SPECIAL EVENTS:  SPRING BOOK and BAKE SALE.  The Friends of the Wayland Public Library will sponsor their Spring Book and Bake Sale on Saturday, April 29, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 30, from 12:00-4:00 p.m.  There will also be a preview for members of the Friends on Friday, April 28, from 5:00-8:00 p.m.  Memberships will be available at the sale starting at 4:30 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, April 26, and Thursday, April 27.  Donations of baked goods will be accepted from Friday until the end of the sale on Sunday. Internet book scanning devices are not permitted in the sale area. For more information, contact Anne Heller at (508) 358-4515.

BAKERS NEEDED! The Friends of the Wayland Library are looking for bakers to contribute confections to the upcoming book sale.  Baked goods attract sweet lovers of all ages to the sale and add substantially to the bottom line.  The sale will be held on April 28-30, 2017.  If you’re interested, please contact Anne Heller at (508) 358-4515.

ADULT PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS:

• Convert Your LP’s to CD’s. Wednesday, April 19, 11:30am-12:30pm. There’s so much great music on them, but when’s the last time you listened to your records?  Reference Librarian Andy Moore will show you how to use the software program Audacity to convert your LPs to digital files.  Burn them onto a disc, upload them onto a portable device, or post them online–you’ll give that old collection new life! 
• FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT: Fake News and You In the New Era, Monday, April 24, 7:00-9:00pm. Join assistant Professor Kyle Moody of Fitchburg State University for a talk on fake news and media consumption in the 21^st century-from the history of yellow journalism, to the role that reporters play in media consumption and circulation, along with how news spreads and affects us all in these times.

NEW LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS MAY WIN A KINDLE FIRE! Hurry, this promotion ends on April 15th. Believe it or not, there are people living in Wayland who don’t have a library card.  If you’re one of them, we’d like to gently remind you of some of the benefits.  The most obvious is that it gives you access not just to the Wayland Library, but to all 43 libraries in the Minuteman Library Network.  That’s literally millions of books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, and more.  Reserve them online, and if they’re coming from another library, they’ll be in Wayland within the week—sometimes just days.  But your card also lets you stream a movie, do business research, find an article, check your investments, reserve a museum pass, learn a language, read (or listen to) a book, or enjoy some tunes–all from home at 3 a.m. in your bathrobe.  You’ll have to come in to get the card, but you’ll be making the most out of living in Wayland.  (Just be sure to get dressed first.) And if, after all that, you still need an incentive to get a library card, just complete a card form (either in person or online at http://waylandlibrary.org/chance-win-kindle-fire/), bring it in, and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a new Amazon Kindle Fire HD 16GB tablet and case.  While the opportunity to apply for a library card has no expiration, the Kindle drawing is limited to March 15 through April 15.

WAYLAND READS began on March 17! See our website for a full list of events at http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/w/waylandpl/ek.cfm  and some upcoming events listed below.

• MYSTERY OF A MASTERPIECE-DOCUMENTARY FILM,  Thursday, April 13, 1:30pm-2:30pm. In 2007 a striking portrait of a woman in renaissance dress made world headlines.  Originally sold nine years before for $20,000, the portrait is now thought to be an undiscovered masterwork by Leondardo da Vinci worth more than $100 million.  How did cutting edge imaging analysis help tie the portrait to Leonardo?
• BOOK DISCUSSION OF WAYLAND READS BOOKS: Thursday, April 13, 2:30pm-3:30pm. Join librarian Rachel Sideman-Kurtz for a discussion of all three Wayland Reads books, The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro, Master Thieves by Stephen Kurkjian and Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking by Erin Dionne.
• EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION-THE ART FORGER. Thursday, April 20, 7:00-8:00pm. Join librarian Andy Moore for an evening book discussion of The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro.
• THE ART OF DECEPTION-ROBIN STARR.  Tuesday, April 25, 7:00-8:30pm. Robin Starr is the Director of American & European Works of Art, overseeing a staff of specialists who appraise and catalog prints, paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. She is widely regarded as one of Skinner’s most vibrant and animated auctioneers, bringing an enthusiastic spirit to the podium at Skinner’s American & European Paintings & Prints auctions, held three times annually. Starr’s area of specialization is in American paintings and prints from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
• WAYLAND READS –ART TALK with JUDY SCHURGIN. Tuesday, May 2, 1:30-3:00pm. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was the vision of the fabled Mrs. Jack.  This fabulous museum contains one of the most unusual collections of art in the United States and includes treasures from antiquity to the early twentieth century.  Opened in 1903, the building is fashioned after a fifteenth century Venetian palace, with galleries surrounding a courtyard filled with gorgeous plants, flowers and antique sculpture.  Join us for the slide/lecture presentation which will focus on the life of this aristocratic, independent and flamboyant woman, as well as her fabulous art collection and the jewel of a museum which she created. (May 2 is the correct event date which has been changed from April)
• WAYLAND READS –BOOK DISCUSSION with BARBARA SHAPIRO, Wednesday, May 3, 7:00-9:00pm.  Join us for the author’s discussion of her book, The Art Forger.  The program will be followed by book-signing.  Books will be available for purchase.  B.A. Shapiro is the New York Times bestselling author of The Muralist, The Art Forger, The Safe Room, Blind Spot, See No Evil, Blameless, and Shattered Echoes.  She has also written four screenplays and the non-fiction book, The Big Squeeze.  The Art Forger has been on many bestseller lists — including the New York Times, Boston Globe, LA Times, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Amazon, and Kindle — and has won many awards including The 2013 New England Book Award for Fiction.  She lives in Boston and is working on her eighth novel.
• TOUR OF SOWA WITH NASSER K. Sunday, May 7, at 10:00am,  SoWa is the leading art center of Boston, a community of artist studios, galleries, shops, restaurants, entrepreneurs, businesses and residences that believe in crafting quality, one-of-a-kind products and experiences.  Once known as a rundown warehouse district, the SoWa Art & Design district has experienced a renaissance, blossoming into a world-renowned retail and artist community in Boston’s South End. Because it is where the character in The Art Forger lives and works, we thought we would explore the neighborhood otherwise known as “South of Washington” during its annual art walk when we can visit artists in their studios. Wayland resident and acclaimed photographer, Nasser K, will serve as our tour guide.  This program is made available through WAYLAND READS SERIES of programs.   A transportation van will be made available for those who prefer to ride to the event rather than drive.  Details are available here from the Council on Aging’s newsletter: http://www.wayland.ma.us/pages/WaylandMA_CoaNews/025501AE-000F8513

ESOL Tutor Training Class,  Training classes for new ESOL tutors are scheduled for five consecutive Tuesday mornings, March 7, 14, 21, 28 and April 4, 11 ( April 11 is a make-up date for the snow day of March 9) . If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Ginny Steel, ESOL Program Director at 508-358-7517, virginia@thesteels.com. All classes are held in The Training Room of the Public Safety Building.

Poetry Workshop,  The group meets two Thursdays a month to work on writing poetry. Beginning and advanced poets welcome. The next two meetings are scheduled for Thursdays, April 20 and May 4, from 2:00-4:00pm.

GREAT PRESENTER’S SERIES: Juan S. Montes: “EVEREST: THE CHALLENGE OF A DREAM”,  Tuesday, May 2, 7:30-9:00pm,  Ordinary people can achieve extraordinary goals! Come listen to the fascinating story of Juan’s 1992 climb of Mount Everest from one of its most difficult and unexplored sides, the Kangshung Face. To date, only three expeditions have summited through this route. Juan Montes has led more than 30 expeditions to the Himalayas, Andes, Patagonia, Yosemite, and the Alps. He is currently Assistant Professor at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College where he teaches Strategy and Organizational Behavior. He has a Ph.D. in Management Sciences and has worked extensively in consulting for both government and academia. Originally from Chile, where he developed his passion for mountaineering, he now lives with his family in Wayland

APRIL’S DATABASE OF THE MONTH: ANCESTRY.COM,  Ancestry.com offers unparalleled access to genealogical records.  Ancestry.com is brought to you by the Town of Wayland and the Wayland Free Public Library. The link for this resource is on the library’s online resources page at:  http://waylandlibrary.org/services/beyond-books/e-resources/.

APRIL’S ART DISPLAY IN THE RAYTHEON ROOM,  Students from Wayland High School’s 3D art courses Metals I, Advanced Metals, Ceramics I, and Advanced Ceramics will have photographs of their work displayed in the Raytheon Room during the month of April.

UPCOMING APRIL BOOK DISCUSSIONS FOR ADULTS

The library runs several adult book groups, and new members are always welcome. For more information about any of the groups, call the library at 508-358-2311 or visit us online at  http://waylandlibrary.org/services/your-next-great-read/book-groups/.

• Armchair Travel Book Club: Wednesday April 12, 11:30am-1:00pm.  The next book that we will discuss is The Good Shufu:  Finding Love, Self and Home on the Far Side of the World  by Tracy Slater. The brave, wry, irresistible journey of a fiercely independent American woman who finds everything she ever wanted in the most unexpected place. Shufu : in Japanese it means “housewife,” and it’s the last thing Tracy Slater ever thought she’d call herself.
• Evening Book Group:  Thursday, April 13, 7:00-8:30pm. Featured is Shin Kyung-Sook’s novel, Please Look After Mom. Meeting will take place in the mezzanine.
• Clean Eating Cookbook Club: Thursday, April 13, 6:00-7:30pm, Explore clean eating approaches potluck style!  Participants will make a recipe from a selected cookbook to share. While enjoying our homemade delights, we’ll discuss the book, its author, and what each has to offer. The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchens is this month’s book selection.
• Noontime Book Group:  Join Sandy Raymond on Friday, April 14, Noon-2:00pm.  A Man Called Ove  by Fredrik Backman is the featured book for discussion.

English Conversation Group, Do you know someone who is learning basic English? This group is ideal for people who want to practice their English and learn about American culture. The Library’s English conversation group meets two Fridays each month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The next two sessions will be held on Fridays, April 21 and May 12 in The Raytheon Room.

Needlework/Handwork Group, The next two meetings for needlework group are May 3 and June 7 from 10:00 – 12 noon. All are welcome.

School Vacation Specials:

• MFA’s Artful Adventures: Painting, Tuesday, April 18, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Children will learn about different styles of painting, then mix colors and create their own paintings to take home. Workshop led by an art educator from Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.  Limited to 15 children. Please register online. For children ages 5 and up.
• Maker Lab: Make a Stethoscope, Wednesday, April 19, 3:00-4:00 p.m. Children will learn about how sound waves travel through closed spaces by building and testing their own stethoscopes!  This STEAM maker class is led by Giselle from the Learning Hub. For children ages 5 and up.
• Barn Babies, Thursday, April 20, 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. Barn Babies, a traveling petting zoo, will bring many baby farm animals to the library.  There will be piglets, puppies, kittens, bunnies, chicks, ducks, and even a diapered baby goat.  Two sessions, each limited to 25 children.  Please register online.  For children of all ages.
• Earth Day Celebration,  Saturday, April 22, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Children will listen to stories about gardening and plant seeds in earth-friendly pots.  Led by librarian Jen Smith. For ages 4 and up.

BABY AND PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

• Storytime with a Dog! Thursday, April 13, 10:30-11:00 a.m. Children will listen to dog stories and have a special canine visitor! Corbyn, a beautiful Samoyed, and her owner Helen will join us.  For ages 3 and up.
• Upcoming Storytimes
  • Mother Goose Time (Infants-2.5 years) Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18 at 10:30 a.m.
  • StoryVine (2.5 -5 years) Thursday April 27 at 10:30am
• Zumba Kids Jr.,  Tuesday, April 25, 10:30-11:00 a.m. Rhythm and dance program for children ages 2.5 to 4 years old. Led by Julia Walderzak of H2K Happy Healthy Kids Fitness Studio.

BRAIN BUILDING WEEK

• Brain Building Storytime,  Monday, April 24, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Engaging stories and activities presented by Beverly Mobilia of Wayland Community Partnership for Children and Families. For ages 2.5 – 5 years.
• Mindfulness for Preschoolers, Wednesday, April 26, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sheryl White of BabyKneads will lead children in engaging activities that will help them be more aware of and in the present moment.  Caregivers can use these techniques at home to improve their child’s concentration and relationships with others. These techniques also help reduce stress. For children ages 2.5 and up with a caregiver.

SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS

• Make Your Own Masterpiece,  Wednesdays, March 22 and 29, and April 26 3:00-4:30 p.m. Children are invited to make their own artwork in different media. The pieces will be placed in paper frames and hung throughout the library.  Children may attend one, two, or all three workshops. Librarian Elise Katz will lead these workshops. (Wayland Reads event.)
• Book Buddies, Wednesday, April 12, 2:30-3:30 p.m. This parent/child book group is for children in grades K to 2 with a parent/caregiver. April’s book is Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover by Cece Bell. We will read the book, enjoy a snack, and make a craft.  Copies of the book are available for checkout in the Children’s Room.  This program is co-run with the WCPA.
• Parent/Child Book Club,  Wednesday, April 12, at 7:00 p.m. This book discussion group is for 3^rd and 4^th graders with a parent.  April’s book is The Fake Mustache, by Tom Angleberger.
• Book Discussion: Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking, Thursday, April 27, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Join librarian Pam McCuen for a discussion of Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking by Erin Dionne.  (Wayland Reads event).