Join us on Tuesdays for storytime and little handmakers. Ms. Elisabeth will lead us with this early literacy program followed with a craft to build strength and dexterity in our little’s hands.

4TH OF JULY PARADE PREP & WORKSHOP

Join us as we prep our banner and spirits for the upcoming parade in Wayland. Let us come together to paint, craft and dream.

TIME CAPSULE

Make history at your library!
Join libraries across the Southern Tier in celebrating
America’s 250 anniversary by participating in the
community time capsules! Community members are
encouraged to submit a drawing, letter, photograph or pick up a prompt from the front desk at your next visit to the library!
Submissions are accepted until August 31 and then the time capsules will remain sealed until 2076!

STEAM STUDIOS

This July 1 at 1 pm we will be kicking off our STEAM STUDIO for the summer. We will be creating a three dimensional story loosely based on your family history. Let the journey of your past inspire your work.

A tunnel book plays with layers of imagery to create depth, using your foreground, middle ground, and background to transport the viewer into your personal story.
 
Being able bring ideas to life, troubleshooting and innovating a design as it materializes from your thoughts is a skill to hone for all ages, so bring your creative brain as we will provide the materials & instructions.
 
To register please call 585.728.5380.

DINOSAUR EXPEDITION ADVENTURE

Mike and Roberta Straka are field paleontologists who will be presenting on the Albertosaurus skull. They will highlight the features of this particular carnivore. Audience members will experience the thrill of digging up a real Triceratops dinosaur bone and then help construct a dinosaur on a large cut out.
 
This family friendly program will be filled with the magic of discovery and a display of rare fossils!

STEAM STUDIOS

STEAM Studio is a youth program that plays within the merging of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics. We will explore how many disciplines we can utilize while making our ideas reality. Even a simple box has more engineering behind it than one would think.

For this STEAM, we are going to think like a packaging engineer as we remake a cereal box into our personal theater. Use your favorite game or book as possible inspiration for set design and character/puppet development.

MAGIC IN THE GARDEN

There is always magic to be found in the garden. From flowers to bugs, to fairies and gnomes. Your imagination is your only limitation to what you can find to inspire you on this garden adventure. 

Let us gather to build fairy houses and invite magic into our homes and gardens alike.

SEWING W/ MACHINES

Sewing w/ Machines will be focusing on Quilt Squares! We will be working towards building a community patchwork quilt, each class we will learn a new quilt square design.

BOOK CLUB W/ DIANE

Do you wish you had more people to discuss the book you just read with? Then join our book club where we read a new book each month, meeting to discuss the characters, writing, and themes throughout each novel and the connections to our own lives. Tea and snacks provided.

THE STITCHERS

Join us every Thursday from 1-3 pm.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Have you ever considered how your interests and skills could inspire others?

Do you knit or sew? Are you an artist or musician? Do you know how to repair bicycles or use an electric drill?

Would you be willing to show a group of us how to start seeds, or teach us how to make sourdough bread?

Would you consider leading a writers workshop or a drum circle at the library? Are you a historian, a globetrotter, or a naturalist? Together we could organize an evening for you to do a presentation! The possibilities are endless!

Please, let us know if you are willing to inspire, entertain, or teach our community at the Wayland Free Library!

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