Join Ms. Pam for stories, songs, puppets, and activities.
This interactive storytime encourages language development, socialization and fun.
For ages 2.5 to 5 years, with caregivers.
We will meet in the Children's Room.
Join Ms. Pam for stories, songs, puppets, and activities.
This interactive storytime encourages language development, socialization and fun.
For ages 2.5 to 5 years, with caregivers.
We will meet in the Children's Room.
Kids are invited to a Pokémon card trading day at the library.
Come with cards you are willing to trade!
For ages 7 to 11. Please register.
Kids are invited to a Pokémon card trading day at the library.
Come with cards you are willing to trade!
For ages 7 to 11. Please register.
Do your kids play Minecraft... or watch others play on YouTube? Are you concerned with their sudden obsession? Does it feel like they're speaking a foreign language? Are you flummoxed by the cubist screen?
If yes, this is the program for you!
Get a basic Minecraft primer at the Library! Experienced gamer Julian Butcher will walk us briefly through the games' origins, history and objectives. You'll gain an understanding of Minecraft terms like "bedrock," "java", "mods," and "skins," and become familiar with the creative and educational possibilities of the game. Learn how to safely shepherd your children's Minecraft adventures and discover useful resources for further family investigations and fun!
Presenter Julian Butcher (he/him) is part of the circulation staff at the Wayland Public Library. He has (too much) experience playing Minecraft and other video games, and has a M.S. in physics from Brandeis University.
Do your kids play Minecraft... or watch others play on YouTube? Are you concerned with their sudden obsession? Does it feel like they're speaking a foreign language? Are you flummoxed by the cubist screen?
If yes, this is the program for you!
Get a basic Minecraft primer at the Library! Experienced gamer Julian Butcher will walk us briefly through the games' origins, history and objectives. You'll gain an understanding of Minecraft terms like "bedrock," "java", "mods," and "skins," and become familiar with the creative and educational possibilities of the game. Learn how to safely shepherd your children's Minecraft adventures and discover useful resources for further family investigations and fun!
Presenter Julian Butcher (he/him) is part of the circulation staff at the Wayland Public Library. He has (too much) experience playing Minecraft and other video games, and has a M.S. in physics from Brandeis University.
Practice your English skills! We will read a short story or article and discuss it. No preparation is needed. This group is best for intermediate or advanced speakers.
September 15 and 29
October 20 and 27
November 17
December 1 and 15
9-10 a.m. in the Wayland Library Raytheon Room
Registration is required. Limited to 10 people. We will keep a waitlist in case there are cancellations.
Contact Amy Conway at aconway@minlib.net or ask for her at 508-358-2311.
Practice your English skills! We will read a short story or article and discuss it. No preparation is needed. This group is best for intermediate or advanced speakers.
September 15 and 29
October 20 and 27
November 17
December 1 and 15
9-10 a.m. in the Wayland Library Raytheon Room
Registration is required. Limited to 10 people. We will keep a waitlist in case there are cancellations.
Contact Amy Conway at aconway@minlib.net or ask for her at 508-358-2311.
RESCHEDULED FROM JULY 27
Local musician Julie Stepanek will get the whole family singing chants,
call and responses, and other catchy songs. She will bring her ukulele!
For ages 3 and up, with caregiver.
Weather permitting, we will meet outside on the lawn.
RESCHEDULED FROM JULY 27
Local musician Julie Stepanek will get the whole family singing chants,
call and responses, and other catchy songs. She will bring her ukulele!
For ages 3 and up, with caregiver.
Weather permitting, we will meet outside on the lawn.
Kids and Teens are invited to enter our Fifth Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
Compete for Best Carved or Best Decorated pumpkin! We will have contests for Kids ages 3-11 and Teens ages 12-19. Submit 1 photo (only 1 photo) of your pumpkin then vote online for the winners. See below for important dates and details.
October 1: Registration opens for a free library pumpkin. You are also welcome to use your own pumpkin or gourd. Please complete a separate registration form for each person who needs a pumpkin.
October 17-22: If you registered for a free library pumpkin, stop by the library to pick it up. We will send a reminder email to registrants with details about where to get your pumpkin.
October 23: Email your pumpkin photos by the end of day to Carly at cmoniz@minlib.net. Please indicate when you submit photos which category (Carved or Decorated) and which age group (Kids or Teens) you are participating in.
October 25-30: Visit us on Facebook or here on our Library Blog to vote for Best Carved and Best Decorated in the three age groups.
October 31: The winners will be announced!
Questions? Contact cmoniz@minlib.net
Stop and Shop generously donated pumpkins for this event.
Kids and Teens are invited to enter our Fifth Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest!
Compete for Best Carved or Best Decorated pumpkin! We will have contests for Kids ages 3-11 and Teens ages 12-19. Submit 1 photo (only 1 photo) of your pumpkin then vote online for the winners. See below for important dates and details.
October 1: Registration opens for a free library pumpkin. You are also welcome to use your own pumpkin or gourd. Please complete a separate registration form for each person who needs a pumpkin.
October 17-22: If you registered for a free library pumpkin, stop by the library to pick it up. We will send a reminder email to registrants with details about where to get your pumpkin.
October 23: Email your pumpkin photos by the end of day to Carly at cmoniz@minlib.net. Please indicate when you submit photos which category (Carved or Decorated) and which age group (Kids or Teens) you are participating in.
October 25-30: Visit us on Facebook or here on our Library Blog to vote for Best Carved and Best Decorated in the three age groups.
October 31: The winners will be announced!
Questions? Contact cmoniz@minlib.net
Stop and Shop generously donated pumpkins for this event.
Hear 3 published poets read from their recent collections which emerged as each persevered through a sudden devastating health crisis. You’ll find an emotional breadth of losses and lessons mined in their resilient journeys to recovery.
Q & A to follow. Book sales & signings available, cash only. Register below to attend in person or via Zoom.
Linda Lamenza is a poet and literacy specialist in Massachusetts. Her chapbook, Left-Handed Poetry, was a finalist for Hunger Mountain’s May Day Mountain Chapbook Series and is forthcoming with Finishing Line Press. The poems were written during rehabilitation from severe injuries incurred as a pedestrian hit by an SUV. Her work has appeared in Green Ink Poetry, Lily Poetry Review, San Pedro River Review, The Comstock Review, Nixes Mate, and elsewhere.
Margot Wizansky’s chapbook memoir of her near-death experience, Wild for Life, was published by Lily Poetry Review in 2021. Her book of poems The Yellow Sweater will come out in 2023. Her works have appeared in Paterson Literary Review, Missouri Review, Bellevue Literary Review, and many others. She edited What the Poem Knows, A Tribute to Barbara Helfgott Hyett. She has been awarded residencies at Writers@Work, Salt Lake City, and Carlow University, Ireland. She’s retired from a career developing housing for adults with disabilities.
Dianne Silvestri is a physician and poet. Her book But I Still Have My Fingerprints, recently published by CavanKerry Press, describes her confrontation with the diagnosis of acute leukemia and her journey through bone marrow stem cell transplantation and complications, ultimately to claim survivorship. Her work has appeared widely, including JAMA, The Healing Muse, American Journal of Nursing, Journal of Radiology Nursing, Naugatuck River Review, Barrow Street, and Main Street Rag.
Hear 3 published poets read from their recent collections which emerged as each persevered through a sudden devastating health crisis. You’ll find an emotional breadth of losses and lessons mined in their resilient journeys to recovery.
Q & A to follow. Book sales & signings available, cash only. Register below to attend in person or via Zoom.
Linda Lamenza is a poet and literacy specialist in Massachusetts. Her chapbook, Left-Handed Poetry, was a finalist for Hunger Mountain’s May Day Mountain Chapbook Series and is forthcoming with Finishing Line Press. The poems were written during rehabilitation from severe injuries incurred as a pedestrian hit by an SUV. Her work has appeared in Green Ink Poetry, Lily Poetry Review, San Pedro River Review, The Comstock Review, Nixes Mate, and elsewhere.
Margot Wizansky’s chapbook memoir of her near-death experience, Wild for Life, was published by Lily Poetry Review in 2021. Her book of poems The Yellow Sweater will come out in 2023. Her works have appeared in Paterson Literary Review, Missouri Review, Bellevue Literary Review, and many others. She edited What the Poem Knows, A Tribute to Barbara Helfgott Hyett. She has been awarded residencies at Writers@Work, Salt Lake City, and Carlow University, Ireland. She’s retired from a career developing housing for adults with disabilities.
Dianne Silvestri is a physician and poet. Her book But I Still Have My Fingerprints, recently published by CavanKerry Press, describes her confrontation with the diagnosis of acute leukemia and her journey through bone marrow stem cell transplantation and complications, ultimately to claim survivorship. Her work has appeared widely, including JAMA, The Healing Muse, American Journal of Nursing, Journal of Radiology Nursing, Naugatuck River Review, Barrow Street, and Main Street Rag.
Wayland Author Juliette Fay will join us in person!
To participate virtually, email Brittany at btuttle@minlib.net for the Zoom link.
Pick up a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk.
The Half of It by Juliette Fay
One perfect night. Forty years of buried hurt. One chance to make it right. Can the past ever be fixed? With humor, heart, and grace, USA Today bestselling author Juliette Fay delivers an immensely satisfying page-turner, perfect for fans of Josie Silver and Jojo Moyes.
“I’m wondering if we can be friends again.”
When fifty-eight-year-old Helen Spencer reviews her life, what she sees are the mistakes. Over the years, things seemed to go sideways incrementally, one little wrong decision at a time. She can even pinpoint where it all started to go awry: a wonderous, romantic night in the woods her senior year of high school with a boy named Cal Crosby. A night she would soon work hard to forget.
Forty years, one marriage, three children, and one grandbaby later, suddenly there he is—Cal Crosby!—right in front of her with grandchildren of his own in tow. The chance to finally get some answers and sort out what happened is within reach. But Helen would much prefer to keep that night and all the fury, hurt, and sorrow that followed tightly locked away where she doesn’t have to face it.
Cal Crosby, however, is ready to talk. He has no idea of the can of worms he’s about to open. In fact, he doesn’t know the half of it.
A warm, poignant, propulsive novel about settling the past, rekindling lost friendships, and discovering love when you least expect it.
Wayland Author Juliette Fay will join us in person!
To participate virtually, email Brittany at btuttle@minlib.net for the Zoom link.
Pick up a copy of the book at the Circulation Desk.
The Half of It by Juliette Fay
One perfect night. Forty years of buried hurt. One chance to make it right. Can the past ever be fixed? With humor, heart, and grace, USA Today bestselling author Juliette Fay delivers an immensely satisfying page-turner, perfect for fans of Josie Silver and Jojo Moyes.
“I’m wondering if we can be friends again.”
When fifty-eight-year-old Helen Spencer reviews her life, what she sees are the mistakes. Over the years, things seemed to go sideways incrementally, one little wrong decision at a time. She can even pinpoint where it all started to go awry: a wonderous, romantic night in the woods her senior year of high school with a boy named Cal Crosby. A night she would soon work hard to forget.
Forty years, one marriage, three children, and one grandbaby later, suddenly there he is—Cal Crosby!—right in front of her with grandchildren of his own in tow. The chance to finally get some answers and sort out what happened is within reach. But Helen would much prefer to keep that night and all the fury, hurt, and sorrow that followed tightly locked away where she doesn’t have to face it.
Cal Crosby, however, is ready to talk. He has no idea of the can of worms he’s about to open. In fact, he doesn’t know the half of it.
A warm, poignant, propulsive novel about settling the past, rekindling lost friendships, and discovering love when you least expect it.
This storytime encourages early literacy and caregiver-child interactions with lively songs and rhymes, bounces, books, and body-awareness.
Best for babies & toddlers, with a caregiver.
We will meet outdoors on the green lawn, weather permitting. We recommend bringing a picnic blanket or lawn chair.
This storytime encourages early literacy and caregiver-child interactions with lively songs and rhymes, bounces, books, and body-awareness.
Best for babies & toddlers, with a caregiver.
We will meet outdoors on the green lawn, weather permitting. We recommend bringing a picnic blanket or lawn chair.
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