Community Events

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Great Presenters: Jim Klumpp—Hiking the Continental Divide

In April of 2022, Jim traveled from Newton to New Mexico to begin walking 2,700 miles along the Continental Divide Trail to Canada, having already hiked the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails.  Jim will lead you on his four-and-a-half-month journey with many spectacular pictures he took along the way.  Register.  Thursday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m.

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Exhibit: South Asians in Wayland

Since the 1970s, South Asian residents in Wayland have grown from about five families to 120. Come learn about South Asian festivals, dance, and food, and perhaps see some familiar faces from Wayland in this new exhibit. And if you didn’t know, there is a Wayland Desi Facebook group you might want to join if you yourself are from South Asia.

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Board Game Night

Bring a board game, a card game, or just your enthusiasm to try new things. We have games here, too.  Email Julian Butcher with questions or game suggestions: jbutcher@minlib.net.

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Virtual Author Talk: Victoria Aveyard

Join us as the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen and Realm Breaker series chats about YA fantasy fiction, world-building, and her incredible body of work.  Register.  Tuesday, December 5 at 7 p.m.

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Explore Roleplaying Games

Curious about tabletop roleplaying games (e.g. Dungeons & Dragons, Critical Role online)? Looking for a fun, creative way to work together to tell stories and make friends?  Library staff member Julian Butcher, author and player of roleplaying games, will cover games in all sorts of genres, and help you join or start a group at the library.  Gaming veterans and newcomers equally welcome.  Ages 16+.  LGBTQ+ inclusive.  Register.  Monday, November 27 at 7 p.m.

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Virtual Author Panel: Poetry and Flash Fiction

Peter F. Crowley is a prolific Boston-area author whose work includes short fiction, op-eds, poetry, and academic essays.  Based in Salem, Linda Werbner is a therapist whose writing has appeared in Quail Bell Magazine and Global Poemic, an online literary journal.  Timothy Gager has had over 1,000 works of fiction and poetry published, including 18 books.  Register.  Thursday, November 21 at 7 p.m.

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Virtual Author Talk: Valerie Frey and Preserving Family Recipes

Heirloom dishes and family food traditions are rich sources of nostalgia and provide vivid ways to learn about our families’ past, yet many of them exist only as unwritten know-how and lore that vanishes when a cook dies.  Frey’s book is a guide for preserving family recipes, blending commonsense tips with sound archival principles.  Register.  Monday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

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Great Presenters–Richard Raiselis: Natural Witness

In a time when we effortlessly record what we see with smartphones, why would a visual artist reject the comforts of a studio for the uncertainties of the outdoors?  Raiselis will show his work and speak about how and why he makes it, addressing his choice to be a witness, to see the natural or constructed landscape with the immediacy of unfiltered looking.  Register.  In person and online.  Tuesday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m.