For grades 3-4. Join Ms. Ariel as we explore basic hand stitching. Design and create pouches, stuffed toys, accessories, and more!This month, we are creating colorful hand-sewn bookmarks!Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.
This is a virtual program. Access the Zoom Webinar via email. Harvard professor Stephanie Burt will deliver a fascinating presentation based on her brand new book, "Taylor's Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift. " Burt, who is a poet and literary scholar, will offer an insightful and heartfelt critical appreciation of Taylor
Read outside the box and meet outside the library! This social, casual group will meet at local bars and restaurants to discuss books that push us out of our comfort zones. Over dinner & drinks, we'll dive into new genres and forms while getting to know fellow Wakefield readers.
Find the monsters hiding in the library!
This is an In-person program. If you love knitting, embroidery, crocheting and more, join Lisa's crafty community group! This program is being held weekly in the lecture hall.
Find the monsters hiding in the library!
For ages 3-5, siblings welcome. Start your Saturday with story time! Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and more with Ms. Holly. This program is sensory friendly. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.
This is an In Person Walking Tour. Come join us for an exciting and educational experience through the streets of Wakefield. Our tour will start at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, where we will explore the rich history and contributions of the Black community in the area.
Conversations Unpacking Whiteness brings together white-identified people in a safe setting to explore how our culture prevents us from seeing ourselves and people of color without deeply ingrained distortions.
For ages 1-2, siblings welcome. Sing, play, dance, and share stories, rhymes, and games just right for toddlers. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.
For babies ages 0-12 months and their caregivers. No older siblings, please. Join Ms. Holly for a short story time with songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. After the story time, stay and relax with other caregivers in the area. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.
One Four All Ukulele Club is for all ukulele players, whether you have been playing for years, or play a couple chords and want to learn more. Adults, Young Adults, Families and Singers are welcome! We'll get in the Halloween mood as we play some of the best spooky songs for the haunting season.
For ages 1-2, siblings welcome. Sing, play, dance, and share stories, rhymes, and games just right for toddlers. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.
Please Note: **Registration for this session of classes has closed. For more information about future sessions, Conversation Groups, and Tutoring, please visit englishatlarge. org and hover over the Learn tab on the top menu. ** Instruction is for complete beginners, and focuses on basic survival English skills, with an emphasis on speaking:greetings and introductionspeople in the
For ages 1-2 (siblings welcome). Sing, play, dance, and share stories, rhymes, and games just right for toddlers. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.
This is an In Person program. If you have a passion for puzzling, look no further, and join us for our Spooky Halloween themed Puzzle Palooza! This jigsaw puzzle contest will consist of teams of 2-4 people competing to see who can finish the preselected 500-piece puzzles first within the 2-hour timespan.
For grades 2-8 and families. Chess players in grades 2-8 and their chess-loving family members are invited to come by the library for a game or two and to meet and socialize with fellow chess players! We will have chess sets for you to use, but you are welcome to bring your own.
For ages 3-5, siblings welcome. Join Ms. Holly for stories, songs, and rhymes for preschoolers! Stick around after for a brief craft or activity with friends. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.
Stop by the library on Wednesday afternoons between 2:00 and 3:00 for a 15-minute one-on-one appointment in the Lecture Hall.
This is a Virtual Program. Mythical creatures, legendary beasts, terrifying monsters… they are supernatural, mystical, often god-like or demon-like beings, and they have fascinated us since ancient times. Even today, they continue to thrill, terrify, entertain, and inspire us.
**Registration for this session of the Conversation Group has closed. For more information about future sessions, Beginner's English classes, and Tutoring, please visit englishatlarge. org and hover over the Learn tab on the top menu. ** Looking to practice your English speaking skills? Join a free conversation group with English At Large to practice your English
This is an online program. Register here to receive the Zoom link. You are invited to join us online and be one of the first to hear from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai about her astonishing memoir, Finding My Way. Malala reintroduces herself to the world, sharing how she navigated life as someone whose
For ages 3-5, siblings welcome. Join Ms. Holly for stories, songs, and rhymes for preschoolers! Stick around after for a brief craft or activity with friends. Registration is required and will open one week prior to the program.
Please Note: **Registration for this session of classes takes place between September 1 and September 12. ** If you would like to be notified when it is time to sign up, please visit the English at Large webpage and scroll down to the Wakefield class.Instruction is for complete beginners, and focuses on basic survival English
Grab your Halloween costume and come party with friends!
