Weds, Dec 15, 2021 – The staff and Trustees of the Wayland Free Public Library reaffirm our commitment to working for racial justice. We strive to provide a welcoming environment for all, as well as materials and programming to further our community’s education about...
Monday, Oct 18, 7:00 pm – Join the Social Justice Book Group to read and discuss non-fiction on a variety of topics in social justice. Meets monthly on the 3rd or 4th Monday. You are welcome to attend for some or all of our...
View the video of this program Sunday, Oct 17, 2:30 pm – “The Sudbury Fight,” “King Philip’s Woods,” “Metacomet Way.” What comes to mind when you hear these terms and place names? What really was King Philip’s War and how do we understand it’s significance...
Thursday, Sept 9 –Whether it’s starting a new job, changing schools or neighborhoods, we all know how it feels to not belong. That is why we’re celebrating #WelcomingWeek2021 under the theme of #BelongingBeginsWithUS — because we all know how it feels to be excluded,...
Thurs, July 1, 7pm – *Video of this program* Join us to read aloud Frederick Douglass’ powerful 1852 speech to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society, “The Meaning of the 4th of July for the Negro,” in which he asks “what, to the American slave,...
Tuesday, May 25 – On the anniversary of his death at the hands of the police, we remember George Floyd. We mourn the loss of so many lives to the brutality of racism, and recognize that the fight for justice is ongoing: since May...
Sunday, May 2, 4:00 pm – The Town of Wayland’s Racial Justice Advisory Committee looks forward to hosting the second event of its “Community Conversations” series on Sunday, May 2nd from 4:00pm to 6:00 pm. Our Wayland: A Community Conversation for Asian American and Pacific...
