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Sunday September 7, 2008
Resume Regular Sunday Library Hours
2:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Tuesday September 9, 2008
Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Raytheon Room
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Jewish Literature Discussion Group
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
This five-part book discussion series entitled "Neighbors: The World Next Door" is led by Anna P. Ronell, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor in the Jewish Studies Program at Wellesley College. The delicate, often tortuous relationship between neighboring cultures animates these works of history and fiction, which trace the Jewish experience from Muslim Spain to Bolshevik Russia to contemporary America.

Tonight: Journey to the End of the Millennium by A.B. Yehoshua

Supported by a grant from ALA / NextBook.

Location: Raytheon Room
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Wednesday September 10, 2008
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact: Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
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Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"SUMMER PALACE"
China, 2006
Yu Hong is a rebellious young woman from a small Chinese town transplanted to a politically charge Beijing University in the late 1980s. The country's social turmoil is witnessed through its disaffected youth, whose newfound sexuality and activism culminated in violent suppression. Spanning nearly 20 years of Chinese history, the film projects the country's struggle for definition through the eyes and heart of a young woman ill-equipped to handle it. While drifting between the arms of two different men, her love fervent for both, Yu Hong's existential crisis mirrors that of her nation. For premiering this movie at the Cannes Film Festival in May of 2006 without receiving permission from the Chinese government, award-winning director Lou Ye was barred from making movies for five years. (Unrated, Mandarin with English subtitles, 140 minutes)

Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz    rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
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Sunday September 14, 2008
Artists' Reception ~
Sudbury Valley Nature Photographers
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Meet the members of the Sudbury Valley Nature Photographers (SVNP)
participating in this month's exhibit.

For more information about the exhibit or about SVNP,
call Betsy Moyer at 508-358-2939 or Wayne Hall at 978-443-9226.
Location: Raytheon Room
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Monday September 15, 2008
District Office Hours
with Representative Tom Conroy
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Contact: Rep. Conroy's office  617-722-2460  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday September 16, 2008
Simply Storytime
10:30 AM
Come hear stories! New ones, old ones and many in-between. There will be time to play with friends too. Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Wednesday September 17, 2008
Library Trustees Meeting
9:00 AM
Contact: Ann Knight  508-358-2311  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Thursday September 18, 2008
'The Big Dig' - Highway Robbery?
7:30 PM
Boston Globe reporter Sean Murphy will be at the library on Thursday, September 18, at 7:30 to give a presentation on the “Big Dig.” Murphy has been researching and studying the Big Dig since 2002, and has authored hundreds of stories chronicling the largest and most expensive public works project in history.

For Details: 617-653-6868

Location: Raytheon Room
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Friday September 19, 2008
GREAT DECISIONS
9:15 AM
TOPIC:  Latin America
What factors have prevented the U.S. and Latin American countries from forging a strong relationship? What challenges confront U.S. policy in Latin America? Can the U.S. offer an alternative to the influence of left-leaning leaders like Venezuela's Hugo Chavez?
Contact: Betty Thorner   978-443-4384   
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday September 23, 2008
Simply Storytime
10:30 AM
Come hear stories! New ones, old ones and many in-between. There will be time to play with friends too. Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Jewish Literature Discussion Group
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
This five-part book discussion series entitled "Neighbors: The World Next Door" is led by Anna P. Ronell, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor in the Jewish Studies Program at Wellesley College. The delicate, often tortuous relationship between neighboring cultures animates these works of history and fiction, which trace the Jewish experience from Muslim Spain to Bolshevik Russia to contemporary America.

Tonight: Red Cavalry by Isaac Babel

Supported by a grant from ALA / NextBook.

Location: Raytheon Room
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Wednesday September 24, 2008
Poetry Workshop
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Contact: Joan Kimball 978-318-0991
Location: Raytheon Room
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Friday September 26, 2008
Friends of Wayland Library Meeting
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday September 30, 2008
Simply Storytime
10:30 AM
Come hear stories! New ones, old ones and many in-between. There will be time to play with friends too. Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Thursday October 2, 2008
Qigong and Tai Chi
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Learn about Qigong and Tai Chi: Are you interested in learning more about Qigong, an ancient Chinese health care system practiced by millions of people for thousands of years? Qigong integrates physical movements, breathing techniques, and focused intent. This traditional practice is similar to T’ai Chi in that the graceful movements are performed so slowly that it almost looks as if you are moving underwater. Both practices help users reduce stress, build stamina, and develop greater strength, flexibility, and balance while promoting harmony, stability, and wellness. Come to the library and learn more from Alan Krentzel, who is certified by the International Sports Medicine Association and the American Aerobic Association International to teach Tai Chi and is a professional member of the National Qigong Association. Alan also has a Masters in Business Administration!
Contact: Alan Krentzel  617-513-0791  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Saturday October 4, 2008
Passport to Adventure
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Do you like reading? How about writing and other fun activities? Want to meet new kids? Are you between 8 and 11 years old? If you answered “YES!” to all these questions then you’ll want to join the Wayland Public Library children’s book club, Passport to Adventure! Once a month meet with local author Helen Kampion for fun discussions, creative writing and activities based on a pre-assigned book. Our first book will be The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. Snacks, bookmarks and journals will be provided to participants. Ages: 8-11, reading at a 3rd grade level and up. Space is limited. Please register by calling the Wayland Library Children’s Room at 508-358-2308
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday October 7, 2008
Simply Storytime
10:30 AM
Come hear stories! New ones, old ones and many in-between. There will be time to play with friends too. Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Jewish Literature Discussion Group
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
This five-part book discussion series entitled "Neighbors: The World Next Door" is led by Anna P. Ronell, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor in the Jewish Studies Program at Wellesley College. The delicate, often tortuous relationship between neighboring cultures animates these works of history and fiction, which trace the Jewish experience from Muslim Spain to Bolshevik Russia to contemporary America.

Tonight: Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland by Jan T. Gross

by Supported by a grant from ALA / NextBook.

Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday October 14, 2008
Simply Storytime
10:30 AM
Come hear stories! New ones, old ones and many in-between. There will be time to play with friends too. Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"IO NON HO PAURA" (I'm Not Scared)
Italy, 2003
While exploring a dilapidated and uninhabited farmhouse in rural Italy, nine-year-old Michele Amitrano discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he dare not tell anyone about it. To come to terms with what he has found, Michele has to draw strength from his own sense of humanity.
(Rated R, Italian with English subtitles, 108 minutes)

Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz    rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
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Friday October 17, 2008
GREAT DECISIONS
9:15 AM
TOPIC: China
Recent product safety scares have thrown the spotlight on the enormous role China plays in supplying products to the U.S. Could the large and growing trade imbalance with China have an adverse effect on the U.S. economy? What role does the undervalued Chinese currency play?
Contact: Betty Thorner   978-443-4384   
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday October 21, 2008
Simply Storytime
10:30 AM
Come hear stories! New ones, old ones and many in-between. There will be time to play with friends too. Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Jewish Literature Discussion Group
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
This five-part book discussion series entitled "Neighbors: The World Next Door" is led by Anna P. Ronell, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor in the Jewish Studies Program at Wellesley College. The delicate, often tortuous relationship between neighboring cultures animates these works of history and fiction, which trace the Jewish experience from Muslim Spain to Bolshevik Russia to contemporary America.

Tonight: The Assistant by Bernard Malamud

Supported by a grant from ALA / NextBook.

Location: Raytheon Room
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Saturday November 1, 2008
Passport to Adventure
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Do you like reading? How about writing and other fun activities? Want to meet new kids? Are you between 8 and 11 years old? If you answered “YES!” to all these questions then you’ll want to join the Wayland Public Library children’s book club, Passport to Adventure! Once a month meet with local author Helen Kampion for fun discussions, creative writing and activities based on a pre-assigned book. Snacks, bookmarks and journals will be provided to participants. Ages: 8-11, reading at a 3rd grade level and up. Space is limited. Please register by calling the Wayland Library Children’s Room at 508-358-2308
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: TO BE DETERMINED
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Monday November 10, 2008
Jewish Literature Discussion Group
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
This five-part book discussion series entitled "Neighbors: The World Next Door" is led by Anna P. Ronell, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor in the Jewish Studies Program at Wellesley College. The delicate, often tortuous relationship between neighboring cultures animates these works of history and fiction, which trace the Jewish experience from Muslim Spain to Bolshevik Russia to contemporary America.

Tonight: Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen

Supported by a grant from ALA / NextBook.

Location: Raytheon Room
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Monday November 17, 2008
Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"VA SAVOIR" (Who Knows)
France, 2001
An elegant and utterly charming comedy about the romantic misadventures of Camile and Ugo, a theater director and his leading lady, whose already complicated relationship becomes more difficult when they become entangled in the lives of four others. IMDB calls this “a delightful potpourri of theatre, romance, and theft.”
(Rated PG-13, French with English subtitles, 154 minutes)

Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz    rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday November 18, 2008
Family Storytime
10:30 AM
Stories, music and time for a craft! Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Friday November 21, 2008
GREAT DECISIONS
9:15 AM
TOPIC: Philanthropy
Billionaire Warren Buffet's June 2007 pledge to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation prompted headlines about the size of the gift and the impact it could have on global education and health initiatives. Can private donors be more effective than governments in tackling world problems?
Contact: Betty Thorner   978-443-4384   
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday November 25, 2008
Family Storytime
10:30 AM
Stories, music and time for a craft! Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday December 2, 2008
Family Storytime
10:30 AM
Stories, music and time for a craft! Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Saturday December 6, 2008
Passport to Adventure
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Do you like reading? How about writing and other fun activities? Want to meet new kids? Are you between 8 and 11 years old? If you answered “YES!” to all these questions then you’ll want to join the Wayland Public Library children’s book club, Passport to Adventure! Once a month meet with local author Helen Kampion for fun discussions, creative writing and activities based on a pre-assigned book. Snacks, bookmarks and journals will be provided to participants. Ages: 8-11, reading at a 3rd grade level and up. Space is limited. Please register by calling the Wayland Library Children’s Room at 508-358-2308
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday December 9, 2008
Family Storytime
10:30 AM
Stories, music and time for a craft! Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday December 16, 2008
Family Storytime
10:30 AM
Stories, music and time for a craft! Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Foreign Film Series
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"BIKUR HA-TIZMORET" (The Band's Visit)
Israel, 2007
The Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives in Israel from Egypt to play an important cultural event only to find themselves in the wrong town, where they learn about themselves and each other as they spend the night interacting with the locals. What follows is a special night of quiet happenings and confessions as the band makes its own impact on the town and the town on them. Awards too numerous to list, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Coup de Coeur for director Eran Kolirin in 2007.
(Rated PG-13; English, Arabic, Hebrew with English subtitles; 87 minutes)

Contact: Rachel Sideman-Kurtz    rsideman@circleinfo.com
Location: Raytheon Room
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Tuesday December 23, 2008
Family Storytime
10:30 AM
Stories, music and time for a craft! Registration is not required. Storytime is for children of all ages with a caring adult. We ask that parents and care givers participate in the storytime activities with their child or children.
Contact: Youth Services Department  508-358-2308  
Location: Raytheon Room
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Thursday January 8, 2009
Fall Art Series:
RENOWNED ART MASTERS OF SPAIN
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Spanish culture influenced some of the most significant and important artists from the sixteenth century to the present. Join Judy Schurgin as she once again shares her enthusiasm and knowledge about art by learning about the life and art of these diverse and influential artists. This series is a great complement to the exhibit that just ended at the MFA, "El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III."

Today: EL GRECO
Location: Raytheon Room
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Thursday January 15, 2009
Fall Art Series:
RENOWNED ART MASTERS OF SPAIN
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Spanish culture influenced some of the most significant and important artists from the sixteenth century to the present. Join Judy Schurgin as she once again shares her enthusiasm and knowledge about art by learning about the life and art of these diverse and influential artists. This series is a great complement to the exhibit that just ended at the MFA, "El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III."

Today: VELAZQUEZ
Location: Raytheon Room
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Thursday January 22, 2009
Fall Art Series:
RENOWNED ART MASTERS OF SPAIN
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Spanish culture influenced some of the most significant and important artists from the sixteenth century to the present. Join Judy Schurgin as she once again shares her enthusiasm and knowledge about art by learning about the life and art of these diverse and influential artists. This series is a great complement to the exhibit that just ended at the MFA, "El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III."

Today: GOYA
Location: Raytheon Room
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