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Saturday July 4, 2009
Library closed
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Library closed for Independence Day.
Sunday July 5, 2009
Library closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Library is closed on summer Sundays.
Thursday July 9, 2009
Stories from Outer Space
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join the fun as Sparky’s Puppets perform “Stories from Outer Space”! In the featured story, three colorful space aliens travel to earth in their flying saucer. They visit the shop of a hard-working toy maker, intent on creating mischief. But the clever shopkeeper uses three magic wishes to outwit them. Other tales will complete the program. The show was created for the library’s summer reading program theme: “Starship Adventure at Your Library!”
Sparky’s Puppets dramatize favorite stories from children’s books with lively humor and plenty of audience participation. They have entertained children and family audiences throughout New England for over 30 years.
Contact:
Youth Services 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday July 10, 2009
Great Presenters Committee meeting
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Raytheon Room
Sunday July 12, 2009
Library closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Library is closed on summer Sundays.
Tuesday July 14, 2009
Beacon Street Girls Party
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Games, prizes, & treats for new and old fans of this popular book series. (Ages 8 & up)


Contact:
Youth Services 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday July 15, 2009
Passport to Adventure Book Club
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join the Passport to Adventure Book Club ~ Wednesdays July 15, 29 and August 12 from 10am-12pm. Reading, writing and fun
activities with local author Helen Kampion! For children ages 8- 11. Please register for all 3 sessions online using the form below.
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday July 16, 2009
Peter & Ellen Allard Family Concert
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
With two acoustic guitars, an accordion, a bundle of energy, and a vast repertoire of irresistible songs and chants, Peter & Ellen Allard invite the audience to accompany them on an interactive foot-stomping, hand-clapping, finger-snapping musical journey. The concert is geared for young children ages 3-10 and their parents as part of our summer reading program, “Starship Adventure at Your Library.”
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday July 17, 2009
Tom Conroy Office Hours
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Sunday July 19, 2009
Library closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Library is closed on summer Sundays.
Tuesday July 21, 2009
Flea Circus
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
You will be thrilled and amazed with magician Ed Pop's trained fleas! Watch the fleas as they perform on the flying trapeze, walk the dangerous high wire, spring off a diving board and splash into a pool of water and get shot out of a cannon and land on a marshmallow! It's an entire big top circus in miniature! (Ages 3 & up)
Contact:
Youth Services 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday July 22, 2009
Library Trustees Meeting
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Contact:
Ann Knight 508-358-2311
Location: Raytheon Room
Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"SCHULTZE GETS THE BLUES"
Germany, 2004
Schultze is a recently retired miner who, like his father before him, entertains polka audiences with his accordion. When he discovers the fiery energy of Zydeco music on his radio, the rigid monotony of his daily routine takes a spicy turn. Schultze learns to play his accordion with a new snap and style. His new-found fascination ultimately leads him on a life-changing journey to the Louisiana delta.
By Michael Schorr
(German and English dialogue, English subtitles, 109 minutes, Rated PG)
Link to Past Films
Contact:
Rachel Sideman-Kurtz rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday July 23, 2009
Artist's Reception
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Please join photographer Andrew Child at his reception for his July show in the Raytheon Room.
Contact:
Andrew Child 978-263-4551 andrew@andrewchild.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday July 24, 2009
Meteorites:Thunderstones from Space!
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Learn all about meteorites with demonstrations and hands-on activities with Jim Zebrowski of the Aldrich Astronomical Society. Jim will also be giving out spacey door prizes!(Ages 8 & up). Please note that this program begins after the library is closed. Please register online using the form below.
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Sunday July 26, 2009
Library closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Library is closed on summer Sundays.
Wednesday July 29, 2009
Passport to Adventure Book Club
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join the Passport to Adventure Book Club ~ Wednesdays July 15, 29 and August 12 from 10am-12pm. Reading, writing and fun
activities with local author Helen Kampion! For children ages 8- 11. Registration required. Please register online using the form for the July 15th event.
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Edible Flying Saucers
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Drop in and make a delicious spaceship using cookies, candies and your imagination! (Ages 5 & up)
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Sunday August 2, 2009
Library closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Library is closed on summer Sundays.
Friday August 7, 2009
Friday Family Flick!
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Feature films rated G or PG, check with the library for titles. Refreshments will be served.
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Sunday August 9, 2009
Library closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Library is closed on summer Sundays.
Wednesday August 12, 2009
Passport to Adventure Book Club
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join the Passport to Adventure Book Club ~ Wednesdays July 15, 29 and August 12 from 10am-12pm. Reading, writing and fun
activities with local author Helen Kampion! For children ages 8- 11. Registration required. Please register online using the form for the July 15th event.
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday August 14, 2009
Friday Family Flick!
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Feature films rated G or PG, check with the library for titles. Refreshments will be served.
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Sunday August 16, 2009
Library closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Library is closed on summer Sundays.
Wednesday August 19, 2009
Library Trustees Meeting
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Contact:
Ann Knight 508-358-2311
Location: Raytheon Room
Mars Party!
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Crafts, games, prizes and snacks that are out of this world! (Ages 5 and up).
Contact:
Youth Services 508-358-2308
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday August 21, 2009
Friday Family Flick!
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Feature films rated G or PG, check with the library for titles. Refreshments will be served.
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Sunday August 23, 2009
Library closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Library is closed on summer Sundays.
Tuesday August 25, 2009
Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE" (La double vie de Véronique)
France, 1991
Weronika is a Polish choir soprano, and her double, Véronique, is a French music teacher. Though they are unknown to each other, the two women share an enigmatic, purely emotional bond. The two were born on the same day and each senses that somewhere there exists another person with whom their lives are intertwined. Could it be that each of us is matched somewhere in the world, by our exact double - someone who shares our thoughts and dreams?
By Krzysztof Kieslowski
(In Polish & French, with English subtitles, 98 minutes, Rated R)
Link to Past Films
Contact:
Rachel Sideman-Kurtz rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday August 28, 2009
Friday Family Flick!
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Feature films rated G or PG, check with the library for titles. Refreshments will be served.
Contact:
Youth Services Department 508-358-2308
Sunday August 30, 2009
Library closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Library is closed on summer Sundays.
Tuesday September 1, 2009
Exhibit Hanging
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday September 5, 2009
Library Closed
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Labor Day Weekend
Sunday September 6, 2009
Library Closed
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Labor Day Weekend
Monday September 7, 2009
Labor Day
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Library closed.
Wednesday September 9, 2009
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday September 11, 2009
Friends of the Wayland Library Meeting
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Raytheon Room
Sunday September 13, 2009
Art Reception
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday September 15, 2009
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday September 16, 2009
Library Trustees Meeting
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Contact:
Ann Knight 508-358-2311
Location: Raytheon Room
Saturday September 19, 2009
Beginning Book Making with Sue Bleiweiss
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Monday September 21, 2009
Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"THE STORY OF QIU JU"
China-Hong Kong, 1992
An ordinary, courageous woman in a small villlage fights against the system in her quest for justice...
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of the hierarchy and travels farther and farther away from the countryside the viewer is also provided with a look at the changing Chinese society through the verite camera used in most scenes.
By Yimou Zhang
(In Mandarin with English subtitles), 101 minutes, Rated PG
Link to Past Films
Contact:
Rachel Sideman-Kurtz rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday September 23, 2009
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday September 25, 2009
GREAT DECISIONS 2009
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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TOPIC: Global Food Supply
Global prices for food staples have risen dramatically, resulting in protests and unrest around the world. What factors are driving prices up, and can they be tamed? What will the political fallout be for governments that fail to act, and what role can global institutions play? |
Contact:
Sandy Coy
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday September 30, 2009
ESOL Tutor Training Class
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Training classes for new ESOL tutors are scheduled for five Thursday evenings starting in September. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Ginny Steel, ESOL Program Director, at the phone number or email address listed above.
Contact:
Ginny Steel 508-358-7517 virginia@thesteels.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday October 1, 2009
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Saturday October 3, 2009
Beginning Box Making with Sue Bleiweiss
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday October 7, 2009
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
ESOL Tutor Training Class
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Training classes for new ESOL tutors are scheduled for five Thursday evenings starting in September. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Ginny Steel, ESOL Program Director, at the phone number or email address listed above.
Contact:
Ginny Steel 508-358-7517 virginia@thesteels.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday October 9, 2009
Book Group
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Contact:
Kathy Powers 508-358-2311
Location: Raytheon Room
Monday October 12, 2009
Library Closed
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Columbus Day
Wednesday October 14, 2009
ESOL Tutor Training Class
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Training classes for new ESOL tutors are scheduled for five Thursday evenings starting in September. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Ginny Steel, ESOL Program Director, at the phone number or email address listed above.
Contact:
Ginny Steel 508-358-7517 virginia@thesteels.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday October 16, 2009
GREAT DECISIONS 2009
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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TOPIC: Cuba after Castro
Since Fidel Castro handed over the presidency of Cuba to his brother, Raúl in early 2008, signs of greater economic openness have led to much speculation. Will Raúl seek to reopen ties with the U.S.? What role will Cuba's American exiles play in shaping a post-Castro Cuba? |
Contact:
Grace Olin
Location: Raytheon Room
Saturday October 17, 2009
Room is Booked
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday October 21, 2009
Library Trustees Meeting
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Contact:
Ann Knight 508-358-2311
Location: Raytheon Room
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
ESOL Tutor Training Class
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Training classes for new ESOL tutors are scheduled for five Thursday evenings starting in September. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Ginny Steel, ESOL Program Director, at the phone number or email address listed above.
Contact:
Ginny Steel 508-358-7517 virginia@thesteels.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday October 22, 2009
Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"THE CIRCLE" Dayereh or "Il Cerchio"
Produced in Italy, Released in 2000
This masterfully crafted & deeply affecting film offers unprecedented insight into the lives of women living in Iran. As the focus dynamically shifts from woman to woman, their stories culminate with tremendous potency and courage, transforming a shared sense of despair and injustice into one of kinship and even hope. Venice Film Festival 2000, FIPRESCI Award - Best Feature.
By Jafar Panahi
(In Farsi with English subtitles), 87 minutes, Unrated.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wayland Cultural Council, a local agency which is suported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Link to Past Films
Contact:
Rachel Sideman-Kurtz rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday October 28, 2009
ESOL Tutor Training Class
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Training classes for new ESOL tutors are scheduled for five Thursday evenings starting in September. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Ginny Steel, ESOL Program Director, at the phone number or email address listed above.
Contact:
Ginny Steel 508-358-7517 virginia@thesteels.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday October 29, 2009
Exhibit Removal
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday November 6, 2009
Evening Book Sale Preview
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
For Friends of Wayland Library MEMBERS ONLY. Memberships available at the door.
Location: Raytheon Room
Saturday November 7, 2009
Friends of the Library Book & Bake Sale
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Sunday November 8, 2009
Friends of the Library Book & Bake Sale
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday November 11, 2009
Library Closed
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Veterans Day
Thursday November 12, 2009
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday November 13, 2009
Book Group
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Contact:
Kathy Powers 508-358-2311
Location: Raytheon Room
Monday November 16, 2009
Foreign Film Series
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
"VOLVER" Spain, 2006
Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her drunk husband Paco. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. Years ago, in the sisters birth village, they lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two sisters, as if she were still alive. When the old aunt dies, the situation changes and the past returns ("volver").
By Pedro Almodóvar
(In Spanish with English subtitles), 121 minutes, Rated R
Link to Past Films
Contact:
Rachel Sideman-Kurtz rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday November 18, 2009
Library Trustees Meeting
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Contact:
Ann Knight 508-358-2311
Location: Raytheon Room
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday November 20, 2009
GREAT DECISIONS 2009
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
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TOPIC: Human Rights
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates its 60th anniversary, events in the Balkans, Sudan and Myanmar continue to challenge its idealism, while raising new questions about the prospects for humanitarian interventions. Do human rights transcend national borders and customs? Is the definition of human rights changing? |
Contact:
Steve Engler
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday November 25, 2009
Library closed
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday November 26, 2009
Library closed
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thanksgiving Day
Friday November 27, 2009
Library closed
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday December 2, 2009
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday December 3, 2009
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday December 10, 2009
Room is Booked
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday December 11, 2009
Book Group
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Contact:
Kathy Powers 508-358-2311
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday December 16, 2009
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"THE VALET" (La doublure)
France, 2006
When an important CEO is photographed with his lover Elena, he tries to save his marriage by creating an elaborate scheme that she is someone else's lover. When his wife finds out the truth, she decides to play games with him.
By Francis Veber
(In French with English subtitles), 85 minutes, PG-13
Link to Past Films
Contact:
Rachel Sideman-Kurtz rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday December 24, 2009
Library Closed
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Christmas Eve
Friday December 25, 2009
Library Closed
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Christmas Day
Thursday December 31, 2009
Library Closed
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
New Years Eve
Wednesday January 6, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday January 7, 2010
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday January 20, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday February 3, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday February 4, 2010
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday February 17, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday March 3, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday March 4, 2010
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday March 17, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Saturday March 20, 2010
Genealogy Program
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Genealogy Program with New England Historical Genealogy Society
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday April 1, 2010
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Sunday April 4, 2010
Easter
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Library closed.
Location: Raytheon Room
Friday April 9, 2010
Evening Book Sale Preview
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
For Friends of Wayland Library MEMBERS ONLY. Memberships available at the door.
Location: Raytheon Room
Saturday April 10, 2010
Friends of the Library Book & Bake Sale
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Sunday April 11, 2010
Friends of the Library Book & Bake Sale
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday April 14, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Sunday April 18, 2010
Fourteenth Annual Poetry Reading
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
All are invited to the Wayland Library Poetry Workshop's Fourteenth Annual Public Reading.
A special invitation is extended to the Library Staff and Friends for their generous encouragement and support.
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday April 28, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday May 6, 2010
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday May 12, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday May 26, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Thursday June 3, 2010
Room is Booked
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday June 9, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
Wednesday June 23, 2010
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact:
Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
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