ADULT PROGRAMS

• Great Presenters: Wayland’s Energy and Climate Action. Over the past seven years, Wayland’s Energy Committee has helped the town use 20% less electricity and save $200,000 in reduced energy costs. Learn what’s next (and how to help). We will also discuss a plant-rich diet—including recipes and delicious samples–which improves health and reduces personal carbon impacts. Ellen Tohn is an environmental health consultant with over 30 years of experience.  Her committee Co-Chair, Anne Harris, works in the green energy industry.  Diana Goldman is a vegan chef and teacher.  Tuesday, February 6, 7:30 p.m.
• Author Reading: Ali Hosseini. Ali Hosseini was born in Shiraz, Iran and came to the United States as a student.  He will share his personal story of immigration, discuss his writing, and read from his novel, The Place of Stones.  An Iranian village provides a vivid setting for the story of two friends and their families as they confront land reform, revolution and war, illuminating how a lost past continues to shape the present.  Monday, February 12, 7:00 p.m.
• Coding for Adults is Back! This fall’s Coding for Adults was so popular, we’re offering it again!  Explore key ideas in computer science, learn the basics of writing computer programs, and build a fun game using the Python programming language.  Instructor Win Treese has worked on software in startups, industrial research, and academia for many years.  He also runs the Girls Who Code club sponsored by the library. Regular attendance is encouraged; some online practice in between sessions will be helpful.  Bring your own laptop or check out one of ours (using your own flash drive).   Enrollment is limited, so look under “Events” on our website and sign up now! Thursdays, January 25; February 1 and 15; March 1, 15, 22, and 29; April 5 at 7 p.m.

LIBRARY BOOK GROUPS Open to all, no registration required.  Books are available at the library.

• Evening: Confessions by Kinae Minato.  Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you’ll never see coming, Confessions explores the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger.  Monday, February 5, 7:00 p.m.
• Non-Fiction: When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin.  Award-winning author Godwin recounts the turbulent history of his homeland, Zimbabwe, in carefully-crafted prose that–despite a tale of numbing violence and despair–never loses sight of the natural beauty and native spirit that drew his family to Africa in the first place. Wednesday, February 7, 1:00 p.m.
• Dystopian/Sci-Fi:  On Such a Full Sea, by Chang-Rae Lee, is a highly provocative, deeply affecting story of one woman’s legendary quest in a shocking, future America.  Wednesday, February 7, 7:00 p.m.
• Cookbook Club:  The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper by Lynne Rosetto Kasper.  Participants make recipes from a selected cookbook and share them, potluck-style. While enjoying our homemade delights, we discuss book and author.  Thursday, February 8, 6:00 p.m.
• Noon:  A Passage to India, E. M. Forster’s classic novel about colonialism and race.  Friday, February 9.
• Armchair Travel:  The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific, by J. Maarten Troost, is the author’s memoir of life of life on a remote island. Wednesday, February 14, 10:00 a.m.

BABY AND PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

• Weekly Storytimes
  • Mother Goose Time (Infants-2.5 years) Tuesdays, Jan. 23; Feb. 6, 13, 20 at 10:30 a.m.
  • StoryVine (2.5 -5 years) Thursdays, Jan. 25; Feb. 15 and 22 at 10:30 a.m.
• Storytime with Corbyn the Dog, Thursday, February 8, 10:30 a.m. Children will listen to dog stories and have a chance to visit with Corbyn, a beautiful Samoyed. Corbyn (with her owner Helen) has been certified as a therapy dog by Pets and People Foundation.  For ages 3 and up.
• Brain Building Storytime, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Storytime, parachute play, and brain-building activity. Program led by Beverly Mobilia of Wayland Community Partnerships for Children and Families. For ages 2 to 5, with parent/caregiver.
• Sensory Storytime, Saturday, Jan. 27, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children will sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft. For ages 2 and up, with parent/caregiver. Sensory Storytime is designed for children with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues, other developmental disabilities, and their typically developing peers. If your child has difficulty sitting through our other storytimes, this program might be for you.
• Zumba Kids Jr., Tuesday, January 30, 10:30-11:00 a.m. Rhythm and dance program for children ages 2.5 to 4 years old. Led by Julia Walderzak of H2K Happy Healthy Kids Fitness Studio.
• Sing-along with Jeannie Mack, Thursday, February 1, at 10:30 a.m.Jeannie Mack will perform all kinds of fun, bounce-around, sing-along songs for young children. Plenty of opportunity for audience participation! For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers with caregiver.

SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS

• Comic Book Kids, Thursday, January 25, 4:00-4:45p.m. Comic Book Kids is a NEW graphic novel book club for kids in grades 2-5. January’s book is Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. We will discuss the book and enjoy a snack.
• Parent/Child Book Group, Wednesday, January 31, 7:00-8:00 p.m. This book club is for 4^th and 5^th graders with a parent.  January’s book is The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Bradley. (This event is rescheduled from January 17.)
• Drop-in Family Game Day, Wednesday, January 31, 3:00-5:00p.m. Drop in for an afternoon of board games and card games. Play an old favorite or learn a new game. For ages 4 and up.
• Lunar New Year Celebration, Saturday, February 3, 2:00-3:00p.m Children will welcome in the Year of the Dog by listening to stories and making crafts. For ages 4 and up. This program is sponsored by the Wayland Chinese American Association and the Wayland After School Chinese Program.
• Lego Club, Wednesday, February 7, 3:00-4:00 p.m.Children will make fabulous creations out of Legos. This month’s theme: Winter Wonderland. For ages 5 and up.
• Drop-in Crafts: Valentines and Chinese New Year,  Wednesday, February 14, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Make fabulous crafts in celebration of Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year. Led by librarian Elise Katz. For ages 5 and up.

FOR TEENS

• Late Night Pizza Study Nights for Teens During Exam Week, January 22, 23, and 24. Wayland High School Students!  Feed your brain while studying with your friends at the library! Pizza will be served at 5:30 p.m.  Snacks will be served throughout the evening. The library will stay open until 11 p.m. just for you.  We hope you ace your exams.
• Random Fandom,Monday, January 29, 2:45-3:45 p.m. TAB (Teen Advisory Board) will meet for the first time in the new year. Teens are invited for fandom related snacks, crafts, and trivia. For teens.

FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN: Storytime at the Wayland Winter Farmer’s Market, Saturday, February 3, at 11:00-11:30 a.m. Come to a storytime upstairs at Russell’s Winter Farmer’s Market. Program led by librarian Carly Moniz. For ages babies to 5 years, with parent/caregivers.