One Book One Wallingford 2023
Meet Author Kevin Wilson
Monday, Apr 24th | 7pm
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School
The goal of One Book One Wallingford is to bring the community together by reading and discussing the same book. This year we are reading Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson. Join us to meet Kevin as he discusses his New York Times-bestselling book. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Reserve a seat to meet Kevin Wilson
See all the other OBOW events we have planned
Art Therapy: Healing Through Creativity
Tuesday, Mar 7th
7-8:30pm
Zoom
Clinical Licensed Art Therapist Briana Benn-Mirandi will present a brief history of the field of art therapy, as well as its benefits, particularly for children and teens. Briana will share examples of art from client sessions and answer questions you may have about creativity-based mental health treatments for all ages.
Talking TED @ Home
Thursday Mar 9th
7-8pm
Adults
Zoom
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 March, we will watch and discuss Apollo Robbins’ “The Art of Misdirection.”
Hailed as the greatest pickpocket in the world, Apollo Robbins studies the quirks of human behavior as he steals your watch. In a hilarious demonstration, Robbins samples the buffet of the TEDGlobal 2013 audience, showing how the flaws in our perception make it possible to swipe a wallet and leave it on its owner’s shoulder while they remain clueless.
Are You Smarter than a Librarian? Virtual Trivia Night
Tuesday, Mar 14th
7-8pm
Zoom
Team up with family and friends or play alone! The winning team will take home a certificate and a $10 gift certificate to the Wallingford business of their choice. We will be accepting 15 teams, but individuals are welcome to play as their own team! Only one registration per team. Once registered, you will be contacted prior to the program with participation instructions and how to play.
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.
Library Gatherings
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, Mar 6th & 20th
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, Apr 5th
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, Mar 7th
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
Saturday, Mar 11th & 25th
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.
Wallingford Writers Community
Third Saturday of Each Month
Saturday, Mar 18th
2-4pm
Zoom (March only)
Join the Wallingford Writers Community and discover how the fellowship of other writers can help you pursue your writing goals! All meetings include dedicated writing time, craft techniques for fiction and literary nonfiction, and the opportunity to share work in a supportive, creative forum. To participate, contact Leah Farrell at lfarrell@wallingfordlibrary.org.
Friday Night Flicks:
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Rated PG-13
Friday, Mar 10th
6pm
Community Room
On the heels of the unexpected loss of King T’Challa, the nation of Wakanda finds itself at a crossroads in its fate. The surrounding powers of the world look on with greedy eyes, eager to encroach upon Wakanda in its most vulnerable state. All the while, its people remain steadfast, determined to protect their king’s legacy and fight for their future.
Upcoming Book Clubs
Thursday Night Book Club: This Is How It Always Is
by by Laurie Frankel
Thursday, Mar 16th
6:30-8:30pm
Collins Room & Zoom
Contact Cindy Haiken to participate: chaiken@wallingfordlibrary.org
Claude Walsh-Adams is three years old when he explains to his parents that he wants to be a girl when he grows up. Once he starts kindergarten as a boy, Claude becomes so miserable that, with the advice of a “multi-degree-social-working-therapist-magician,” his parents decide to let him become Poppy. When the family moves to Seattle, they keep Poppy’s identity a secret, a decision that blows up in when she hits puberty. Frankel’s 2017 novel was a Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club selection.
Mystery Book Club: Money, Money, Money
by Ed McBain
Wednesday, April 12th
3-4:15pm
Community Room & Zoom
Contact Carole Shmurak to participate: cshmurak@gmail.com and put “Wallingford Mystery Book Club” in the subject line
Christmas has come to the 87th Precinct. The mauled body of a drug pilot is found inside the lions’ den in the Grover Park Zoo and as the cops follow the trail of the money, they must also contend with a dope dealer, a pair of blond hit-babes, several government agencies and the two original sellers of the drugs that the pilot was running. This 51st installment in the popular series is filled with twisty conspiracies and holiday cheer.
Truth Be Told Nonfiction Book Club: The Storyteller
by Dave Grohl
Thursday, Mar 30th
7-8:30pm
Collins Room & Zoom
Contact Cindy Haiken to participate: chaiken@wallingfordlibrary.org
“It's hard to put into words the belief I have in music," Grohl writes, but his candid memoir is filled with words of love for the power of rock, from his '70s childhood in suburban Virginia to his induction, twice, into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In between he toured at 18 with the hardcore punk band Scream, defined '90s grunge with Kurt Cobain as Nirvana's drummer, and from heartbreak and tragedy formed the enduring alt-rock band, Foo Fighters. "A celebration of love and life," The Storyteller rocks.
Hibernation Book Club: Middlemarch
by George Eliot
Tuesday, Mar 7th & 21st
5:30-7pm
Collins Room & Zoom
Contact Cindy Haiken to participate: chaiken@wallingfordlibrary.org
Taking place in the fictional English town of Middlemarch in the years of social unrest that led to the First Reform Bill of 1832, Middlemarch is a study of nearly every class of society, from the landed gentry and clergy to manufacturers and professional men, farmers and laborers. The novel focuses particularly on the thwarted idealism of its two principal characters, Dorothea Brooke and Tertius Lydgate. Originally published in eight parts in 1871-1872, Middlemarch is widely considered to be Eliot’s masterpiece and one of the finest novels ever written in English.
