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Weekly Storytimes: Drop in every week for some age-appropriate stories and the occasional craft time.
- Ages 2–3½: Wednesdays 10:15–10:45am - OR - Thursdays 10:15–10:45am.
- Ages 3½–5: Wednesdays 1:15–2:00pm.
Drop-in Baby Lapsit
Fridays May 3, 17 and 31, and Saturday May 11, 10:30–10:50am
J Program Room, Ages 0–2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at baby lapsit time! Parents can network while babies pick up phonemic awareness, one of the foundations for successfully learning to read. Plan to stay and play afterwards with new friends and puppets.
Dads and Donuts
Saturday June 1, 10:00-11:00am
Costin Room, All Ages, Ages 2-6 or so.
Share donuts while enjoying Storytelling! Songs! Snacks! Socializing! Moms and others welcome.
Movie Matinee:
Chimpanzee (Rated G)
Saturday June 1, 2:00-4:00pm
J Program Room, All Ages.
Oscar, a baby chimpanzee, is enjoying his life with his mother in the jungles along the Ivory Coast. When he is orphaned without warning, Oscar struggles to survive on his own and to be accepted by the other chimps.
Special Storycraft at Whole Foods
Tuesday June 4, 10:00-11:00am
Whole Foods on Rte. 9 in Framingham, Ages 2-5.
Join us for a special storycraft on vegetables and good eating. Make a Mr. Broccoli Head, too. Thanks to Whole Foods for hosting us and holding a 5% Day on Tuesday June 11
Drop-in Baby Lapsit
Saturday June 8 and 22, and Fridays June 14 and 28, 10:30–10:50am
J Program Room, Ages 0–2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at baby lapsit time! Parents can network while babies pick up phonemic awareness, one of the foundations for successfully learning to read. Plan to stay and play afterwards with new friends and puppets.
Book Buddy: Reading to Dogs at FPL
Saturdays June 8 and 22, 2:00-3:00pm
J Program Room, All Ages. Registration required.
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to a friendly dog! Tessie listens as children read aloud from a book of their choice. Screened and trained, Tessie is handled by Jen. Fifteen minute sessions. Call 508-532-5570 x4336 or drop by the Children’s Room to reserve a time.
Father’s Day Open Craft
Saturday June 15, 10:00am-3:00pm
J Craft Room, Ages 3 and up.
Drop in and express your feelings for your dad through creative crafts. Materials and instructions provided; you provide the heartfelt emotion.
Boys' Adventure Club 2012-2013 Wrap Up!
Saturday June 15, 2:00pm-3:00pm
J Program Room, Ages
8-10. Pre-registration required.
Come join us for the last BAC meeting of the 2013 school year! We'll go over all of the fun things that we did this past year, while generating ideas for the 2013-2014 school year. Adventurers Assemble!
Children’s Summer Reading
Kick-off Event – Truck Day!
Saturday June 22, 10:00am–12noon
Pinefield Shopping Center parking lot,
across from McAuliffe Branch Library. All ages.
Explore big trucks fro m the Fire, Police, and DPW Departments!
Food and Ice Cream trucks too! Sign up for our summer
reading program DIG INTO READING at your Library!
Book Bingo
Thursday June 27, 3:00-4:00pm
J Craft Room, Grades K and up. Pre-registration required.
Prizes, laughs, and best of all, books! Join us for our ever-popular Book Bingo and learn about many of the books the library has to offer.
Star Wars Event
Saturday June 29, 3:00-5:00pm
Costin Room, All Ages
Coming to a galaxy very very nearby…a Stars Wars Symposium! Jedi Knights, Wookies, and Ewoks of all ages, don your costumes for a 2-hour extravaganza of character ID and trivia games, a costume contest and other fun activities. Sponsored by the YA Department but all ages are welcome to participate in this exciting event! Intergalactic snacks provided.
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McAuliffe Branch Special Events
Truck Day at The McAuliffe Branch Library
Summer Reading Kickoff
Saturday June 22, 10am-12noon, Pinefield Shopping Center, All Ages
Explore big trucks from the Fire, Police, and DPW Departments! Food and Ice Cream trucks too!
Sign up for DIG IN TO READING @ your Library, the summer reading adventure!
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Preschool Storyhours
Get in the library habit—drop in every week for some age appropriate stories and the occasional thematic craft time.
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2 to 3 1/2 Year Old Storytimes
J Program Room
Wednesdays 10:15-10:45am or Thursdays 10:15-10:45am |
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3 1/2 to 5 Year Old Storytimes
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Program Room
Wednesdays 1:15-2:00pm
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McAuliffe Branch,
corner of Nicholas and Water Streets
508-532-5636
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2 to 4 Year Old Storytime
Mondays 10:00-10:20am |
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Drop-In Baby Lapsit Storytime
0-2 years old with an adult
Tuesdays 10:00am
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at baby lapsit
time! Parents can network while babies pick up phonemic awareness, one of the foundations for
successfully learning to read. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs
about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler. |
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