HOLIDAY CLOSING
The library will be closed on Monday, October 8, for Columbus Day
BAKERS NEEDED!
The Friends of the Wayland Library are looking for a few (okay, more than a few) good bakers to contribute confections to the fall and spring book sales. Baked goods attract sweet lovers of all ages to the sale and add substantially to the bottom line. Bakers will receive a reminder call the week before the sale. This year’s sale will be held on October 26-28. If you’re interested in being added to our call list, please contact Anne Heller at 508-358-4515.
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 Carroll21, School of Management.
EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOPS WITH GARY GEKOW
On four Tuesday evenings this fall we will be holding employment workshops with Senior Employment Specialist Gary Gekow to help people kick-start their job searches. The first workshop will be from 10:30-12:30 on Tuesday, October 16, at 7 p.m. and will be a “Resume Writing Review.” On that date Gary will discuss resume writing in general, via a round table group format. Participants are encouraged to bring their existing resume for confidential one-on-one analysis as time permits. Workshops to be held later on October 30, November 13, and November 20 will address cover and thank-you letters, interviewing, and salary and benefits negotiation.
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.
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. Nancy has written and illustrated sixteen children’s picture books as well as illustrated many others. Her artwork will be featured in the library’s foyer during October.
LEGO CLUB!
The next monthly meeting of our LEGO CLUB for children ages 6 and up will be on Wednesday, October 10, 3-4 p.m. This monthly program is an opportunity for children to use their imaginations to make fabulous creations out of Legos! However, we need loads of Legos to allow as many kids to participate as possible. Please drop off your no-longer-needed small Lego blocks in the Children’s Room.
PARENT/CHILD BOOK GROUP
Our new parent-child library book group will start on Monday, October 22, (7-8 p.m.). It’s a group for children in 4th and 5th grade, with a parent. Each month we will discuss a different book. The first book will be Rebecca Stead’s First Light. The group will decide together what next month’s book will be. Led by Children’s Librarian Pam McCuen. For more information, call Pam at 508-358-2308.
CHILDREN’S POETRY WORKSHOP
Our next monthly poetry workshop for children ages eight and up will be on Wednesday, October 3, from 7-8 p.m. Children will listen to, read, and write poetry. Led Pam McCuen.
BOOK GROUPS STARTING UP
We have two book groups. The first meeting of our evening group, led by Andy Moore, will be on Monday, October 1, at 7 p.m. We will be discussing The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam. Our Noontime Book Group will meet on Friday, October 12, at noon and will be discussing Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe. This group is facilitated by Sandy Raymond. All are welcome to these groups and the book lists can be found in the “Readers’s Corner” section of our website. For more information, call the library.
AUTHOR WILLIAM MARTIN TO TALK
Historical suspense writer William Martin (author of Back Bay and many others) will be at the library on Tuesday, October 23, at 7 p.m. to talk about his latest book, The Lincoln Letter.
GREAT DECISIONS 2012
The next Great Decisions meeting will be on Friday, October 19, from 9:15-11:30 a.m. and the topic will be “Indonesia.” Having emerged from authoritarianism in the last 15 years, Indonesia has made remarkable strides politically, economically and socially. Yet the new, democratic Indonesia is still a developing country facing considerable challenges. How can Indonesia continue its path of growth, reform and prosperity? What is Indonesia’s role in the global community?
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.
SEPTEMBER ART EXHIBITS
During September the Raytheon Room contains the art of Melissa Fischer. During September the foyer contains Nature Photography by Joan Chasan.
Ann F. Knight
Wayland Public Library
