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

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

Gardening Apps: Getting a Green Thumb with Your Smartphone In-Person/Online

Gardening just got easier — and smarter! Discover apps that can help you identify plants, learn new techniques, track your garden’s progress, and even connect with expert advice. You’ll also explore online communities that bring together home gardeners from all over. Wh......More

Gardening just got easier — and smarter! Discover apps that can help you identify plants, learn new techniques, track your garden’s progress, and even connect with expert advice. You’ll also explore online communities that bring together home gardeners from all over. Whether you're tending to houseplants or planning your dream backyard garden, there’s an app to support your green thumb.Registration required.Questions? Email Haley at [email protected] by The Wellesley Free Library Foundation.

Jackie's Room, Main Library

Festive Flags

Join Ms. Eli for a Pride crafternoon to design a flag that represents you! What symbols will you use? What textures and colors? We’ll have a variety of materials to explore. Participants should be old enough to be able to cut and glue on their own. This is a drop-in cra......More

Join Ms. Eli for a Pride crafternoon to design a flag that represents you! What symbols will you use? What textures and colors? We’ll have a variety of materials to explore. Participants should be old enough to be able to cut and glue on their own. This is a drop-in craft- no registration required.For more information, please email [email protected] or call 781-235-1610 ext. 1128.Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

Festive Flags

Join Ms. Eli for a Pride crafternoon to design a flag that represents you! What symbols will you use? What textures and colors? We’ll have a variety of materials to explore. Participants should be old enough to be able to cut and glue on their own. This is a drop-in cra......More

Join Ms. Eli for a Pride crafternoon to design a flag that represents you! What symbols will you use? What textures and colors? We’ll have a variety of materials to explore. Participants should be old enough to be able to cut and glue on their own. This is a drop-in craft- no registration required.For more information, please email [email protected] or call 781-235-1610 ext. 1128.Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

Pokemon Club

Join us once a month for Pokemon Club! Bring your collection to play and trade with others! Or bring some trades to trade with our in-house collection. Ages 6-12 welcome. Registration preferred. Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Craft Room, Main Library

Fuse Beads

Make creative critters or flowers or whatever you imagine out of fuse beads! Ages 5 welcome with adult supervision.Registration required starting one week in advance..Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

Game Night!

Join us for a weekly game night in The Commons! We will rotate a collection of board games each week. Come by yourself or bring a team. No registration required.

Commons, Main Library

Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead

Come join Ms. Eva and Ms. Erin for some self-directed monthly STEAM fun! Develop fine and gross motor skills. Explore and experiment using age-appropriate Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Best for ages 3-5. Drop in.Adult participation required.Sponsored ......More

Come join Ms. Eva and Ms. Erin for some self-directed monthly STEAM fun! Develop fine and gross motor skills. Explore and experiment using age-appropriate Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Best for ages 3-5. Drop in.Adult participation required.Sponsored by The Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

Tech Time in Jackie's Room!

If you need any technology assistance, you can now schedule an appointment and meet with a librarian or volunteer in Jackie's Room. Each appointment is 30-minutes long which will immediately begin at the scheduled time - please be prompt. Spots are limited! Please sign ......More

If you need any technology assistance, you can now schedule an appointment and meet with a librarian or volunteer in Jackie's Room. Each appointment is 30-minutes long which will immediately begin at the scheduled time - please be prompt. Spots are limited! Please sign up for an appointment here. For more information, please contact Melanie from Info Services at [email protected]

Jackie's Room, Main Library

Kids Yoga

Join us for Kids Yoga!  Carol Kagan of Pint Size Yoga will guide kids in stretching and breathing through some age-appropriate poses along with dancing and games, incorporating yoga in each activity. Yoga mat squares provided. For ages 5-7 ONLY. Child-only participation......More

Join us for Kids Yoga!  Carol Kagan of Pint Size Yoga will guide kids in stretching and breathing through some age-appropriate poses along with dancing and games, incorporating yoga in each activity. Yoga mat squares provided. For ages 5-7 ONLY. Child-only participation encouraged. Please be punctual - people arriving after the start time will not be allowed in.  Questions? Email: [email protected] or call 781-235-1610 x4 Registration required starting one week in advance. Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Wakelin Room, Main Library

Pollinator program - Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Using pollinators as our guide, students will discover the hidden relationships in the natural world around them. Students will learn the parts of a flower and the flower's needs, while simultaneously learning about the special body parts pollinators have to meet their ......More

Using pollinators as our guide, students will discover the hidden relationships in the natural world around them. Students will learn the parts of a flower and the flower's needs, while simultaneously learning about the special body parts pollinators have to meet their needs and meet the flowers' needs. The focus of these lessons is on interdependency, specialized body parts, and the health and life cycle of both plants and pollinators.Registration required starting June 19Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

Friday Flowers

Come learn how to make realistic flowers using crepe paper! Known for its crinkled, textured surface, crepe paper is made through a process that involves stretching and chemically treating the paper fibers, which gives it its distinctive elasticity and texture. This pro......More

Come learn how to make realistic flowers using crepe paper! Known for its crinkled, textured surface, crepe paper is made through a process that involves stretching and chemically treating the paper fibers, which gives it its distinctive elasticity and texture. This program is suitable for Adults. Questions about the program? Email Haley [email protected] by the Friends of the Wellesley Libraries

Arnold Room, Main Library

Craft Closet Open House

We're opening our Craft Closet for you! Drop into the Craft Room to get creative during an unstructured (and unsupervised) craft time. Draw a picture or build a dump truck. Make a paper bag puppet or a collage. Help us use up our odds and ends as you create something am......More

We're opening our Craft Closet for you! Drop into the Craft Room to get creative during an unstructured (and unsupervised) craft time. Draw a picture or build a dump truck. Make a paper bag puppet or a collage. Help us use up our odds and ends as you create something amazing and unique from your own imagination! Drop-in, no registration required.Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Craft 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

Crepe Paper Flowers

Come learn how to make realistic flowers using crepe paper! Known for its crinkled, textured surface, crepe paper is made through a process that involves stretching and chemically treating the paper fibers, which gives it its distinctive elasticity and texture.This mont......More

Come learn how to make realistic flowers using crepe paper! Known for its crinkled, textured surface, crepe paper is made through a process that involves stretching and chemically treating the paper fibers, which gives it its distinctive elasticity and texture.This month we will be making ---.This program is suitable for ages 10 to Adult. Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Libraries

Main Library

Crepe Paper Flowers

Come learn how to make realistic flowers using crepe paper! Known for its crinkled, textured surface, crepe paper is made through a process that involves stretching and chemically treating the paper fibers, which gives it its distinctive elasticity and texture.This mont......More

Come learn how to make realistic flowers using crepe paper! Known for its crinkled, textured surface, crepe paper is made through a process that involves stretching and chemically treating the paper fibers, which gives it its distinctive elasticity and texture.This month we will be making ---.This program is suitable for ages 10 to Adult. Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Libraries

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, 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

Storytime at Main

Join us in the Wakelin Room for an all-ages storytime with songs and fingerplays.There will be free play time afterwards with toys and manipulablesSponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

Wakelin Room- Max Capacity, Main Library

'For Sale' Online Selling Tips & Tricks In-Person/Online

For years, Craigslist has been the way to sell your unwanted items. But now, social media has taken hold of the process. If you are downsizing or just decluttering, review the numerous online selling apps and see how outlets like Facebook and Nextdoor.com enable local s......More

For years, Craigslist has been the way to sell your unwanted items. But now, social media has taken hold of the process. If you are downsizing or just decluttering, review the numerous online selling apps and see how outlets like Facebook and Nextdoor.com enable local sales, yard sales and purchases with nearby neighbors. Skills required: basic computer skills, including using the Internet. This workshop is generously sponsored by the Wellesley Free Library Foundation.

Jackie's Room, Main Library