WAYLAND CENTER HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE.  Stop in to meet our new director, Dana Mastroianni, and enjoy some delicious refreshments.  In addition, Wayland musician Fran Friedman will lead a family singalong of winter holiday favorites in the Raytheon Room from 3 to 4 p.m.

GREAT PRESENTERS: Rev. Stephanie May, Th.D.: “The Gendered Politics of Home, Homeland, and Religion”, Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.   From the role of homespun fabric in the Revolution to the creation of Homeland Security post-9/11, ideas of home have conveyed who belongs and who is in charge. Drawing on her research as well as current events, Rev. May invites us to see the politics in the language of home.  The Rev. Dr. Stephanie May received her doctorate in Religion, Gender, and Culture from Harvard Divinity School in 2012. Since graduation, she taught as an adjunct professor at Brandeis University and Boston College before becoming the minister at First Parish in Wayland in 2014. Stephanie lives nearby in Lincoln with her family.

ADVANCED 3D DESIGN WITH BLENDER II, Thursday, December 15, 7-8:30 p.m.  Eric Carlsen and members of the Wayland High School FRC Robotics Team return to guide people who are already familiar with Blender through adding detail to models. Registration is required for this workshop and you must be familiar with Blender or have completed one of our earlier Blender Workshops.  You must be 12 or older to register on your own, but we encourage parents to register and work with their children.

CONVERT YOUR LPs INTO CDs, Monday, December 5, 7 p.m. There’s so much great music on them, but when’s the last time you listened to your records?  Reference Librarian Andy Moore will show you how to use the free software program Audacity to convert your LPs and cassette tapes to digital files.  Burn them onto a disc, upload them onto a portable device, or post them online–you’ll give that old collection new life!

INTRODUCTION TO THE IPHONE/IPAD,  Thursday, December 8, 2 p.m. Do you have some experience with your iPhone/iPad but feel like you might be missing out on some of the basics? Come on in. M.J. will discuss organizing icons, SIRI and the microphone, battery life, and other basics of these versatile and complex devices. Be sure to bring your iPhone or iPad with you.

DECEMBER BOOK DISCUSSIONS FOR ADULTS. The library runs several adult book groups, and new members are always welcome. For more information about any of the groups, call the library at 508-358-2311.

• Clean Eating Cookbook Club: Thursday, December 8, 6 p.m.  Ancient Grains for Modern Meals by Maria Speck.  The author will join us for discussion!  Participants come with a dish to share from the cookbook.  We discuss the book while enjoying its bounty.  For more information on the Ms. Speck, see http://mariaspeck.com/.
• Noon Book Group: Friday, December 9.  Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.
• Evening Book Group: Monday, December 12, 7 p.m.  The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.
• Armchair Travel Book Club: Wednesday, December 14, 11:30 a.m.  Wide-Open World:  How Volunteering Around the Globe Changed One Family’s Lives Forever by John Marshall.

 ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP. Do you know someone who is learning basic English? The library’s English conversation group meets two Fridays each month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The next sessions will be on November 18, December 2, and December 16.

NEEDLEWORK/HANDWORK GROUP.  Our needlework group will meet the following dates: December 7, January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5, and May 3. All are welcome

EXHIBITS.  In November the library foyer displays oil painting by artist Rob Franco. The Raytheon Room features photographs by the Sudbury Valley Nature Photography group.

BABY AND PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

• Weekly Storytimes! 
  • Mother Goose Time (Infants-2.5 years) most Tuesday mornings, 10:30-11 a.m.
  • StoryVine (2.5 -5 years) most Thursday mornings from 10:30-11 a.m.
• Singalong with Jeannie Mack, Thursday, December 1, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
• Holiday Crafternoon, Wednesday, December 14, 3-5 p.m.  Get in the spirit of the season and make simple holiday crafts and gifts in this drop-in crafternoon.  Ages 4 and up.

SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAMS

• Lego Club, Wednesday, December 7, 3 p.m.
• Parent/Child Book Group, Wednesday, November 30, 7-8 p.m. for 3rd and 4th graders with a parent. November’s book is The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies.