News and Events from the Wayland Library, June 22, 2018

Summer Hours Have Begun. Weekday hours stay the same, but we’re open Saturdays from just 10-1, and closed Sundays.  This schedule is in effect until August 31.  The Library will be closed Wednesday, July 4.

ADULT PROGRAMS 

  • Libraries Rock! Adult Game Night. Join us for a game night at the Library!  Following our Summer Reading theme of “Libraries Rock!” we’ll play either a book-related or music-related game. Depending on attendance we may play more than one!  Possible games include Encore, Spontuneous, and Bring Your Own Book. Teens also welcome.  The fun happens on Monday, July 2, 7-9 p.m.
  • NY Times Online Now Available Through the Library—at Home! Just go to waylandlibrary.org and look under Online Resources.  You’ll find a link to establish a free, temporary online account to the New York Times.  You’ll have access to all nytimes.com content, plus articles from 1981 to now, and from 1851 to 1922.  You’ll also be allowed five articles a day from 1922-1980.  Off-site users also get the Times app!
  • Adult Summer Reading—Get in On the Fun. Summer Reading is not just for kids!  From June 25th through August 29th, grownups can earn summer reading raffle tickets if they:
    • peruse a library magazine or newspaper
    • read to a child
    • attend a library program
    • read and recommend a book to a librarian
    • and more—all just as easy!

Following the theme of “Libraries Rock!” we’ll celebrate reading and libraries with music-themed programs, culminating with a Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia evening and a raffle drawing for prizes.  Sign up online or stop by the Reference Desk for details.

Book Groups

  • Noon Book Group.  Fulfill a summer reading requirement with the Noon group’s pick, The Plot Against America by Philip Roth.  Set in an alternate America, the novel portrays the fate of a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey when Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh defeats Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election.  The discussion will place on Friday, September 8.
  • Cookbook Club. This month, participants will make and share recipes from The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison.  We’ll discuss book and author while enjoying our homemade delights.  Join us on Thursday, July 12 at 6 p.m.

BABY AND PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

  • Weekly Storytimes
    • Mother Goose Time (Infants-2.5 years) Tuesdays, June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 at 10:30 a.m.
    • StoryVine (2.5 -5 years) Thursdays, June 28, July 5, 12, and 19 at 10:30 a.m.
  • Music and Movement, Wednesday, July 18, 10:30 a.m. Get your wiggles out! Songs, dances, and stretches for walkers to age 5.
  • Story Walk, Tuesday, Tuesday, July 24, 3:30 p.m. Enjoy time with your child, expand their literacy skills by reading and talking about pictures, and get some physical activity at this Story Walk led by Beverly Mobilia of Wayland Community Partnerships for Children and Families.  We will meet on the lawn behind the Children’s Room. For ages 3 and 4, with parent/caregiver.
  • Brain Building Storytime, Wednesday, July 25, 11a.m.-12p.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.

SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS

  • Family Ukelele Program, Monday, June 25, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Get in the mood for our Summer Reading Program Libraries Rock! by learning the ukulele!  Julie Stepanek will lead this workshop for children and parents. For children ages 5 and up with a parent/caregiver. Registration required only if you need to borrow a ukulele.
  • Rock the Library! Magic Show, Wednesday, June 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m Magician Debbie O’Carroll and her husband, musician Tom O’Carroll, will kick off our Summer Reading Program Libraries Rock! with a Magic Show that highlights  music from around the world. For ages 5 and up.
  • Drop-in Yankee Doodle Craft, Tuesday, July 3, 3:30-5:00 p.m. Children will make decorations for the 4th of July, while listening to patriotic tunes. For ages 4 and up.
  • Drop-in Craft: Windchimes, Tuesday, July 10, 3:30-5:00 p.m.  Children will make their own windchimes. For ages 4 and up.
  • Tiger Dances to Turtle’s Tune, Wednesday, July 11, 11:00-11:45 a.m. Minstrel storyteller Mary Jo Maichack will perform the Caribbean tale “Tiger Dances to Turtle’s Tune“. Children will be invited to take the stage in this interactive show about a Tiger who hates to work (and loves to trick his neighbors into doing all the work) and a very clever turtle who saves the day on Tiger’s yam farm.  There will be plenty of opportunities to sing a long! A musical feast for children ages 4 and up. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wayland Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

FOR TEENS

  • Comic Book Workshop, Thursday, July 12, 3:00-4 p.m. Artist and educator Rachel Maguire will teach teens how to draw their own comics. For teens in grades 6 and up.
  • Summer Reading! The Wayland Public Library’s Children’s Summer Reading Program Libraries Rock! Starts on Monday, June 25. Sign up for our Summer Reading Program Libraries Rock! on Monday, June 25, or any day thereafter. This summer we will Read to Bead.  When you sign up you will get a goodie bag, a brag tag, a necklace chain, and a paper log to keep track of your reading. The more you read, the more beads you earn to add to your brag tag necklace.  (You can also sign up online if you prefer, and get your brag tag and goodie bag when you come to the library.) We are offering lots of entertaining programs throughout the summer, including a family ukulele program, a magicshow, a music and storytelling performance called Tiger Dances to Turtle’s Tune, Toe Jam Puppets, an Australian music show by Didgeridoo Down Under, craft programs, and an Ice Cream Social.
  • The Wayland Public Library’s Teen Summer Reading Program Libraries Rock! Starts on Monday, June 25. Teens who register online and write at least one original book review will win a prize, and be entered into a raffle for a free Kindle Fire.  There will also be programs for teens this summer, including a comic book workshop, a cooking class, and a movie night. The Summer Reading Club is funded by the Friends of the Wayland Library, the Wayland Cultural Council, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and the Boston Bruins.

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT YEAR’S GIRLS WHO CODE CLUB  The Wayland Library Girls Who Code Club is looking for volunteer facilitators for the 2018-2019 academic year. Affiliated with the national Girls Who Code organization (girlswhocode.com) and its mission of closing the gender gap in technology, the Wayland club brings together middle and high school girls for hands-on learning about code and technology. Enthusiasm for working with the girls is required; technical skill is helpful but not necessary, especially if you are willing to learn along with them. If you are interested, or would like to know more, please contact Head of Youth Services Pam McCuen at pmccuen@minlib.net.  If you want to be notified when registration starts for next year’s club, contact Pam as well.

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