a publication of the Wallingford Public Library NOVEMBER 2018 VOL. 11 ISS. 11 Tellabration! A Celebration of the Oral Tradition Wednesday, November 7th | 6:30-8:30pm | Community Room No registration required Tellabration is a mammoth storytelling event--and that’s no tall tale! It’s a storytelling phenomenon, made up of dozens of storytelling happenings all over the world. Its purpose is to introduce adults and children to the pleasures of the oral art of storytelling. It is one of the programs offered by The Connecticut Storytelling Center, based at Connecticut College in New London. At Wallingford Public Library’s Tellabration, Rona Leventhal will perform. Rona Leventhal has been sharing her passion for the power of story for 27 years, putting laughter in the bellies and smiles in the hearts of listeners. One person said of Rona’s style, “Throughout the story I felt like I was watchingPhoto a Credit: fully Deborah staged Feingold play with scenery and a cast.” Rona’s performances are dynamic, evocative, funny...sometimes all at the same time! Rona is a Teller of Tales, a Workshop Leader, Coach, Teaching Artist, Consultant and by all accounts, a mensch. Grayson Hugh and Polly Messer Thursday, November 29th | 7:00-8:00pm Community Room | No registration required Grayson Hugh is an internationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter. His debut release Blind to Reason (RCA 1988) earned two gold records in Australia and the U.S. and garnered several international radio hits. His songs are a unique combination of highly poetic lyrics set to a fascinating blend of folk, bluegrass, classic soul, and rock ‘n roll. His second record Road to Freedom was called one of 1992’s top ten albums by Billboard Magazine. Two songs from that record were featured in the filmThelma & Louise in 1991. Grayson taught songwriting at Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1999 through 2003. In 2010 Grayson released An American Record, co-produced by Polly Messer. His 2015 record Back to the Soul was on the Official Ballot for a 2015 Grammy in the Best Americana Album category. Polly Messer began her career as a singer with the Connecticut swing band Eight to the Bar in 1977. While touring up and down the east coast with them, she met Grayson in a recording studio and soon after, began singing backup vocals for his band Grayson Hugh & the Wildtones. In 2007, she teamed up with Grayson once again to sing on his record. Polly and Grayson were married in August 2008. This is a rare opportunity to hear Grayson Hugh and Polly Messer perform some of Grayson’s hits from radio and film, as well as previously unreleased songs, in an intimate, acoustic setting. www.wallingfordlibrary.org | 203-265-6754 Children and Families Registration Required Wallingford residents may pre-register starting 4 weeks prior to the program date. Registration opens to non-residents 2 weeks prior to the program. Sensory Story Time Nutcracker Ballet Story Time Saturday, November 3rd | 11:00am Tuesday, November 20th | 10:30am or 11:30am Birth – Age 10 | Collins Room Ages 3 and up | Community Room Does your child have difficulty sitting through story time? If Join us for Nutcracker Creative Movement for so, this inclusive, interactive program of stories, songs, and children presented by ballet dancers from the movement may be just what you are looking for! Sensory Story Eastern CT Ballet Company. They will read the story Time is especially welcoming for children on the spectrum, those of the Nutcracker and dancers in costume will dance with a variety of learning styles or sensory integration challenges, and act out the story with the children. and their families. LEGO Club Mini-Makers: Fairy Tale STEAM Saturday, November 24th | 10:30am Tuesday, November 6th | 4:30pm Grades K-5 (and grown-up guest) Grades K-2 | Children’s Program Room Children’s Program Room The Big Bad Wolf is coming to huff and puff and blow your house Bring your imagination and join us for an hour of fun with LEGO down! Can you build a house strong enough to stop him? Parents bricks! At this program, kids and their grown-up will have a chance should plan to stay in the room with their child. No younger siblings, to show off their building skills with LEGO bricks provided by please. the Library. Because the LEGO bricks pose a choking hazard, no younger siblings please. Reading to Rover Wednesday, November 7th The Break-it Make-it Lab: 4:30pm – 5:30pm Toy Take Apart Workshop Ages 3 and up | Children’s Room Wednesday, November 28th | 4:30pm Sign up for a specific 15-minute time Grades 3-5 | Children’s Program Room slot to practice your reading skills with What makes your toys and gadgets click, buzz, and whir? Take a trained therapy dog! You don’t need them apart to find out! to be a proficient reader, just be able to turn the pages of a book. Learn and Grow Collaboration Station: The next time you read a book together with your child, try playing the Exploring LED Lights “I Spy” game using the book’s illustrations. This is a great way to be involved with the illustrations and build your child’s vocabulary, too! Wednesday November 7th | 6:30pm Grades 3-5 | Collaboratory Learn how to add LED lights to bookmarks and greeting cards. Text EZWPL to 313131 to receive one text message per week with A supervising adult must register with a tip to help your child (age 0-5) get ready to read. This is a free each child. service, but standard texting charges may apply. Story Walks @ Choate Thursday, November 8th | 9:30am or 2:00pm Children’s Staff Pick Ages 3-5 | Kohler Environmental Center Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons Join retired kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Stowe to find hidden pages byAmy Krouse Rosenthal Preschool and up from a book along a trail through the woods and learn about nature along the way! Please meet us at the Kohler Environmental Everyone knows cookies taste good, Center (211 East Main Street) and follow the signs to the but these cookies also have something footbridge. good to say. Open this delectable book to any page and you will find out something about life. 2 Drop-In Programs Chess Club Big Ideas Book Club Saturday, November 3rd | 10:00am – 12:00noon Saturday, November 10th | 10:30am Grades K-12 | Children’s Room Ages 3-6 | Children’s Program Room Join master chess player, Wayne Aguiar to learn and play this classic Join us for a casual, inclusive book club for strategy game. All are welcome: whether you are just learning, want families who want to introduce their kids to to improve your game, or just want to have fun. big ideas through picture books, discussion, and age-appropriate activities. Siblings are Firefighter Story Time welcome! This month, we will be talking Monday, November 5th | 1:30pm about gender. Registration is encouraged to Ages 2 and up | Library Parking Lot help plan for craft supplies. Join us for a special firefighter story time, complete with a real fire truck! Come listen Police Officer Story Time to fire truck stories, meet real Wallingford Thursday, November 15th | 10:30am firefighters, view one of Wallingford’s fire Ages 2 and up | Library Parking Lot trucks, and learn fire safety tips.Registration Come meet one of Wallingford’s Police Officers, for a reminder email is encouraged. hear some stories, and tour a police cruiser! The program will take place in the side parking Reading Buddies lot, but in the case of bad weather, we will meet Friday, November 9th | 6:00pm – 7:30pm in the Children’s Program Room. Registration Grades 1-2 | Children’s Program Room for a reminder email is encouraged. Need a little extra reading help? Choate student volunteers will join 1st & 2nd graders for activities such as reading together, playing Edward Leonard’s interactive games, and doing group read-alouds and skits. Saturday Sing-Along Saturday, November 17th | 10:30am Birth – Age 8 | Community Room Homework Help with Ms. Cabrera Put on your dancing shoes and join Edward Mondays & Wednesdays from 4:00pm to 8:00pm Leonard for a fun family program that Ms. Cabrera, a bilingual teacher, is available after school combines songs, dance, instruments, and during the school year. This program is meant to help parents of course, acting silly! understand their child’s assignments and to help children who don’t know how to begin. Holiday For Giving This year Wallingford is celebrating its 50th At the end of the drive, we will pass all of the anniversary of Holiday for Giving and we’d like to help collected books on to the town so they can be make it a spectacular year! wrapped and distributed to families in need. Help make someone’s holiday a little brighter with Holiday for Giving is a town initiative that collects your generosity. We will accept donations through books, toys, food, and other household supplies December 6th. We appreciate your consideration! to help ensure that all of Wallingford’s residents have a happy holiday season. As a library, we will specifically be collecting books to aid the drive. If you are interested in participating, bring a new, unwrapped children’s book (or two!) directly to the Children’s Room and we will add it to our donation box. 3 Teen Things Introduction to 3D Printing Wednesday, November 7th | 3:30-4:30pm Teen Computers | Registration required Learn the basics of 3D printing! In this class students will learn all about our 3D printer – the Ultimaker2+.