October Events

Posted on September 27, 2024


October at the Wendell Free Library

Library NEWS

There will be no Fiber Circle Oct. 10 because of the Swift River School Open House.  We will meet on October 24.

Celebration of Life for Margo Culley. Sunday Oct. 13th. 2 p.m. Wendell Meetinghouse. Followed by Tree Dedication and Refreshments at the Wendell Free Library. All Welcome. Service is anticipated to be about an hour,  the tree dedication at around 3:10.

Marco Culley was a steady hand on the Wendell Selectboard through the 1990s. She later revived the dormant Friends of the Wendell Free Library, and was the leading voice for fundraising for our current magnificent building.  Please join us in celebrating her life and legacy.

Openings: Agility, Balance & Strength – Free community based fitness

Wendell’s ongoing community based fitness group is opening up to new participants during the month of October.

We meet via Zoom each Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 to 9:30am. Current session leaders are Rosie Heidkamp, Karen Idoine and Christine Heard. We work with resistance bands, dumbbells, leg weights, yoga blocks and handballs to create head to toe strength, flexibility and balance. Our motto, “Let no muscle group go unchallenged”. Most of the routine is done while standing. Friday sessions during October will be geared to onboarding new participants. Mondays and Wednesdays will continue at the usual pace and level. Some equipment is available to borrow from the Wendell LIbrary. Once trained there is no requirement to attend every session. When you attend, you agree to be responsible for adhering to your own safe, injury free, level of participation. Contact Rosie directly to learn more and to see if our workout is a good fit for you.

This program joins together a diverse group of individuals with a common interest in fitness. We have a “no religion, no politics” policy to keep it a welcoming space for all.

Library Accessibility Grant Update: After two very thought provoking Community Conversations, we have decided to move forward with using the funds from the ALA Accessibility Grant for installing push button door openers on both the outer and inner lobby doors.  Many other great ideas came from this process, some of them very low cost that we will be able to implement easily, and others which we will seek out other funding sources for. A big thanks to everyone who provided feedback during this process.  There will be an announcement and ribbon cutting ceremony when the door openers are installed.

Change in Library Animal Policy: Please note, the Library Board of Trustees created the following policy on animals in the library: As per Massachusetts Law (MGL,CH 272,Lec 98A), service animals are allowed in the Wendell Free Library. All service animals must be under the control of their handler at all times. Other pets and animals are not allowed in the Wendell Free Library except as authorized by the Library Director or their delegate in order to support a program. Animals whose sole purpose is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Passed by Wendell Free Library Board of Trustees on March 21, 2024

Wednesdays at 4 p.m. Matinee Movies.

 Matinee movies are back beginning Oct. 2!

  • October 2nd: Friends of Eddie Coyle

(1973; Peter Yates; w/ Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle)

Robert Mitchum is Eddie Coyle, a desperate low-level Boston hood faced with a long prison sentence–or freedom in exchange for acting as informant to the Feds. ”

October 9th: Klute 

Donald Sutherland plays a small-town detective searching for a missing man with only one lead: a connection with a New York sex worker played by Jane Fonda. (1971; Alan Pakula; w/ Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland)

October 16th: Fat City  

A gritty, moving portrait of two boxers: one a down-on-his luck boozer (Keach), the other a young hopeful (Bridges). Susan Tyrell was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. (1972; John Huston; w/ Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Jeff Bridges)

October 23rd: The Long Goodbye

A revisionist take on Raymond Chandler’s 1950s novel sets the story in 1970s California. Elliott Gould and Sterling Hayden give perhaps the finest performances of their careers. (1973; Robert Altman; w/ Elliott Gould, Sterling Hayden, Nina van Pallandt)

October 30th: Rosemary’s Baby

Start your Halloween early with this hypnotic creepy classic.

(1968; Roman Polanski; w/Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon)

Sunday Oct. 6:  Fall Frolics at the Library

  • 1 p.m.-Making Colorful Shadow Puppets: Workshop with Sally Alley Muffin Stuffin. 1:00-2:00. 15 spots. Registration required.
  • 2 p.m. Grand Opening of the Adventure Trail: Snacks, Social and Playtime. Cider and Donuts from New Salem Preserves.
  • 3 p.m. Davis Bates presents A Halloween Harvest.

    Traditional songs and tales of harvest and supernatural, sea songs, chanteys, true ghost stories and family tales. There will also be plenty of sing-alongs, a short lesson in how to play music with spoons from a kitchen drawer, and an appearance by an Irish dancing wooden dog named Bingo. This program is possible in part due to a grant from the Wendell Cultural Council, a local agency funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”, and the support of the Friends of the Wendell Free Library.

Intro to Astrology with Mara Bright

Tuesdays Sept. 24-Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Learn the fundamentals of how to read an astrological chart cast for the exact time of your birth.  Discover the meaning of your sun, moon and rising sign.  Interpret each planet in your chart according to its sign and the house it’s in.  Find out what your chart has to say about what is uniquely yours to learn in this life.

Six Tuesdays in the Herrick Room from 6:30 – 8 PM, starting on September 24 and ending on October 29.  Plan to attend all meetings, if possible. Information given will be cumulative. Limit:  15 participants. Registration Required.

Bring a binder or a folder to organize handouts.

Tuesday Oct. 22, 5-7 p.m.: Free Spooky Henna at the Library Join ICNHA-certified Henna Artist Mandy Roberge of Wicked Good Henna for a wicked and spooky henna experience. Opt for a witchy or pumpkin-themed or skeleton-forward design, or go with something more traditional. Bring your custom idea, or choose from hundreds of design cards! Contact the library to sign up for a spot. Contact the library to reserve a spot-

Saturday Oct. 26: Ghost Town at Sundown: A Pop-up Trick-or-Treat Village on the Common.  Ghost Town is an intergenerational showing of community spirit, bringing together all Wendell for a magical evening.  Please join us again this year! There are many ways to participate. Host a “house”, for trick-or-treaters (sign-up for a house lot by contacting the library), or simply take in the magic of the evening. **Rain date Sunday Oct. 27.

NEEDED:

COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FORM THE “POP-UP VILLAGE”.

“HOUSE LOTS” AVAILABLE to be filled with your creation.

contact Wendell library to sign up and for details. wendell@cwmars.org/ 978-544-3559

All month on display in the Herrick Room: Art by Nate Longcope’s Dark Barns and Dream Sheds. (Note for visitors coming to see the exhibit: the Herrick room is in use after 5p.m. on Tuesday evenings and after 4 or Wednesdays for programming.)

November Dates:

Sunday Nov. 3: Cookbook Book Club. 4:30 p.m.

Thursday Nov. 7: Dean Cycon Book Reading and Klezmer Band. 6:30 p.m.

Like Clockwork!

Every Friday: LEGO club. 4 to 5 p.m.

Every Sunday: Yoga. All levels, pay what you can. 10 a.m.

Every Tuesday: Art Group. 5 p.m.

Every Wednesday: playgroup with Sylvia. 10 a.m.

Every Wednesday: Matinee Movie. 4p.m.

Every Wednesday: Yoga. All levels, pay what you can. 6 p.m.

Every Second Friday: Homeschool Hangout. 10:30a.m.

Every Second Friday: Office Hours with State Rep. Saunders. 1-2p.m.

The Gentle Healthy Bones and Balance Exercise Program

Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 am and Fridays 10:00-11:00 am

Presented by the Wendell Free Library via ZOOM. This is a long running library program that we are trying to be better about promoting.

For seniors who wish to improve or maintain strength, mobility, flexibility,

balance and bone health.

Sessions include: Warm up, Strengthening, Balance, Cool down and Range of Motion.

Sessions run approximately one hour

Equipment needed:

-A sturdy chair without armrests, such as a kitchen chair

-Drinking water

-Hand and leg weights are optional.

All are welcome

To join, please contact

Marianne Vinal

Email: mariannevinal@gmail.com

Telephone: 978-544-6122 call or text

or

The Wendell Free Library

Email: Wendell@cwmars.org

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