FOR ADULTS:

• Author Talk: My Summers with a Serial Killer. As the lonely child of a single, working mother, Liza Rodman found solace with her babysitter, a gentle handyman who made her feel safe.  Decades later, she learned he had murdered numerous women.  She and her award-winning co-author, Jennifer Jordan, tell her tale in The Babysitter, the culmination of her obsession with the case.  This virtual event will be hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library and co-sponsored by the Wayland Public Library.  Register through our Events menu.  Wednesday, July 13 at 7 pm.
• Author Talk: Getting Things Done. David Allen’s 35 years as a management consultant and executive coach has earned him worldwide and Forbes’s recognition as one of the top five executive coaches in the U.S.  His New York Times-bestselling book, subtitled The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, has sold millions of copies and has been published in thirty languages.  Its “GTD” methodology has become a global phenomenon, taught by training companies in more than 90 countries.  Register through our Events menu.  Thursday, July 14 at noon.
• Author Talk: The Other Madisons. According to the oral history passed down through her family, writer and retired pediatrician Bettye Kearse is a descendant of Coreen, an enslaved woman, and President James Madison, Coreen’s half-brother as well as her enslaver.  Some 30 years in the making, The Other Madisons—The Lost History of a President’s Black Family is both a personal family history and an homage to millions of silenced, invisible African-Americans.  This virtual event will be hosted by the Ashland Public Library and co-sponsored by the Wayland Public Library.  Register through our Events menu.  Thursday, July 14 at 1 p.m.
• Magazine Survey. Please use the brief survey on our website to tell us how you use our magazine collection and what you’d like to see in it.  Thanks!
• Improve Your Work with LinkedIn Learning. Though it’s no longer called Lynda.com, this terrific instructional platform still offers a wealth of instruction courses that can help you get the job you want, or enhance the one you have.  New content includes Overcome Overthinking, Building Resilience, and Managing Anxiety in the Workplace.  You’ll also find collections of courses especially curated for your particular skill set.  Plus software instruction, management training, and much more.  Just go to Online Resources on our home page and scroll down to Instruction and Careers.
• 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, 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 out whatever’s not already in the book sale area downstairs.  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 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,   July 7, and July 14 10:30 a.m.
• Sing, Move, and Story! Jodi Levin from Family ACCESS will lead children in songs and movement, and will share a story! Weather permitting, we will meet outside. (In the case of inclement weather, we will meet in the Children’s Room.) Please register HERE. Wednesday, July 27, at 3:00 p.m.
• Family Sing-along with Ms. Janet. Join Ms. Janet for songs and stories. She will bring her ukulele! Afterwards children will make their own drums. Weather permitting, we will meet outside. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. For ages 3 and up. Thursday, July 28, at 10:30 a.m.

FOR ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN

• 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.
• Campfire Song Singalong with Julie Stepanek. Learn (or re-learn) campfire songs with Julie Stepanek! She will sing Heigh Ho, Black Socks, On Top Of Spaghetti, The Other Day I Met a Bear, and more! AND she will bring ukuleles for children and parents to strum along. Weather permitting, we will meet outside. For ages 4 and up. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Wednesday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m.
• Listen to the Music! Camp Songs & Folk Songs. Join Ms. Elise to learn about early folksingers; listen to some of their songs, and make a simple musical instrument. For ages 5 and up. Please register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Wednesday, July 27, at 3:30 p.m.

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