Gingerbread House Decorating

Join us to create your own festive Gingerbread House! Using graham crackers* and royal icing, decorate an individual gingerbread house to your heart's content.Space is limited, so only children who will be making a gingerbread house should register (not adults). This ......More

Join us to create your own festive Gingerbread House! Using graham crackers* and royal icing, decorate an individual gingerbread house to your heart's content.Space is limited, so only children who will be making a gingerbread house should register (not adults). This program is best for children age 4 - 14. Sign up on line starting December 13.Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free LibrariesAndOUT Metrowest *Please note, this activity is not allergy safe. Please contact the Children's Department if you need accommodations

Main Library

Sew a Stuffie: Barn Owls

Make your very own barn owl stuffie! Soar into this beginner machine sewing class to learn sewing construction basics by putting together soft owls, complete with beaks, wings, and scarves. You’ll be all a-flutter over your new avian friend! While prior sewing experienc......More

Make your very own barn owl stuffie! Soar into this beginner machine sewing class to learn sewing construction basics by putting together soft owls, complete with beaks, wings, and scarves. You’ll be all a-flutter over your new avian friend! While prior sewing experience is recommended, it is not required. All materials will be provided. For ages 8 For more information, please email [email protected] or call 781-235-1610 ext. 1128. Adult participation required for children ages 8-10.Registration required starting December 13Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Arnold Room, Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

Gingerbread House Decorating

Join us to create your own festive Gingerbread House! Using graham crackers* and royal icing, decorate an individual gingerbread house to your heart's content.Space is limited, so only children who will be making a gingerbread house should register (not adults). This ......More

Join us to create your own festive Gingerbread House! Using graham crackers* and royal icing, decorate an individual gingerbread house to your heart's content.Space is limited, so only children who will be making a gingerbread house should register (not adults). This program is best for children age 4 - 14. Sign up on line starting December 13.Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free LibrariesAndOUT Metrowest *Please note, this activity is not allergy safe. Please contact the Children's Department if you need accommodations

Main Library

Gingerbread House Decorating

Join us to create your own festive Gingerbread House! Using graham crackers* and royal icing, decorate an individual gingerbread house to your heart's content.Space is limited, so only children who will be making a gingerbread house should register (not adults). This ......More

Join us to create your own festive Gingerbread House! Using graham crackers* and royal icing, decorate an individual gingerbread house to your heart's content.Space is limited, so only children who will be making a gingerbread house should register (not adults). This program is best for children age 4 - 14. Sign up on line starting December 13.Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free LibrariesAndOUT Metrowest *Please note, this activity is not allergy safe. Please contact the Children's Department if you need accommodations

Main Library

Gingerbread House Decorating

Join us to create your own festive Gingerbread House! Using graham crackers* and royal icing, decorate an individual gingerbread house to your heart's content.Space is limited, so only children who will be making a gingerbread house should register (not adults). This ......More

Join us to create your own festive Gingerbread House! Using graham crackers* and royal icing, decorate an individual gingerbread house to your heart's content.Space is limited, so only children who will be making a gingerbread house should register (not adults). This program is best for children age 4 - 14. Sign up on line starting December 13.Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free LibrariesAndOUT Metrowest *Please note, this activity is not allergy safe. Please contact the Children's Department if you need accommodations

Main Library

S.T.E.M. with 'STEM for Society'

Discover the exciting world of STEM with STEM for Society! In this hands-on workshop, kids will explore robotics, coding, and engineering through fun, interactive activities like building circuits and programming basic robots. Led by high school mentors, this program a......More

Discover the exciting world of STEM with STEM for Society! In this hands-on workshop, kids will explore robotics, coding, and engineering through fun, interactive activities like building circuits and programming basic robots. Led by high school mentors, this program aims to inspire curiosity, build confidence, and show how STEM shapes the world around us. This is free and open to kids ages 6 and up.Registration required starting one week in advance.

Craft Room, Main Library

Holiday Concert with Meatloaf and The Boys

This program is a musical performance of a small group of musicians with roots in jazz, all having recently graduated from Wellesley High School. The performance will contain various genres of music, including jazz, holiday music, and some Japanese fusion. No registrati......More

This program is a musical performance of a small group of musicians with roots in jazz, all having recently graduated from Wellesley High School. The performance will contain various genres of music, including jazz, holiday music, and some Japanese fusion. No registration required.Any questions can be sent to [email protected]

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

Sing & Swing

Join Deb Hudgins for a musical "Sing and Swing" storytime.Preschool kids and their grownup will enjoy singing dancing and movement along with stories! Adult participation required.This is a ticketed event.—tickets will be given out on the day of the event - first come, ......More

Join Deb Hudgins for a musical "Sing and Swing" storytime.Preschool kids and their grownup will enjoy singing dancing and movement along with stories! Adult participation required.This is a ticketed event.—tickets will be given out on the day of the event - first come, first served.Questions? Call 781-235-1610 or email: [email protected]

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

Library Social Work Hours

Need social work support? Come meet with Joyce Saret, a Town of Wellesley social worker! She will be open for drop-in meetings in conference room 211 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Main Library

Creative Collage

Join Ms. Erica to create colorful themed collages each month. Using old magazines and books, stickers, and washi tape, let your creative juices flow! We will talk about colors, shapes, and symbols. Use your imagination! Participants should be old enough to be able to c......More

Join Ms. Erica to create colorful themed collages each month. Using old magazines and books, stickers, and washi tape, let your creative juices flow! We will talk about colors, shapes, and symbols. Use your imagination! Participants should be old enough to be able to cut and glue on their own. This month we will fill a package with some of our favorite gifts to give or receive! Registration opens one week before event.Questions? Email [email protected] by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

4th - 8th Grade Book Club Online

Join Ms. Eva over Zoom for some rip-roaring reading fun - the 4th-8th Grade Book Club! 4th-8th graders in the area will gather to discuss favorite characters, fascinating themes, and just chat together about some good books.This month's book is: No Purchase Necessary by......More

Join Ms. Eva over Zoom for some rip-roaring reading fun - the 4th-8th Grade Book Club! 4th-8th graders in the area will gather to discuss favorite characters, fascinating themes, and just chat together about some good books.This month's book is: No Purchase Necessary by Maria MarianayagamFor link to the catalog: https://igit.me/OLEC6Physical copies of the book will be available for checkout at the Wellesley Free Library Main Branch - ask at the Children's Desk!Please register with email to receive the Zoom link. Questions? Please email: [email protected] by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

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Foundations of Coding With Scratch

Join Wellesley High School’s Coding Club members for a beginner-friendly introduction to coding! Through interactive block-coding in Scratch, students will explore the core concepts of programming languages: variables, loops, and conditionals. With explanations and demo......More

Join Wellesley High School’s Coding Club members for a beginner-friendly introduction to coding! Through interactive block-coding in Scratch, students will explore the core concepts of programming languages: variables, loops, and conditionals. With explanations and demonstrations of these fundamentals, participants will build their skills and knowledge by completing fun coding challenges each day! This workshop is best suited for 7-11 year olds, but all are welcome to join.This is a three-day class. Registering for the first class, commits you to all three sessions.

Jackie's Room, Main Library

Foundations of Coding With Scratch

Join Wellesley High School’s Coding Club members for a beginner-friendly introduction to coding! Through interactive block-coding in Scratch, students will explore the core concepts of programming languages: variables, loops, and conditionals. With explanations and demo......More

Join Wellesley High School’s Coding Club members for a beginner-friendly introduction to coding! Through interactive block-coding in Scratch, students will explore the core concepts of programming languages: variables, loops, and conditionals. With explanations and demonstrations of these fundamentals, participants will build their skills and knowledge by completing fun coding challenges each day! This workshop is best suited for 7-11 year olds, but all are welcome to join.This is a three-day class. Registering for the first class, commits you to all three sessions.

Jackie's Room, Main Library

Foundations of Coding With Scratch

Join Wellesley High School’s Coding Club members for a beginner-friendly introduction to coding! Through interactive block-coding in Scratch, students will explore the core concepts of programming languages: variables, loops, and conditionals. With explanations and demo......More

Join Wellesley High School’s Coding Club members for a beginner-friendly introduction to coding! Through interactive block-coding in Scratch, students will explore the core concepts of programming languages: variables, loops, and conditionals. With explanations and demonstrations of these fundamentals, participants will build their skills and knowledge by completing fun coding challenges each day! This workshop is best suited for 7-11 year olds, but all are welcome to join.This is a three-day class. Registering for the first class, commits you to all three sessions.

Jackie's Room, Main Library

Big Blue Blocks

Weekends: Drop into the Children’s Room and create with Big Blue Blocks! The Big Blue Blocks set from Imagination Playground contains a wide variety of loose parts, including bricks and cylinders, accented with chutes, channels and parts that suggest motion or connectiv......More

Weekends: Drop into the Children’s Room and create with Big Blue Blocks! The Big Blue Blocks set from Imagination Playground contains a wide variety of loose parts, including bricks and cylinders, accented with chutes, channels and parts that suggest motion or connectivityThese modular, rectilinear parts are easy to stack, line up and move around. Children enjoy an endless variety of play patterns including construction, pretend play, role-playing and inventing their own games. Most importantly, they are deeply engaged, active and have hours of fun.Sponsored by the Wellesley Free Library Foundation

Tootsie-Roll Storytime Room, Main Library

Ukulele Fun for ages 4 - 7

Join the A&W Ukulele Players for one hour of pure fun with singing, dancing and interactive songs. Includes a 15-minute hands-on ukulele demo so kids can strum and explore music in a joyful, welcoming setting.Registration required starting December 20.Sponsored by the ......More

Join the A&W Ukulele Players for one hour of pure fun with singing, dancing and interactive songs. Includes a 15-minute hands-on ukulele demo so kids can strum and explore music in a joyful, welcoming setting.Registration required starting December 20.Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

Hills Branch: Book Chat

Love talking about books? Book lovers gather monthly to share books of their own choice. No assigned reading—just great conversation, new ideas, and plenty of recommendations. This group is open to all! Come for conversation, leave with a reading list! Registration enco......More

Love talking about books? Book lovers gather monthly to share books of their own choice. No assigned reading—just great conversation, new ideas, and plenty of recommendations. This group is open to all! Come for conversation, leave with a reading list! Registration encouraged. Have questions about this event? Email [email protected]

Hills- Full Branch, Hills Branch

Big Blue Blocks

Weekends: Drop into the Children’s Room and create with Big Blue Blocks! The Big Blue Blocks set from Imagination Playground contains a wide variety of loose parts, including bricks and cylinders, accented with chutes, channels and parts that suggest motion or connectiv......More

Weekends: Drop into the Children’s Room and create with Big Blue Blocks! The Big Blue Blocks set from Imagination Playground contains a wide variety of loose parts, including bricks and cylinders, accented with chutes, channels and parts that suggest motion or connectivityThese modular, rectilinear parts are easy to stack, line up and move around. Children enjoy an endless variety of play patterns including construction, pretend play, role-playing and inventing their own games. Most importantly, they are deeply engaged, active and have hours of fun.Sponsored by the Wellesley Free Library Foundation

Tootsie-Roll Storytime Room, Main Library

Teen Craft To-Go Kits - Painting Winter Scene

The snow is settling in, but we’ve got lots to do! Let your creative side show with our monthly Teen Craft 2 Go! This month’s project is painting a miniature winter scene. You bring the energy, we'll supply the canvas and paints! Pick-ups begin December 29th in the High......More

The snow is settling in, but we’ve got lots to do! Let your creative side show with our monthly Teen Craft 2 Go! This month’s project is painting a miniature winter scene. You bring the energy, we'll supply the canvas and paints! Pick-ups begin December 29th in the High School Room.This program is made possible with the support of the Friends of the Wellesley Free Library.Questions? Email [email protected]

High School Room, Main Library