BEADING WITH NORMA RADOFF. On Saturday, September 22, from 2-4 p.m., Norma Radoff returns to the library to give a workshop for beginners on working with semi-precious stones. All materials will be provided, but if you have your own beads, please DO bring them. The class is limited to ten adults. You can sign up through our online event calendar at waylandlibrary.org or by phone.
BECOME AN ESOL TUTOR. Have you ever thought about tutoring someone in English? ESOL program director Ginny Steel is currently enrolling prospective tutors for the five-session course that starts on October 10. The class will meet at the Wayland Library on five consecutive Wednesday evenings, from 6-9 p.m. Most people who decide to become tutors are thinking of the good it can do, helping others become more proficient in English and better able to cope with employment, landlords, schools or the medical profession. But then they discover the rewards, the satisfaction that comes as progress is made and a relationship develops that enriches both learner and tutor. Tutors often speak of their pleasure in learning about another culture and their greater appreciation for the challenges facing those who are adapting to ours. Because of the constant demand for tutoring, all available tutors are now working with students, and we are looking for more tutor trainees. No prior knowledge of a foreign language is needed, just an openness to other cultures and the desire to share your knowledge of English. The training is free, although it is necessary to purchase a textbook for about $20. For more information or to enroll in the tutor-training course, you can phone Ginny Steel at 508-358-7517 or email her at virginia@thesteels.com.
LIBRARY NEEDS YOUR OLD LEGOS! The first monthly meeting of our LEGO CLUB for children ages 6 and up will be on Wednesday, September 12, 3-4 p.m. This program will meet once a month on Wednesday afternoons and is an opportunity for children to use their imaginations to make fabulous creations out of Legos! However, we need loads of Legos to start up this fun activity and keep it going. Please drop off your no-longer-needed small Lego blocks in the Children’s Room.
CHILDREN’S POETRY WORKSHOP. Also, in honor of “Wayland READS Poetry,” coming up later this year, we will be offering monthly poetry workshops for children ages eight and up. In this series, led by Children's Librarian Pam McCuen, children will listen to, read, and write poetry. Our first meeting will be on Wednesday, September 19, from 7-8 p.m.
NANCY POYDAR TO VISIT THE LIBRARY. Children’s author and Wayland resident Nancy Poydar will be at the library on October 2 and 3 to talk to both preschoolers and children in the early elementary grades about her new book, Bus Driver.
FALL STORY & MOTHER GOOSE TIMES. Children’s Librarian Pam McCuen will be leading StoryVine, a story/craft hour for preschoolers ages 2.5 to 5 years most Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. She will also lead Mother Goose Time, an interactive program filled with songs, rhymes, stories, and movement for babies and toddlers on most Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Registration is not required for these programs.
CHANGING & CHALLENGING LANDSCAPE OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS. On Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. on September 18, educational consultant Carol Kinlan will present a program for families that addresses the newer, more complicated realities of choosing a college in these difficult economic times. She will talk about finding the best college match for your student, including pre-professional and technical training programs. She will shed some light on how to evaluate both the current admissions process and the colleges best suited for your student. She will also discuss how the quantitative vs. qualitative factors of a student's application are viewed by college admissions. Kinlan is an educational consultant from Howland, Spence & McMillan, one of the oldest and most respected educational consulting firms in the country. She works with students and parents to find the best school fit.
PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNKNOWN. On September 24 at 7 p.m., Daniel Rosenn, M.D., will speak at the library on psychiatric medication issues, particularly as they obtain to young people. Over the past several decades, there has been an extremely large upsurge in the discovery, marketing, and prescription of psychotropic medications. Dr. Rosenn will discuss issues and about usefulness, safety, profits, research, etc. Rosenn is the former head of child psychiatry at Boston’s Beth Israel Hospital and former Associate Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. He is currently Medical Director of North American Family Institute, a multi-state, non-profit corporation which provides mental health services to individuals of all ages. Rosenn is a founding member of the Asperger’s Association of New England. He was awarded the Mass Psychiatric Society’s 2007 Outstanding Psychiatrist of the Year
RIKLEEN TO TALK ON “MILLENNIALS”. October 2 at 7:30 p.m. marks the start of this year’s Great Presenters Series. Our first speaker will be Lauren Stiller Rikleen who will talk on “Strengthening Intergenerational Relationships.” As adolescents and young adults, Millennials have significantly different work and communication styles from Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, with profound implications for the workplace and for their own future children. This interactive program will describe how the Millennials will likely change the way we work and play. Rikleen is president of the Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership and Executive-in-Residence at the Boston College Center for Work & Family in the Carroll School of Management. She is the author of Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women’s Success in the Law and is working on a book on the Millennials, which focuses on strengthening inter-generational teams. Lauren is a long time Wayland resident. Both of her children are Wayland High School grads.
PERSONAL CLOUD COMPUTING E-VENING. What is “cloud computing”? How does it affect you personally? As we discuss the rise of “personal cloud computing,” we’ll explore how online resources you probably already use are part of the cloud. We’ll also show you how to use the library’s Chromebook notebook computers—available soon for library use—to share, browse and get work done in “the cloud.” Wednesday, September 26, 7- 9 p.m. in the library’s Raytheon Room.
