HOLIDAY HOURS. The library will be closed on Monday, January 16, for Martin Luther King Day.
E-Reader E-vening. Matt Amory, computer specialist and reference librarian, will describe the library’s OverDrive service for downloading, reading, listening to, and returning e-content on a variety of devices. Feel free to bring your own device, though we may not have time to work through all questions. Wednesday, January 25, at 7 p.m. in the Raytheon Room.
THE PATH TO INDEPENDENCE. This winter and spring the library will offer a series entitled “Navigating the Path to Independence” on the last Monday of each month. Each presentation will address a major life and career need of the disabled adult population, and the audience for these programs is disabled adults and their families. The first presenter, on Monday, January 30, at 7 p.m., will be Barbara Bissonnette, C.E.C., who will talk about finding appropriate jobs.
ONLINE ACCESS TO Value Line Investment Survey. Attention Wayland investors! The library now has an online subscription to Value Line Investment Survey, accessible to Wayland residents in the library or at home with a Wayland library card number. Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy. To find this resource, go to waylandlibrary.org and click on “Research Databases.”
MANGO MOBILE. Apple users can take advantage of the library’s Mango Languages subscription and learn languages on the go by using Mango Mobile Library Edition. The app gives access to all the Mango language courses offered through our library. It’s available for free from the iTunes store.
Wayland High School – Then and Now. The Wayland Historical Society in partnership with the Wayland Public Library will present “Wayland High School–Then (1855) and Now (2012)” on Sunday, January 22, in the new Wayland High School. The program will run from 2-3:30 p.m. and will cover the history of four high schools in Wayland, culminating in the opening of the fifth new Wayland High School. Through Historical Society archives and Wayland High School graduates, attendees will hear some new stories. Tours of the new buildings will be offered from 1:00-3:45 p.m. For more information, contact Jan Dunn at 508-655-9149 or Carol Repose at 508-358-0768.
timebank informational program. On Wednesday, January 18, at 7 p.m., come to the library to learn more about joining or finding information about the TimeTradeCircle timebank. For more information about this program, contact Judy Bennett at 508-650-3913.
Madhubani Painting EXHIBIT. In January, the Raytheon Room contains an exhibit of paintings on fabric/paper by artist Sunanda Sahay based on an ancient Indian folk art tradition.
Brain Mapping Workshop. On Tuesday evening, January 17, the Foundation for Wellness Professionals and Dr. Jolene Ross will offer a free workshop in the library’s Raytheon Room for parents and teachers of children with special needs on brain mapping and drug-free approaches for the treatment of ADD, autism, and other special needs.
