CAROL YAMARTINO ON TEAMWORK
Great things can be achieved when people work together. Yet, why do some teams flourish, while others fall short? On Tuesday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. Carol Yamartino, an expert in leadership development, executive coaching, and team effectiveness will explain the secrets of outstanding teams at our next Great Presenters program entitled “The Keys to High-performing Teamwork.” Come learn the secrets of outstanding teams, both the critical components for success and the pitfalls to avoid. For anyone on a team at work, a volunteer board or committee, a board of directors, etc. Feel free to invite a fellow team member! A lifelong Wayland resident, Carol Rigney Yamartino coaches leaders and teams for exceptional results. You can learn more about Carol at www.yamartino.com.
FRANK SMITH RETURNS
Classics scholar Frank Smith will return next month with a program entitled “Dante, Milton, and the Devil.” This course will examine the great adversary of Western literature, the Devil, as he appears in Dante’s “Inferno” and the first four books (chapters) of Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” Smith will discuss the characterization of the Devil in each epic as well as the art inspired by them. Participants are encouraged to read Dante’s “Inferno,” translated by John Ciardi. Any edition of “Paradise Lost” would be fine, but Mr. Smith particularly recommends the Barnes and Noble Classics edition with introduction and notes by David Hawkes. Smith was a Fulbright scholar and is the former head of the Language Department at Wayland High School. The series will start on Tuesday, March 25, not on March 18 as previously announced. The program dates are March 25 and April 1, 8, 15, and 22 from 1-3 p.m. in the Raytheon Room.
BOOK BUDDIES
Book Buddies is a group is for children in grades 1 to 3 with a parent/caregiver that meets to discuss a book and do a hands-on activity. This month we’ll be meeting on Wednesday, March 12, from 3-3:30 and our book will be “Little Red Writing” by Joan Holub. Please read the book with your child before the session. For more information, call 508-358-2308.
BABYSING EXPRESS
We have a special program scheduled for two Thursdays, March 13 and 20, from 10:30-11a.m. Amy Kaufman of BabySing Express will be in the Raytheon Room to lead a sing-a-long for babies and toddlers (to 2.5 years) and their parents. She will bring her mountain dulcimer!
STORYVINE & MOTHER GOOSE TIMES
The Wayland Library has two parent-child preschool storytimes led by Children’s Librarian Pam McCuen. StoryVine is a story/craft hour for preschoolers ages 2.5 to 5 years that meets most Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Mother Goose Time, for babies and toddlers, is an interactive program filled with songs, rhymes, stories, and movement on most Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Registration is not required for these programs.
SPARKY’S PUPPETS
Sparky’s Puppets will perform “Aesop’s Fables” on Saturday, March 29, from 2:30-3:15 in the afternoon. Watch a timid mouse rescue a huge lion. Sing along with the grasshopper and the ant. See what happens when a naughty boy cries “Wolf!” too many times. Location: Raytheon Room
DAVID NELSON PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT
David Nelson, a twenty-year resident of Wayland, displays his photographs in the library’s Raytheon Room during March. After spending 45 years creating film and video documentary programs, Nelson has returned to the creation of personal images that reflect the beauty of the world around us, allow us to see the familiar in new ways, or invite us to contemplate something previously outside of our experience. His photos vary from scenic to still life to abstract and were made over a five-year period in various locations in the United States and Europe. Please join David Nelson at a reception for his exhibit in the Raytheon Room on Saturday, March 8, from 2-4 p.m.
FOYER ART SPACE AVAILABLE
If you are a fine artist who would like to display some of your work at the library, we have several vacancies in our upcoming calendar for the space in the main library foyer. If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact Jim Zebrowski at the library (508-358-0834).
NEEDLEWORK/HANDWORK GROUP
Our Needlework/Handwork group, facilitated by Ann Moses, generally meets on the first Wednesday morning of each month from 10–noon. in the Raytheon Room. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 5. This is a group for people to work on needlework and handwork projects together. For more information, contact Ann Moses annmoses@verizon.net or 508-358-7113. Meetings scheduled for the remainder of the year are on April 2, May 7, and June 4.
LIBRARY BOOK GROUPS FOR ADULTS
Both of our library book groups for adults will meet in March. The next meeting of our evening group will be on Monday, March 3, at 7 p.m. We will be discussing “Slammerkin” by Emma Donoghue. The next meeting of our Noontime Book Group will be on Friday, March 7, at noon and we will be discussing “Nine Parts of Desire” by Geraldine Brooks. New members are always welcome at either group, and you can get all book group titles at the library circulation desk. Just ask!
