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Open Library Community Forum

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2024/04/19/library-community-open-forum/

As we embark on the creation of a new Five-Year Strategic Plan, we’d like to hear your ideas, aspirations, and vision for the Library’s future.  Any Wayland resident is welcome, no registration required.  Light refreshments will be available.  The forum is part of a...

Two New Book Clubs in a Bag

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2023/06/22/two-new-book-clubs-in-a-bag/

In bestseller Carley Fortune’s breathtaking Meet Me at the Lake, a random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects. This is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal...

Photography Exhibit Artist’s Reception

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2023/06/01/photography-exhibit-artists-reception/

Saturday, June 3 at 7 p.m. — John Zhuang is a software engineer by profession, but photography is his passion and hobby. As a one-man studio called Shutterglide.com, he has photographed landscapes and wildlife for more than 20 years, winning multiple awards. He says,...

Take home a sewing machine (really)

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2023/04/14/take-home-a-sewing-machine-really/

Our beautiful Singer M2100 is just waiting for you to check it out from our Library of Things.  It’s lightweight and portable—great for sewing in smaller spaces or for taking to sewing class.  There are 63 stitch applications, all with preset stitch length and...

May 20, 9-12pm, Town Building

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2023/04/12/may-20-9-12pm-town-building/

The Friends are having a pop-up bookshop at the Wayland Garden Club’s plant sale.  Featuring gardening books on all kinds of subjects: sustainable landscaping, flower arranging, garden planning, kitchen gardens, beekeeping, and so much more.  You can donate your books at the Library from...

New Library Tote Bags

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2023/03/30/new-library-tote-bags/

Checking out a big stack of books?  Now you can easily take them away in one of our sturdy new canvas totes.  Just check it out along with the books.  The bottom gusset allows it to accommodate the whole stack, and the logo tells...

Library 175th Anniversary Exhibits

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2023/03/23/library-175th-anniversary-exhibits/

Our sparkling new vitrine now holds some fascinating artifacts from our history, including the original signatures of donors who contributed to the first library fund in 1848; some books from the first collection (including one from 1805 by Mercy Warren); and pictures of our...