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New Program! Phebey’s Bill of Sale

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2020/11/06/new-program-phebeys-bill-of-sale/

Video of this program Thurs, Nov 12, 7:30 pm – The 1764 bill of sale for Phebey, an enslaved 2 year-old girl, is one of the most challenging and emotionally evocative objects in the Framingham History Center’s collection. How do we grapple with the...

FYI: The CAT is back! ComCat that is…

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2020/10/19/fyi-the-cat-is-back-comcat-that-is/

Mon, Oct 19 – The Commonwealth Catalog is back! Can’t find what you need within the Minuteman Library Network? Shocking, but sometimes it happens…  Once again you can turn to ComCat and extend your search to the millions of titles held by participating libraries...

African American Women in Boston’s Suffrage Movement

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2020/10/16/african-american-women-in-bostons-suffrage-movement/

Video of this program Mon, 10/19, 7pm – “Everything to Gain and Nothing to Lose: African American Women in Boston’s Suffrage Movement” will explore the history of African Americans’ involvement in the Boston suffrage movement. Sign up to receive the Zoom link via email!...

Archaeology West of Boston: Finding Evidence of Native American Culture

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2020/10/08/archaeology-west-of-boston-finding-evidence-of-native-american-culture/

Video of this program Weds, Oct 14, 7 pm – Native Americans have lived in southern New England for 10,000 years or more.  This lecture will discuss how archaeologists learn about ancient peoples from several lines of evidence, including stone tools, ceramics, and the...

Virtual Trivia Night!

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2020/09/21/virtual-trivia-night/

Sat, Sept 26, 7 PM – Do you enjoy useless knowledge? Join us for Trivia Night! We’ll meet using Zoom and answer using either Google Forms or pen, paper, and the good ol’ honor system. Play on your own, bring your team of quarantine-mates, or...

Climate Change in the MetroWest

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2020/09/18/climate-change-in-the-metrowest/

Tues, 9/22, 7:30 pm – The MetroWest area has changed much in the last 400 years: from forest to farm to town and now suburb. Now, more recently, we are seeing rapid changes going on around us. From weather extremes like wetter springs and...

Suicide Awareness and Prevention Workshop

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2020/09/07/suicide-awareness-and-prevention-workshop/

Video of this program Weds, Sept 9, 7 pm – In Massachusetts, more than 600 people die by suicide each year – one person every 15 hours. Would you know how to help someone in crisis? Join us for a suicide prevention workshop presented...