ADULT SERVICES

• Explore Roleplaying Games. Curious about tabletop roleplaying games (e.g. Dungeons & Dragons, Critical Role online)? Looking for a fun, creative way to work together to tell stories and make friends?  Library staff member Julian Butcher, author and player of roleplaying games, will cover games in all sorts of genres, and help you join or start a group at the library.  Gaming veterans and newcomers equally welcome.  Ages 16+.  LGBTQ+ inclusive.  Register.  Monday, November 27 at 7 p.m.
• Author Talk: Craig Harris and Indigenous Music. Join music historian Craig Harris for a multimedia presentation exploring more than five hundred years of Indigenous history and cultural evolution through his latest book, Rise Up! Indigenous Music in North America. More than powwow drums and wooden flutes, Indigenous music intersects with many different genres.  Register.  Wednesday, November 29 at 7 p.m.
• Virtual Author Talk: Naomi Alderman and The Future. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction, the efforts of two very different women could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization.  Alderman’s novel The Power was one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2017 and has been translated into more than thirty languages.  .  Thursday, November 30 at 3 p.m.
• Virtual Author Talk: Victoria Aveyard. Join us as the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen and Realm Breaker series chats about YA fantasy fiction, world-building, and her incredible body of work.  Register.  Tuesday, December 5 at 7 p.m.
• Great Presenters: Win Treese and The Romantic Engineer. Though poetry and technology seem antithetical, poetry itself is a technology, combining techniques to create emotional effects. And technologies can move us—both literally and figuratively—in unexpected ways.  Join Win–software consultant, writer, teacher, and poet–in exploring how poetry can help us contemplate the artificial as well as the natural world.  Register.  Tuesday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Children’s Book Sale. Just in time for the holidays, the Friends of the Library are gathering together a terrific assortment of books for kids of all ages. Picture books, chapter books, YA novels, graphic novels, drawing books, activity books, popular series, fantasy, and more–at amazing prices! Sunday, December 10 from 2 to 5 p.m.

BOOK GROUPS

All books available at the library. No registration required.

• Evening.  Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.  In a small Irish town in 1985, a coal merchant and family man makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.  In-person and online.  Contact btuttle@minlib.net for more information.  Monday, December 4 at 7 p.m.
• Noon. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.  Two boys form an unlikely alliance when they’re sentenced to a brutal reform school in 1960s Florida.  In-person and online.  Contact amoore@minlib.net for more information.  Friday, December 8.

YOUTH SERVICES

FOR FAMILIES

Family Holiday Singalong with David Polansky. Local musician David Polansky will lead a Family Holiday Singalong for all ages upstairs in the Round Room of the Library. In addition to vocals, Polansky will play the keyboard and the trumpet.  Come and sing your favorite holiday songs and learn some new ones.  Refreshments will be served.  This event is a part of the Wayland Center Holiday Open House.  For all ages. Sunday, December 3, at 3 p.m.

FOR BABIES, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS

•  Baby & Toddler Storytime with Ms. Carly. This storytime encourages early literacy and caregiver-child interactions with lively songs and rhymes, bounces, books, and body-awareness. Best for babies and toddlers, with caregiver. Please register. Tuesdays, November 21, November 28, December 5, December 12, at 10:30 a.m.
• Storytime with Ms. Pam. Join Ms. Pam for stories, songs, puppets, and activities. For ages 2.5 to 5 years with an adult. We will meet in the Children’s Room. Please register. Thursday, November 30, December 7, and December 14 at 10:30 a.m.
• Baby Signing. Learn how to reduce frustration and help give your baby the ability to communicate before he/she can speak. Workshop led by Sheryl White of Baby Kneads. For babies, and caregivers. Please register HERE. Wednesday, November 29, at 10:30 a.m.
• Hanukkah Storytime. Come learn about Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light, with songs and stories. Program led by Rabbi Josh Breindel and Youth and Family Education Director Scott Newman from Congregation Beth El in Sudbury. For age 2 and up. Please register HERE. Wednesday, December 6 at 10:30 am.

FOR ELEMENTARY AGE CHILDREN.

• Build it!: Homes and Houses. Winter is coming and people and animals all need shelter – somewhere snug, warm and dry. Join Ms. Stephanie to design and build winter houses using cardboard and recyclables. For ages 4 and up, with caregiver. Please register HERE. Wednesday, November 29, at 3:30 p.m.
• Pokemon Card Trading Day. Kids are invited to a Pokémon card trading day at the library. Come with cards you are willing to trade! For ages 7 to 11. Please register HERE. Thursday, November 30, at 4:00 p.m.
• Lego Club. Children will make fabulous creations out of legos. This month’s theme is Magical Creatures! We will meet in the Raytheon Room. For ages 5 and up, with caregivers. Please register HERE. Wednesday, December 6, at 2:00 p.m.

FOR TEENS

• School Bus Stop at the Wayland Public Library Reinstated! Starting on Monday, November 13, Wayland Middle School and Wayland High School students can get dropped off at the Wayland Public Library. The #2 Bus will stop at the library at around 3:40 pm. For questions about the bus route/stop, please contact Melissa Ricci at Melissa_ricci@waylandps.org. For questions about the waiver form and scheduling, please contact the schools’ main offices. (WMS main office: 508-358-3801; WHS main office: 508-358-7746). Thank you to Melissa Ricci, schools’ transportation coordinator, and to Janet Delano, dispatcher for First Student, for making this happen
• Henna Workshop for Teens. Henna, more traditionally referred to as Mehendi art, is a temporary tattoo art form consisting of intricate motifs that adorn hands and feet. This workshop will take an unconventional approach to the ancient art form. Teens will begin by getting familiar with the henna cone, and then draw patterns, such as flowers, leaves, and vines, on a canvas. Teens are also, of course, welcome to draw on their own hands. All materials will be provided. Local teen Niyathi Srinivasan from Henna for Humanity will lead this workshop. For teens in grades 6 and up. Please register HERE. Thursday, December 14, at 4 p.m.