On Sunday May 17, the Guy Mendilow Band will perform in a CD release concert at Temple Emmanuel in Wakefield, 7-9 p.m.

The band’s ongoing work with Seeds of Peace will be highlighted. Tickets are $20 at the door, children under 13 $10. Info: www.wakefieldtemple.org, 781-246-2836.

Join amateur genealogist Eileen Dumont on Saturday May 16 at 1:00PM in the Lecture Hall for a 2 hour introduction to Ancestry.com.

Ancestry.com is an online database which provides a wide range of different types of historical records: census and voter lists; birth, marriage, and death records; passenger and immigration lists; military records; probate records; and even a large collection of online genealogy reference books. There are also downloadable forms for family trees, ancestry charts, and keeping track of your research and correspondence. 

Ms. Dumont will share tips and tricks for finding the information you want out of Ancestry.com. No registration is required and light refreshments will be served.

Wednesday June 3, 7 – 8:30
Reducing Home Energy Consumption
with Mark Hanson.
Mr. Hanson will describe models for planning and implementing energy conservation with examples from personal experience with his own homes – an 1835 colonial and a 1950′s contemporary cape. This is the third program in the WCAP Green series.

Mr. Hanson is a graduate of MIT with a Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering.
The program is free, no registration is required and is sponsored by Wakefield Climate Action Project and the Friends of the Library.

Talk by MGLD Manager Peter Dion on Wednesday, May 13…
Have you ever wondered where Wakefield obtains its power? Peter Dion, Manager of the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department, will be at Beebe Library on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. to discuss Wakefield’s sources of power. Mr. Dion’s talk is the second in a series presented by the library in cooperation with the Wakefield Climate Action Project. The program is free and no registration is required. Light refreshments will be served. For further information, phone 781-246-6334.

The following websites have information on the H1N1 flu (Swine flu) and preventive guidelines. 

Mass. Department of Public Health website for current and local information.

Medline Plus  article and links from the National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health links for online resources

Join the walk for cystic fibrosis on Saturday, May 16.  Registration takes place on the Common at 9:30, with the run following at 10:00.  For more information, call 508-655-6000 or visit the Great Strides website.