News and Events from the Wayland Library, March 15, 2014

Wayland LibraryTRAVEL LECTURE: LAOS AND CAMBODIA. On Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m., Wayland resident John Leupold will take us on an armchair visit to Laos and Cambodia, two of Southeast Asia’s little known treasures. The program will show images and highlight history, culture, conservation, and social issues that face both countries as they grapple with how to preserve their biological and cultural heritage in the 21st century. Mr. Leupold has frequently visited these two countries during the past five years and has escorted ten groups to Laos and Cambodia with his company, Champaca Journeys, which specializes in small group cultural tours. He loves introducing new visitors to these remarkable countries.

FRANK SMITH RETURNS THIS MONTH. Classics scholar Frank Smith will return later this 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.” The program dates are March 25 and April 1, 8, 15, and 22 from 1-3 p.m. in the Raytheon Room.

BABY SIGNING. A Baby Signing workshop, led by Sheryl White, will be held in the Raytheon Room on Thursday, April 3, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Baby signing deepens bonding, gives babies the ability to express themselves, enhances early literacy skills, and reduces frustration for everyone. For babies 2 months to preverbal.

SPARKY’S PUPPETS.  Sparky’s Puppets will perform “Aesop’s Fables” on Saturday, March 29, from 2:30-3:15 p.m. 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. For ages 3 and up.

ORIGAMI WORKSHOP. Origami artist and teacher Andrew Anselmo will teach an origami workshop for children ages 7 and up in the Raytheon Room on Wednesday, April 23, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Space is limited, so please call the Youth Services Department at 508-358-2308 for more information.

PARENT/CHILD BOOK GROUP. This month on Wednesday, March 26, at 7 p.m. kids in grades 4 and 5 can come to the library with a parent to discuss “Counting by 7’s” by Holly Sloan.

KIDS POETRY WORKSHOP. Our next poetry workshop for kids ages 8 and up will meet on Monday, March 31, at 7 p.m. and will be led by librarian Daryl Mark.

Zumba Kids Jr. On Wednesday, March 26, from 10:30-11 a.m., children ages 2.5 to 4 years old can join us for a rhythm and dance program led by Julia Walderzak of H2K Happy Healthy Kids Fitness Studio in Sudbury.

BabySing Express. 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 on March 20 at 10:30 a.m.

DAVID NELSON PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT. David Nelson, a twenty-year resident of Wayland, displays his photographs in the library’s Raytheon Room during March. David’s 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.

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, April 2. 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 May 7 and June 4.

UPCOMING LIBRARY BOOKGROUPS. Our Noontime Book Group is meeting at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 28, instead of early in April. This month’s book is “Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women” by Geraldine Brooks. Our Evening Book Group will meet on Monday, April 7, from 7-9 p.m. and will be discussing “Moondogs” by Alexander Yates. New members are always welcome at both groups.

Wayland at the Dawn of the American Revolution. On April 19, 1775, over 300 men from Sudbury (modern Wayland and Sudbury) marched off toward Concord to participate in the opening battles of the American Revolution. Those 300 represented the largest contingent of men from any town to take part in the first day of the eight-year struggle for independence. Join National Park Ranger and Wayland Historical Society board member Jane Sciacca on Sunday, April 13, at 2:30 p.m. in the Raytheon Room for a Wayland perspective on this momentous event in our history. This program is sponsored by the 375th Committee.

“MOZART’S “COSI FAN TUTTE”: A GUIDED TOUR. “Così Fan Tutte” is the third and last of Mozart’s operatic collaborations with librettist Lorenzo DaPonte. The opera has moments of laugh-out-loud comedy as well as great tenderness as it explores the myths and realities of fidelity between lovers. On Wednesday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. opera enthusiast Phil Radoff will walk us through this Mozart masterpiece in advance of the Metropolitan Opera’s production in high definition at many theaters in Metrowest.

ARTISTS OF PLACE WITH JUDY SCHURGIN. Mark your calendars–Judy Schurgin will return for three Tuesday afternoons in May to talk about three important artists, Claude Monet, Winslow Homer, and Georgia O’Keeffe, who were very inspired by particular landscapes near their homes, notably Giverney, Prout’s Neck, and Abiquiu. This series will focus on the life and works of these innovative and influential artists. The first program will be Tuesday, May 6, at 1 p.m.

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