HOLIDAY HOURS. The library will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23, for the Thanksgiving holiday and will be closed on both Thursday and Friday as well. We will re-open on Saturday, November 27 at 10 a.m.
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.
- Storytime with Dog! Thursday, November 17, 10:30-11a.m. for ages 3 and up, Children will listen to dog stories and have a special canine visitor as Corbyn, a beautiful Samoyed, and her owner Helen will join us.
- Zumba Kids Jr. Tuesday, November 29, 10:30-11 a.m. for children ages 2.5 to 4 years old
- Singalong with Jeannie MackThursday, December 1, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
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.
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.
3D DESIGN WITH BLENDER. 3D artist Eric Carlsen returns to the library on Thursday, November 17, from 7-8:30 p.m. to introduce teens and adults to the process of creating 3D models using Blender, a powerful and sophisticated 3D design tool. We will be printing out the creations! Workshop attendance needs to be limited, so registration is required. You MUST be 12 or older to register on your own, but we encourage parents to register and work with their children. There will be an additional program on Thursday, December 15.
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.
NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo (which stands for National Novel Writing Month) challenges participants to write 50,000 words over the course of the month and encourages them by offering Write-In events that provide support and inspiration. The library is participating in NaNoWriMo with our last of three Write-Ins on Tuesday, November 22 from 6-9 p.m. For more information contact Rachel Sideman-Kurtz.
WAYLAND CENTER HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE. The annual Holiday Open House is scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, December 4. Wayland musician Fran Friedman will be at the library to lead a family sing-along of favorite winter holiday songs from 3 to 4 p.m.
