ADULT SERVICES

• Reopening, Step 1: Curbside Pickup. We can’t open our doors to the public yet, but starting June 1, we’ll be filling holds and putting items outside our parking lot door for pickup.  You can place your hold through our catalog or by calling us 9am-12pm.  You can only reserve items that are currently on our shelves; there’s still no delivery between Minuteman libraries.  Once we’ve filled your hold, we’ll call you with the choice of picking it up between 10-11 or 11-12.  If you can’t pick it up that day, you’ll have the chance to pick it up the next, then the hold will be canceled.  You can reserve a maximum of 10 items on your card per pickup.  You MUST have an appointment to get your items.  There will be no service at the door, no physical interaction with a librarian.  Of course, we know you’ll practice safe social distancing if you arrive at the same time as another patron.  Unfortunately, we still can’t accept returns, but we expect to do so later in the summer. We appreciate your support and patience as we navigate what is uncharted territory for all of us, and we look forward to finally being able to serve you again in person, even in this restricted fashion.
• Want to Get a Good Night’s Sleep?   Do you have trouble falling asleep?  Do you wake up and can’t get to sleep again?  Join this conversation with health coach and yoga instructor Nancy Wind and gain some tips from Ayurveda wisdom to help you rest deeply through the night. Sign up here to receive the Zoom info and to submit any questions in advance.  Wednesday, June 3 at 7 p.m.
• Online Concert: Julian Loida, Vibraphone. Julian Loida is a Boston-based percussionist, composer, and producer.  He has performed jazz, folk, and classical, collaborating with dancers, visual artists, songwriters/composers, and musicians of all stripes. This program was supported in part by a grant from the Mass Cultural Council.  See this concert live on our Facebook page on Sunday, June 7 at 3 p.m.
• Organize Your Home & Feel Better. Learn why de-cluttering is important, simple strategies to begin the process, and how to identify common beliefs about why we save things.  Wayland resident Cindi Jacobs transforms homes and gardens through her business, Simply Done.  Sign up through the Events link on our website to receive the Zoom info.  Wednesday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m.
• Noon Book Group. The group will convene via Zoom on Friday, June 12 to discuss Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, the first novel originally written in Arabic to win the Man Booker International Prize.  Available on Hoopla as both ebook and audiobook.  Contact amoore@minlib.net if you would like to take part.
• Delivery for the Homebound Resumes. If you’ve been part of our homebound delivery service in the past, or are now restricted to your home by more than the threat of COVID-19, our stalwart volunteer is ready to get back on the road for us, starting June 1.  Call us at (508) 358-2311 between 9 and noon with your requests (limited to what’s currently on our shelves) and be sure to specify that you need this service.  You’ll have your hold within a few days.

YOUTH SERVICES

FOR BABIES , TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS

• Weekly Facebook Live Storytimes. Join Ms. Carly for a Facebook Live storytime on the Wayland Public Library’s facebook page. Children and their caregivers will listen to stories, sing songs, and perform fun rhymes and movements.  Tuesdays, June 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 10:30 a.m.
• Weekly Sing-alongs posted on Facebook. Check out our Facebook page or Youtube channel for prerecorded sing-alongs created by Ms. Laura, Ms. Janet, and others on our Youth Services team. Check out our Facebook page on Fridays, June 5, 12, 19, and 26 to see the new posts. (Or anytime to see what has already been posted.)
• Storyvine moves to Zoom. Join Ms. Pam for stories, fingerplays, puppets, and songs. Contact Pam at pmccuen@minlib.net in advance if you and your child would like to get on the Zoom  invite list. For caregivers and children ages 2 to 5. Thursdays, June 11 and 25  at 10:30 a.m.
• Kids Yoga moves to FaceBook! Sonia Gomez from Serfi Yoga will give a yoga class for children, toddles to age 5. Her class will stream on the Wayland Facebook page on Thursday, June 11, at 1:30 p.m.

FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• Weekly Craft programs posted on Facebook. Children’s Librarian Elise Katz will demonstrate easy crafts you can do at home with your children. These short videos will be posted on the Wayland Facebook page on Wednesdays, June 10, 17 and 24 at 3 p.m.
• Parent/Child 4^th/5th  Grade Book Club on Zoom. We will be discussing The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. The Girl Who Drank the Moon is available on Libby and on Hoopla. If you would like to join our online meeting, contact Pam in advance at pmccuen@minlib.net to get on the Zoom Group invite list. For 4^th/5^th graders with a parent. Tuesday, June 9 at 7 p.m.
• Magic Show on Zoom with Mike Bent. Join “Best of Boston” magician Mike Bent for a new online magic show and mini magic lesson. This laugh-filled, live experience features amazing magic tricks, hilarious comedy and expert teaching of easy-to-learn magic tricks using common household objects. Please register on our eventkeeper calendar to get on the Zoom invite list. Thursday, June 25, at 2:30 p.m.
• ScienceTellers Present Dragons: Return of the Ice Sorceress Join us for a virtual showing of “Dragons: Return of the Ice Sorceress.” Watch a fun, fantasy adventure and discover just how “cool” matter can be. The host will answer questions and teach a science experiment you can do at home. Please register on our eventkeeper calendar to receive a Zoom invite. Tuesday, June 30, at 3:00 p.m.

FOR TEENS 

• Virtual Escape Room for Tweens. Can’t get enough of Animal Crossing? Go on an island adventure with our virtual escape room! Solve puzzles all around the island to recover your stolen Bells and pay back your home loan. Don’t have a Switch? No worries! All you need is a web connection to participate. The virtual escape room will go live on our blog and on our Facebook page on Thursday, June 11 at 3 p.m.
• Teen Crafternoon: Glitch Art. Want to zhuzh up your next drawing? Grab some markers and pens and learn how to give your drawings a glitch effect. We’ll break it down step-by-step so that it’ll be a piece of cake. This Teen crafternoon will be posted on our blog, our Facebook page, and our YouTube channel on Thursday, June 18, at 3:00 p.m.

SUMMER READING: 

The theme for this year’s Summer Reading Program for children in grades pre-K to Grade 5 is Imagine Your Story. We will be celebrating fairy tales, imagination and reading! Children will keep track of their reading online and earn virtual badges for reading and completing fun craft and STEM challenges. Our youth services librarians will have lots of great activities posted for you to do at home with your children. Also, we will have several virtual programs throughout the summer, including an online magic show and a zoom performance by Sciencetellers of “Dragons: Return of the Ice Sorceress”. More info about this program, as well as our Summer Reading program for teens, coming soon!