Wilton Library April Events! Please see "highlights" including our Wilton Reads 2020 community-wide reading program of Tales of the Jazz Age, a collection of short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Wilton Reads programs
Wednesday, April 1 through Thursday, April 30 Wilton Reads 2020 – Jazz Bingo Reading Game (children)
Thursday, April 16 Orpheus: Metamorphose of a Myth with Judson Scruton and Gerald Weiss, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.—discussion of Hadestown
Saturday, April 4 Wilton Reads – F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Jazz Age with Mark Schenker, 2 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 5 WLA/WHS Scholarly Series: Jazzed Up—The History of Jazz in America – Brenda Earle Stokes at Wilton Historical Society, 4 – 5:30 p.m. Waitlist only
Thursday, April 16 Wilton Reads 2020 – Airborne Jazz, 3 – 4 p.m. (children and families)
Friday, April 17 Wilton Reads – Friday Evening Literary Salon, 6 – 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 18 Wilton Reads - Saturday Matinee: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2 – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 19 Wilton Reads - Jazz, Classical Music, and the 'Third Stream' with Gil Harel, 4 – 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 21 Wilton Reads – Artistic Life in Paris During the Roaring Twenties, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22 Wilton Reads – Musical Finale: Wilton Public Schools Jazz Bands in Concert, 7 – 9 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29 Wilton Reads - Book Discussion - Tales of the Jazz Age, 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Fundraiser
Saturday, April 25 through Tuesday, April 28 Wilton Library’s Annual Gigantic Book Sale
Saturday, April 25, 7 – 9 a.m. Early buyers admission for $15; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. free admission and open to all
Sunday, April 26, 1 – 5 p.m. free admission
Monday, April 27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. free admission; items half price
Tuesday, April 28, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. free admission; $5 bag day
Art/Music
Friday, April 3 A Selection of Art from Wilton’s River Road Gallery Exhibition & Reception, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22 Wilton Reads – Musical Finale: Wilton Public Schools Jazz Bands in Concert, 7 – 9 p.m.
Book Groups
Wednesday, April 8 Wilton Library Readers— The Dutch House, 12 – 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 28 Senior Center Book Discussion: Old New York: Four Novellas, 11 – noon.
Business
Tuesday, April 7 WLA/SCORE: Lead Generation and Marketing with Reference USA, 8:30 – 10 a.m.
Thursday, April 23 WLA/SCORE: Creative Professional Series—Part 1, 6 – 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29 WLA/SCORE: Creative Professional Series—Part 2, 6 – 8 p.m.
Children
Thursday, April 2 Get Fired Up About Reading with a Firefighter!, 4:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Saturday, April 4 Mutt-i-grees® Story Time and Dog Safety, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7 Ambler Farm Reads, 2:15 – 3 p.m.
Monday, April 20 Rockin’ Rhythms, 11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Innovation Station Maker Space
Tuesday, April 21 Learn How to Make an Earth Day Terrarium, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22 Learn How to Make an Earth Day Terrarium, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Parenting
Tuesday, April 21 SPED*NET Encouraging Your Teenagers to Find Their Own Paths, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Seminars
Thursday, April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Orpheus: Metamorphose of a Myth with Judson Scruton and Gerald Weiss, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Wellness
Tuesday, April 14 Breast Cancer Survivors’ Support Group, 6 – 8 p.m.
For a complete list of events, visit Wilton Library online https://www.wiltonlibrary.org/