Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Events Calendar
Main Library Yarn Social Hour
Join us for a yarn social hour for knitting, crocheting, and yarn crafting at the Main Library, McAuliffe Branch, or both!
At the Main Library, meet Wednesday mornings at 10 AM and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 10 AM. At the McAuliffe Branch, meet Wednesday evenings at 6 PM.
This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but we can offer pointers and tips.
Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Pacific Island Origami Animals
Learn to create origami animals found in the Pacific Islands. Ages 8+
Our Commitment to Cultural Respect: At Framingham Public Library, we believe in honoring and respecting all cultures. This event aims to educate participants about the cultural significance of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Our activity is designed to inspire creativity while fostering cultural sensitivity and respect.
Mah Jongg Night
Calling all novice and experienced players of Mah Jongg to our new monthly Mah Jongg night! A knowledge of American Mah Jongg rules and your own National Mah Jongg League card is essential. If you have a Mah Jongg set, please bring it along!
Craft Supply Swap
Do you have a surplus of craft supplies you no longer want? Would you like free supplies to try a new hobby? Bring your supplies and swap them for new ones! You may drop off your supplies during the week of May 19th, or bring them with you to the swap.
Early Release Day Lawn Games
It’s spring! So let’s play giant games outside on the third Early Release Day of the month.
Grades 5-12
A Journey Through the Roots of American Popular Music
Singer and songwriter Jon Waterman presents songs and stories about the origins of blues, rock and country music. In a mix of live music and presentation, we’ll explore some of the fascinating characters and events that are part of the history, and the role of music in our lives.
This program is sponsored in part by the Mass Cultural Council and the Framingham Cultural Council.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Cleanup with Keep Framingham Beautiful (KFB)
Join us for a community cleanup in partnership with KFB! All volunteers are welcome. Please wear comfortable shoes and bright colors. We will provide loaner grabbers, gloves and trash bags or bring your own! See you there!
Madhubani Peacocks
From the Mathila region of India and Nepal, Madhubani painting has been practiced for centuries primarily by women. Madhubani artists use natural resources such as flowers and vegetables to create their own vibrant colors to portray religious, social and natural imagery. Come join us as we paint the national bird of India!
Ages 5+
Image Credit: "Spring Song" by Vidushini Prasad
Our Commitment to Cultural Respect: At Framingham Public Library, we believe in honoring and respecting all cultures. This event aims to educate participants about the cultural significance of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Our activity is designed to inspire creativity while fostering cultural sensitivity and respect.
中文读书会
[May 31st storytime is cancelled]
[5月31日取消]
中文读书会
3-6岁宝宝
绘本，儿歌，手工
时间：每周六 下午3-4点
Main Library:
1/4, 1/18; 2/15; 3/1, 3/15, 3/29; 4/12,4/26; 5/17
McAuliffe Branch Library:
1/11, 1/25; 2/8 (2pm) 春节特别活动, 2/22; 3/8, 3/22; 4/5,4/19; 5/3, 5/31 (2pm) 端午节特别话动
地点:
Main Library: 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA 01702
McAuliffe Branch: 746 Water Street, Framingham, MA 01701
Bachata
Come learn bachata, a social dance, and listen to bachata music.
Beginner-friendly, accessible, and everyone is welcome. No partner is necessary.
Music Time with Lindsay Munroe and her Puppet Pals!
Build essential early literacy skills with this joyful music class! Sing songs, play instruments, read stories, play games, blow bubbles, dance, and make new friends!
PRIDE Out on the Block Party
Celebrate with us at the 7th Annual Framingham Pride on Sunday, June 1, 2025! Join the City of Framingham from 2:00 to 3:00 PM at the Memorial Building for the official raising of the Pride Progress Flag in honor of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. This rain-or-shine event will include inspiring speakers and a strong sense of community.
�� The celebration continues from 3:00 to 6:00 PM with our very first Pride Block Party in the parking lot behind City Hall—don’t miss it!
Job Search Prep Program: Establishing Rapport with Interviewers
They like your resume and invited you to interview for the role. You’re nervous. How best to prepare? How do you calm your nerves? We hear likability is key, so how do you get them to like you? Join resident Certified Interview Coach Ed Lawrence to discuss interviewing and to practice the fine art of building rapport with the interviewer.
Virtual Reality: Choose Your Own Adventure
Come check out what you missed! Let us know which of our previous virtual reality programs you want to see, and we'll have it ready for you. The Oculus headset is recommended for ages 13 and up. To reserve your time slot, call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or register online.
Mother Goose on the Loose
Only for registered participants. Check back in June for information on the next session. Ages 0-2.
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Baby Sensory Series: Hidden Colors
Uncover a rainbow of exciting hidden colors!
Ages 0-4
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help your babies and toddlers explore.
Virtual Reality: Choose Your Own Adventure
Come check out what you missed! Let us know which of our previous virtual reality programs you want to see, and we'll have it ready for you. The Oculus headset is recommended for ages 13 and up. To reserve your time slot, call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or register online.
Kids Chess Club
This Chess Club is an informal group welcoming everyone from new players to junior chess masters! Chess boards are provided, but you can bring your own. Staff are available to help with questions, but will not be teaching chess. For Elementary and Middle School students.
1st Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER
3rd Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MCAULIFFE, COMMUNITY ROOM
Main Library Book Discussion: Tom Lake by Ann Patchet
The Main Library Book Discussion meets on the first Tuesday of each month. Books chosen are generally literary fiction or narrative nonfiction. Participants take turns leading the discussion. This discussion currently meets online via Zoom. Register here.
June Book Discussion: Tom Lake by Ann Patchet
- "Tom Lake is a meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives parents have led before their children were born. Both hopeful and elegiac, it explores what it means to be happy even when the world is falling apart. As in all of her novels, Ann Patchett combines compelling narrative artistry with piercing insights into family dynamics. The result is a rich and luminous story, told with profound intelligence and emotional subtlety, that demonstrates once again why she is one of the most revered and acclaimed literary talents working today."
This book club will be on hiatus in July and August.
September Book Discussion: September 2- Isola by Allegra Goodman
Main Library Yarn Social Hour
Join us for a yarn social hour for knitting, crocheting, and yarn crafting at the Main Library, McAuliffe Branch, or both!
At the Main Library, meet Wednesday mornings at 10 AM and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 10 AM. At the McAuliffe Branch, meet Wednesday evenings at 6 PM.
This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but we can offer pointers and tips.
Virtual Reality: Choose Your Own Adventure
Come check out what you missed! Let us know which of our previous virtual reality programs you want to see, and we'll have it ready for you. The Oculus headset is recommended for ages 13 and up. To reserve your time slot, call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or register online.
Stretch & Relax
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, to improve balance, and to reduce stress.
If you haven't already, join our Exercise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Alphabet Soup: Queer Teen Hangout
A twice monthly meeting for LGBTQIA+ and allied teens to hang out and do crafts. On the first Thursday, we’ll be at the Main Library, and on the third Thursday, we’ll meet at the McAuliffe Branch.
Grades 6-12
Street Stories: The Human Side of Homelessness with Photographer David Gordon
Come hear about the human side of homelessness from David Gordon, a photographer who's spoken with nearly 200 individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Boston. His work sheds light on how people living on the streets or in shelters end up there and how some manage to leave homelessness behind. Nearly 30 of Gordon's photos from his on-the-street conversations are now in the permanent collections of the Boston Public Library, the Harvard Art Museums, the Rose Art Museum, and the Portland Museum of Art.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Creating Community in Perinatal Mental Health
This workshop aims to provide important education about how family planning, fertility treatment, pregnancy, and postpartum can impact our mental health. Participants will be given resources for various related supports and educational materials to help navigate a complex life adjustment/transition.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Arden)
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta. Todas as idades.
¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5636 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
Saturday Matinee: Hairspray
In 1962 Baltimore, chunky Tracy Turnblad dreams big: to land a gig on the see-and-be-seen TV teen-scene hit The Corny Collins Show. Win the heart of the nicest and cutest boy in school, and strike a blow for civil rights.
Rated PG, 92 minutes
Saturday Night Movie: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Based on the long-running New York smash hit, this film is a high-powered rock musical that tells the hilarious but emotional tale of a German glam-rock diva on a journey to find love and stardom in her new home, a trailer park in Kansas!
What the trailer here.
Rated R, 91 minutes
OUT Metrowest: Pride Shrinky Dinks
Come make your own Pride Charms to celebrate your fullest YOU. This program is in Partnership with OUT Metrowest.
All Ages
No K-Day Craft: Chalk Art
Come to the McAuliffe Branch on this No Kindergarten Day. Make some chalk drawings on the patio for everyone to see. This program is weather dependent.
Ages 5+
Tone & Stretch
Join us on for a variety of functional fitness exercises to tone core, upper, and lower body muscles followed by stretches. This is a low impact class designed to be adaptable to participants’ different levels.
If you haven't already, join our Execise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
Mother Goose on the Loose
Only for registered participants. Check back in June for information on the next session. Ages 0-2.
Virtual Chat with Author Edward Underhill: A Together With Pride Event
Transgender YA and Adult author Edward Underhill will discuss his two newest books; The In Between Bookstore (Adult debut released in January 2025) and In Case You Read This (YA released in May 2025) with Teen Librarian Jennifir Huston from Boyden Library. Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/edunderhill.
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Create and Chill
Relax by making anything you like using the various drawing and painting mediums. Ages 8+
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McAuliffe Book Discussion (Evening): North Woods by Daniel Mason
The McAuliffe Branch hosts two book discussion groups to discuss various fiction and nonfiction, as well as contemporary and classic literature. You can join us anytime to discuss one particular book or become a regular. Register here.
June McAuliffe Book Discussion (Evening): North Woods by Daniel Mason
- "This magisterial and highly inventive novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason brims with love and madness, humor and hope. Following the cycles of history, nature, and even language, North Woods shows the myriad, magical ways in which we’re connected to our environment, to history, and to one another. It is not just an unforgettable novel about secrets and destinies, but a way of looking at the world that asks the timeless question: How do we live on, even after we’re gone?
If you borrow a book group title from us, please check out the book at the Circulation Desk. Some books are loans from other libraries in the network and do not work with our self-checkout. Please do not leave the Library without checking out your materials. Thanks for your cooperation!
Summer Board Game Workshop Registration
Registration open from June 11-25 | Ages 10+
Register for our very own Board Game Making Workshop! This is a weekly program that will run every Thursday from July 10th to August 28th. This is a 2 hour weekly workshop that will run from 6-8pm. We will learn basic Game Design principles and then apply those to create our own PLAYABLE board games! Registration is required, supplies and space are limited. https://bit.ly/MCA_BoardGame_Workshop
Main Library Yarn Social Hour
Join us for a yarn social hour for knitting, crocheting, and yarn crafting at the Main Library, McAuliffe Branch, or both!
At the Main Library, meet Wednesday mornings at 10 AM and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 10 AM. At the McAuliffe Branch, meet Wednesday evenings at 6 PM.
This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but we can offer pointers and tips.
McAuliffe Matinee: Mrs. Miniver
A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II.
NR, 1942
Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Bachata by the Bookmobile
This summer join us for Bachata by the Bookmobile with J&L Dance Studio! Our instructors Jenna and Luis will provide one hour of Bachata instruction followed by a half hour of social dance and refreshments. All are welcome to join regardless of dance ability! We hope to see you there! // Este verano únete a nosotros para Bachata por el Bookmobile con J&L Dance Studio! Nuestros instructores Jenna y Luis proporcionarán una hora de instrucción de Bachata seguida de media hora de baile social y refrescos. Todos son bienvenidos a unirse sin importar la habilidad de baile! ¡Esperamos verlos allí! // Neste verão junte-se a nós para Bachata by the Bookmobile com J&L Dance Studio! Nossos instrutores Jenna e Luis fornecerão uma hora de instrução Bachata seguida de meia hora de dança social e bebidas. Todos são bem-vindos, independentemente da habilidade de dança! Esperamos ver você lá!
Sci-Fi Book Discussion: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
The Sci-Fi Book Discussion reads and discusses both classic and contemporary science fiction, covering subgenres such as speculative fiction, alternate history, and apocalyptic. This discussion meets the second Wednesday of the month, from 7-8 pm. This group is hybrid, meeting at the Main Library and streaming to Zoom. Register here: https://bit.ly/fpl-scifidiscussion
June Sci-Fi Book Discussion: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
- "Floating Hotel is a genre-bending, distinctly period drama-esque romp through space with the most delightful crew of characters and past and present timelines."
Prison Book Program
Want to make a tangible difference? Join us for an engaging presentation by Kelly Brotzman, Executive Director of the Prison Book Program in Quincy, MA. This informative session will delve into the program's mission to provide books to incarcerated individuals and explore meaningful ways you can contribute. Learn how your time or gently used books can make a real difference in the lives of those behind bars.
Musicals at McAuliffe: Waitress: The Musical
The hit Broadway musical about a small-town pie baker with big dreams gets the silver screen treatment.
NR, 2h 24m
Watch the trailer here.
Zine Workshop
Come learn about our new zine collection and how to make your very own zine! You can even make a zine to donate to our collection.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Plant, Pollinators, and You
Join Native Plant Trust's Stephen Kiely at the McAuliffe Branch Library to explore the world of pollinators and native plants while learning what you can do to help both. After the talk, we'll look at the pollinator garden outside the library to see an example of what you could do at home.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Daisy)
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta. Todas as idades.
¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5636 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
Fuse Bead Social
Hang out and make fuse bead designs. In honor of Pride month, extra templates and bead colors for LGBTQ+ and Ally creations will be available! Grades 4-8.
Mother Goose on the Loose
Only for registered participants. Check back in June for information on the next session. Ages 0-2.
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Kids Chess Club
This Chess Club is an informal group welcoming everyone from new players to junior chess masters! Chess boards are provided, but you can bring your own. Staff are available to help with questions, but will not be teaching chess. For Elementary and Middle School students.
1st Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER
3rd Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MCAULIFFE, COMMUNITY ROOM
Art Journal Jam for Adults
Bring your own art journal and prepare to get messy! Join us for this casual, unstructured session exploring the possibilities of art journals. No experience required. Some supplies are provided, but feel free to bring your favorite medium to work in. Space is limited. Register at bit.ly/FPL_Art_Workshop.
Queer Reads: Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk
The Queer Reads Book Discussion celebrates queer authors, books, and themes. This discussion meets in person every third Tuesday of the month and alternates between the McAuliffe Branch Library and the Main Library. Register here: https://bit.ly/fpl-queerbookdiscussion
Main Library Yarn Social Hour
Join us for a yarn social hour for knitting, crocheting, and yarn crafting at the Main Library, McAuliffe Branch, or both!
At the Main Library, meet Wednesday mornings at 10 AM and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 10 AM. At the McAuliffe Branch, meet Wednesday evenings at 6 PM.
This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but we can offer pointers and tips.
McAuliffe Matinee: Daughters of the Dust
A languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.
NR, 1h 52m
Watch the trailer here.
Stretch & Relax
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, to improve balance, and to reduce stress.
If you haven't already, join our Exercise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Alphabet Soup: Queer Teen Hangout
A twice monthly meeting for LGBTQIA+ and allied teens to hang out and do crafts. On the first Thursday, we’ll be at the Main Library, and on the third Thursday, we’ll meet at the McAuliffe Branch.
Grades 6-12
Veterans At Ease Coffee Hour
Join us and your local, fellow veterans on the 3rd Friday of each month for free coffee and light refreshments.
This program is a collaboration between the Framingham Public Library and the City of Framingham Veterans Services.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Friends of Framingham Library Monthly Book Sale
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of each month (except for July and August) beginning at 10am for our monthly book sale at the Main Library.
Help support your local library! Learn more and join Friends of the Framingham Library.
NOTE: Prices are subject to change.
Monday Matinee: The Birdcage Rated R, 119 minutes
When the son of a gay man invites his fiancee's ultra-conservative family over for dinner, his father tries to act straight while his partner plays an endearing old woman.
R, 119 minutes
Watch the trailer here.
Tone & Stretch
Join us on for a variety of functional fitness exercises to tone core, upper, and lower body muscles followed by stretches. This is a low impact class designed to be adaptable to participants’ different levels.
If you haven't already, join our Execise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
Collage: Show Your Sparkle
Use pictures and text from magazines to create a collage. Express yourself and celebrate what makes you unique. Various shiny craft materials will be available. All Ages.
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Heart Beading
Make a beaded heart shaped decoration OR use some heart shaped beads to make a bracelet!
Ages 5+
Puzzle Swap: McAuliffe Branch
What to do with jigsaw puzzles you’ve completed? Swap them! Bring your puzzles to exchange with others. No puzzle to swap? Come anyway; there are always extras for you to take. All ages and levels welcome.
Board Game Night
Bring your friends or meet new ones at this evening of board game fun! Try one of the Library's selection of board games, we’ll teach you the rules, no experience needed. Or, bring your own and teach us something new! Relax, connect, and play at your own pace. All are welcome!
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Tuesday Craft Night: Butterfly Terrariums
Create a flutter of joy at our Shrinky Dink craft night! Design, shrink, and display your own vibrant butterflies in a whimsical mini terrarium—perfect for spring vibes and stress relief. Supplies Limited All supplies provided; just bring your imagination!
Main Library Yarn Social Hour
Join us for a yarn social hour for knitting, crocheting, and yarn crafting at the Main Library, McAuliffe Branch, or both!
At the Main Library, meet Wednesday mornings at 10 AM and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 10 AM. At the McAuliffe Branch, meet Wednesday evenings at 6 PM.
This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but we can offer pointers and tips.
Rainbow in a Bag
With paint on a canvas in a bag, spread around rainbow colors and make a beautiful work of art!
Ages 2+
Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
DIY Lanyards & Keychains
Make your own cotton ribbon lanyard or keychain by sewing machine or hand sewing. Grades 4-8
Craft Ladies: Woven Rope Wreaths
Join the Craft Ladies for an Adult Crafting night! We will be weaving jute and cotton rope to create wreaths. Materials will be provided to embellish your wreath, or you may bring your own! We will email you to confirm your registration and to remind you of the upcoming workshop. Register at https://tinyurl.com/FPL-Rope. Space and materials are limited.
McAuliffe Book Discussion (Morning): The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza *AUTHOR TALK*
The McAuliffe Branch hosts two book discussion groups to discuss various fiction and nonfiction, as well as contemporary and classic literature. You can join us anytime to discuss one particular book or become a regular. Register here: https://bit.ly/mca-bookdiscussions
With the Juneteenth holiday on the third Thursday of the month, this McAuliffe Morning Book Discussion moves to June 26 and features the author Jo Piazza who joins via Zoom for this special, not-to-be-missed discussion!
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Baby Sensory Series: Sponges & Water
Take baby outside for some fresh air and let them crawl around on blankets to explore!
Ages 0-4
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help with exploration.
Summer Reading: Danger Wizard
Join Dungeon Master Danger Wizard for an Epic Quest of Gold, Guile, and Glory! Bring a Level 1 D&D 2024 or 5e Character or Choose one at the start of the session. All Materials Provided, No prior experience necessary. Registration Required: https://bit.ly/McA-DnD
All Ages
Bachata
Come learn bachata, a social dance, and listen to bachata music.
Beginner-friendly, accessible, and everyone is welcome. No partner is necessary.
