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Town Meeting started yesterday, and continues tonight at 7pm at Wayland High School. At the Sunday session, Town Meeting completed the first 15 articles in the warrant, and expectations are that it will all be completed tonight. For a summary of results from Sunday’s session, click here.
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Our Executive Director, Kim Reichelt, and FinCom Chair Dave Watkins offered arguments to the Boston Globe for and against Article 10, which would allow permanent resident immigrants (green card holders) to vote in local elections and at Town Meeting. Debate this, and any other Wayland issue, on our Discussion Forum online here.
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In the News…
News from the past week
* Wayland Teachers Association and Wayland School Committee announce contract agreement. The Wayland Teachers Association (WTA) and the Wayland School Committee are pleased to announce a new three-year labor agreement has been reached. Collective bargaining between the School Committee and the WTA, which represents the District’s approximately 260 full- and part-time teachers and other licensed professionals, is required by law and involves negotiating over hours, wages, and working conditions for all Wayland teachers.
* Wayland officials weigh in on Chapter 40B proposal. Town officials say the plan to build 12 townhomes on School Street would overwhelm the property. Town officials, in a letter sent by selectmen Chairwoman Cherry Karlson to the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, worried about traffic, environmental effects, access for emergency vehicles and other aspects of Windsor Place LLC’s proposed Chapter 40B development at the less-than-one-acre 24 School St. property.
* Karlson, Levine, Steel, Abdella win in Wayland. Cherry Karlson was elected to a second three-year term on the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday in a contested race for two open seats where she was the only incumbent. According to unofficial results posted by the town clerk on election night, Karlson received 858 votes while Douglas Levine, a first-time candidate for elected town office, also won a three-year seat on the board with 902 votes.
* Wayland school district adding security cameras”. The school district is adding additional security cameras at its schools. “These new cameras are all exterior cameras; none are in the buildings themselves,” Superintendent Paul Stein wrote in a message. “They will be recording visual images, not sound. We believe that they will serve as a deterrent and, in the rare cases in which this is necessary, as a way to investigate accusations of criminal activity.”
* New appeal filed over planned CVS in Wayland. A new appeal related to the controversial project to build a CVS in Cochituate has been filed. Resident Gretchen Dresens has filed an appeal with the Zoning Board of Appeals of a demolition permit for the 150 Main St. project.
How you can help…
Habitat for Humanity Metrowest/Greater Worcester partners with MathWorks to support veterans. Operation Playhouse, an initiative of Habitat for Humanity MetroWest Greater Worcester in support of veteran families, will be onsite in Natick where groups of 10 – 12 volunteers will build, design and decorate six children’s playhouses, which will then be donated to local military/veteran families on the same day. Event flyer online here. All proceeds raised through this event are used to support Habitat’s local affordable home builds currently ongoing in Holliston and Northborough and the Critical Home repair program throughout the region. For complete details, click here.
Stuff a Truck for Cradles to Crayons. Spring is almost here and that means it’s time to do some Spring cleaning! Go through your closets, toy boxes, and bookshelves to gather new or gently used children’s items and join us on April 22 for the annual Wayland Stuff-a-Truck to benefit Cradles to Crayons. The 3rd annual Wayland Stuff-a-Truck will be held on Saturday, April 22 at Claypit Hill School, 9am-12pm. How can you help? Tell your friends, gather your donations, and drop them off on 4/22. It couldn’t be easier! You can also drop off donations anytime from March 29 through April 13 at the following locations: The Loker School (47 Loker Street), Happy Hollow School (63 Pequot Rd), Claypit Hill School (40 Adams Lane), and The Children’s Way (41 Cochituate Rd). For a list of Cradles to Crayons’ accepted items and donation guidelines, click here. If you have questions or would like more information, email Allison Kates.
Kate Taunton-Rigby is running the Boston Marathon to support Boston Children’s Hospital. You can support her at Bertucci’s Dining for Dollars on April 10. You can also visit her fundraising page online here. For more details on Kate and her fundraising effort, click here.
CAPA Bottle and Can Drive, Wayland High School, Town Pool Parking Lot Saturday, May 6, 10am-2pm. Time to donate your refundable bottles and cans – Please start saving them if you haven’t already! The CAPA Bottle and Can Drive is coming! This is a fun and high-spirited event and volunteers are always appreciated for their service! The Bottle and Can Drive is a significant fund-raiser for the Wayland High School visual and performing arts programs and CAPA needs your refundable cans and bottles more than ever! High School student volunteers will receive community service hours to use toward their graduation requirements. Email CAPAfor more information on how to volunteer. Please help us to support the Arts in our schools!
Wayland Public Schools Foundation to host Spring Fling, April 29 at Weston Golf Club. This is WPSF’s annual all schools fundraising event. Enjoy cocktails and delicious food and dance to the beat of Kiss 108 DJ Rich DiMare. Saturday, April 29, 7-11pm at Weston Golf Club, 275 Meadowbrook Rd, Weston. Tickets ($75/person) are available online here. No demic and cash bar only (no ATM on premises).
2017 Annual High School Community Service Awards. Honor HS students who do 50 hours or more of Community Service. You can nominate a friend, a student, your child, or yourself! This includes all WHS students, and Wayland residents who attend independent high schools. Information packets and application forms are available in the High School Guidance Office, the Wayland Library, Wayland Youth and Family Services, or online here. Deadline for all submissions is April 1, 2017 Please join us at the HS Community Service Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, May 2, 7pm at the Wayland High School Main Stage Sponsored by Wayland High School and Wayland Youth and Family Services Questions:
Dossie Kahn, Wayland Youth & Family Services, 508-358-4293.
WHS Late Night 2017 – Fundraising Effort Underway. We are almost half-way to our goal! “Late Night,” a 20 year-long Wayland AFTER-Prom tradition, is entirely funded by tax-deductible contributions from our community. Each year, WHS parents and community businesses come together to create this fun, safe, alcohol and drug-free chaperoned party. Donations are NEEDED NOW to plan and secure entertainment, activities, food and favors. Contributions can be made online atwww.waylandpto.org/high-school-pto/ or by mailing checks payable to Wayland PTO to Deb Stubeda, 17 White Road, Wayland, MA 01778 or by checks payable to “Wayland PTO” using the form on this page. Let’s keep our kids safe on Prom Night and let this be the ONLY Party in Town! Many local businesses are supporting Late Night. For a complete list, click here.
Run for LoveLane, June 11.Run or walk to benefit the children at Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program at the 10th annual Susan McDaniel Run for Lovelane. Scheduled for Sunday, June 11th, join this well managed, professionally timed course challenging enough for the elite runners and welcoming and enjoyable for families and walkers. The race begins and ends on the Weston Town Green and your kids will love the ½ mile Fun Run and the Toddler Dash before the main event. Complete details online here.
Dignity Matters Supplies Feminine Hygiene Products To Women In Need. It’s a need few think about when deciding how they can help. This organization, based and founded in Wayland, recognized the need and they’re doing something about it. Dignity Matters, as posted on its website, is a nonprofit organization that supplies feminine hygiene products and underwear to women who are homeless or otherwise in need, in order to help them stay healthy, regain self-confidence, and live with basic dignity.
Wayland Community Fund. The Wayland Community Fund provides financial assistance to Wayland residents. The organization provides help with overdue rent, utility payments, food, medical expenses, children’s needs, and many other items. During the past nineteen years the WCF has provided more than $500,000 to people in Wayland. The WCF receives no public funding and is staffed by five volunteers. One hundred percent of every dollar goes directly to helping Wayland people in need. If you know someone who needs financial help ask them to call the WCF recorded line at 508-358- 3624 More information is available on the Wayland Community Fund page on the Town of Wayland website.
The Town is looking for volunteers to fill board vacancies. The Town of Wayland is looking for volunteers. The list of open positions is posted on the Town’s website
The application process is easy. Citizens interested in filling vacancies on various boards and committees can express their interest by sending an email to
or a letter to the Board of Selectmen, Town of Wayland, 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778. Please include a statement of interest and provide information on your education and experience (professional or volunteer) relevant to the position you seek. You are also encouraged to attend a meeting or to contact the chair of the board or committee in which you are interested. Information on meeting dates and contact information for the chair are generally provided on the board and committee pages on the town’s website. Selectmen will interview candidates as part of the regular Selectmen’s meeting at the Town Building. You will be contacted to schedule an interview. Please note that, in order to be considered for appointment, you must be a registered voter in the Town of Wayland.
Meeting Schedule for The Week: See the Town Website’s Calendar online here. Please check the online calendar for the latest updates, as meetings noted below could have been updated (change in date, time or location) since we captured them. Also, some meetings could have been added since we collected the calendar information.
Please check the Town Calendarto confirm meeting times, locations and agenda. There can be updates from when we capture the schedule below.
* School Committee, 6:15pm, Room A149. Agenda includes: further discussion of School Committee comments on budget for TM and discussion of funding for WTA agreement
* Board of Public Works, 6:45pm. Agenda includes: discuss DPW- and DPW-related ATM articles
Thursday, March 30
* Board of Public Works, 6:45pm. Agenda includes: discuss DPW- and DPW-related ATM articles
Friday, March 31
* No meetings currently scheduled
Announcements
New announcements this week
Barnraising for Seniors – A retirement planning program. Know anyone who needs help with retirement planning? This retirement planning program is designed to help individuals 50 years and older. It is a free, highly interactive & unique, 4-hour program, designed to help you with your planning for retirement . . . but you must Register at the Waltham Council on Aging [781-314-3498]. Date: Tuesday, April 25 Time: 5:30 to 9:45pm Location: Waltham Senior Center, 488 Main St, Waltham, MA. BarnRaising.org was founded by Wayland’s Dana Aaron, Ph.D., and has been on the front page of 14 newspapers and featured on NPR’s ‘Market Place.’ Questions? Contact Dana Aaron at 508-358-2299 or at Dana.Aaron@BarnRaising.org.
“How I Grew to Love Roxbury” presentation by Discover Roxbury founder Marcia Butman.As part of its year-long all-parish project, Conversations about Race, The First Parish Church in Weston, 349 Boston Post Road, is very pleased to present Discover Roxbury founder Marcia Butman’s “How I Grew to Love Roxbury” presentation on Sunday, April 9, starting at 11:45 am in the church parlor. This event is free and open to the public. Ms. Butman founded Discover Roxbury in 1995 so that suburban families and school staff involved in the METCO program would have an opportunity to experience Roxbury’s strengths and assets and to increase familiarity with and lessen fear of urban neighborhoods in which METCO students lived. Through photographs she has taken over 20 years and her commentary, learn what Marcia loves about Roxbury and how her journey came to be. Learn about a Roxbury that might be new to you . . . a rich and multilayered history, a vibrant art scene, stunning architecture, treasured relationships, and more. You, too, may grow to love this community through this fascinating and informative presentation.
Wayland-Weston Interfaith Action Group co-sponsors panel discussion April 27: Discrimination: Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Racism … What can be done to foster understanding of “the other” and why that understanding is crucial to a democratic society. The Weston-Wayland Interfaith Action Group and The Weston PTO Present WWIAG’s 2017 Peg Kerwin Lecture, Thursday evening, April 27 at The Weston Community Center, 20 Alphabet Lane, Weston. Program occurs: 7:30-9:30pm. Doors open at 7pm, for refreshments.This event ‘free’ and open to all. Parking is available at the Center or nearby at the Weston Library. For more details, on the program and the panelists, click here. Event flyer is online here.
Game Designing with Processing- Free April vacation computer camp, Grades 5 – 8 Special – first time being offered
Fee: Free. Place: Wayland High School, Room B144. Experience Required: none Materials Needed: personal laptop computer and a bag lunch. Program runs April 18 -21, 2017 (April Vacation Week), 10am-2pm (including 30 minute lunch break). Deadline: Return registration form (online here) to the high school by Friday, April 10.
Students will learn universal programming concepts with Processing, a graphics-oriented version of Java. By week’s end, students will be creating personal, original programs…anything from a game to a practical application. Andy Wang, a WHS sophomore, is teaching this introductory course as part of his community service commitment at the high school. He has been sharing his computer skills knowledge to younger students for three years. Email Andy_Wang@student.wayland.k12.ma.us with questions.
Fake News and You in The New Era, Monday, April 24, 7-9pm at the Library. Join assistant Professor Kyle Moody of Fitchburg State University for a talk on fake news and media consumption in the 21st 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.
Bird Walk at Mainstone Farm, May 17, 7-9am. Led by Norman Levey. Location: Mainstone Farm and Hamlen Woods. Price: $10 (free for SVT members). Mainstone Farm’s open spaces and woodlands are teeming with birds! Take a walk with birder Norman Levey and see which resident and migrating birds are singing. Binoculars and bird books encouraged. New birders welcome! (Photo of Baltimore oriole by Craig Smith)
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www.svtweb.org/calendar for the complete schedule and more information. These events are free, and registration is required. Register online or call 978-443-5588 X123.
School Vacation Week programs at the Library:
* MFA’s Artful Adventures: Painting, Tuesday, April 18, 2:00-3:00 pm. 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 pm.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 am. 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.
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 online here.
Adult Program and Workshops at the Library:
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3D Design and Printing Workshop, Wednesday, April 12, 7:00-8:30pm. Participants will be using Tinkercad.com to design and eventually print their own personalized keychain. Tinkercad is a fun, free, and easy to use 3D design program. All prints will be free. To register on your own you must be 12 or older, parents of younger kids are welcome to register and design with their children.
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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 6 and 20, from 2:00-4:00pm.
* Book Discussion: Master Thieves, Tuesday, April 4, 2-3pm. Join librarian Rachel Sideman-Kurtz for a discussion of Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World’s Greatest Art Heist by Stephen Kurkjian. This is one of the three titles included in the Wayland Reads series.
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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!
* Film Showing: The Thomas Crown Affair, Friday, April 7, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Join us in the Raytheon Room for a showing of The Thomas Crown Affair, a remake of the 1968 classic. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo and Dennis Leary, this film is about a thrill-seeker who steals art for a living and meets his match in a seductress detective. The film is part of WAYLAND READS programming.
* The Value of Art, a panel discussion is scheduled as part of the WAYLAND READS programs. Saturday April 8, 2:00pm-3:30pm. Join us for a community panel discussion moderated by Joyce Kulhawik, long-time arts and entertainment critic, with panelists:
* Charlie Anderson, musician and organizer of the Wayland Concert Series
* Jennifer Dowling, mixed media artist
* Clara Lagor, Wayland High School student
* Richard Weingartner, Wayland High School theater teacher and drama director
* Thomas White, architect
* Christina Zwart, sculptor
* Great Presenter’s Series: Gretchen Schuler: “History and Future of Mainstone Farm”, Tuesday, April 4, 7:30pm-9:00pm. Gretchen will take us on a Mainstone Farm journey telling of the farm’s history during one family’s stewardship of nearly 150 years. She will talk about its past, present, and future, highlighting one of Wayland’s premier heritage landscapes known and loved by all.
* 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 6 and 20, 2-4pm.
* 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 toLeonardo?
* 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, 2-4pm 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)
Announcements from Prior Weeks
Spring Gardening Club at Happy Hollow. Aspiring gardeners in Grades 2 – 5 may enroll in the Happy Hollow Gardening Club, an after-school activity scheduled to begin Friday, April 7 and continue on April 28, May 5, 12, and 19, 2017. Registration info is on the Wayland School Community Program’s Community Education page. Children will make terrariums, learn how seeds differ in appearance, be exposed to art masterpieces, and create their own artwork with their newfound appreciation for the natural world. In the garden, they will prepare the soil, plant seeds, and even take one plant home to tend in their own mini-garden. Registration info or questions may be directed to WSCP at 508-358-8617. Deborah Niles, Happy Hollow teacher who has been a leader in the five-year organic garden project, will lead the 3-4:30pm club.
The Mighty Library Card.
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 here), 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.
Passover Seder in an Interfaith Setting. All are welcome to come for a Passover seder in an interfaith setting. OpenSpirit will again host the meal and rituals of Passover at an interactive second night seder on Tuesday, April 11, from 6:30-9pm in Edwards Hall, 39 Edwards St., Framingham. Rabbi Katy Allen, a member of the Open Spirit Steering Committee and Rabbi of Ma’yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope will lead the evening, assisted by Gabi Mezger who will lead the singing. People of all faith traditions are invited. The meal will be partially catered and partially a directed potluck, and you can indicate your preferences when you register. To register, go to the Ma’yan Tikvah website, call 508-877-8162 or 508-358-5996, or email rabbi@mayantikvah.org. Donations of $10-40 per person are suggested. RSVPs by March 31 will help us know how much food to order. This program is co-sponsored by Ma’yan Tikvah and Open Spirit and is generously funded by a Combined Jewish Philanthropies Metrowest Community Grant.
Wayland Chapter of ACLU grassroots effort People Power invites participants. Wayland residents have come together to participate in the new ACLU grassroots effort People Power. People Power is engaging volunteers across the country to take action when Trump or his administration attempt to enact unconstitutional policies or trample on people’s constitutional rights. By mobilizing in defense of our civil liberties, volunteers will build local communities that affirm our American values of respect, equality, and solidarity. For more information on the national effort, go to www.peoplepower.org. For information on activities in Wayland, contact Barbara Fox atbsfox@comcast.net.
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, March 24 and April 21 in The Raytheon Room.
Baby and Preschool Programs at the Library
* Zumba Kids Jr., Tuesday, March 28, 10:30-11:00am. Rhythm and dance program for children ages 2.5 to 4 years old. Led by Julia Walderzak of H2K Happy Healthy Kids Fitness Studio.
* Sing-along with Jeannie Mack, Thursday, April 6, 2017, 10:30-11:15am
* Preschool Parenting Group, Tuesday, April 4, 9:15-10:15am. Come together for conversation with other parents and facilitator Dr. Dossie Kahn from Wayland Youth and Family Services. Infants and Toddlers are welcome too!
* 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) Thursdays, April 27 at 10:30am
School Age Programs at the Library
* Make Your Own Masterpiece. Wednesdays, March 22 and 29, and April 26 3:00-4:30pm. 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.)
* Lego Club. Wednesday, April 5, 3:00pm-4:00 pm. Children will make creations out of Legos and share them with members of the club. For ages 5 and up.
* Book Buddies, Wednesday, April 12, 2:30-3:30pm. 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 7pm. This book discussion group is for 3rd and 4th graders with a parent. April’s book is The Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger.
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 here.
* Evening Book Group: Thursday, April 13, 7-8:30pm. Featured is Shin Kyung-Sook’s novel, Please Look After Mom.
* 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
* 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.
RESIST: Adult Self Defense offered to Women in Wayland
RESIST (Realistic Escape Strategies & Instinct-based Self-defense Training) Adult Self Defense Class offered April 4 and 5 at Wayland High School (Wrestling Room), 6:30-9:30pm. All female-identified adults who live or work in Wayland are invited to participate. The class is free, but participants must pre-register. The limit is 16 students. The Wayland Police in collaboration with Domestic Violence Services Network Inc (DVSN) is offering a RESIST self-defense class for adults. The goal of the class is to learn how to escape an attacker by using instinct-based moves. For complete details, click here.
For questions, and to register, please contact Jena Salon at jenasalon@gmail.com. This class is funded by the Wayland Police and Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc.
3-W Go Higher Program, April 25, 7pm at Wellesley High School.
Wayland, Weston and Wellesley are joining forces again to offer a new program to our families called “Go Higher!” This state-sponsored program will take place at Wellesley High School at 7 pm on April 25th. The “Go Higher!” program brings state college and university students from campuses across the state into high schools for a direct student-to-student exchange about making the transition from high school to college. It will be followed by a small admissions fair that allows families to learn more about new programs, internships and study abroad opportunities available at Massachusetts public colleges and universities. This year’s event will also highlight the new Commonwealth Commitment transfer program as well as the Commonwealth Honors Program and early college opportunities through the Commonwealth Dual Enrollment program. So please join us on April 25 at Wellesley High School!
Favorite Spaces – Memorable Places, Sunday, April 30.The Wayland Historical Society, along with the Council of Aging, will present Favorite Spaces – Memorable Places Sunday, April 30, 2-4 at the Wayland Town Building. Share a photo of a spot in Wayland you treasure. Tell us what makes it special to you, be it a riverbank, tree house, beaver dam or people. Jane Sciacca from the Historical Society will facilitate a discussion of these special spaces, including some favorites from the Grout-Heard House collection. Note: this exhibit was originally scheduled for February 12, but postponed due to a snowstorm.
June 26th – August 17th (7 Sessions) for Ages 6 – 15 At Sandy Burr Country Club. Registration is now open for our 4-Day Junior Golf Camps at Sandy Burr Country Club in Wayland. The Junior Golf Camp specializes in the development of young golfers. All camps are conducted by our PGA Professional, Brian Golden.Each campers’ experience will be tailored to work with their ability levels and include group contests, games, on course instruction and the use of our new practice range facility. Our staffs’ approach to teaching junior golfers creates an excellent learning environment that is safe as well as fun! For dates, fees, or to register, click here. Sign-ups run through June! For more information: Visit our website listed above or call 508-358- 7211 EXT. 5, or email Ben Cibotti with questions.
Pegasus Accepting Applications for CITs. The Pegasus Summer Program is accepting applications for Counselor-in-Training positions for the six-week program starting June 26, 2017. Applicants must be entering Grade 9 in the fall of 2017. If interested, contact Wayland School Community Programs Director Pat Keefe for an application. To learn about the program, go online here.
Needlework/Handwork Group. Our needlework group, which is open to all, will start up again in September. This group, facilitated by Ann Moses, welcomes any adult who quilts, embroiders, knits, or does any type of hand work. It meets on the first Wednesday of each month from 10am-12pm in Raytheon Room at the library. Members share ideas and resources. We also chat and socialize as we work on new or UFO’s (unfinished projects). It is a relaxed, enjoyable group. If you have any questions please call or email Ann Moses: annbmoses@gmail.com or 508-358-7113. This year’s remaining dates are April 5, and May 3.
Events and Happenings
Below are highlights of the coming week. For all events, view our online calendar.
Tuesday, April 4, Preschool Parenting Group, Wayland Library, 9:15-10:15am. Preschool parents are invited to come together with other parents to talk about the joys and challenges of parenting. Conversation facilitated by Dr. Dossie Kahn from Wayland Youth and Family Services. Infants and toddlers are welcome too!
Tuesday, April 4, Gretchen Schuler: “History and Future of Mainstone Farm”, Wayland Library, 7:30pm. Gretchen will take us on a Mainstone Farm journey telling of the farm’s history during one family’s stewardship for nearly 150 years. She will talk about its past, present, and future, highlighting one of Wayland’s premier heritage landscapes known and loved by all.
Friday, April 7, Film Showing: Thomas Crown Affair, Wayland Library, 1-3pm.Join us for a showing of The Thomas Crown Affair, a remake of the 1968 classic. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo and Dennis Leary, this film is about a thrill-seeker who steals art for a living and meets his match in a seductress detective. 121 minutes.
Saturday, April 8, The Value of Art: What Does it Mean to You?, Wayland Library, 2-3:30pm. Join us for a community panel discussion moderated by Joyce Kulhawik, Emmy Award winning arts and entertainment critic. Panelists include the following members of our community:
* Charlie Anderson, musician and organizer of the Wayland Concert Series
* Jennifer Dowling, mixed media artist and Framingham State University faculty member
* Clara Lagor, Wayland High School student
* Richard Weingartner, Wayland High School theater teacher and drama director
* Thomas White, architect
* Christina Zwart, sculptor
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Habitat for Humanity Metrowest/Greater Worcester partners with MathWorks to support veterans. 
Kate Taunton-Rigby is running the Boston Marathon to support Boston Children’s Hospital. You can support her at 
Run for LoveLane, June 11. 
“How I Grew to Love Roxbury” presentation by Discover Roxbury founder Marcia Butman. 
Wayland-Weston Interfaith Action Group co-sponsors panel discussion April 27: Discrimination: Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Racism … What can be done to foster understanding of “the other” and why that understanding is crucial to a democratic society. 
Game Designing with Processing- Free April vacation computer camp, 
Bird Walk at Mainstone Farm, May 17, 7-9am. Led by Norman Levey. Location: 
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 
Film Showing: The Thomas Crown Affair
The Mighty Library Card.
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.) 
Wayland Chapter of ACLU grassroots effort People Power invites participants. 
Upcoming April Book Discussions for Adults. 
RESIST: Adult Self Defense offered to Women in Wayland
3-W Go Higher Program, 
Favorite Spaces – Memorable Places, Sunday, April 30. 
Tuesday, April 4, Preschool Parenting Group, Wayland Library, 9:15-10:15am. Preschool parents are invited to come together with other parents to talk about the joys and challenges of parenting. Conversation facilitated by Dr. Dossie Kahn from Wayland Youth and Family Services. Infants and toddlers are welcome too!
Tuesday, April 4, Gretchen Schuler: “History and Future of Mainstone Farm”, Wayland Library, 7:30pm. Gretchen will take us on a Mainstone Farm journey telling of the farm’s history during one family’s stewardship for nearly 150 years. She will talk about its past, present, and future, highlighting one of Wayland’s premier heritage landscapes known and loved by all.
