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Rep. Peisch to address 1 of the great mysteries: How our laws are made

January 30, 2023 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The Massachusetts Legislative Process: How Our Laws Are Made

State Rep. Alice Peisch, WellesleyJoin state Rep. Alice Peisch as she explains the life cycle of a bill through committee and beyond, and how you can advocate for policy change. The event takes place on Saturday, Feb 4, 11am-12:30pm, at Wellesley Free Library’s main branch (530 Washington St.)

This presentation is free and open to the public.

Registration is appreciated.

Sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Wellesley


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Save the date: Author to discuss ‘The Combat Zone’ at Wellesley Free Library on Feb. 7

December 29, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

combat zoneCome to Wellesley Free Library (530 Washington St.) on Feb. 7 at 7pm for an author presentation with Jan Brogan, author of The Combat Zone. This re-examination of the 1976 murder of a Harvard football player in Boston’s old Combat Zone reveals the impact the two trials had on the city, state and ultimately the nation.

Although this non-fiction account takes place in the 1970s, The Combat Zone deals with issues that are even more relevant today: race, police corruption, victim’s rights, and flaws in the criminal justice system. Beyond a suspenseful narrative, it also explores survivor grief and the fine line between justice and revenge. It was recently nominated for a 2022 Anthony award for best non-fiction and short listed for an Agatha award for best non-fiction.

Jan Brogan has been a journalist for more than thirty years, working as a correspondent for the Boston Globe, a staff writer for the Worcester Telegram and the Providence Journal, where she won the Gerald Loeb award for distinguished business writing. She is the award-winning author of four mysteries, Final Copy, Confidential Source, Yesterday’s Fatal, and Teaser. Transactional Pictures, (Steven Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman) have purchased the rights to A Confidential Source for development.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries.

Register for the in-person event or join online: https://wellesleyfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/9570818

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Filed Under: Books, Wellesley Free Library

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Wellesley Free Library news: Challenges of keeping part-timers; Chief DeLorie gets a book; Flash fiction contest

December 18, 2022 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The latest news from the Wellesley Free Library:

Challenges of keeping part-timers

Wellesley Free Library Director Jamie Jurgensen and Chair of the Board of Trustees Marla Robinson presented an update on the library’s operations and plans before the Advisory Committee on Dec. 14 (see Wellesley Media recording below).

A big focus of the update was reassessing and improving staffing given employment realities and demand for services, especially in the children’s and information services areas.

“I know everybody’s having problems hiring people, retaining people. We have big issues with retaining part-time people,” said Jurgensen, who shared data on how much turnover the library sees with part-time people, often because they find full-time work elsewhere (15 part-timers turned over during fiscal year ’22 and there have already been 8 in the current fiscal year).

Jurgensen is looking to combine 2 part-time children’s librarian jobs into 1 full-time and to do likewise with 2 information services part-time positions to create 1 full-time job.

Other takeaways from the presentation:

  • The library will explore the concept of going fine-free during as part of its next strategic plan, which will be filed next September. About 300 of the 367 libraries in the state have already gone fine-free, Robinson said.
  • The library is on the verge of contract negotiations with its supervisor and staff unions for fiscal year 2024.
  • A traffic study will be pushed into FY ’25 to get a handle on how the new Hunnewell Elementary School opening will affect traffic around the library.
  • The library is making a concerted effort to attract a more diverse staff, and part of that simply involves placement of job openings in more general places (like Indeed.com) vs. only library-centric job boards.
  • A cybersecurity audit, like the 1 the town has done recently, is in the plans.

 

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Fire Chief DeLorie honored, gets a book

The Library Board of Trustees presented retiring Wellesley Fire Chief Rick DeLorie with a proclamation and a copy of one of his favorite books (“Team of Rivals”). The library also purchased a copy of the Doris Kearns Goodwin book for the library dedicated to DeLorie’s 30-plus years of service to the town.

“The Library has always been a special place with very special people,” says DeLorie, who recent read books to kids at Fells branch for the Heroes Garden celebration.

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Library Board of Trustees honors retiring Fire Chief Rick DeLorie

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Flash fiction contest

Wellesley Free Library is holding a flash fiction contest, with winners’ stories being uploaded to the Short Story Dispenser at the main branch.

All ages are welcome to submit an entry, which must be fictional, though can deal with historical or biographical topics in a literary way.

Maximum length: 8,000 characters, including spaces. Most flash fiction is around 500 words.

Submit entries via email in the body of the email, single-spaced. Include a story title, your full name, and a 2-sentence statement about yourself.

Flash fiction workshops for adults will be held as well on Jan. 11 and 18 from 10am-noon. Register for these programs.

A creative writing program for tweens (5th-8th graders) will be held on Jan. 5 and 12 from 3:30-4:30pm. Register beginning Dec. 29.


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Wellesley Free Library display recognizes signing of U.S. constitution

September 5, 2022 by admin 1 Comment

The Daughters of the American Revolution, a service organization for women who are directly descended from people involved in the United States’ efforts towards independence, celebrates Sept. 17 annually to recognize the day the U.S. constitution was signed in 1787.

The local chapter, the Amos Mills-Lucy Jackson Chapter, has organized a display on the second floor at Wellesley Free Library’s main branch for September.

 

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Terry Horrigan, Liz Becker, Lorelei King, Nathalie Pommier, Jane Kettendorf, and Ann Foley

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Wellesley arts news: Davis Museum previews fall exhibits; Abstract art welcomes you to the library

August 9, 2022 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Our roundup of the latest Wellesley arts news:

Davis Museum previews fall exhibits

Wellesley College’s Davis Museum, closed as usual for the summer, will return this fall with a handful of new exhibits open to the school community and the general public.

Among the exhibits, slated to be shown from Sept. 15 to Dec. 18:

  • Lisa Reihana: in Pursuit Of Venus [infected] The exhibit was shown at Brown University in the spring and was described as offer “a lush land and soundscape, one that reimagines 18th century European exploration of the Pacific as a cycle of colonial reinfection and Indigenous recuperation rather than singular moments of contact.”
  • Gold, Glass, and Pearls: Ancient Mediterranean Jewelry
  • Freedom of Expression: African American Printmakers Abroad
  • Telling Time: Recent Acquisitions

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Abstract art welcomes you to Wellesley Free Library

Wellesley Free Library’s hallway exhibit features the colorful, abstract work of self-taught artist Clare Daniels, who lives in Framingham.

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Filed Under: Art, Wellesley College, Wellesley Free Library

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Spring is here, and so is the Friends of the Wellesley Free Library Book Sale

April 28, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

After two years, the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries is thrilled to once again hold the annual spring book sale. This is a long-awaited moment for the community and patrons who depend on the spring sale to stock up for the summer. One of the librarians told us that a patron, upon seeing the book sale sign, let out a loud, “Yeah,” coupled with a  vigorous fist pump.

We concur.

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Photo: Barbara Marx, president, Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

LOCATION: Wakelin Room, Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St.
MEMBER PREVIEW NIGHT: Thursday, April 28, 5pm-9pm
PUBLIC SALE: Friday, April 29, 9am-6pm
Saturday, April 30, 9am-5pm
BAG SALE ($10/bag): Sunday, May 1, 1pm-5pm

If you’re not already a member of the Friends, join at the door or on the Friends website.

Masks will be available at the entrance for patrons’ comfort.

Filed Under: Books, Fundraising, Wellesley Free Library

Friends of the Wellesley Free Library book sale—April 28 – May 1

April 21, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

Wellesley book sale

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