News and Events from the Wayland Library

Holiday Hours. The Library will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27.

Kindle e-Books from the Library. A session for anyone who wants to know how to download free library books on a Kindle. Perhaps you received one for a Mother or Father’s Day gift! Don’t be a slave to Amazon! Learn how to use it to access great e-books from the library for FREE. All manner of Kindle download questions will be answered by Matt Amory, Wayland Library’s Technology Specialist. Monday, June 17, from 10-11 a.m.

Photography by Bob Olshanky  “Seeing the Light,” an exhibit in the library’s foyer this month, consists of seven landscape photographs taken by Olshansky over the past few years. They were taken either early in the morning or late in the day when natural light and colors can be most compelling.

Book Discussion Groups  . On Monday, June 3, at 7pm our Evening Book Group, led by librarian Andy Moore, will discuss Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. On Friday, June 7, at noon our Noontime Book Group, led by Assistant Director Sandy Raymond, will be discussing Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks. New members are always welcome at both of our groups and books for discussion on available at the main circulation desk.

Preschool Music Program   On Tuesday, June 18, from 10:30-11:30am, we will offer a special program for preschoolers (ages 2-5) with Ellen Hoffman. Ellen mixes instruments and imagination, music and movement, rhythm and reading, in an engaging, interactive program.

Infant Massage Workshop   Come to the library’s Raytheon Room on Thursday, June 20, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. to learn the art of infant massage from Sheryl White, a certified Infant Massage Instructor. Sheryl will demonstrate massage techniques for babies, ages birth to pre-crawling. Bring your baby and a soft baby blanket.

Drop-in Summer Solstice Craft   Kids, on Wednesday, June 19, from 3-5pm, welcome summer by making summer solstice crafts at a drop-in program led by librarian Elise Katz. Location: Raytheon Room

Kids, Dig into Reading this Summer!   Summer is right around the corner, and our Youth Services staff is busy visiting schools to tell kids how they can participate in this year’s summer reading program. Our theme this year is “Dig Into READING.” We will kick off Summer Reading on Thursday, June 27, at 1:30 p.m. with a magic show called “Dig Up Clues at the Library,” led by magician Greg McAdams and his trusty dog, Axel. Kids are invited to help super sleuth Greg and his canine companion solve the case of the missing library card. Nonstop magic, comedy, and audience participation will keep both children and adults laughing. For ages 4 and up.

More Summer Programs for Kids   There will be other great programs throughout the summer, including a performance of “Digging Dinosaurs and other Tales” by storyteller Diane Edgecomb and an Australian music performance from Down Under by Didgeridoo. Kids will also make Mummy Masks with an art educator from Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Children will be encouraged to keep track of their reading all summer, either online or on paper logs, and will be invited to an Ice Cream Bash on Thursday, August 15.

Needlework/Handwork Group  
Our Needlework/Handwork group meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Raytheon Room. It’s a group for people to work on needlework and handwork projects together. For more information, contact Ann Moses or 508-358-7113. Our last session this year will be on June 5.

Wayland’s GIS System: Learn What It Is and How To Use It   On Monday, June 24, at 7pm, Brendan Decker, the Town of Wayland’s GIS Specialist will give a talk on the town’s GIS system and how residents can use it to interact and manipulate data to identify features, measure distances, and use map layers to display a variety of geographic features. Learn how to create maps with text, save the maps, and print them out. Decker will show us how to query the system using ownership, address, or parcel ID data to get information on specific properties. He’ll demonstrate other system features that allow analysis of town geographic data, as well as providing useful links for obtaining town-related geographic information. The talk will conclude with a discussion of future directions for the town’s GIS service, and there will be time for Q&A. Mr. Decker is a certified GIS Professional with a B.S. in analytical cartography from the Ohio State University and 15 years of GIS job experience in both the public and private sectors.

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