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Wellesley sisters celebrating inauguration with book drive for Boston-area kids

January 19, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Wellesley sisters Sanah (grade 7) and Sanya (grade 11) Goenka have launched a book drive for Boston-area kids in need as part of the Biden-Harris Presidential Inaugural Committee’s National Day of Service program.

You can help by donating new or gently used culturally diverse books appropriate for kids of ages 8 to 12. You can drop them off from Jan. 20-22 at 3 Mulherin Lane, Wellesley.

The sisters have been active in community service work for the past few years. They started a non-profit last year called Help Empower that offers free remote tutoring for students affected by school closures due to COVID-19. They’ve organized a team of high school student volunteers  to tutor middle and elementary school kids in the Greater Boston area.

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Save the date: World of Wellesley community book read, Mar. 7th

December 7, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

World of Wellesley community book readWorld of Wellesley (WOW) has chosen When Getting Along Is Not Enough, by Maureen Walker, as its annual community book read  In addition to reading the book, WOW invites the community to to organize or join a book discussion for their organization, place of worship, co-workers or book group.

Using anecdotes from her practice as a licensed psychologist and as an African American growing up in the South, Walker provides a window into cross-racial discussions about race and race relations. She identifies three essential relational skills for personal transformation and cultural healing that are the foundations for repairing the damage wrought by racism. Walker does not sugarcoat the destructive history of racism inherent in the United States, however, the book’s vision is ultimately affirming, empowering, hopeful, and inclusive about the individual and collective power to heal our divisions and disconnections.

EVENT: Community Book Read 2021
DATE: March 7, 2021
TIME: 3pm-5pm
LOCATION: online event
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Virtual Authors on Stage event set for Dec. 8

December 1, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

The annual Wellesley College Alumnae of Boston/Authors on Stage event, which highlights the works of current authors, goes virtual this year via Zoom on Dec. 8 from 10:30-11:30am.

The event is free of charge, but reservations are required.

For questions: [email protected] or (781) 489-5339

Featured authors and books:

Maggie Doherty (The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s)

Five of the first fellowship recipients at the newly-founded Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study—poets Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin, painter Barbara Swan, sculptor Marianna Pineda, and writer Tillie Olsen—called themselves “the Equivalents” and went on to shape the course of feminism. Maggie Doherty is a literary scholar and historian based at Harvard.

Helen Fremont (The Escape Artist)

This memoir begins with the author discovering that her father has disinherited her. The Escape Artist is the story of a family inextricably bound through secrets and loss, and the profound effects of the Holocaust. Helen Fremont, a Wellesley graduate, writes fiction and non-fiction, and is a public defender in Boston.

Emily Nemens (The Cactus League: A Novel)

This debut novel is a character-driven odyssey through the world of baseball. Jason Goodyear – an outfielder enduring the hot Arizona desert during spring training – is handsome and famous, but nonetheless coming apart at the seams.   Emily Nemens
is editor of The Paris Review.

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Curbside pickup to end at library, but you can get by with a little help from the Friends

November 16, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Wellesley Free Library, fall 2020Curbside pickup at the Wellesley Free Library will end on November 25th, but Operation Friends can help. If you are unable or uncomfortable picking up your holds from the library, the Friends of the Wellesley Free Library can pick up and deliver your library materials directly to your door. To arrange for a delivery please call 781-235-1610 x 1117.


Library hours:

The main library located at 530 Washington Street is open for browsing the collection and checking out materials. The Fells and Hills branch libraries remain closed. The book drops at the main library and the branches are open for returns.

Mon. – Fri., 9 am – 10am is reserved for seniors and at-risk
Mon. – Thur., 10am- 2pm and 3pm- 8pm
Friday, 10am – 2pm and 3pm – 6pm
Saturday, 10am – 3pm
Sundays 1pm – 5pm

NOTE: The building is closed for cleaning Monday-Friday from 2-3 pm

More on the library’s phased re-opening plan.

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Virtual author events in Wellesley—Nov. 2020

October 30, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

The Wellesley Historical Society, the library, and Wellesley Books all are welcoming authors to town for virtual events. Here are a few lined up to speak about their latest books in November:

Wellesley Historical Society book talk

Author Kate SwensonJoin the Wellesley Historical Society on Thursday, November 12 at 7pm for a free virtual book talk on In Bohemia: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Kindness by and with Katie Swenson.

Advanced registration required. Space limited.

About the book: After raising three girls, Swenson was amazed to find love again. It was years in the making, but all the pieces fell into place. Within a year of dating, Swenson and partner Tommy Niles were building a life and home together, blending lives, dreams, health, design skills, and families. Shortly before their wedding date, Niles died suddenly in her arms.

This is a story about writing through grief and finding peace in chaos, loss, and sadness. Swenson and Niles were also building their dream home together in the Scarab, formerly the home of Wellesley College faculty Katherine Bates and Katherine Coman. Swenson and Niles uncovered the “two Katies” histories, lives, and loves together as they renovated the home together.

Shake it at Wellesley Books event, and more

Wellesley BooksHere are a couple of virtual author events sponsored by Wellesley Books:

J.M. Hirsch, the editorial director of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street, to talk about Shake Strain Done, a book of simple cocktail recipes with common ingredients that will revolutionize the way you drink at home.

DATE: Wed., Nov. 4
TIME: 7pm – 8pm
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Elizabeth Wilcox, journalist and author, presents The Long Tail of Trauma, her memoir about the trauma we carry and the trauma we tend to.

DATE: Wed., Nov. 18
TIME: 7pm – 8pm
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Also check out their bedtime story events with authors Preeti Chhibber; Kate Messner; Jamie Harper; Sennah Yee; and illustrator Sydney Smith.

Wellesley Free Library keeps kids reading

There are lots of offerings for the kids at the WFL, including Storytimes with Rainbow Emma; sensory storytime; 2nd – 3rd grade book club; and more.

World of Wellesley community book read

World of Wellesley (WOW) has chosen When Getting Along Is Not Enough, by Maureen Walker, as its annual community book read  In addition to reading the book, WOW invites the community to to organize or join a book discussion for their organization, place of worship, co-workers or book group.

World of Wellesley community book read

Using anecdotes from her practice as a licensed psychologist and as an African American growing up in the South, Walker provides a window into cross-racial discussions about race and race relations. She identifies three essential relational skills for personal transformation and cultural healing that are the foundations for repairing the damage wrought by racism. Walker does not sugarcoat the destructive history of racism inherent in the United States, however, the book’s vision is ultimately affirming, empowering, hopeful, and inclusive about the individual and collective power to heal our divisions and disconnections.

Sign up link and author visit details coming soon.

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Wellesley Historical Society guest lecturer to give talk on the Irish Famine

October 7, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Wellesley Historical Society, lectureThe Wellesley Historical Society on Tuesday, October 13th at 7pm as part of its 2020-21 Lecture Series will host a virtual presentation delivered by Stephen Puleo, author of Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America’s First Humanitarian Mission.

Advanced registration is required.

A mission like no other

More than 5,000 ships left Ireland during the great potato famine in the late 1840s, transporting the starving and destitute away from their stricken homeland. The first vessel to sail in the other direction, to help the millions unable to escape, was the USS Jamestown, a converted warship, which left Boston in March 1847 loaded with precious food for Ireland.

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Wellesley on the edge of evil Ardham in HBO’s Lovecraft Country

August 20, 2020 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

We haven’t seen HBO’s new Lovecraft Country series based on a novel that draws from the writings of H.P. Lovecraft and whose characters struggle against a racist society as well as monsters.

But reader Christine Roberts, who grew up in Wellesley and now lives on the west coast, shared this screenshot from the show indicating that Wellesley is right on the edge of Ardham, the epicenter of evil on the show. “In the Lovecraft stories, Arkham [Ardham in the show] is an approximation of Salem,” she says.

Whether Wellesley will rate a mention, well, we guess you’ll need to tune in.

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