ADULT SERVICES

• Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book Group. In Arkady Martine’s A Memory Called Empire (2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel), action and intrigue, empire and identity power a complex tale.  Register through our Events menu.  Thursday, August 26 at 7 p.m.
• ASL Basics, Part 2. Prerequisite: ASL Basics, Part 1.  The main focus of this course, taught by an experienced ASL instructor, is to incorporate the participants’ current vocabulary into conversational phrases that can be used immediately.  The course is taught in four 45-minute weekly Zoom sessions, and allows up to 20 participants.  Participants must commit to all four sessions.  Course materials include handouts that include signs learned during the class, and videos embedded in the handouts. These videos include an instructor signing the vocabulary learned during the live session.  Register through our Events menu.  Wednesday, September 8 at 6 p.m.
• 3D Design Tutorials Now on YouTube. We’re adding our 3D design workshops to the library YouTube channel. Visit the channel, or our 3D printing page, for new and upcoming videos.
• Calling All Amateur Archivists. The Wayland Public Library has recently digitized four volumes of handwritten Wayland Library Trustee Records from 1870-1945 that are now available on the Internet Archive.  We need to have about 700 pages transcribed into type to make them searchable and easier to read.  We’re hoping to find 10-20 volunteers to help with this project, perhaps staggered throughout the year.  It’s an opportunity to view historic documents and get a close-up look at the library’s early days.  If interested, please contact M.J. Wright at 508-358-2311 or mwright@minlib.net.
• Many New Things. Our Library of Things just got three excellent additions.  With the Rapitest 4-Way Soil Analyzer, you can test your garden or houseplant soil for fertility (nitrogen/phosphorous/potash,) light, moisture, and pH.  The Benjamin Moore Color Preview Fan Deck will help with your decorating and paint selection decisions.  And you can investigate the plants, insects and microbes in your environment with the IQ Crew 52-Piece Microscope Set.

YOUTH SERVICES

FOR BABIES, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS

• PLAY! Kits for toddlers and preschoolers. The Children’s Room is launching a set of themed PLAY! Kits to check out and enjoy at home with your toddlers and preschoolers. Each kit contains 6 to 7 new books, an educational toy, as well as an activity sheet and a song sheet to inspire at home learning and fun. Language-rich, child-centered play fosters early literacy, social emotional growth, problem solving skills, and the confidence to take on new challenges. Developing these skills now will help your child be ready for school. The PLAY! Kits are funded by the Mind in the Making Grant, federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Commissioners.
• *Outdoor Storytimes with Ms. Carly. Join Ms. Carly for an outdoor storytime! Children and their caregivers will listen to stories, sing songs, and perform fun rhymes and movements. We will meet on the green lawn behind the library. For babies through preschool age children, with caregivers. Registration required.  Face masks are required for children ages 2+. We encourage attendees to bring along a picnic blanket or a lawn chair. This event is weather permitting. You can register here or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Tuesdays, Sept. 7, Sept. 14, Sept. 21, Sept. 28 at 10:30 a.m.
• *Outside Storytimes with Ms. Pam! Join Ms. Pam for stories, songs, puppets, and activities OUTSIDE on the lawn behind the library. For ages 2.5 to 5 years with an adult. You can register here or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Thursdays, Sept. 2, Sept. 9, Sept. 23 and Sept. 30 at 9:30 a.m.

FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• September is Library Card Sign Up Month! We will have an outdoor scavenger hunt where kids can search for favorite book characters, as well as a bingo sheet that celebrates libraries! What can you do with your library card? A lot! Children who register for their FIRST library card this month will get a prize.
• Sculpture Naming Contest. There’s a new sculpture in the Friends’ Garden at the library entry, and we want YOU to help us name her. The bronze sculpture was created by local sculptor Janice Corkin Rudolf, and is in memory of longtime Wayland resident and Wayland Garden club member Pat Jones. The gift was made possible through the generosity of the Pat’s family and friends as well as the Wayland Garden Club. Send name ideas to Youth Services Librarian Pam McCuen at pmccuen@minlib.net or enter into the Naming Contest box in the Children’s Room. Library staff will post the top five contenders on the Wayland Facebook page in mid September and everyone can vote!
• *Outdoor Family Concert with Thomas Meunier. Join local musician Thomas Meunier for an outdoor family concert! He will get everyone singing with his repertoire of original songs and old favorites. We will meet on the green lawn behind the library. A great way to reconnect with friends at the beginning of the school year! For all ages. Register HERE or from our Eventkeeper calendar. Saturday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. (Rain date is 9/25 at 11 a.m.)
• *The Moon and Nighttime: Outdoor Storytime with Ms. Elise. Ms. Elise will read picture books that feature the Moon and Nighttime. For ages 4 and up with an adult. Please register HERE or online from our Eventkeeper calendar. Wednesday, September 22 at 3:00 p.m.
• *The Sun and Daytime: Outdoor Storytime with Ms. Elise. Ms. Elise will read picture books that feature the Sun and Daytime. For ages 4 and up with an adult. Please register HERE or online from our Eventkeeper calendar. Wednesday, September 29 at 3:00 p.m.

*Outdoor programs meet on the green lawn behind the library. Face masks are encouraged for all participants. We will assist in maintaining social distancing but encourage attendees to bring along a picnic blanket or a lawn chair. Registration is required. Outdoor programming is weather permitting. Call or follow us online for updates.