Wallingford Public Library Collaboratory Events November 2023
From: Wallingford Public Library
October 20, 2023
Collaboratory Event Registration Lottery
Registration is required for all programs unless otherwise noted. Collaboratory programs are open to adults and teens in grades 9+ unless otherwise noted. Due to the one-on-one nature of our in-person programs, masks are recommended for all participants.
You may enter the Collaboratory program registration lottery from the 20th to the 22nd of the month prior. Participants will be selected via random drawing on the following business day. All others will be placed on the wait list. Due to high demand, we may limit individual participants to one program per month.
If there are available seats after the lottery, registration will be directly through our online calendar.
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Drop-in Events
Maker Monday
Mondays | 4-5pm |Drop-in
Adults & Teens in Grades 9+ Collaboratory
Meet and mingle with like-minded makers at our weekly social event! Maker Mondays are a great opportunity to share and show off what you have made/what you are working on at the moment. You might find a collaborator or meet a new friend.
Virtual Reality Drop-In
Mondays | 4-5pm |Drop-in
Adults 18+ | Collaboratory
Tired of reality? Try virtual reality instead with our Meta Quest 2 headsets. Play a game, ride a roller coaster, explore the world, or just hang out in VR!
Registration Events
Fabric Bins
Wednesday, November 1st
7-8:30pm
OR
Thursday, November 2nd
3-4:30pm
Adults & Teens in Grades 9+
Collaboratory
Registration required
Use one of the Collaboratory’s sewing machines to create a reversible fabric bin, perfect for storing your crafting supplies! No previous sewing experience required.
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Introduction to Cricut
Monday, November 6th
2-3:30pm
OR
Saturday, November 25th
2-3:30pm
Adults
Collaboratory
Registration required
This class will cover how to use Cricut Design Space, the software used to create custom designs with the Cricut Maker vinyl cutting machines.
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Secret Affirmation Bracelet
Monday, November 6th
7-8:30pm
Adults & Teens in Grades 9+
Collaboratory
Registration required
Make a simple stretch bracelet that uses Morse code to spell out a word or phrase. There will be several word/phase options from which to choose.
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Decorative Turkey Coaster Set
Wednesday, November 8th
7-8:30pm
OR
Thursday, November 9th
3-4:30pm
Adults & Teens in Grades 9+
Collaboratory
Registration required
Protect your table during Thanksgiving festivities with these turkey-shaped coasters! When not in use, they can be arranged in an autumnal scene, making them great decorations as well as useful coasters.
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Talking TED @ Home
Thursday, November 9th
7-8pm
Adults
Zoom Program
Registration required
Join librarian Cindy Haiken on Zoom to watch and discuss a popular TED talk. Once registered, you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting via email on the day of the event. In November, we will watch and discuss Daniel Pink's "4 Kinds of Regret -- And What They Teach You about Yourself."
Regret is one of our most powerful emotions -- and also one of the most misunderstood. Over the past two years, author Daniel H. Pink has collected a trove of more than 16,000 regrets from people in 105 countries in an effort to better understand this mysterious emotion. He shares the key patterns that emerged (it all boils down to the same four core regrets, he says) and explains how to transform your own regrets in order to create the life you've always wanted to live.
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Gratitude Cards
Thursday, November 9th
7-8:30pm
Adults & Teens in Grades 9+
Collaboratory
Registration required
Learn some new techniques to make cards that can be given for Thanksgiving, a thank you, or showing gratitude. Each participant will stamp sayings, use embossing folders, and use die cuts.
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Digitization Services
Saturday, November 11th
2-3:30pm
OR
Monday, November 27th
2-3:30pm
Adults
Collaboratory
Registration required
This class will review all of the different digitization options available in the Collaboratory and how they operate.
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Peacock Relief Painting
Monday, November 13th
6-8:30pm
Adults & Teens in Grades 9+
Collins Room
Registration required
Explore sculpting techniques, surface textures, and color to create a polymer clay 3D painting of a peacock.
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Lotus Flower Lantern
Tuesday, November 14th
6:30-8pm
Adults & Teens in Grades 9+
Community Room
Registration required
The Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project will show how to make a lovely lotus flower lantern using colored paper and wire frames. Attendees will also learn about Korean culture and history.
The Korean Spirit and Culture Project (KSCPP) is a not-for-profit organization that was formed in September 2005 to promote Korean history and culture to the wider world. KSCPP is designed to introduce Korea’s long and rich artistic history, the spirit of its people, and its cultural values. In appreciation for the United States’ support for Korea during the Korean War and in the years that followed, KSCPP has held 2,000 complimentary presentations throughout the country so far.
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Cheery Gnome Rock
Wednesday, November 29th
6:30-8:30pm
Adults & Teens in Grades 9+
Collaboratory
Registration required
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