New Online Services At Wayland Library Amid Coronavirus Shutdown

WAYLAND, MA — You can't go inside the Wayland Free Library right now due to the coronavirus outbreak. But librarians are working hard to still make library's services easier to access.

The library recently announced a few new online services that cardholders can access while the library building is closed until at least April 7. Here's more from a library press release:

Bonus Borrows on Hoopla

In order to provide relief to libraries and more content to patrons during this difficult time of sheltering at home, Hoopla has created a Bonus Borrows Collection with more than 1,100 top titles and Hoopla favorites: ebooks, e-audiobooks, movies, and more. Now through April 30, you can borrow any of these always-available titles with no debit against your monthly limit of five. To create an account, just go to waylandlibrary.org and click on the Hoopla logo.

New Remote Access to Ancestry

Ordinarily, you’d have to be in the library to use Ancestry.com, the most popular genealogy database. But soon (probably by the time you read this) you’ll be able to log in from home just by entering your card number. Then you’ll have access to Ancestry’s vast trove of census records, birth and death records, military documents, and more. This service will be available to Wayland residents only.

Noon Zoom

On April 10, the Noon Book Group will conduct its monthly session via Zoom, the online meeting app. The book under discussion is Typical American by Gish Jen. If you’d like to participate, email Andy Moore at amoore@minlib.net.

Weekly Facebook Live Storytimes

Join Ms. Carly for a Facebook Live storytime on the Wayland Public Library’s Facebook page. Children and their caregivers will listen to stories, sing songs, and perform fun rhymes and movements. March 31, April 7, 14, and 21 at 10:30 a.m.

Weekly Sing-alongs and programs posted on Facebook

Check out our Facebook page for prerecorded sing-alongs and storytimes created by Ms. Carly, Ms. Laura, Ms. Pam and others on our Youth Services team. (The first one has already been posted…search for Pop Goes the Weasel Sing along by Ms. Carly on our Facebook page). The next sing-along, created by Ms. Laura, will be posted on April 3.

Daily Blog Post for Activity of the Day: A Little Something

Check out the Wayland Library webpage every weekday for daily activities to do with your children during this extended at home time. You will find the blog on the scrolling feed on the front page of the Wayland Library webpage. Feel free to read past posts as well…there are many ideas up there for you.

Youth Online Resource Highlight of the Week: Libby

If you haven’t used Libby yet, now is the time! There are many youth e-books and e-audiobooks available for check out from Libby by Overdrive. Just download the Libby app, confirm your library card status, then search for Wayland Library. Enter your Wayland Library card number and your pin. If you don’t have a pin, you can set one up via the Minuteman online catalog. Questions? Contact Pam McCuen, Head of Youth Services, at pmccuen@minlib.net