SUMMER READ: Emile Zola’s “Ladies’ Paradise” Because we can never stop reading, over the summer our group will be reading Emile Zola’s Ladies’ Paradise which chronicles the birth of the modern department store and the destruction of small, independent shops in the late 19th century. Sound a little familiar? You bet! Please join us on Friday, September 11 from noon to 2pm!
WHAT’S THE “hoopla” ALL ABOUT?
We’re excited to announce that the Wayland Library is now offering hoopla, a great new library app, to all Wayland residents with a library card. Head on over to hoopladigital.com to sign up and get more information. Are you “on-the-go” a lot? Wish you could watch some great movies and TV on your mobile device while traveling? Are music or audiobooks more your travel style? With hoopla digital, you can use your Wayland Library account to get movies, TV, music, and audiobooks right on your mobile device!
BECOME A MASTER OF MANIPULATION
The card game, that is! In Manipulation, you make runs or sets of at least three cards, as in Rummy, but you can also arrange them in other combinations under certain conditions. It’s challenging and fun, and it gives a fresh spin to an old favorite. M.J. Wright will teach this program on Wednesday, August 19, from 2-3:30 p.m., which is appropriate for ages 14 through adult.
COOKBOOK POTLUCK
Do you like to cook? Like to eat healthy? Or do you want to be inspired to do more of either? The Clean Eating Cookbook Club is the place for you! We will meet the second Thursday of each month to enjoy recipes together from a selected cookbook. Our first potluck will be Thursday, August 13, at 6 p.m. in the Raytheon Room. This month we are cooking from “Clean Food” by Alice Walters and “Clean Slate” by the Editors of Martha Stewart Living. Books are available now at the circulation desk. If you thought this club started in July, you are correct. Attendees were so enthusiastic about these books, we wanted to do more cooking from them. Join us for some potluck fun! And if this meeting date doesn’t work for you, you are welcome to join us for any meetings that do. See the library website for future cookbook selections and their meeting dates.
SUMMER READING CELEBRATION
Children who have participated in our summer reading program will celebrate their reading with an ice cream bash on Thursday, August 13, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Come make your own sundae! If weather permits, we will meet outside the children’s room in the green amphitheater.
SUMMER KIDS’ PROGRAMS
- Ice Cream Social, Thursday, August 13 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Make your own sundae! Celebrate the great reading you have done this summer! All children who participated in the library’s summer reading program “Every Hero Has a Story” are invited to the party. If weather permits, we will meet outside the Children’s Room in the green amphitheater.
- Read to a Dog Program. Wednesday, August 10, 11:00 a.m.-12 p.m. Children are invited to read to Corbyn, a beautiful Samoyed. This is a drop-in event. No registration required. Corbyn and her owner Helen, are certified through Pets and People Foundation to give read-to-a-dog programs.
- Fairy Story/Craft Wednesday, August 12, at 3 p.m. (Rescheduled from 7/14). Fairies are heroes too! Children will listen to stories about fairies and make a fairy craft. For ages 4 and up.
ARMCHAIR TRAVEL BOOK CLUB
On Wednesday, August 12, at 11:30 a.m., our Armchair Travel Book Club will discuss “A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal” by Anthony Bourdain. The only thing “gonzo gastronome” and internationally bestselling author Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling. Inspired by the question “What would be the perfect meal?” Tony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail and in the process turns the notion of “perfection” inside out. From California to Cambodia, “A Cooks’ Tour” chronicles the unpredictable adventures of America’s boldest and bravest chef. For more information, contact librarian Rachel Sideman-Kurtz (rsideman@minlib.net).
LIBRARY WORKSHOPS
We are offering some introductory workshops to help our patrons keep up with technology. Here’s what’s coming up:
- Class for First-Time iPhone/iPad Users, Tuesday, August 11, 2-3 p.m. You’ve just taken your iPhone/iPad out of the box. You feel clueless about how to use for anything except making a phone call. This is the class for you! We will learn how to connect to Wi-Fi, take a picture, find the photos you’ve taken, use the three keyboards, and send a text message. We’ll also learn the different kinds of touches: swiping, touching, touch and hold. There will be time for questions at the end.
- Introduction to the iPad, Thursday, August 20, 2-3 p.m. You have some experience with your iPhone/iPad, but feel like you might be missing out on some of the basics. Come on in. M.J. will discuss organizing icons, SIRI and the microphone, battery life, and other basics of these versatile and complex devices. Be sure to bring your iPhone or iPad with you.
HANDWORK GROUP
Our needlework/handwork group will staring meeting again in the fall. The first two meetings are scheduled for September 2 and October 7. We’ll socialize, work on handwork projects (no machines), share ideas, and explore resources.
CROWD PAINTINGS BY MIRANDA UPDIKE
Miranda Updike’s artwork will be in the Raytheon Room in August. Updike says, “I’m attracted to the decorative quality of clustered people or when they are haphazardly separated, like dropped gems, confetti or beads….Colored shapes and shadows, which move above asphalt and street lines, express a…contemporary splendor.”
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR VISIT WITH THE DOCTOR
Good communication lies at the foundation of the patient-doctor relationship and is vitally important for good health outcomes. And yet, the ever-increasing pressure on physicians to do more in less time undercuts the quality of this communication, putting patients at risk. In his talk at the library one Wednesday, September 16, at 7 p.m., Dennis Rosen, M.D., author of “Vital Conversations: Improving Communication Between Doctors and Patients,” will discuss some of the reasons why this communication often founders and will offer concrete suggestions on how you can get the most out of visits with your doctors. Dr. Rosen, M.D. is a pediatric pulmonologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
CALLING ALL WAYLAND AUTHORS!
If you are a local author who has published a book, we’d love to hear from you. The library is considering hosting a local author fair where you could showcase your writing and perhaps sell a few books. If interested, contact Rachel Sideman-Kurtz at the library or by email: rsideman@minlib.net.
