We will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 24.

 

Longtime Wayland resident Betsy Moyer offers a potpourri of new photographic images in the library foyer during April. Also this month, Sudbury photographer Wayne Arthur Hall exhibits a series of photographs in the Raytheon Room during April that showcase the beauty and variety of nature that can be observed by simply looking down at the ground or into the water. 

 

Join us for integrated arts programs for preschoolers with Sharon Engler on Tuesdays in April and May from 10:30-11:15 a.m.

Save the date! Karen Land, Iditarod dog musher, will be at the library with her sled dog Borage to talk about dog sledding on Friday evening, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. During the day Karen will be presenting at the Wayland elementary schools. In the evening the library is offering this special event open to people of all ages. Visit Karen’s website for more information www.mymusher.com.

 

Architectural historian Dr. Peter Kaufman will present a course highlighting 400 years of American architecture, using documents, drawings, pictures, plans, and outlines. Participants are encouraged to present pictures of their own favorite buildings, including homes, cottages, monuments, schools, etc. Artistic content, constructional methods, political backgrounds will all be discussed and group participation and discussion will be encouraged. Dr. Kaufman received his M.A. from Columbia and his Ph.D. from Cornell. He is a former faculty member at the Boston Architectural Center. Three Wednesdays–April 13, April 27 and May 11–from 7-8 p.m. in the Raytheon Room.

 

If it’s spring, it must be time for Professor Helen Whall to return to the Wayland Library for our annual Shakespeare festival. This year Dr. Whall has chosen the theme “Shakespeare on the Screen.” Tuesdays, April 26, May 10, and May 24. In this series, Dr. Whall will take a particular look at two plays: Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet. 

 

The Friends of the Wayland Public Library will sponsor their Spring Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 30, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 1, from 12:00-4:00 p.m. There will also be a “Members Only” preview for members of the Friends on Friday, April 29, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Memberships will be available at the sale starting at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. All proceeds will be used to fund projects sponsored by the Friends. The sale will be held in the Large Hearing Room in the Wayland Town Building, 41 Cochituate Road. 

 

Wayland resident Dr. Margaret Duggan, Medical Director of the Faulkner Breast Centre–a nationally recognized breast cancer treatment program, will discuss current standards for screening for breast cancer. She will also review symptoms and signs that should be reported to a doctor. She will explain current treatments and future directions of research. Dr. Duggan is on staff at the Faulkner Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  She serves as President of the Medical Staff at the Faulkner and is an Instructor in Surgery at Harvard Medical School.  May 3, 7:30-9:00 p.m. in the Raytheon Room.

 

What is climate change? What are the latest data? What do we fear and what can we DO? Donna Kramer Merritt is a Climate Change educator who focuses on the impact of climate change and works to inspire grass roots action. She has served on the Greener Framingham Committee and is a founder of the Framingham Sierra Club. April 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Raytheon Room. Presented by Transition Town Wayland.

 

Parenting coach Kathy Whitham, R.N. will offer a free workshop for parents on Wednesday, May 4, from 7-8:30 p.m. Kathy’s company, Parenting Beyond Words (parentingbeyondwords.com), takes parents through a step by step process to help them understand their child's challenging behavior and know what to do about it.  She teaches parents how to use proven and effective everyday strategies which nurture connection, build communication, and save years of struggle. Location: Library’s Raytheon Room.

 

Laurie Nordman of NextStage Associates will be at the library from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, to talk about positive strategies for handing down your personal possessions

The process of passing personal possessions on to your family or friends can be challenging. Join us for a presentation and discussion on ways to simplify this often complicated task. Based on a workbook developed by the University of Minnesota entitled Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?, this program will help you make sense of the decisions that all of us will make at some point in our lives. Nordman is a professional move manager who specializes in assisting seniors who are downsizing and relocating as well as assisting families with distributing estates.

 

The next meeting of our new needlework group will be on Thursday, May 12, at 10:00 a.m. in the Raytheon Room. It’s is a group for quilters, decorative sewers, and knitters to socialize, work on hand projects (no machines), share ideas, and explore resources.

 

Newcomers are welcome at both our book groups. The evening group will meet on Monday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. and will be reading Woodsburner by John Pipkin. For more information, contact Andy Moore at 508-358-2311. The daytime group will meet next on Friday, May 13, at 12 noon and will be reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith.  For more information about the daytime book group, contact Kathy Powers, also at 508-358-2311. Both groups meet in the library’s Raytheon Room.