Wallingford Public Library Adult Events: August 21 - September 04, 2023
From: Wallingford Public Library
August 23, 2023
Ask Attorney Allinson
Wednesday, Aug 23rd
6:30-8pm
Collins Room
Register
Attorney Steven Allinson will speak and answer your questions about probate, trusts, wills, estates, Medicaid, and other estate planning. At this forum, the Attorney cannot give specific legal advice; all his responses will be procedural in nature and contain a general overview of the law. Come with questions!
Wallingford Wellness Series: Create Your Own Stress Reduction Tool Box
Monday, Aug 28th
2-3pm
OR
Wednesday, Aug 30th
5:30-6:30pm
Collins Room
No registration required
Learn how to define stress and the various triggers that can cause it. Review a sampler of stress reduction techniques, including gentle movement practices (while seated); deep breathing; self-Reiki techniques; aromatherapy; journaling; and channeling your inner creative. Create a personal stress reduction toolkit to help manage the stress and overwhelm that you feel. This program is presented in partnership with Masonicare and Wallingford Health Department.
Edible Wild Plants & Fungi of Autumn
Tuesday, Aug 29th
6:30-8pm
Community Room
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Autumn is a time of bounty and harvest for woodland creatures and foragers alike: nuts are falling to the forest floor, fruits are ripening and scenting the crisp fall air, roots and tubers are thickening up in anticipation of sustaining the plants through the tough winter, and edible fungi can be found in astounding amounts. Learn how to identify, sustainably harvest, and prepare the wild foods of autumn, from acorns through minty wintergreen leaves, including golden honey mushrooms and maitake, the “dancing mushroom.” Join The 3 Foragers as they teach the edible plants and fungi of autumn with their original photos and recipe ideas in an educational slideshow.
Bereavement Support Group
Tuesdays, August 22nd and 29th & Sept 5th, 12th and 19th
5-6:30pm
Board Room
This group provides those who are grieving with a safe and supportive environment in which to share their experiences, their memories, their sorrows, and their challenges of grieving. All are welcome.
Before attending, contact Melinda Bottone, Bereavement Coordinator at (203) 679-5300 x4 to find out if this group is the right fit for you.
Visit Us at the Wallingford Garden Market this Summer!
We’re excited to participate in the Wallingford Garden Market this season. Stop by our booth to meet our amazing staff, take part in a fun activity, and even get a library card! We hope to see you there. Find us under our green tent on these dates: Sept 9th, 16th, & 30th
One-on-One Career Counseling
Sign up today to schedule your virtual appointment with our career specialist Sarah Eiseman!
Get personalized help with crafting a resume or cover letter or preparing for your big interview.
Visit to get started or contact Sarah Eiseman at seiseman@wallingfordlibrary.org. You will be contacted shortly to schedule your Zoom appointment.
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Spanish Conversation Group
Thursdays| 4:30-5:30pm
Improve your Spanish in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of Spanish recommended. Just drop-in!
French Conversation Group
Mondays | 4:30-5:30pm
Improve your French in a friendly and non-judgmental space! Some knowledge of French recommended. Just drop-in!
Knit @ WPL
First and Third Monday of Each Month
Monday, Aug 21st
6-7:30pm
Board Room
No registration required
Knit @ WPL is a place where knitters and crocheters can practice their work in the company of others. Newcomers are welcome to join, but knitting experience is required.
WPL Play Readers
First Wednesday of Each Month
Wednesday, Sept 6th
6:30-8:30pm
Collins Room
No registration required
The Wallingford Public Library Play Readers bring and share poetry, prose, famous speeches and documents, monologues, as well as original material! Come check us out. All are welcome to read and/or listen.
Open Sew
First Tuesday of Each Month
Tuesday, Sept 5th
5:30-8:30pm
Adults & Teens in Grades 9+
Drop-in
Collaboratory
Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program. Bring your unfinished projects, either hand sewing or machine. There are 4 portable sewing machines (or bring your own) and lots of sewing supplies and tools provided by the library for your use. Due to the one-on-one nature of this program, masks will be required for all participants.
Saturday Mornings with Poetry
Second and Fourth Saturday of Each Month
No Meeting in August
Next Meeting Saturday, Sept 9th
9:45am-12noon
Collins Room
No registration required
A meeting of people who love reading and writing poetry. SMwP provides poetic opportunities for anyone to share their poetry, discuss the literary works of poets known and unknown, and expand skills in writing and editing poems in the shared camaraderie of comfortable, supportive members.
Thursday Night Book Club: The Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesThursday, Sept 21st
6:30-8pm
Collins Room & Zoom
Contact Cindy Haiken to participate: chaiken@wallingfordlibrary.org
When 18-year-old Emmett Watson is returned home in June of 1954 by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served time for involuntary manslaughter, he plans to head to California with his eight-year-old brother. Then he discovers that two friends from the farm hid in the warden's truck and want him to go with them to New York instead. Towles’ road trip novel is an old-fashioned narrative about farms, families and accidental friendships.
Mystery Book Club: Drop Shot
by Harlan Coben
Wednesday, Sept 6th
3-4:15pm
Community Room & Zoom
To participate, contact Carole at cshmurak@gmail.com and put “Wallingford Mystery Book Club” in the subject line.
24-year-old tennis star Valerie Simpson is on the verge of making her comeback when she is shot near the Food Court during the U.S. Open. The sarcastic sports agent Myron Bolitar learns that Simpson was urgently trying to contact him and decides to go after her killer, enlisting the help of his elegantly lethal friend Win Lockwood.
Truth Be Told Nonfiction Book Club: The Only Plane in the Sky
by Garrett Graff
Thursday, Sept 28th
7-8:30pm
Collins Room & Zoom
Contact Cindy Haiken to participate: chaiken@wallingfordlibrary.org
Drawing on a wide range of oral history work and his own interviews, journalist Graff juxtaposes the basic narrative of 9/11-the hijackings, the collapsing buildings and the response to the attacks by political leaders and the military-with a diverse group of individual experiences. His book brings the bewilderment, fear and courage exhibited on that day palpably to life.
