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Pulitzer Prize winning author Russo packs em in at Wellesley Free Library

By bbrown | Published: July 21, 2010

A standing room only audience at Wellesley Free Library Tuesday night listened to a couple of readings from author Richard Russo, who won the 2002 Pultizer Prize for Fiction for his Empire Falls. After readings from That Old Cape Magic and a memoir written for a British literary journal, Russo fielded questions about topics such [...]

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Wellesley Free Library playing games

By bbrown | Published: February 21, 2010

Wellesley Free Library is looking for your input on what sorts of video game events it should hold (it recently held Guitar Hero tournaments). The Library started a gaming-specific blog at the end of last year and is running a 3-question survey to get your input on future game tourneys and times to offer such [...]

Wellesley authors wanted (even bloggers?)

By bbrown | Published: February 5, 2010

From the Wellesley Free Library Centennial Fund: Are you a Wellesley author? The Wellesley Free Library Centennial Fund wants to celebrate you. To commemorate its Silver Anniversary, on April 15th the Centennial Fund will host a Wellesley Authors’ Reception, to pay tribute to the exciting diversity of talent found right here in our hometown. So [...]

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Escape from Wellesley to France

By bbrown | Published: January 28, 2010

Nick Terrett is exhibiting his photographs of central France at Wellesley Free Library through Sunday, Jan. 31. Terrett calls the exhibit “La France Profonde,” which translates into “deep France,” he says. Terrett, who says he commutes through Wellesley and is a fan of the library, is a scientist by profession and says he played a [...]

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Eclectic a cappella concert at Wellesley Free Library Sunday

By bbrown | Published: December 11, 2009

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Jazz at Wellesley Free Library on Sunday

By bbrown | Published: November 13, 2009

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Watercolor demo at Wellesley Free Library

By bbrown | Published: November 9, 2009

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How much interest do Wellesleyites have in trying out a Kindle or Nook?

By bbrown | Published: November 6, 2009

Wellesley Free Library has been aggressive about putting newfangled gadgets (such as self-playing audiobooks called Playaways) and online reading services (such as the OverDrive downloadable audiobooks) into patrons’ hands. We heard a recent NPR report on libraries lending e-readers such as Amazon.com Kindles or Barnes & Noble Nooks (shown here) and inquired about whether the [...]

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Woodwind Quintet concert at Wellesley Free Library on Sunday

By bbrown | Published: November 5, 2009

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Wellesley Free Library's new mascot

By bbrown | Published: October 27, 2009

Spotted this praying mantis outside a window on second floor of the Wellesley Free Library yesterday. Called the woman across from me’s attention to it. She seemed unimpressed, but I know all of you will be.

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Author Jeanette Walls visits Wellesley Oct. 27

By bbrown | Published: October 22, 2009

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Russian concert at Wellesley Free Library

By bbrown | Published: October 19, 2009

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"Fighting Castro: A Love Story" author comes to Wellesley

By bbrown | Published: October 16, 2009

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Learn about the USS Constitution at Wellesley Free Library

By bbrown | Published: October 1, 2009

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No, the Wellesley Free Library will not be able to tell if you bring a book into the bathroom

By bbrown | Published: August 21, 2009

The library is adopting wireless RFID chips to speed the checkout/checkin process and better keep track of its inventory, according to this Boston Globe article. No, the chips don’t have long-enough transmission ranges to enable the library to spy on you at home, and in fact are only putting the chips into their books, etc., [...]

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