Wellesley Books, June author visits

May 26, 2018 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Wellesley Books has ten authors coming in June to read from and sign copies of their books. Here’s the line-up:

June 3: From Picture Books to YA: Seven Children’s Authors Discuss the Wide World of Children’s Literature – featuring Megan Frazer Blakemore, Julie C. Dao, Erin M. Dionne, Debbi Michiko Florence, Cordelia Jensen, Jarrett Lerner, and Anna Staniszewski

June 5: Gail Honeyman – Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (ticketed)

June 7: Allison Pearson – How Hard Can It Be? (free, but please RSVP)

June 15: Jenna Blum – The Lost Family (ticketed)

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Scavenger Hunt to be held at Wellesley’s re-imagined Fells library

May 14, 2018 by bbrown Leave a Comment

wellesley fells library — Artist’s rendering of the future Hills branch library

The Wellesley Free Library Foundation during Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend will kick off a townwide scavenger hunt designed to school people on Wellesley landmarks while also calling attention to big plans to transform the Hills branch library into a newfangled learning center.

The privately-funded library’s renovation begins in July and should be done by November. The library originally was a one-room schoolhouse, so will be returning to its roots as a educational venue.

Fells Finds scavenger hunt maps will be available at the Hunnewell Fun Fair on Friday, the pancake breakfast Saturday and here. The first 100 participants to complete the hunt will win a water bottle, and all participants will be entered to win a sundae party.

Email [email protected] for more information, or go to www.WFL-Foundation/donate to make a gift to this project.

Wellesley Fells Library

Board of Selectmen designates May 27 as Rachel Carson Day in Wellesley

May 7, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Rachel Carson, Wellesley — Rachel Carson, ecologist and author of Silent Spring.

The Wellesley Board of Selectmen has designated May 27, 2018, as Rachel Carson Day to commemorate the birthday of the famous ecologist who launched the modern environmental movement with her 1962 book Silent Spring. The idea behind the day is to remember Rachel Carson’s life and legacy, and to join together to strengthen the protections of our health and the sustainability of our homes, schools, neighborhoods, communities.

In Silent Spring, Carson documented the environmental dangers of pesticide use and ultimately resulted in the banning of the pesticide DDT. Carson continued to speak out against the dangers of pesticides and the largely unregulated chemical industry until her death in 1964.

The NRC in 2017 launched the Grow Green Wellesley initiative to alert residents to the dangers of using chemicals on their lawns and to encourage them to switch to organic methods. As part of the continuing Grow Green Wellesley initiative and using Rachel Carson Day as a springboard, the following FREE activities are planned for the month of May:

Movie Night: “A Chemical Reaction: The Story of True Green Revolution”

Wednesday, May 16, 7pm, Wakelin Room – Wellesley Free Library
A screening and discussion of this 2009 film about a Canadian community that banned lawn chemicals after a local dermatologist noticed a connection between her patients’ health and their exposure to pesticides and herbicides, and the tremendous legal battle waged by the big chemical industry. Information about organic landscape professionals and earth-friendly lawn and landscape techniques will be available. Birthday cake honoring Rachel Carson and popcorn will be provided. Sponsored by the NRC, Heath Department, Department of Public Works, Sustainable Wellesley, and Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project.

Celebrate Rachel Carson in the Wellesley Veterans’ Parade

Sunday, May 20, 1pm
The theme, “Your Lawn, Your Health” remembers Rachel Carson and includes the NRC, Sustainable Energy Committee (SEC), Sustainable Wellesley and other environmental groups marching together to encourage healthy lawn care and landscaping methods.

For more information, contact the Natural Resources Commission, [email protected]

Upcoming author visits, Wellesley Free Library

May 4, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Victoria Moran, The Main Street Vegan

Sunday, May 6, 2018
2pm, Wakelin Room, Wellesley Free Library

Meet Victoria Moran, whose new book, co-authored with J.L. Fields, is The Main Street Vegan Academy Cookbook: Over 100 Plant-Sourced Recipes Plus Practical Tips. Victoria is Director of Main Street Vegan Academy, podcast host, and the Oprah-featured author of twelve previous books. A cooking demo will follow with Diana Goldman, a contributor to the cookbook and the creator of BeantownKitchen.com. Free and open to the public. Jointly sponsored by the Wellesley Free Library and the Boston Vegetarian Society.

Julia Glass, A House Among the Trees

Monday, May 7, 2018
7pm, Wakelin Room, Wellesley Free LibraryThe Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries present best-selling author Julia Glass in conversation with journalist and local author Nichole Bernier. Julia Glass is the author of six works of fiction, including the best-selling Three Junes, winner of the National Book Award, and I See You Everywhere, winner of the Binghamton University John Gardner Fiction Book Award. Her most recent book is A House Among the Trees, the story of a world-famous writer and his assistant. Free and open to the public. This program is the 2018 Arnold Lecture, sponsored annually by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries.

Wellesley Books, May author visits

April 29, 2018 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Wellesley Books will welcome three authors in May to read from their works, sign books, and answer audience questions. Make sure you get to the correct venue — two of the events will take place at Wellesley Books (82 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02482), one will be at the Wellesley Community Center (219 Washington St.).

Poet Sarah Dickenson Snyder

Monday, May 7th, 2018 @ 7pm
Poet Sarah Dickenson Snyder will discuss her poetry collections, Notes from a Nomad and The Human Contract.
This event will take place at Wellesley Books

Samuel Miller, A Lite Too Bright

Thursday, May 10th, 2018 @ 7pm
Samuel Miller presents his debut novel A Lite Too Bright, which The Horn Book calls an “earnest homage to writers, rebels, and the evergreen ideals of youth, [which] will appeal to devotees of John Green.”
This event will take place at Wellesley Books

Paula McLain, Love and Ruin

Monday, May 21st, 2018 @ 7pm
Paula McLain, bestselling author of The Paris Wife, presents Love and Ruin, about Ernest Hemingway’s marriage to Martha Gellhorn—a fiercely independent, ambitious woman who would become one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th century.

Tickets for this event are $5 and can be used as a coupon off of Love and Ruin. Buy tickets in-store, by phone at 781.431.1160, or online. This event will take place at the Wellesley Community Center, 219 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02481.

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