RAISING GLOBAL IQ The program on Raising Global IQ with Wayland resident Carl Hobert, originally scheduled for Sunday, February 24, has been rescheduled to Sunday, March 17, at 3 p.m. Hobert will talk about his new book, Raising Global IQ: Preparing our Students for a Shrinking Planet. He is a Clinical Instructor at the BU School of Education. This program is sponsored by the Gossels Fund for Human Dignity.
WAYLAND FAVORITE POEM PROJECT Have you sent us your favorite poem yet? Reminder: during Wayland Reads, we are participating in Robert Pinsky’s “Favorite Poem Project.” Please submit the title and author of your favorite poem to us by emailing it directly to waylandreadspoetry@waylandlibrary.org or you may submit it online via our website, waylandlibrary.org. The poems can be anything from a nursery rhyme that your mother sang to you to doggerel to a sonnet by Shakespeare, just as long as it means something to you. We’re planning a reading of some of these Favorite Poems at the end of April. Also, WayCAM is planning to record people who are willing to read their favorite poems in front of a camera. Recording sessions are scheduled for Thursday, March 21, and Wednesday, March 27, from 2:30-7 p.m. at the WayCAM studios. For more information about this, contact aknight@minlib.net. The only rule is that you cannot read a poem you or your family members have written.
MARCH ART EXHIBITS
During March the Raytheon Room contains the first solo exhibit of Wayland resident, “Suni” Natividad Lopez Ortiz. Suni was born in Spain and has lived in Brazil, South Africa, England, and Mexico. Her diverse background and extensive travel is reflected in the breadth of media and subject matter that she has used to explore and test her talent. She has worked in most media, but watercolor is the one that challenges and intrigues her the most. Meanwhile in the foyer, Gertrude Drobnis exhibits photographic prints made from her oil paintings.
FAMOUS POETS COMING TO THE LIBRARY! We are so thrilled to have a fabulous line-up of nationally known poets coming to town to read their poetry in March and April. We will start with former U.S. Poet Laureate poet and B.U. professor Robert Pinsky kicking off our series with a poetry reading at the Wayland Middle School on the afternoon of Sunday, March 24, at 4 p.m. Alert viewers may have noted that
2012 National Book Award winner David Ferry was interviewed last week on the PBS News Hour. Ferry will be appearing at OUR library to read on April 14 at 3 p.m., along with his friend Gail Mazur, another distinguished poet. One week later, on April 21, Pushcart Prize winners Jill McDonough and David Rivard will be at the library to read their exciting new poetry.
POETRY DISCUSSIONS Please come to the library and a booklet of the “Anchor Poems” that we will be discussing this year. The poems selected include poems from the poets appearing in Wayland, plus others. We have scheduled several discussions during April. Find out more at waylandlibrary.org.
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT) FOR ADULTS WITH EMOTIONAL HEALTH DISABILITIES As part of our Navigating the Path to Independence series, on Monday, April 29, at 7 p.m. Daniel Beck, LICSW, (son of Aaron Beck MD, the “father of Cognitive Therapy”) will discuss CBT, a tested and effective therapy program for many mental health disorders. Individuals learn specific thinking skills for their emotional health such as identifying distorted thinking patterns and modifying limiting beliefs. The goal is for them to gain a greater measure of control over the emotional aspects of their lives. [Note: this listing reflects a date change from the original posting]
APRIL KIDS’ POETRY WORKSHOP WITH JANET WONG Janet Wong, author of more than two dozen books for children and teens will lead a poetry workshop for children ages 7 and up on April 24 at 7 p.m. Ms Wong (who has a J.D. from Yale) left the law to write for children because she has a passion for children’s literature. She has been honored with the Claremont Stone Center Recognition of Merit and the IRA Celebrate Literacy Award, speaks frequently in schools, and has performed at the White House. For more information about this program, call Children’s librarian Pam McCuen at 508-358-2308.
SPECIAL KIDS’ CREATIVE WRITING AND STORY PROGRAMS On Wednesday, March 13, our Youth Services Department will host two programs for kids. The first one is “Where in the World? Ireland!” at 3 p.m. at which children will listen to Irish stories, make an Irish craft, and enjoy an Irish treat (or ages 4 and up). Then at 6:30 p.m., children’s author Julie Berry, author of the Splurch Academy for Disruptive Boys series, The Amaranth Enchantment, and Secondhand Charm, will lead a creative writing workshop for children ages 8 and up.
Creature Teachers On Saturday, March 23, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, “Creature Teachers” will bring in many exotic animals from around the world to the library’s Raytheon Room and show children how these animals have adapted themselves to different habitats. For ages 3 and up.
PARENT CHILD BOOKGROUP Our Parent-Child Book Group will meet on Monday, March 18, at 7 p.m. It’s a book group for children in 4th or 5th grades, with a parent. Each month we will discuss a different book.
This month’s selection is We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings. For more information, call Children’s Librarian Pam McCuen at 508-358-2308.
Children’s Poetry Workshop Our next workshop will be on Wednesday, March 20, from 7-8 p.m. In this workshop children will listen to, read, and write poetry. Led by Children’s Librarian Pam McCuen.
FRANK SMITH RETURNS Attention Classics scholars! Mr. Smith has launched his series of programs on “Classical Archaeology: Uncovering the Greco-Roman World,” but it’s not too late to join in. Classes will meet on the following Tuesday afternoons: March 12, 19, 26 and April 2. Mr. Smith suggests that, if possible, participants read “The King Must Die” (Mary Renault) and “Pompeii” (Robert Harris) in order to more fully participate in class.
Information Session on the Home Selling Process So you haven’t sold a home lately? Need a review of what is required? Joanne Berry, Senior Associate at Hammond Residential Real Estate, and real estate attorney Amy Reich Weil, Partner at Kertzman and Weil and Adjunct Professor at Babson College, will present a program on Tuesday, March 19, 7-9 p.m. on the process and procedures involved with the sale of single family homes and condominiums, from pre-listing activities to transaction management and closing preparation. Topics will include: Title 5 Certification, Lead Paint Law, environmental issues, inspections, financing, and recent changes in the law. A question and answer period will follow. Location: Raytheon Room
EVOLUTION: IT’S ONLY A THEORY On Tuesday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. atmospheric physicist James Metcalf will give this month’s Great Presenters program. According to Metcalf, “Darwin’s theory of evolution remains a topic of intense controversy 153 years after its initial publication. Although it is the central organizing principle of modern biological science, it receives little or no emphasis in many public school biology courses, and a 2009 Gallup poll found that only 39% of Americans said they believe in it. Despite its contentious history, there are possibilities for settling the controversy.” James Metcalf is an atmospheric physicist who worked for more than 30 years in the Air Force Research Laboratory at Hanscom Air Force Base. His background is in radar meteorology and magnetospheric research.
