creativeconsignmentsct this weekend to try-on and take home items from the drive free of charge! No registration is required to attend. Creative Consignments CT is a division of Creative Concepts by Lisa, LLC
๐ช ๐ฎ Join us for a special Henna workshop for adults in honor of National #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth!
๐ช For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Henna0426
๐ Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection What the Deep Water Knows.
๐ฆ For more info and to register for this virtual author visit: walpublib.org/Heller0426
๐ This yearโs One Book One Wallingford title, The Wedding People by Alison Espach, inspired Collaboratory staff to showcase some of the ways you can utilize Collaboratory equipment to create items for weddings or other large scale events: walpublib.org/Collaboratory
A huge sewing thing.
A 3D printer and I think a wook cnc machine?
A big ass lazer cutter.
Look at all the cool stuff my library has in their maker space for anyone to use.
๐ Using a combination of art and science we created marbled paper in the Collaboratory! You may have seen marbled paper in the end sheets of some of our books, but they can also be used for cards, wrapping paper, origami, and more!
๐ฆ walpublib.org/email
www.youtube.com/shorts/yaH0R...
โ๏ธ Visit us at the last Winter Garden Market of the season this Saturday from 10am-1pm. You may even catch us in an impromptu game of headbands! โ๏ธ We're excited to see you out in the sunshine this summer at the outdoor Garden Market.
More info: ctvisit.com/events/wallingford-winter-farmers-market-0
๐ Join Thursday Night Book Club for a discussion of this year's One Book One Wallingford title ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ by Alison Espach. This discussion is open to everyone. You do not need to be a regular book club attendee to participate in this discussion.
๐ Save the Date! ๐
๐ป Youโre beary much invited to the wedding reception of Bartholomew Bear and Fitzwilliam Ursidae.
๐ For more information about One Book One Wallingford: walpublib.org/obow
๐ฉ ๐จ Join art historian and educator Bernadine Franco on a visual journey celebrating six revolutionary 20th-century Modern artists!
๐ฉ For more info and to register: walpublib.org/ModernArtists0226
๐ Join us for a virtual conversation with Brad Taylor about Shadow Strike, the 20th book in the bestselling Pike Logan series.
๐ฆ For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Taylor0426
๐ฆ Visit Connecticut Libraries throughout the month of April for a chance to win up to a $200 VISA gift card!
๐ฆ More info: walpublib.org/PassportCTLibraries
๐ We were bananas for this banana bread recipe!
๐งโ๐ณ Sign up for teen event emails so you never miss another Teen Cuisine. Teen Librarian James is cooking up some new ideas this year! walpublib.org/email
www.youtube.com/shorts/2K6ZG...
๐ What's your go-to color palette when starting a new art project in the Collaboratory? ๐ค
๐ What's available in the Collaboratory for makers, crafters, and artists? walpublib.org/Collaboratory
๐ฒ Learn strategies to create a clear, focused resume that highlights their skills, experience, education, and accomplishments in a way that appeals to employers.
๐ณ For more info and to register: walpublib.org/ResumeWriting0426
๐ฆ๐ฅ Now's your chance! Come get LOUD at the library in this exploratory jam session! Learn all about various musical instruments from the experts who play them and get a chance to try them out yourself.
๐ฆ Register: walpublib.org/LOUD
๐ฉ ๐ชธ Celebrate Earth Month with a deep dive into one of the most fascinating and fragile parts of our planet! Coral reefs are a beautiful and vital ecosystem teeming with life and essential for ocean health and sustainability.
๐ฉ For more info and to register: walpublib.org/CoralReef0426
๐ Doggo alert! ๐จ
๐ท To celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth, Iditarod Racer Karen Land and her sled dog Sophia gave a once in a lifetime presentation on what it feels like to cross the Alaskan Tundra with a team of sled dogs!
๐ฆ Sign up for emails so you never miss an event: walpublib.org/email
๐ Join us in two weeks with the @booksandbrews203 at @centerstreetbrewery to discuss this year's One Book One Wallingford title ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ by Alison Espach.
๐บ First round on us!
๐ Books are available to borrow or purchase from the library for $20.
๐ฆ ๐ Join us for a virtual visit with author and space historian Valerie Neal!
๐ฆ For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Neal0426
๐ง The best part of the cake is the frosting, ๐ or ๐?
๐ Thanks to Amber Kapoor of The Cake Stand for this tutorial on buttercream confections! Some of these participants might be ready for wedding cakes next!
๐ฆ Sign up for emails so you never miss an event: walpublib.org/email
๐ Are you concerned that someone in your life might be at risk? Learn all about suicide prevention methods, including how to identify warning signs, the myths & misinformation surrounding suicidal ideation, and the most effective ways to help.
๐จ walpublib.org/LetsTalks0226
๐ฌ Join us tonight at 6pm for a showing of One Battle After Another, this year's Academy Award Winning Film for Best Picture!
๐ There is nothing quite like a book. Now you can put your own book together using our comb binder! This tool is great for organization and gift giving. In this video, we show you how to use it to put together a recipe book for a gift. walpublib.org/CLBinder
๐ฅฃ Join us for our next Wallingford Table event! Guests are invited to a share a simple but delicious meal of soup and bread alongside their neighbors.
๐ณ For more info and to register: walpublib.org/EmptyBowls0326
๐ Join Shoshana Walter and special guest host Barbara Kingsolver as they discuss Walter's latest book In Rehab: An American Scandal which exposes the countryโs failed response to the opioid crisis, and the corruption which blight the drug rehabilitation industry.
๐ฆ walpublib.org/OpioidCrisis0326