The Swellesley Report » Wellesley Free Library http://www.theswellesleyreport.com More than you really want to know about Wellesley, Mass. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:28:19 +0000 en hourly 1 Wellesley Free Library readies star-studded fall line-up http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/08/wellesley-free-library-readies-star-studded-fall-line-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wellesley-free-library-readies-star-studded-fall-line-up http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/08/wellesley-free-library-readies-star-studded-fall-line-up/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:48:17 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=13932 The Wellesley Free Library calendar for September and October is looking strong, with visits from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff, This Old House host Kevin O’Connor and The Wellesley Players on tap. Full details on the calendar.

Stacy Schiff

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]]> http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/08/wellesley-free-library-readies-star-studded-fall-line-up/feed/ 0 Celebrating the new and old Wellesley High Schools http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/05/celebrating-the-new-and-old-wellesley-high-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-the-new-and-old-wellesley-high-school http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/05/celebrating-the-new-and-old-wellesley-high-school/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 22:10:24 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=12537 Activities are being readied to bid goodbye to the old Wellesley High School and welcome the new one — currently expected to open next February — to town.

Wellesley Free Library is spearheading a program called Wellesley Reads Together that will take place from Oct. 1-Nov. 13. It’s essentially like forming a giant book group across town, with participants of all ages reading the same books and taking part in activities like panel discussion and a harvest dinner related to the  books (The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough, by Wellesley resident Katie Smith Milway, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven Hopp and Camille Kingsolver).

Separately, an event dubbed “Turn out the lights” will be held over Thanksgiving weekend to say goodbye to the old school. Alumni from all graduating classes will be invited, and a yard sale will feature memorabilia from the school, possibly including old uniforms and pieces of the gym floor. The new school will be dedicated next May. Contact School Committee member  Suzy Littlefield littlefieldMA@comcast.net or or teachers Jeanie/Brooks Goddard goddard@rcn.com with questions or suggestions about the “Turn out the lights”  events.



 

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]]> http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/05/celebrating-the-new-and-old-wellesley-high-school/feed/ 0 “Prostate Cancer: Hype and Hope” program coming to Wellesley Free Library http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/05/prostate-cancer-hype-and-hope-program-coming-to-wellesley-free-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prostate-cancer-hype-and-hope-program-coming-to-wellesley-free-library http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/05/prostate-cancer-hype-and-hope-program-coming-to-wellesley-free-library/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 11:43:16 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=12455 The Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project invites the public to a lecture at the Wellesley Free Library’s Wakelin Room, May 11th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., by Dr. Richard Lee, Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and physician at Mass General Hospital (MGH).  Dr. Lee will discuss lifestyle recommendations, early detection and treatment of prostate cancer.

This free event is open to the public and includes informational resources. Coffee and dessert will be served.

Lee has established himself as a leader in the study of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in prostate cancer.  His CTC research involves translational and clinical applications of a novel technology developed by collaborators in engineering and cancer biology at MGH.

The Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that studies the relationship between cancer and the environment with the goal of reducing health risk factors for residents of Wellesley and surrounding communities.

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]]> http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/05/prostate-cancer-hype-and-hope-program-coming-to-wellesley-free-library/feed/ 0 Student art brightens up Wellesley Free Library http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/04/student-art-brightens-up-wellesley-free-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=student-art-brightens-up-wellesley-free-library http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/04/student-art-brightens-up-wellesley-free-library/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:28:42 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=12220 wps art show wellesley free library

A great variety of art from Wellesley Public School students in grades K-12 is transforming Wellesley Free Library into an art museum this month. Check it out next time you’re there.

wps art at wellesley free library

 

 

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]]> http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/04/student-art-brightens-up-wellesley-free-library/feed/ 0 Wellesley Free Library features Rock/Candy http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/03/wellesley-free-library-features-rockcandy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wellesley-free-library-features-rockcandy http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/03/wellesley-free-library-features-rockcandy/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:13:36 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=11649 rockcandy wellesley free library

Colorful color pencil drawings of rocks and candy apples are on display all month at Wellesley Free Library.

The works were done by artists Debbi Friedman (rocks) and Kendra Bidwell Ferreira (candy).

An opening reception is being held on Saturday, March 5 from 2-4pm.

RELATED: Wellesley Society of Artists



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]]> http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/03/wellesley-free-library-features-rockcandy/feed/ 0 Wellesley Free Library, the movie theatre http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/02/wellesley-free-library-the-movie-theatre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wellesley-free-library-the-movie-theatre http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/02/wellesley-free-library-the-movie-theatre/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:35:18 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=11490

Friday at 3-5pm, Wellesley Free Library presents “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”

Toy Story 3 will be shown Tuesday, Feb. 22 from230-4pm

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (PG) will be shown on Thursday, Feb. 24 from 230-4pm

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]]> http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2011/02/wellesley-free-library-the-movie-theatre/feed/ 0 Walks in Wellesley http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/09/walks-in-wellesley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=walks-in-wellesley http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/09/walks-in-wellesley/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:21:29 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=9178 Walks in Wellesley

Wellesley Free Library has received a fresh influx of “Walks in Wellesley” books, which are newly updated versions of a 40-year-old featuring the town’s assorted trails. More from the Wellesley Free Library Reference Blog.


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]]> http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/09/walks-in-wellesley/feed/ 0 Pulitzer Prize winning author Russo packs em in at Wellesley Free Library http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/07/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-russo-packs-em-in-at-wellesley-free-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pulitzer-prize-winning-author-russo-packs-em-in-at-wellesley-free-library http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/07/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-russo-packs-em-in-at-wellesley-free-library/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:31:57 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=8448 Richard Russo Wellesley Free LibraryA 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 as his growing up near Gloversville, N.Y. (he conveyed a gruesome story of a relative’s nasty job at a beam house)  and writing about academia (he used to teach, including at Colby College).  He said it became easier to write about academia after he had left, and found that his former colleagues recognized their colleagues in his works, but never themselves. He described writing about academia to be a cathartic “bridge burning process.” As for trying his hand at non-fiction recently he acknowledged that it proved challenging to a fiction writer, or “bullsh—— by trade.”

(Not sure if it’s just me, but the library auditorium seems to be SRO every time I go there…)



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]]> http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/07/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-russo-packs-em-in-at-wellesley-free-library/feed/ 1 Wellesley Free Library playing games http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/02/wellesley-free-library-playing-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wellesley-free-library-playing-games http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/02/wellesley-free-library-playing-games/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:03:43 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=6621 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 programs. And kids and teens, don’t assume you’ll just be up against your peers — senior citizens in Wellesley have been polishing their Wii skills.

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]]> http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/02/wellesley-free-library-playing-games/feed/ 0 Wellesley authors wanted (even bloggers?) http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/02/wellesley-authors-wanted-even-bloggers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wellesley-authors-wanted-even-bloggers http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/2010/02/wellesley-authors-wanted-even-bloggers/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:01:51 +0000 bbrown http://www.theswellesleyreport.com/?p=6470 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 we want to identify Wellesley’s authors, poets, illustrators, playwrights — everyone who creates books and scripts and all kinds of publications. Please let us know about you and your works so that we can create a comprehensive list (a valuable resource which will eventually be housed at the library), and so that we can invite you to this gala evening.

This event will have special meaning because the Centennial Fund was born at a Wellesley Authors’ Reception 25 years ago, when a local author discovered that the library couldn’t afford to buy a copy of his book. He created the Fund to “enrich and enhance” the library’s collection, and since then the generous contributions of townspeople have enabled the Fund to donate $866,000 to the library (most recently this totaled 24% of its annual materials budget), ensuring the depth and richness of the collection. Authors — please share with the Centennial Fund your name, address, e-mail address, and names of publications.

You may e-mail this information to EMacLennan@minlib.net, or send it to: Centennial Fund Authors Reception, c/o Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington Street, Wellesley 02482. And everyone in town — mark your calendars for April 15th, 7 p.m. at the library.

You’re all invited to meet and celebrate the gifted and intriguing authors who share our town. See you there!

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