Hours & Locations
It's summertime and the Library is open!
HOURS:
Main Library
Monday - Thursday: 9am-7pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am-5pm
Senior Hour: 9-10am
Christa McAuliffe Branch Library
Monday - Thursday: 9:30am-7pm
Friday - Saturday: 9:30am-5pm
Senior Hour: 9:30-10:30am
Please wear a mask and practice social distancing.
You may still arrange for curbside pickup during the hours specified below. Click here to make a curbside pickup appointment.
Monday - Tuesday: 9am-2pm
Wednesday: 1-4pm
Thursday: 1-7pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am-2pm
Hours of Operation/Address and Contact
Mon-Thurs: 9am-7pm
Fri-Sat: 9am-5pm
*Senior hour 9am-10am
49 Lexington Street
Framingham, MA 01702 
508-532-5570, press 2
Email: Ask a Librarian
Hours for Curbside Pickup
Monday, Tuesday: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Thursday; 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday, Saturday: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Returns
Please deposit your returns in the drop boxes on the Lexington Street side at any time; there is one box at the bottom of the ramp leading from the parking lot, and another box on the landing outside the main entrance.
Framingham Public Library Directions
There is a parking lot on Lexington St. with street parking also available. Handicapped ramps are located on both Pearl St. and Lexington St. sides of the Library, and there is an elevator in the Library building.
Via Public Transportation
The Framingham Commuter Rail Station on the Worcester/Framingham Line is less than a mile away from the Framingham Public Library. This train departs from South Station. For schedules and fares, visit the MBTA web site. The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) stops near the Library on Routes 2 and 3. Visit the MWRTA web site (www.mwrta.com) or call 508-935-2222 for more information. Click for MWRTA routes and schedules.
From Boston and Points East
Take the Mass Pike West to Exit 117, Framingham and Natick. After toll booth, bear right onto Route 30 West. Continue on Route 30 about 1 mile and make a left turn onto Route 126 (Concord Street). Continue about 1 mile and at Dunkin' Donuts take a right onto Lincoln Street. Take your first left onto Pearl Street. Continue up the block, take the first right onto Union Avenue, then first right onto Lexington St. Library parking lot is on your right.
From Worcester and Points West
Take the Mass Pike east to exit 111 and make a right turn after the toll booth onto Route 9 east. You'll come to a set of lights at Temple Street, with a strip mall and Friendly's on the right; continue straight through on Route 9 another mile to the Framingham/Edgell Road exit. At end of the off ramp, turn right at the light onto Main Street. This road becomes Union Avenue after you pass the Minuteman statue on your left in the small square. Proceed on Union Avenue about one mile. Make a left turn onto Lexington Street and a right into the Library parking lot.
Hours of Operation/Address and Contact
Mon-Thurs: 9:30am-7pm
Fri-Sat: 9:30am-5pm
*Senior hour 9:30-10:30am
746 Water Street
Framingham, MA 01701
508-532-5636, press 4
McAuliffe Branch Hours for Curbside Pickup
Monday, Tuesday: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Thursday; 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday, Saturday: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Returns
Please deposit your returns in the drop box in the parking lot at any time.
McAuliffe Branch Directions
There is a parking lot next to the Library.
Via Public Transportation
The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) stops in Nobscot near the Christa McAuliffe Branch Library on Routes 2 and 3. Visit the MWRTA web site (www.mwrta.com) or call 508-935-2222 for more information. Click for MWRTA routes and schedules.
From the Main Library on 49 Lexington Street
Take a right out of the Lexington Street parking lot. Turn left onto Lincoln Street. At the end of the road, take a slight right onto Union Avenue. Follow the road and continue onto Main Street, which turns into Edgell Road. Continue on Edgell Road for about two miles until you get to the intersection of Edgell Road, Edmands Road, and Water Street. Take a right onto Water Street and continue for 0.1 miles. The destination will be on the right, across from the Hemenway School.
From the West (Route 9)
Follow Route 9 East into Framingham. After crossing the railroad tracks and JN Phillips Auto Glass on the right, take the next exit for Edgell Rd. / Main St. / Framingham onto High Street. Turn left at the lights onto Main Street, then continue straight. Main Street turns into Edgell Road. Continue on Edgell Road for about two miles. At the lights at the intersection of Edgell Road, Edmands Road, and Water Street, take a right onto Water Street and continue for 0.1 miles. The destination will be on the right, across from the Hemenway School.
From the East (Route 9)
Follow Route 9 West into Framingham. After reaching Walgreens, Trader Joe's, and Staples (on the right), take the next exit for Route 30 W toward Framingham / Southborough. At the lights, turn right onto Edgell Road. Continue on Edgell Road for about two miles. At the lights at the intersection of Edgell Road, Edmands Road, and Water Street, take a right on Water Street and continue for 0.1 miles. The destination will be on the right, across from the Hemenway School.