News

Friends of the Library Book Sale
Great Decisions 2023 Season Begins
Library Memories Exhibit

March Events

For Kids & Teens
Pokémon Card Trading Day
Sing, Move, and Story!
Build a Leprechaun Trap
Teen Crafternoon: Mini Piñatas 
Get Crafty: Collage Art 
Sophisticated Stories for Grades 2+ 
Switch Tournament
Comics Making Workshop Series with Jonathan Todd
Dog Man Afternoon  

For Adults
Great Presenters: Janot Mendler de Suarez and Pablo Suarez
The Combat Zone with Jan Brogan
Hidden Figures & Women of NASA
Life of Gertrude Bell with Bob Begin
History of WFPL’s 175 Years
Palmistry with Diane DiPietro
Beginning to End the Climate Crisis
3 Virtual Author Talks

Ongoing Events

For Kids & Teens
Lego Club
Storytime with Ms. Pam
Babytime with Ms. Carly 
Toddler STEM
Storytime with Obie the Dog 
Magic the Gathering for Teens

Book Groups
4th/5th Grade Book Club 

For Adults
Poetry Workshop
Great Decisions
ESOL Discussion Group

Book Groups
Evening Book Group
Cookbook Club
Noon Book Group
Dystopian Sci-Fi Book Group

News

Come to the Raytheon Room and shop our HUGE selection of children's materials. Lots of adult and special gift books too. Most books are 50¢ to $1!

Saturday, March 4  11:00 AM

Great Decisions 2023 Season!

Join our current events discussion group! Our meetings consist of a 20 minute documentary film screening and lively, peer-facilitated discussion. Preparation involves reading an 8-page article from the Great Decisions Briefing Book.

We'll meet via Zoom on 3/3 and discuss in person meetings for the future. Email Steve Engler at [email protected] for more information.

Friday, March 3  9:15 AM

Library Memories Exhibit

Check out your library photographs on display in the Foyer through March!

Kids & Teens

Build a Leprechaun Trap   

Have you ever caught a leprechaun? It isn't easy. Would you build a trap to capture one or make an irresistible, cozy hiding place for one? Would you use a box, a cup, or blocks? Children will build leprechaun traps with Ms. Stephanie in this hands-on workshop. For ages 4 and up, with caregiver. 

Register

Wednesday, March 15  3:30 PM

Teen Crafternoon: Mini Piñatas 

Looking to freshen up your space with some funky décor? Stop by the Teen Loft to make a mini piñata. For teens in grades 6 and up. 

Register

Thursday, March 16  4:00 PM 

Switch Tournament   

Teens are invited to compete in our Mario Kart & Smash Bros. Switch tournament. There will be prizes! For teens in grades 6 and up.

Register

Friday, March 24  4:00 PM

Comics Making Workshop Series with Jonathan Todd

In this 4-part Comics Making Workshop, tweens will learn how to create and design characters for a graphic novel story, how to develop a story arc, how to turn a true event into a graphic narrative, how to create thumbnail sketches and drawings, how to measure letters, how to ink letters and drawings, as will as how to correct errors. Workshop series led by local artist Jonathan Todd. Meets Tuesdays, March 28, April 11, April 25, and May 9, from 4 to 6 pm. For ages 9 and up. Registration is required.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wayland Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. 

Register

Tuesdays, March 28, April 11 & 25, May 9  4:00-6:00 PM 

Dog Man Afternoon   

Celebrate the newest Dog Man book! Drop in to create comics, play games, and attempt to foil Petey's latest scheme by following the clues in a scavenger hunt. For ages 5 and up. 

Register

Wednesday, March 29  3:30 PM

Great Presenters:  Janot Mendler de Suarez and Pablo Suarez

"Serious Fun for Global Change: Lessons from Climate & Antiracism"

A range of approaches developed to elicit insights and breakthrough collaborations, from African villages to the White House, and from the Vatican to NASA. 

In person or virtual: Register

Tuesday, March 7  7:30 PM

The Combat Zone: Murder, Race and Boston's Struggle for Justice with Jan Brogan

Three Black men are charged with first degree murder in a racially divided city at the peak of busing violence. A brutal murder... two flawed trials... and the not so delicate balance between justice and revenge in Boston.

In person or virtual: Register
Co-sponsored by the Wayland Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. 

Wednesday, March 8  7:00 PM

Hidden Figures & Other Women of NASA

Celebrate Women’s History Month and explore the lives of the many women who made their dreams of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics come true at NASA.

Virtual: Register

Presented in partnership with the Wellesley Free Library.

Thursday, March 9  7:00 PM

The Fascinating Life of Gertrude Bell with Bob Begin

She rode a camel as well as any Bedouin trader and spoke seven languages fluently. She was a skilled archaeologist, cartographer, linguist, photographer and diplomat.

Bob Begin recounts the story of the dauntless Gertrude Bell, a woman who defied the limitations of her time.

In person or virtual: Register

Tuesday, March 14  7:00 PM

Wayland Library celebrates 175 years: Our history. Your stories.

Wayland Library History Program
Founded in 1848, WFPL is one of the oldest public libraries in the United States. This program will feature Dr. Robert Gross, Jane Sciacca, and a team of Brandeis doctoral students who researched highlights from WFPL's past. Attend in person or via zoom: Register

Sunday, March 19  2:30 PM

Join us for a Community Celebration!

Sunday, May 7  2-4 PM 
(Rain Date May 21)

Palmistry with Diane DiPietro

Diane DiPietro will cover the origins and uses for palmistry over many centuries, and provide a brief description of the major lines on our hands and their significance. Note: There will be no palm readings at this event.

In person only: Register

Tuesday, March 28  7:00 PM

Beginning to End the Climate Crisis with Alexander Repenning and Sabine von Mering

How do you begin to end the climate crisis? Neubauer and Repenning's book, translated by Wayland scholar Sabine von Mering, weaves their evolution as climate activists with an analysis of how climate change impacts their generation, and what everyone of us can and must do about it.

In person or via Zoom: Register

Co-sponsored by Energize Wayland.

Friday, March 31  3:00 PM

Author! Author!

Check out three virtual author events this month at your library!

Range with David Epstein

Epstein argues that in most fields—especially those that are complex and unpredictable—generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Virtual: Register

Monday, March 13 1:00 PM

Southern Inspired with Jernard Wells

A talk that will leave you starving for more! Chat with celebrity chef Wells about his newest cookbook. Virtual: Register

Tuesday, March 21 4:00 PM

Code Name Sapphire with Pam Jenoff

A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of bravery and resistance. Virtual: Register

Tuesday, March 28  7:00 PM

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