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. 

 

April is poetry month and our lower level display case is dedicated to that subject. We invite you to post excerpts from your favorite poems near the case…or just take time to read some wonderful poetry this month. We have books full of it at the library!

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.

 

On May 11 at 7 p.m., architectural historian Dr. Peter Kaufman presents the last in his series highlighting 400 years of American architecture with a program on Modern & Postmodern Architecture. 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.  Location: Raytheon Room.

 

“Shakespeare on the Screen” with Professor Helen Whall has started! The final two programs will be on May 10 and May 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Raytheon Room. To prepare for the program you might want to read 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 nationally recognized Faulkner Breast Centre, will discuss current standards for screening for breast cancer at the library on May 3, 7:30-9:00 p.m. in the Raytheon Room. She will also review symptoms and signs that should be reported to a doctor and will talk about current treatments and future directions of research. 

 

 

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, 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.