HOLIDAY HOURS. The library will be closed on Monday, October 10, for Columbus Day.
SEPTEMBER IS LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH. In celebration of Library Card Sign-up Month, we are having Picture Day at the Library on Saturday, September 24, from 2-4 p.m. Join the Friends or renew your membership and get your children’s picture taken with a favorite book. You will get a framed copy of the photo courtesy of the Friends of the Library. To be assured of a spot, sign up online through the library’s online event calendar.
Grow Your Organization Without Destroying Greatness. In an entertaining mixture of lecture, exercise, and great television commercial, Dr. Laurence J. Stybel’s presentation will argue that scaling an organization is about keeping the values that made it great, while adding business discipline. This program will interest profit and nonprofit leaders who want to expand their organizations, and private equity partners looking at investments. Tuesday, September 27, at 7 p.m.
BRILLIANT BEACONS: A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE. Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of “Leviathan
MELISSA ORLOV: “ADULT ADHD, RELATIONSHIPS AND YOUR FAMILY”. If you have a child with ADHD, chances are good you also have an adult with ADHD in the family. Our monthly Great Presenters series will start up on Tuesday, October 4, at 7:30 p.m. when Wayland resident Melissa Orlov will discuss the effect of ADHD across generations and provide strategies to tame the chaos. Ms. Orlov is one of the country’s top experts in this area and has written two award-winning books on this topic. She trains therapists, speaks around the world, and provides seminars and counseling for ADHD-impacted couples in need. You can find more about her at www.ADHDmarriage.com.
3D DESIGN WITH TINKERCAD. On Thursday, October 20, from 7-8:30 p.m., 3D artist Eric Carlsen will guide kids and adults through the process of creating their own 3D models using Tinkercad, a fun and free 3D design tool. We will watch the 3D printer work and the objects we create will be printed after the workshop. Attendance needs to be limited, so registration is required. Register via the event calendar on the Wayland Library website. You MUST be 12 or older to register on your own, but we encourage parents of younger kids to register and design with their children.
GIRLS WHO CODE CLUB AT THE WAYLAND LIBRARY. Calling all girls interested in learning how to code! We are launching a Wayland branch of the National Girls Who Code Club. The mission of GWC is to help bridge the gender gap in technology fields. Girls will learn Scratch, JavaScript, AppInventor, Python, HTML/CSS and more to build graphics, videogames, and websites. The club will meet every Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. during the school year, staring on October 18 and will be run by Wayland parent volunteers. We need to limit the club to 15 girls. Girls in grades 6 to 12 are welcome to register through the event calendar on our website. If you can, bring your own laptop, but this is not required. Questions? Email Pam at pmccuen@minlib.net or call her at 508-358-2308.
BABY AND PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
- Weekly Storytimes!
- Mother Goose Time (Infants-2.5 years) most Tuesday mornings, 10:30-11 a.m.
- StoryVine (2.5 -5 years) most Thursday mornings from 10:30-11 a.m.
- STEAM Team: Cool Chemistry ,Wednesday, September 28, 3-4 p.m. for ages 5 and up. Kids will explore the amazing properties of water, baking soda, vinegar, soap, and milk in several hands-on experiments.
- Sing-along with Jeannie Mack, Thursday, October 6, 10:30-11:15 a.m. for babies-age 5 with caregiver. Jeannie Mack will perform all kinds of fun, sing-along songs geared for young children.
- Baby and Me, Four Fridays: 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, and 10/28 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. for ages 2-12 months. Meet other caregivers and children and have fun! This play group is led by Beverly Mobilia of the Wayland Community Partnerships for Children and Families.
- Toddler STEM: Science, Wednesday, October 19, 10:30-11 a.m. for ages 15-30 months with caregivers. Toddlers will explore what happens with containers, colors, and bubbles. This is the first of a four-part workshop series on STEM topics. Registration required. Please register for all 4 workshops through our online event calendar. Limited to 9 families.
- Zumba Kids Jr., Tuesday, October 25, 10:3-11 a.m. for children ages 2.5 to 4 years old
SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS
Parent-Child Book Group. Wednesday, September 28, at 7 p.m. for third and fourth graders with a parent. September’s book for discussion is “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate.
- Lego Club, Wednesday, October 5, 2016 3-4 p.m. for ages 5 and up. Children will make fabulous creations out of Legos.
- Drop-in Board Games, Tuesday, October 11, 3-5 p.m. for ages 5 and up. Play a favorite board game with a friend in the library. We will supply the games.
- Maker Lab: Monster Slime. Wednesday, October 19, 3-4 p.m. for children ages 5 and up. Put on a lab coat and enter the Maker Lab! In this session children will learn about chemical reactions by making monster slime.
- Book Buddies, Monday, October 24, 4-5 p.m. for children in grades K to 2 with an adult. This month local parent and author Giselle Shardlow will read her picture book “Trish’s Fall Photography
” and teach children the poses presented in the book. We will also do a craft.
- Drop in Crafts: Fall and Halloween, Wednesday, October 26, 3-5 p.m. for ages 4 and up. Make spooktacular Fall and Halloween crafts with librarian Elise Katz.
Adult workshops
- Introduction to the iPhone/iPad, Thursday, October 13, 2 p.m. Come if you have some experience with your iPhone/iPad, but feel like you might be missing out on some of the basics. Be sure to bring your iPhone or iPad with you.
- Facebook Workshop, Monday, October 17, noon-1 p.m. Like it, love it, or be constantly infuriated by it, Facebook seems here to stay. 1.4 Billion (yes that’s Billions with a B) users can’t be all wrong. Come learn what all the fuss is about with Facebook.
Learn about our new library mobile app! Thursdays from 4-5 p.m.: October 6 and October 20. Come learn how our new app pulls the library experience together in one great package. You can use the app to search the digital and physical library catalogs, reserve available materials. scan books you want to read with the camera to see if the library has a copy, place holds, and learn about upcoming events at the library.
OCTOBER BOOK DISCUSSIONS FOR ADULTS
The library runs several adult book groups, and new members are always welcome. For more information about any of the groups, call the library at 508-358-2311.
Armchair Travel Book Club: Wednesday. October 12, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., “Badluck Way: A Year on the Ragged Edge of the West” by Bryce Andrews
- Clean Eating Book Club: Thursday, October 13, 6-7:30 p.m., “Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can’t Wait to Make
” by Melissa Clark
- Noontime Book Group: Friday, October 14, 12-2 p.m., “The Light Between Oceans
” by M.L. Stedman
- Evening Book Group: Monday, October 17, 7-8:30 p.m., “The Mark and the Void
” by Paul Murray
ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP. Do you know someone who is learning basic English? The library is starting an English conversation group for beginning and advanced beginning English speakers. This group is ideal for people who want to practice their English and learn about American culture. We will meet two Fridays each month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The next session will be on September 9 and 30. Also, English-language learners at any level can apply for a free, one-on-one, English-language tutor. Applications are available at the adult circulation desk.
ESOL TUTOR TRAINING CLASS. Training classes for new ESOL tutors are scheduled for five Wednesday evenings from 6-9 p.m. on 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, and 11/9. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Ginny Steel, ESOL Program Director, at 508-358-7517 or virginia@thesteels.com.
NEEDLEWORK/HANDWORK GROUP. Our needlework group, which is open to all, will start up again in September. This group, facilitated by Ann Moses, welcomes any adult who quilts, embroiders, knits, or does any type of hand work. We will meet the following dates: October 5, November 2, December 7, January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, and May 3.
