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.
• New Library Building Forum.  The Library will hold a forum in the Town Building Large Hearing Room for residents to meet the project’s architect and view the revised design.  Learn about LEED certification and the opportunities this building will create.  Members of the architectural team, the board of library trustees, and the library planning committee will be on hand.  For more information, contact Aida Gennis, Trustees Chairwoman, at wgs3155@gmail.com or Sandy Raymond, Library Director, at sraymond@minlib.net.  Wednesday, February 7, 7:00 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.

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

• Evening. Confessions by Kinae Minato.  Monday, February 5, 7:00 p.m.
• Non-Fiction. When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin.  Wednesday, February 7, 1:00 p.m.
• Dystopian/Sci-Fi. On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee.  Wednesday, February 7, 7:00 p.m.
• Cookbook Club. The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper by Lynne Rosetto Kasper.  Thursday, February 8, 6:00 p.m.
• Noon. A Passage to India by E. M. Forster.  Friday, February 9.
• Armchair Travel. The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost. Wednesday, February 14, 10:00 a.m.

BABY AND PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

• Weekly Storytimes
  • Mother Goose Time (Infants-2.5 years) Tuesdays, Feb. 6, 13, 20 at 10:30 a.m.
  • StoryVine (2.5 -5 years) Thursdays, Feb. 15 and 22 at 10:30 a.m.
• 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.
• 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, Feb. 21, 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, Feb. 24, 10:30-11:00 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, February 27, 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.

SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS

• Parent/Child Book Group,  Wednesday, January 31, 7:00-8:00 p.m. This book club is for 4th and 5th 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 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.