Wallingford Public Library

🎃 Learn all about pumpkins in this pumpkin themed story time with the Wallingford Garden Club! We will read some pumpkin stories, sing some pumpkin songs, and do a fun pumpkin decorating craft!

🎃 Register here: walpublib.org/PumpkinStoryTime1025

🟦 📘 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐳𝐚𝐢! Thrust onto the public stage when she was 15 after the Taliban’s attack on her life, Malala Yousafzai became an international icon known for bravery and resilience.

🟦 For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Malala1025

⬛ 👻 In honor of the Halloween season and the upcoming 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence, Sean and Carrie McCabe of the @aintitscary podcast will be hosting a short history of ghost stories with roots in colonial folklore.

⬛ Info and register: walpublib.org/GhostStories1025

🟦Visit us at Celebrate Wallingford this to hear about all the amazing things going on at the library and how your membership donations help keep the possibilities endless.
🟦Ask for a membership donation envelope at our booth or become a member on the library's website: walpublib.org/BecomeAMember

👻 It's the official start of #SpookySeason! What better way to kick-off October than with the Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allan Poe brought back to life by actor Campbell Harmon!

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🟪 🏠 Join us for a community conversation on housing, neighboring, and calling Wallingford home. This gathering will provide an opportunity for participants to get to know each other as they share their housing experiences.

🟪 For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Bridges1025

🟩 🌈 It's never too late to enroll in preschool with your Wallingford Public Library Card! Playgarden Prep is an online preschool program led by certified NYC teachers and an innovative curriculum. Also a great choice for families on a homeschooling journey!

🟩 Access here: walpublib.org/playgarden

🟩 🥗 Our three-part “Food for Thought” series, led by Priya Gooty of Omni Health LLC, emphasizes the benefits of eating nutritious, home-prepared meals instead of eating out.
Separate registration is required for each class.

🟩 For more info and to register: walpublib.org/FoodForThought1025

🔲 📋 This comprehensive workshop is designed to provide job seekers with the skills they need to navigate the interview process with confidence from start to finish.

🔲 More more info and to register: walpublib.org/interviewing1025

⬛ 🍴 Join Ana Avila and the Spanish Community of Wallingford for a bilingual cooking demonstration in honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth! Ana will be preparing traditional tamales from Mexico.

⬛ For more info and to register: walpublib.org/CookingWithAna1025

🍷 📚 Did you miss out on Fall Book Buzz? Don't worry! We've got it recorded for you. Visit our website to see Readers Advisory Librarian Cindy Haiken reveal all the books coming out this fall that are getting the most pre-publication buzz.

📖 Watch here: www.wallingfordlibrary.org/book-buzz

🗨️ 🟦 WPL is pleased to introduce our new English Conversation Group! This is an informal gathering for people who wish to practice speaking English. There is no level of proficiency required to join.

🟠 🐠 Don't play koi! Registration for the October Collaboratory events lottery is now open! We've got a line-up up spooky craft programs planned including a whimsical ghost painting similar to these koi which we painted last month!

🟠 Choose your programs by Sept 22nd: walpublib.org/LotteryOct25

🌻 Visit us at the Wallingford Garden Market today until 1pm! Sign-up for your first library card at our tent to be entered into a drawing to win a gift card to Wallingford businesses!

🟦 For more info on what you need to get a library card: walpublib.org/getacard

🔳 📃 Drop by the Wallingford Public Library between 11am and 2pm on October 1st to have all of your tax queries answered by an expert! The CT Department of Revenue Services is visiting public libraries throughout the state to answer questions related to Connecticut taxes.

Buttons (also known as pins) are fun, easy to assemble, and perfect for personal expression, giveaways, special events, and more. We have all the supplies you need, including circle cutters to give… Cool Laboratory: Button Maker

🟠 Did you know the button maker in the Collaboratory is free to use?? Buttons are fun, easy to assemble, and perfect for personal expression, giveaways, special events, and more. We have all the supplies you need, including circle cutters to give the perfect shape. www.youtube.com/shorts/jgsF-...

⬛ 💀 Conjured back from the shadows by actor Campbell Harmon for a most extraordinary hour, Edgar Allan Poe will share with the audience his passions, his influences, his reflections on writing, and a performance of his poem “The Raven."

⬛ For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Poe0925

🟩 🦋 Come and learn a few of the simple things you can do in your yard this fall to foster a supportive environment for the fireflies, bees, moths, and butterflies that share our surroundings.

🟩 For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Pollinators0925

☀️ Congratulations to the Children of Wallingford for reaching the goal of reading a collective 375,000 minutes this past summer! For this outstanding achievement we threw a BIG SUMMER BASH with lots of fun activities including our very own Miss Erin at the face painting station!

📋 Join the Connecticut Department of Labor and the Wallingford Public Library at their career resource fair this fall! For more information, a list of employers, and to register: CTHires.com

Red Carpet Summer 2025 was a cinematic summer at the Wallingford Public Library as we rolled out the red carpet to host the Wallywood Film Festival!

🎬 🍿 Did you miss last night's world premiere of Red Carpet Summer? It's now streaming for FREE on the Library's YouTube channel: walpublib.org/RedCarpetSummerFilm

✨ Thanks to everyone for a truly cinematic summer! That's a wrap!

📘 Jefferson Fisher, a trial lawyer and one of the leading voices on real-world communication, offers a tried-and-true framework that will show you how to transform your life and your relationships by improving your next conversation.

🟦 For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Fisher0925

📘 Are you always looking for your next great book? Join Readers Advisory Librarian Cindy Haiken at The Library Wine Bar for some refreshments while you hear about upcoming books that are getting the most pre-publication buzz!

🟦 For more info and to register: walpublib.org/BookBuzzFall2025

September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! Throughout the month, we’ll be celebrating the endless possibilities of your library card with a BINGO challenge, prize drawings, and fun activities… Cardholder Perks for Library Card Sign-Up Month

🟦 September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! Throughout the month, we’ll be celebrating the endless possibilities of your library card with a BINGO challenge, prize drawings, and fun activities for all ages!

🟩 For more information: walpublib.org/getacard

👑 We got the VIP treatment with wardrobe engineer Dr. Pat Trautman who shared her experiences in the costume industry and then let us try on many of the outfits she worked on including those from Bridgerton, The Greatest Showman, and Bohemian Rhapsody. #YouShouldSeeMeInACrown

💩We had so much fun with the Poop Museum last summer, that we invited them back again for Part Deux! Many of our scholars graduated with a PhD in Poop!

📧 Remember to sign-up for emails so you don't miss any of the exciting programs we have planned for families this fall: walpublib.org/email

📘 Embrace your dark side (and your best evil laugh) and join us in conversation with Hannah Nicole Maehrer, creator of the New York Times bestselling “Assistant to the Villain” series.

🟦 For more info and to register: walpublib.org/Maehrer0925

🟪 🇺🇸 September 2nd, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. In memory of the fallen, "A Living Legacy" will offer a thoughtful exploration of the WWII era, highlighting the contributions of both soldiers and civilians during the war.
🟪 More info & register: walpublib.org/WWII0925

👗 Our Red Carpet Summer may be coming to end end, but our maker programs continue all year long! Here's a look at the polymer clay red carpet figures we made last month.

🟠 Registration for September maker events opens tomorrow: walpublib.org/LotterySept25

🎬 The Wallywood Film Festival is coming to a close! If you have been participating by completing a commemorative scrapbook, please return your completed scrapbook to the Information Desk by Saturday, Aug 23rd to be eligible for the grand prize drawing!