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Discover a world of knowledge, creativity, and community at the Wayland Free Library.

Serving our community with a rich collection of books, DVDs, e-resources, programs, and events for all ages!

05/13/2026

A Lovely Day.
Storytime at Wayland Free Library
Tuesdays at 10am.

05/07/2026

Wayland Free Library Garden Series.
You are invited to join us!
Tuesday, May 19th we are going on a Field Trip together.

We will be visiting a local farm and nursery, Hu-Gen, to learn about Hydrangeas. Did you know that our local neighbors at Hu-Gen are the North East’s specialists on these gorgeous flowering shrubs and trees?

We ask that you register for this event ahead of time! Please let us know you are joining us by Friday May 15th.

Participants can bring a soil sample from their garden for testing!
When you call to register we will tell you how to best take a soil sample to bring along.

What: Hydrangea Field Trip
When: May 19th at 6:30pm
How: Call the library to register: 585-728-5380.

05/05/2026

Join us for Lowell Club at the Wayland Free Library tonight, May 5, at 6 PM for a historical presentation from our visiting author Barb Warner Deane.

05/04/2026

April showers are over and we are ready for May to bring more flowers.

If you see a program you like please call 585.728.5380 to register.

04/29/2026

Tomorrow evening at 6 PM we look forward to welcoming Jessie Slayton back to our library for a third year in a row. You may remember her from our seed start program the first year of our garden series, or maybe our vegetable gardening class last year. Slayton is a flower farmer and master gardener for Cornell cooperative extension office in Steuben County, and one of the kindest gardeners we know.

This year her program will be focused solely on her favorite flower, the dahlia. If you would like to join us please call and register at 585.728.5380 as this class requires registration to attend.

04/27/2026

“Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.” - C.S. Lewis

The Vincent House in partnership with the Wayland Free Library will be hosting a monthly grief support group lead by Amy Clark, MA/CAS. Our next meeting is tonight at 5:30 PM

Every single person in their lifetime will experience grief, and each of us will handle it in different ways. There is no right or wrong way, no timeframe, and while grief may lessen, it never truly leaves us. Join us the fourth Monday of each month as we take time to honor, acknowledge, and process how we carry our grief.

Grief through creativity was made possible through a grant obtained by the Vincent House from the The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes in conjunction with the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.

04/24/2026

Last year we had master gardener Jessie Slayton for our garden series to teach us about vegetable gardening, and this year she is back to focus on her own favorite, a beautiful flowering tuber, the Dahlia.

Please come to celebrate learning all about caring for dahlias. So many varieties and diverse blooms, you are bound to fall in love with them as we have. This class will run on Thursday April 30 at 6 PM. Please call 585. 728. 5380 to register.

04/22/2026

This earth day we would like to continue to spread love, awareness and garden seeds!

This past weekend our library participated in a community building experience at Fruition Seeds in Naples New York. Gathered were many representatives from other libraries, seed banks, and community gardens; together sharing our collective love of seeds and the gift of giving. We are currently restocking our seed library with those gifts we received while at Fruition and we will be soon ready to share those gifts stored within the walls of our little rural library.

Beyond our walls, and in our raised beds, we are hoping to grow deep personal connections and nutrient dense food. If you would like to participate in helping to plan, maintain, and harvest from our raised beds, please feel free to join us for our spring garden series or pop in to say hello anytime during the week.

04/20/2026

We hope you will join us in welcoming Kristal Pawling Fox to the Wayland Free Library tomorrow night, Tuesday April 21 at 6 PM.

Kristal is a local author and maple syrup farmer. After retiring from the health care field, she was able to turn her attention to her lifelong avocations of writing, gardening, and seed saving.

Her Hidden Acres Series newest release "When the First Bird Sings" was published this past February. The fourth and final book to the series is expected in 2027.

04/17/2026

“Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.” - C.S. Lewis

The Vincent House in partnership with the Wayland Free Library will be hosting a monthly grief support group lead by Amy Clark, MA/CAS. Our next meeting is April 27 at 5:30 PM

Every single person in their lifetime will experience grief, and each of us will handle it in different ways. There is no right or wrong way, no timeframe, and while grief may lessen, it never truly leaves us. Join us the fourth Monday of each month as we take time to honor, acknowledge, and process how we carry our grief.

Grief through creativity was made possible through a grant obtained by the Vincent House from the The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes in conjunction with the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.

04/15/2026

Our next sewing with machines class is fast approaching!

Next week Wednesday April 22 at 6 PM, Ann Marie will lead this months Sewing with Machines through a season themed prompt to match your spring cleaning urges. We will be sewing lavender filled bunny sachet's. This simple to sew project will cleverly use up scraps of your favorite fabrics and freshen up your dresser drawers. No fabric of your own and need a machine? We have those too! (spots fill up fast for our machines so please call 585.728.5380 to register and secure one today)

Experienced sewers and their machines are welcome to join, the skills and sewing tales you weave are always appreciated companions to the class. Thank you!

These programs are supported by a grant from the Foundation for Southern Tier Libraries

Address

101 W Naples Street
Wayland, NY
14572

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 12pm

Website

http://www.waylandfreelibrary.org/

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