MEDICAL ADVANCES THROUGH WAR
On March 4 at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Ronald Rosenthal will present our March “Great Presenters” program: From Imhotep to Iraq: Medical Advances Through War. Ron is a retired orthopedic surgeon. He served as an Army surgeon in Viet Nam and has held faculty appointments at Washington University, Vanderbilt University, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
MELANIE WANG
Congratulations to Melanie Wang of Wayland High School, who is one of the two winners of the Helen Creeley Student Poetry Prize. She was chosen from a field of 46 students from 18 public and private high schools in eastern and central Massachusetts. Melanie will read before hundreds of people as an opening poet for Pulitzer Prize winner Gary Snyder when he receives the 10th Annual Robert Creeley Award on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Acton Boxborough Regional High School auditorium.
WAYLAND READS
We are starting to plan the next Wayland Reads—for Spring 2011. Do you know of a great book you think the whole town should read? Give us your title suggestions to consider by placing a slip of paper in the suggestion box in the library or emailing your suggestions to WaylandReads@waylandlibrary.org. Be sure to include the book title, author, and a couple of sentences about why you think your suggestion would make a good Wayland Reads choice.
READ TO A DOG
Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog on Saturday, March 6, 10:30 am-12:30pm. This innovative program pairs young readers with trained dog-and-handler teams from the Dog B.O.N.E.S. Therapy Dogs of Massachusetts. Sign up for a 15-minute session by calling April Mazza at 508-358-2308. Learn more about Reading to Dogs by visiting the children’s page at www.waylandlibrary.org.
WEATHERIZING YOUR HOME
On Monday, March 8, from 7-9 p.m., the Library and Wayland’s Energy Initiatives Advisory Committee are co-sponsoring a program by the Massachusetts Municipal Association on “Weatherizing Your Home for Ultimate Savings” in the library’s Raytheon Room. The program will stress the importance of reducing heat usage by providing do-it-yourself sealing techniques, tips on hiring a contractor for in-depth alterations, resources for home audits, resources for financing alterations, and provide free educational materials for attendees. Refreshments will be served.
GENEALOGY PROGRAM
On Saturday, March 20, you can jumpstart your family history research during two lectures offered by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. “Getting Started in Genealogy” will examine key resources and techniques to help anyone begin tracing their family tree. Explanations of record types, organization strategies, and research methods will be included during this lecture. “Best Practices for Online Genealogy” explores the wide variety of Internet resources available to genealogists. The lectures will be given by Rhonda R. McClure, Director of Research Services. Ms. McClure is a nationally recognized professional genealogist and lecturer specializing in New England and celebrity research as well as computerized genealogy. These programs are supported by donations in memory of the late Sally Dewey. Please register online through our event calendar at waylandlibrary.org.
EXHIBITS
In March, Ken Chasin exhibits his artwork in the foyer while the Raytheon Room features art by students from the Wayland Public Schools.
GIRL SCOUT EXHIBIT
Our March display focuses on the World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts, the international organization of which U.S. Girl Scouting is part. The display explores the four WAGGGS World Centers in England, India, Mexico, and Switzerland through patches, pins, dolls, postcards and more, including items from Sangam in India courtesy of Wayland resident Kim Berman, WHS '02. Items are on loan from the Girl Scout Museum at Cedar Hill and from Aida Gennis.
CLASSICAL STUDIES SERIES
Frank Smith continues his series on “The Saga of the Early Roman Empire” Thursdays in March at 1 p.m.
THE IMPRESSIONISTS
On Mondays, March 8, 15, and 22, at 1 p.m. Judy Schurgin will be back for a three-part art history series focusing on the Impressionists–Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, and Edgar Degas.
FINDING THE STORIES IN HISTORY
On Thursday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m., author Jacqueline Greene will talk about how historical research fuels her books. Ms. Greene is the author of the new “American Girl” series about a young Jewish immigrant named Rebecca Rubin. The six-book series is set in 1914 New York City when immigrants flooded into America. Co-sponsored with the Wayland Historical Society. (This program is suitable for adults or older teens; Ms. Greene will be at the library for a separate children's program on the Rebecca Rubin series and doll on April 22.)
