GREAT DECISIONS GROUP. The Wayland Library sponsors a Great Decisions group that meets regularly on selected Friday mornings. New members are welcome to join. The next meeting will be on Friday, October 18 at 9:15 a.m. in the library’s Raytheon Room and the topic will be “Threat Assessment.” How can the United States address the challenges of a weak economy, homegrown terrorism and nuclear proliferation? What threats and opportunities are presented by the ascendancy of China and by regime change in the Middle East? For more information about the group, contact Steve Engler at 508-358-4980.
SURGICAL MISSION TO HAITI. Our 2013-2014 Great Presenters Series starts on Tuesday, October 1, at 7:30 in the Raytheon Room with a presentation by Dr. Robert C. Eyre on his “Surgical Mission to Haiti.” Haiti, ravaged by natural disasters, diseases and generations of systemic poverty, is in need of recovery. For the 500,000 residents living in southeastern Haiti, whose only public hospital was severely damaged in the 2010 earthquake, lifesaving medical care and surgery are often unavailable. In 2012 and 2013, Dr. Eyre made three trips there to provide surgical care. He will describe the social and healthcare conditions he witnessed and ongoing initiatives to improve access to quality healthcare for the Haitian people. Dr. Eyre is Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology) at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Urology at the Faulkner Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess-Needham Hospital. He has spoken widely to lay audiences and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles on urologic oncology. He has been selected annually since 2002 for inclusion in Best Doctors in America.
Magic Show with Matias the Magician. Kids, mark your calendars for an upcoming interactive magic show in the Raytheon Room with Magician Matias and his Bunny Bowtie, who will spark children’s imaginations with magic and illusion. For ages 3 and up. Saturday, September 28, at 2:30 p.m.
PARENT/CHILD BOOK GROUP. Children’s Librarian Pam McCuen leads a monthly book discussion group for children in fourth and fifth grade, with a parent. Our September meeting will be on Monday, September 23, at 7 p.m. and the book is One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibboston. The group will decide together what next month’s book will be. For more information, call 508-358-2308.
LIBRARY BOOK GROUPS. Our two book groups are starting up again. The first meeting of our evening group, led by Andy Moore, will be on Monday, October 7, at 7 p.m. We will be discussing Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman. Our Noontime Book Group will meet on Friday, October 11, at noon and will be discussing Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The noon group is facilitated by Sandy Raymond. New members are welcome at these groups, and the book lists can be found in the “Readers’ Corner” section of our website. For more information, call the library.
PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK IN TODAY’S CHANGING WORLD. On Tuesday, September 24, at 7 p.m. local author Tilia Klebenov Jacobs will be in the library’s Raytheon Room to talk about writing her new novel, Wrong Place, Wrong Time and getting it published. Do you have a book, or an idea for a book? Are you wondering how best to get it out to the reading public? Today’s writers have more options than ever before, from books to e-books, large publishers to small, and traditional publishing to independent. This friendly and informative presentation will let you know what’s out there and help you decide what’s best for you. Jacobs has taught writing at all academic levels, including in two Massachusetts prisons.
POETS JASON TANDON & KARINA BOROWICZ. The Library is pleased to present a poetry reading with poets Jason Tandon and Karina Borowicz on the evening of Monday, September 30. This program has a distinctly local connection because Jason’s wife, Whitney, is a music teacher in the Wayland Public Schools. Currently a teacher in the BU College of Arts & Sciences Writing program, Mr. Tandon is the author of three collections of poetry and winner of the 2006 St. Lawrence Book Award for a first collection. Karina Borowicz’s collection The Bees Are Waiting was selected by Franz Wright for the Marick Press Poetry Prize and has been named a 2013 Must-Read by the Massachusetts Center for the Book.
eBOOKS FOR iPADS. Did you know that the Library has e-books to read and e-audiobooks to listen to available for download to your iPad? On Friday, September 27, from 1-2 p.m., bring your own iPad to the library’s Raytheon Room and join us to learn about how to access these resources. We’ll focus on “OverDrive Read” which allows you to borrow and read e-books right in your browser, without any additional downloads. These instructions are suitable for other devices as well, but we’ll focus on iPads and we’ll also tell you about the new iPads we have for lending out to use in the library. This program will be repeated in the evening later in the year.
LINDA THOMPSON EXHIBIT. Continuing in September, artist and long-time Wayland resident Linda Thompson presents what she calls “eclectic retrospective” exhibits entitled “Celebrating Creativity” and “Don’t Be Afraid to Try It!” on the lower level and in the Raytheon Room.
FALL BOOK & BAKE SALE. The Friends’ Book and Bake Sale is a great semi-annual community event. This fall it will take place on Saturday, October 26, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 27, from 12:00-4:00 p.m. There will also be a preview for members of the Friends on Friday, October 25, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Memberships will be available at the sale starting at 5:30 p.m. Sale items include delicious baked goods and thousands of quality books in good condition for children and adults. All proceeds go to support Library programs and services. The sale will be held in the Large Hearing Room in the Wayland Town Building, 41 Cochituate Road. Donations of books will be accepted during set-up in the Large Hearing Room on Wednesday, October 23, and Thursday, October 24. Donations of baked goods will be accepted from Friday until the end of the sale on Sunday. For more information, please contact Anne Heller at 508-358-4515.
