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What, to the Slave, is Your 4th of July?

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Thurs, July 1, 7pm –  *Video of this program* Join us to read aloud Frederick Douglass’ powerful 1852 speech to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society, “The Meaning of the 4th of July for the Negro,” in which he asks “what, to the American slave,...

Social Justice Book Group

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Thursday, June 17, 7 pm – Join us to discuss Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride. Sign up to receive the ZOOM link via email: https://tinyurl.com/wfpl-socjust Social Justice Book Group meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday....

Chair Yoga with Nancy Wind

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Monday, June 7, 7 pm – Take a breath and reconnect your mind and body through this gentle yoga class. We’ll be sitting on a chair and using it for support. Come breathe, move, be present and relieve some of your stress. Yoga is...

Your Stories: COVID-19 in Wayland

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2021/05/27/your-stories-covid-19-in-wayland/

May 28, 2021 – Wayland, we need your help! We have experienced a historic pandemic that has affected the entire world. What impact has COVID-19 had on YOU? Facts and figures will be recorded, but it is our personal stories that will give future...

We remember George Floyd

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Tuesday, May 25 – On the anniversary of his death at the hands of the police, we remember George Floyd.  We mourn the loss of so many lives to the brutality of racism, and recognize that the fight for justice is ongoing: since May...

Great Presenters: Rebecca Smoler

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Tuesday, June 1, 7:30 pm –  *Video of this program* For many folks who live in affluent, predominantly White suburban communities like Wayland, we are often taught that it is taboo or offensive to discuss race. Even when wanting to engage in this topic,...

Virtual Reading: Arsenic & Old Lace

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Thursday, May 27, 7 pm – Join us for a reading of a great play! In Joseph Kesselring’s Arsenic and Old Lace, a drama critic discovers that his sweet little old aunts have a habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar.  Be...