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Saturday, July 39:15—11:45 AMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Fiction Critique Group
Love writing fiction? Whether you are drafting a short story or a novel, joining our Critique Group is a great opportunity to meet other writers and get constructive feedback in a supportive environment. Open to all experience levels writing in all genres.…Learn More
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Tuesday, July 67:00—8:00 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Among Us Teen Game Night
Join your crewmates in a multiplayer game of teamwork and betrayal over Zoom! Download the free Among Us app, and play in a private match hosted by the WML. Grades 6-12This is an online event via Zoom. An invite will be sent two hours prior to the start of the program to the email given at registration.…Learn More
Tuesday, July 67:00—8:00 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Author Talk: An Evening With Tess Gerritsen & Gary Braver
Register HEREJoin bestselling authors Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver for a discussion of their new suspenseful thriller, Choose Me, in conversation with bestselling author B. A. Shapiro.
A psychological thriller, a whodunit, and a police procedural, complicated with multiple points of view, Choose Me will delight both longtime fans of these celebrated authors and brand-new readers.…Learn More7
Wednesday, July 79:30—11:30 AMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL 50+ Job Seeking Networking Group
If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you.…Learn More
Wednesday, July 72:30—3:30 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Gold Coast History with Old Westbury Gardens
Register HEREDiscover the picture perfect grounds and intricate, inner workings of Westbury House- Long Island, NY’s quintessential Gold Coast Country home at Old Westbury Gardens. The Education team at OWG gives you a behind the scenes peek into the daily task of delivering a high-level lifestyle of luxury in the early 1900’s.…Learn More8
Thursday, July 84:00—5:00 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Anime & Manga Meetup
Love anime and manga? AMM is for you! Meet over Zoom to watch some animal-themed anime, eat Japanese snacks, and make Soot Sprite pom pom keychains together over Zoom! Register to reserve your take-home kit to pick up the week of the program. All supplies provided except for scissors.…Learn More
Thursday, July 86:00—6:15 PMPeggy Kane Reading GardenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Read to Thor
Come read to Thor, a beautiful dog who loves to listen to kids read! Sign up for one 15 minute session per reader.…Learn More
Thursday, July 86:15—6:30 PMPeggy Kane Reading GardenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Read to Thor
Come read to Thor, a beautiful dog who loves to listen to kids read! Sign up for one 15 minute session per reader.…Learn More
Thursday, July 86:30—6:45 PMPeggy Kane Reading GardenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Read to Thor
Come read to Thor, a beautiful dog who loves to listen to kids read! Sign up for one 15 minute session per reader.…Learn More
Thursday, July 86:45—7:00 PMPeggy Kane Reading GardenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Read to Thor
Come read to Thor, a beautiful dog who loves to listen to kids read! Sign up for one 15 minute session per reader.…Learn More
Thursday, July 87:00—8:30 PMOff siteWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Pints + Pages Book Group
A social book group geared towards readers in their 20’s and 30’s. The group meets on the first Thursday of every other month. The book discussion will be hosted by librarians from the Wilmington and Reading Public Libraries. Meeting location rotates between Wilmington and Reading.…Learn More
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Saturday, July 103:00—5:00 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL D&D (Grades 6-8)
Interested in finding out more about this fantasy tabletop role-playing game, or looking for a group to play with? Join DM Michaela for a virtual campaign via Zoom (or Google Hangouts) every month!Please register using the email address where you'd like to receive the Zoom invitation (no school emails, please).…Learn More
Saturday, July 107:00—8:00 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
Teen Book Club: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Join Lian for a discussion of the thrilling first installment of the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series by Holly Jackson over Zoom! Pick up a copy of the book in Youth Services beginning June 10. Grades 8-12This is an online event via Zoom. An invite will be sent two hours prior to the start of the program to the email given at registration.…Learn More
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Monday, July 123:00—4:30 PMWML lawn175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington , MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Writing Workshop: Get Real with the 3 Cs
Join Amazon bestselling author Chris Boucher in this throwback writing workshop! No Zoom, no computers, and hosted outdoors behind the library!Attendees will learn to: Identify the 3 Cs (Character, Conflict and Context) that bring stories to life Apply the 3 Cs in planning their own story Develop an original scene based on the 3 CsAttendees will also receive a writer's notebook as well as a signed copy of Chris' novel, Pivot Move.
Monday, July 126:30—7:30 PMSwain GreenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Animal Adventures: Mammal Mania at Swain Green
Come visit with a variety of mammals from Animal Adventures. You may meet a ring-tailed lemur, chinchilla, ferret, hedgehog and hairless rat and learn a lot about them. Please bring a blanket or low chairs to sit on. Event location: Swain Green.…Learn More
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Tuesday, July 137:00—8:00 PMSwain GreenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR How to do the Charleston
Enjoy the great outdoors while having a little fun, getting a little exercise, and learning how to do the dance of the Roaring Twenties, the Charleston. Led by dance instructor Rachel Oettinger. This event is weather dependent. Adults and families welcome.…Learn More
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Wednesday, July 146:30—7:30 PMWML lawn175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington , MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Family Craft Night: Screen Printing!
Join us for another creative family night making tote bags with your loved ones outside of the library! Learn the art of screenprinting with this wonderfully simplified method and make one tote bag per child! Families should wear clothes they are willing to get messy in.…Learn MoreWednesday, July 147:00—8:15 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL '111 Places in Boston That You Must Not Miss' with Heather Kapplow
Register HEREJoin authors Heather Kapplow & Kim Windyka for a presentation on their new book, '111 Places in Boston That You Must Not Miss,' via Zoom.
About The Book: Faneuil Hall is fine and the duck boats are just dandy, but if you want to go beyond the Boston of brochures and get to the heart of this mysterious, charming old metropolis, you have to dig deep and be willing to get a little weird.…Learn More
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Thursday, July 154:00—5:00 PMWML lawn175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington , MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Totoro Plushie Crafternoon
Sew a tiny Totoro of your very own, complete with a leaf hat, using felt, fiber fill, and a needle and thread. You'll learn the running and backstitches. Grades 4+All summer programs will be held outdoors adjacent to the WML unless otherwise noted.…Learn More
Thursday, July 157:00—8:30 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Keynote Speaker: Maureen Corrigan
Register HEREMaureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's radio program Fresh Air and author of the book So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures, will discuss why The Great Gatsby has come to be viewed as the "Great American Novel.…Learn More16
Friday, July 164:00—4:45 PMWML lawn175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington , MA, 01887
RESCHEDULED LEGO Building
This event has been rescheduled from the July 9th date due to inclement weather. If next week's weather is also predicted to rain, the program will be held virtually on Zoom. Build with our LEGOs at the same time as other LEGO fans outside the library.…Learn More
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Tuesday, July 207:00—8:30 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Curious About Mushrooms? with Fat Moon Farm
Register HEREIn this 90-minute Zoom class, Elizabeth Almeida, owner/farmer at Fat Moon Farm, will cover everything from the lifecycle of mushrooms to the latest research on their nutritional and environmental benefits. Stop by the library throughout July to see a Blue Oyster Mushroom grow kit from Fat Moon Farm in action, and pick up your own Make-and-Take Oyster Mushroom Kit on a date in early August to be determined.…Learn More
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Wednesday, July 219:30—11:30 AMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you.…Learn More
Wednesday, July 213:00—4:00 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
Friends & Freeze Pops
Kids in grades 1-3 can join in for a summer of reading! Registered kids will receive a copy of the book and we will read every week together, enjoying a selection of freeze pops along the way. Grades 1-3. If inclement weather is forecast, the program may be held virtually on Zoom.…Learn MoreWednesday, July 217:00—8:15 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL 'The Call of Kilimanjaro' with Jeff Belanger
Register HEREJoin author Jeff Belanger for a presentation on his new book, "The Call of Kilimanjaro: Finding Hope Above the Clouds," via Zoom.
About The Book/Presentation: Get ready to climb 19,341 feet to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro – one of the famed Seven Summits – the roof of Africa.…Learn More
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Thursday, July 224:00—5:15 PMWML lawn175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington , MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Learn to Play the Ukulele
Want to try an instrument that is fun and easy to play? Join Julie Stepanek as she shows the fundamentals of ukulele playing. You'll learn how to tune, strum and read chords. After a short lesson, you'll be able to play songs. No experience necessary.…Learn More
Thursday, July 227:00—8:30 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Local History: Prohibition Wine
Register HEREMarian Leah Knapp offers a glimpse into Prohibition-era Wilmington in her book Prohibition Wine: A True Story of One Woman's Daring in Twentieth-Century America. She tells the true story of her grandmother, widowed Jewish immigrant Rebecca Goldberg, and her forays into bootlegging.…Learn More23
Friday, July 2310:00—10:15 AMPeggy Kane Reading GardenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Read to Thor
Come read to Thor, a beautiful dog who loves to listen to kids read! Sign up for one 15 minute session per reader.…Learn More
Friday, July 2310:15—10:30 AMPeggy Kane Reading GardenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Read to Thor
Come read to Thor, a beautiful dog who loves to listen to kids read! Sign up for one 15 minute session per reader.…Learn More
Friday, July 2310:30—10:45 AMPeggy Kane Reading GardenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Read to Thor
Come read to Thor, a beautiful dog who loves to listen to kids read! Sign up for one 15 minute session per reader.…Learn More
Friday, July 2310:45—11:00 AMPeggy Kane Reading GardenWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Read to Thor
Come read to Thor, a beautiful dog who loves to listen to kids read! Sign up for one 15 minute session per reader.…Learn More
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Saturday, July 2410:00—11:00 AMWML lawn175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington , MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Baby Paint & Play!
Infants and their caregivers can come and enjoy painting with all kinds of tools and colors, making this a sensory experience they won’t forget! Ages 0-2If inclement weather is forecast, the program may be postponed. Please check out website on the day of the program to confirm location.…Learn More
Saturday, July 243:00—4:00 PMWML lawn175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington , MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Kid's Create: Paint Palooza!
Families of all ages will have a blast making a mess with paint! Use a variety of tools to get your paint on the canvases, experimenting with textures and colors!Ages 3+Masks are required for all attendees ages 5 and up and strongly encouraged for children ages 2-5.…Learn More25
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Monday, July 262:30—3:00 PMWCTVWilmington Memorial Library175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA, 01887
WCTV Live: Cookin' the Books
Join Library Associate Lisa Crispin as she talks about and demonstrates recipes. Featured Cookbook: Recipes from The Great Gatsby eraLive on WCTV, Comcast 9 / Verizon 37 and online at WCTV. org/live/ (Don't forget to press the Play icon to start the live stream).
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Tuesday, July 277:00—8:30 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Creative Writing Skills Group
Learn and apply creative writing tips, tools, and techniques shared by published authors and other writing experts. Open to all who want to improve their creative writing skills and get their work published. Led by local writing enthusiast, Barbara Alevras.…Learn More
Tuesday, July 277:00—8:00 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Among Us Teen Game Night
Join your crewmates in a multiplayer game of teamwork and betrayal over Zoom! Download the free Among Us app, and play in a private match hosted by the WML. Grades 6-12This is an online event via Zoom. An invite will be sent two hours prior to the start of the program to the email given at registration.…Learn More
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Wednesday, July 2810:00—11:00 AMVirtual Event via Zoom
OUTDOOR Well Read Wednesday Book Group
This book group discusses contemporary books, both fiction and non-fiction, led by Library Director Tina Stewart. Copies of the book are available at the library. Will be held in the Peggy Kane Reading Garden or else indoors if inclement weather.…Learn More
Wednesday, July 283:00—3:45 PMWML lawn175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington , MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Animal Care
Join Lindsay Andella from the Lowell Humane Society to learn about their animal shelter, basic pet care, microchipping, and how to improve the lives of the animals in the community. Grades 2-6
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Thursday, July 294:00—5:00 PMWML lawn175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington , MA, 01887
OUTDOOR Thumbtack Dragon Eggs Crafternoon
Combining flat tacks and Styrofoam eggs, create realistic dragon eggs fit for any fantasy enthusiast. Grades 4+All summer programs will be held outdoors adjacent to the WML unless otherwise noted.…Learn More
Thursday, July 297:00—8:00 PMVirtual Event via Zoom
VIRTUAL Boats Against the Current: The Honeymoon Summer of Scott and Zelda
Author and historian Richard Webb shares his book, Boats Against the Current: The Honeymoon Summer of Scott and Zelda, the companion to the newly released documentary, Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story, which explores the story behind the iconic American novel, The Great Gatsby.…Learn More
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