ADULT SERVICES

• Planning for Medicare: Countdown to 65. This program will help you better understand your Medicare health insurance options outside of your employer-sponsored coverage, whether or not you’re planning to retire.  Topics include: Medicare and Medicare Parts A and B; enrollment timeline; Medigap plans that supplement Medicare coverage; Advantage plans, such as HMOs and PPOs; Part D prescription drug plans; plans and programs available to early retirees, such as COBRA.  Lisa Farnham, Senior Plan Consultant at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, will present and answer your questions. Attend in-person or via Zoom.  Register through our Events menu.  Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m.
• Writing for the LGBTQ Community. Join us for a conversation with local authors writing within and for the LGBTQ+ community. Bren Bataclan, Anna Burke, Federico Erebia, Jane C. Esther, and Sarah Jean Horowitz will discuss their books, their writing, and the impact they have on readers of all ages.  Register here for the Zoom link.  Hosted by the Ashland Public Library and co-sponsored by the Wayland and 14 other public libraries.  Thursday, June 30 at 7 p.m.
• CD Sort-of Giveaway. To gain space (and because they don’t circulate much anymore), we’re heavily cutting our music CD collection, especially classical.  Before they get donated to Savers (because they’re also hard to sell), why not come in and pick out some for yourself?  There’s no actual charge for them, though the Friends of the Library would greatly appreciate a donation.  Just ask for Andy and he’ll bring them out.  You’ll get some great music and we’ll know it found a good home

YOUTH SERVICES

SUMMER READING. Our 2022 Summer Reading Program Camp iRead: Read Beyond the Beaten Path has begun! Programming highlights include Circus Minimus, making a Rube Goldberg machine, live caterpillars from the Caterpillar Lab, and the Toe Jam Puppet Band. Kids in grades preK through grade 5 will keep track of their reading online or on paper logs and will earn badges for time reading and for attending programs. Every child who registers can pick up a goody bag at the library. Participants will also earn raffle tickets for prizes! Our Teen Reading Program has also started.  Teens can participate in camp-themed programs at the library and read to earn gift packs and gift card prizes. Register for the kids Summer Reading Program and the Teen Summer Reading Program online at WaylandLibrary.Beanstack.org   The Massachusetts Statewide Summer Library Program is funded by the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

FOR BABIES, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS

• Outdoor Storytimes with Ms. Carly. Join Ms. Carly outdoors for storytime! Children and their caregivers will listen to stories, sing songs, and perform fun rhymes and movements. We will meet on the lawn behind the library. In the case of inclement weather we will hold the storytime in the Children’s Room. For babies through preschool age children, with caregivers. You can register here or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Tuesdays, July 12, and July 26 at 10:30.
• Outdoor Storytimes with Ms. Pam. Join Ms. Pam outdoors for stories, songs, puppets, and activities. We will meet 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,  June 30, July 7, and July 14 10:30 a.m. 

FOR ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN

• Paper Hand Puppets Craft. Kids will create simple paper hand puppets. For ages 4 and up. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Tuesday, June 28, at 3:00 p.m.
• 4th/5th Grade Book Club (rescheduled from Tuesday, June 14). We will be discussing Framed by James Ponti. We will meet in the Teen Loft. Register HERE or online from our eventkeeper calendar.  For 4^th and 5^th graders. Questions or to get a copy of the book email Pam at pmccuen@minlib. Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m.
• Circus Minimus: One-Man Circus-in-a-Suitcase. This show gives everyone an opportunity to participate in an enthralling, whimsical celebration of the imagination. At Hannah Williams Playground, 71 Main Street, Wayland. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. For ages 3 and up. Wednesday, June 29, at 4:00 p.m.
• Storybook Theatre. Children will listen to the folktale Jack and the Beanstalk, and then make simple costumes and props and act out the story. We will meet outside, weather permitting. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. For ages 5 and up. Thursday, June 30, at 3:30 p.m.
• Make a Rube Goldberg Machine with Jay Mankita. Playful Engineers teaching artist Jay Mankita will present a workshop in which participants will have a chance to design, build, test, and play with Rube Goldberg “Machines”, and other chain reactions. For ages 4 and up. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Wednesday, July 6, at 2:00 p.m.
• Bubble Making Day. Kids can make their own bubble wands, test different bubble solutions, and try to create giant bubbles too! We will meet outside on the lawn behind the library. For ages 4 and up. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Thursday, July 7, at 3:30 p.m. This event is weather permitting.
• Sidewalk Chalk Painting. Kids will help create sidewalk chalk paint and then paint the sidewalk beside the library with fun designs. For ages 4 and up. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Tuesday, July 12, at 3:30 p.m. This event is weather permitting.
• Messy Art with Ms. Elise. Join Ms. Elise to make colorful spin art (using salad spinners and paint) and hanging sun catchers with glue and food coloring. Weather permitting, we will meet outside on the green lawn. For ages 4 and up. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Wednesday, July 13, at 3:30 p.m.
• Caterpillar Lab. Join The Caterpillar Lab in a free-exploration program and experience the incredible world of New England caterpillars. Bright foliage bursts with color and life, while our caterpillar experts are on hand to answer questions, share our experiences, and highlight the many unique stories found in our own backyards. For all ages. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Drop in any time between 2:00-5:00p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at 2:00 p.m.
• Animals Around the World: Desert vs. Rainforest. Joy from Joys of Nature will bring live animals to the Hannah Williams Park! She will teach kids about how these animals have adapted to survive in different habitats. Kids will get an opportunity to see the animals up close. Featured animals will include Penelope the alligator!  At Hannah Williams Playground, 71 Main Street, Wayland. For ages 3 and up. Thursday, July 21. There will be two half hour shows. Please register HERE for the 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. show. Please register HERE for the 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. show.

FOR TEENS

• Sun Catcher Mosaic Craft. Make a beautiful sun catcher mosaic to decorate your space! For ages 11 and up. Please register HERE. Thursday, July 14, at 3:30 p.m.
• Camp Crafts for Teens. Missing summer camp this year, or wishing you could go back already? Make wish bracelets using cord and beads and no-sew patches from adhesive felt to escape to camp for the afternoon. Weather permitting, we will meet outside. For ages 11 and up. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Wednesday, July 20, at 3:30 p.m.

SEEKING VOLUNTEER CODING TEACHERS. The Wayland Library Girls Who Code Club is looking for volunteer facilitators for the 2022-2023 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 girls for hands-on learning about code and technology.

The Wayland library plans to have two clubs: one for girls in grades 3-5 and one for girls in grades 6 and up. 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