The Friends of the Library are now accepting donations! Drop off your gently loved, no longer wanted books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles at the library during our open hours now through June 30. Please, nothing in bad condition, stained, moldy, etc. Thank you!

The Friends will be “on vacation” from all donations in July and August. They will resume donations after Labor Day. 

Join former White House butler, Alan DeValerio, as he recounts his experience with White House entertaining and how it has evolved over the years. Alan will also display many of the White House artifacts that he has collected, and retell stories from those who have taken care of the First Families since FDR!

To celebrate National Library Week (April 3-9), the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program (hosted by the Connecticut Library Association) invites you to visit over 140 participating Connecticut public libraries within the month of April. Take the opportunity to explore each library’s architecture, ambiance and collection, in a program similar to the Connecticut Wine Trail Passport.

To participate, visit the WTL April 1 or after to pick up your Passport and list of participating libraries. More information will be given to you at that time. Return your completed Passport at the program’s end to be entered into drawings for a chance to win a $150 Visa gift card for adults (18 and up) and a $100 Visa gift card for children (under 18).  

Questions? Contact Jen Sullivan, Head of Adult Services (and coordinator of this statewide program) 203-389-3487 or jsullivan@woodbridgetownlibrary.org. Need a card? Stop by the Circulation Desk any time we are open, with proof of Woodbridge residency. Questions about library cards or your account can be directed to 203-389-3433 or askus@woodbridgetownlibrary.org

Author and filmmaker, Steve Hamm, returns to the Woodbridge Town Library to discuss the different forms climate change action can take in local communities. Steve will discuss his new book, The Pivot: Addressing Global Problems Through Local Action, which focuses on a collaborative effort created in the midst of COVID-19 to help communities become more sustainable and resilient.

Steve will also be showing his documentary, A River Speaks, about Connecticut’s Mill River. Together, the book and video are a call to action: for society, to pivot to becoming more sustainable and, for individuals, to become climate activists.

The Woodbridge Town Library has gone fine free, which means patrons will no longer be charged fines for overdue items. The Library had been waiving all overdue fines since the start of the pandemic and the recognition that fines create barriers to access led the Woodbridge Library Commission to vote to permanently eliminate all

fines for overdue books, movies and other library items at its March meeting. All existing overdue fines for Woodbridge Town Library items have been removed, but this policy change will not include replacement fees for missing or damaged items.

“We want people in the community to be excited about coming to the Library, rather than worried about whether or not they owe a fine,” says Library Director Eric Werthmann. “We want to encourage the use of the Library’s materials, facilities and services.”

The Fine Free movement is growing in the library world and has been adopted by many local libraries. Currently there are almost 100 fine free libraries (52 percent) in Connecticut, including nearby libraries in Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Hamden, Madison, and New Haven.

Items will still have due dates, and patrons will still responsible for returning books, movies and other borrowed items. If there’s no hold on an item for another patron, the item will be renewed automatically up to two times. Patrons are still responsible for lost or damaged materials; they will be charged the value of the item so that the library can buy a replacement copy. Overdue museum passes will have a $5 per day late fee.

This new policy applies only to items owned by the Woodbridge Town Library; fees may be charged by other Connecticut libraries (including those in the LION consortium) and may be applied to the patron’s library account. Please see the Circulation Department with any questions, or contact them: 203-389-3433 or askus@woodbridgetownlibrary.org

Have plants that don’t spark joy anymore? Extra pots laying around the house? Seeds you don’t plan on planting?

Drop them off at the library 3/24-3/25. Then return on Saturday to find new (to you) items!

There will also be a potting and pot-decorating station. All ages welcome!

Join us for the Seventh Annual “Peeps in the Library” contest at the Woodbridge Town Library!
This contest is open to all ages and teams are welcome to enter!

Peep dioramas will be displayed in the library in front of the Circulation Desk during open hours!

Registration begins on Monday, March 28 and ends Friday, April 8. You can register by stopping by the Reference Desk to pick up your package of Peeps, or by printing out the form below and obtaining your own package of Peeps.

Contest Rules

1. We will provide each person or group who enters with one pack of peeps (4 individual).
2. Create a diorama based on a book, literary character, or movie. Make the diorama using a standard shoebox sized box. You may add your own decorations and props.
3. All characters must be portrayed by Peeps. You may use more than the ones provided.
4. Contest is open to all ages. There are three separate prize categories: children/families, tweens/teens, and adults. Teams may include up to four members.
5. Please do not use any other food items (other than Peeps) in your diorama.
6. Limited to one entry per person/team.
7. Please fill out the entry form (included with kit or at bottom of this page) and submit it with your diorama.

Drop off your diorama with a completed form during library hours Saturday, April 16. Voting will take place the week of April 18. The winners will be announced the following week. Winners will receive a certificate, and be pictured on our website.

Kids can also learn more about local history by participating in a scavenger hunt at the library! Sign up for one of two sessions: Saturday, February 12 between 2 pm and 4 pm OR Saturday, February 26 between 2 pm and 4 pm. Registration Required.

The Woodbridge Town library invites you to participate in All CT Reads, a year-long initiative to promote lifelong reading, learning, and connection. Three books have been chosen for CT residents to read, one each for children, teens, and adults.

There will be a virtual launch on Thursday, January 13th with a live talk with the three authors of the main book selections which promises to be a very interesting conversation. Both the main and secondary book selections are available from the library. click the link for full information and free registration- we hope to see you there!

https://sites.google.com/view/allctreads/home