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Tonight! The Freemasons: History, Secrets and Future

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2021/03/02/tonight-the-freemasons-history-secrets-and-future/

Video of this program Tues, March 2, 7:30 PM – The idea of Freemasonry conjures up all sorts of images, mostly from popular culture. This fraternal organization has its origins in the stonemason guilds of the 16th Century. Its tenants are timeless: Brotherly Love,...

Great Presenters 2021: Conrad Gees on Cuba

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2021/01/22/great-presenters-2021-conrad-gees-on-cuba/

Video of this program Tues, February 2, 7:00 PM – Join us for the first in our 2021 Great Presenters Series with a presentation by Conrad Gees on “Cuba – More than Classic American Cars & 1950s Nostalgia” There is truth in the statement,...

Sports Medicine: Not Just for the Professional Athlete

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2020/02/25/sports-medicine-not-just-for-the-professional-athlete/

Video of this program Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 pm – Great Presenters: Dr. James Karlson will discuss the topic of sports medicine and his experience treating athletes, from professionals to weekend warriors. He will review common sports injuries, standard treatment, and injury prevention. Dr....

Great Presenters: Black Hole Monsters at the Centers of Galaxies

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2020/01/27/great-presenters-black-hole-monsters-at-the-centers-of-galaxies/

Video of this program Tuesday, Feb 4, 7:30 pm – Alan Marscher & Svetlana Jorstad present “Black Hole Monsters at the Centers of Galaxies” Ironically, black holes create the most luminous objects in the universe. The speakers study super-massive black holes at the centers...

Brian Donahue: Farming and Conservation in New England

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2019/12/20/brian-donahue-farming-and-conservation-in-new-england/

Video of this program Tues, Jan 7, 7:30 pm – This Great Presenters talk will look at the development of farming, woodlands, and conservation along the Sudbury River from pre-European times to today. It will then expand to envision the possible future of farming...

Kathy Defina: The Magic of Silk Painting

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2019/11/21/kathy-defina-the-magic-of-silk-painting/

Video of this program Tuesday, Dec 3, 7:30pm – Join us for Great Presenters! Wayland resident Kathy Defina will talk about and demonstrate her beautiful silk painting work. Silk painting has been done for centuries in Asia, it’s been big in Europe for years,...

Hearing the Future in Music in Tokyo, Boston, and Berlin

https://waylandlibrary.org/blog/2019/10/27/hearing-the-future-in-music-in-tokyo-boston-and-berlin/

Tues, Nov 5, 7:30 pm – Join us for Ian Condry’s Great Presenters talk on “Hearing the Future in Music in Tokyo, Boston, and Berlin.” In the 21st century, musicians have faced a whiplash of technological and cultural change that as fundamentally altered the...