Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Events Calendar
Crafts & Community Workers Storytime
Framingham Community members guest star in a storytime and craft themed to their job! Ages 3+
Framingham Modern Dentistry | July 9th | McAuliffe Branch
OUT MetroWest | August 5th | Main Library
Beach Ball Play
We’re brining the beach to the library! Come play with some beach balls.
Ages 0-4
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help your baby explore.
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
Virtual Reality: Art Plunge
Explore your favorite paintings in this art history virtual experience. Step inside five famous paintings and learn the history of pointillism as an art style. 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.
Watch a preview of the game here.
CAD Design
Learn to use onshape for CAD. Design your own 3D printable parts and/or 3D designs. Explore the fundamentals of digital modeling and engineering.
Registration required, space is limited: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/CAD-design
Grades 6-12
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 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.
Early Childhood Alliance of Framingham Presents: Summertime Adventure Series
Presenting: Summertime Adventure Series
Dates & Time: July 9, July 16, July 23, August 6, August 13
Presentado: Una Serie de Aventuras de Verano
Fechas y Hora: 9 de Julio, 16 de Julio, 23 de Julio, 6 de Agosto, 13 de Agosto
Apresentando: Serie de Aventuras de Verão
Datas e Horário: 9 de Julho,16 de Julho, 23 de Julho, 6 de Agosto, 13 de Agosto
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
Virtual Reality: Art Plunge
Explore your favorite paintings in this art history virtual experience. Step inside five famous paintings and learn the history of pointillism as an art style. 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.
Watch a preview of the game 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.
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!
Nailed It!
Test your baked good decorating skills! We'll have a beautifully decorated cupcake, cookie, or other baked good, done up in a themed design, and you'll have to try and recreate it to the best of your ability in a limited amount of time. Not all will be good, but they'll all be entertaining!
Registration highly recommended: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/nailed-it-2025
Grades 6-12
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
CAD Design
Learn to use onshape for CAD. Design your own 3D printable parts and/or 3D designs. Explore the fundamentals of digital modeling and engineering.
Registration required, space is limited: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/CAD-design
Grades 6-12
Bookworms and Popcorn
Love to read? Love popcorn? Come hang out with other kids who do too! Share your book suggestions or ask for recommendations. No assigned books, just great ideas and great snacks! Grades 2-5
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
Summer Board Game Workshop
This is a weekly program that will run every Thursday from July 10th to August 28th. 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.
For Registered Participants only, Registration Closed.
Ages 10+
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
FPL Jazz: Kaoruko Pilkington
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to hear Boston jazz vocalist and Berklee College of Music lecturer Kaoruko Pilkington. In the event of rain, the concert will movie indoors to the community room.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
CAD Design
Learn to use onshape for CAD. Design your own 3D printable parts and/or 3D designs. Explore the fundamentals of digital modeling and engineering.
Registration required, space is limited: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/CAD-design
Grades 6-12
Summer Reading: Iconic Arts Presents GoobnBalloonsDX
Join indie developer Iconic Arts as they take us behind the screens for their game GoobnBalloonsDX! Learn about how to make video games, and even get a chance to demo their game!
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
Maker Mondays: Open SparkLab
Use anything in the SparkLab to work on your projects! Design something to be 3d printed! Needle felt something! Make some stickers! You get to decide.
Fill out our registration form here if you'd like to sign up for Teen Craft program reminders: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/teen-crafts
Grades 6-12
Minecraft STEM Workshops Presented by Array: Minecraft City Builders
Join forces to design and build bridges and roads that connect every part of the city while exploring key concepts in planning, zoning, infrastructure, and architectural design. Collaborate and construct essential elements for a thriving urban environment, including suburbs, a bustling port, and a vibrant downtown. Grades 2-5. Registration is required at: https://tinyurl.com/MinecraftCityBuilders
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
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.
D&D Campaign: The Quest - THIS PROGRAM IS FULL
Welcome to Tor, a land of ancient magic, sleepy towns, and whispered legends. Life has always been simple—until now.
Strange things have been happening across the realm:
• Travelers speak of creatures never before seen, roaming the forests and skies…
• Entire villages report strange curses, spreading like wildfire without explanation…
• And in the darkest corners of the land, the dead are beginning to rise.
In the bustling town of Greybend, four strangers meet in a tavern for their very first mission.
Their task? Help sweet Old Lady Nessa with a rat problem in her cellar.
But what begins as a small job quickly spirals into something far greater—and far more dangerous—than anyone could have expected.
“The Quest” is a Dungeons & Dragons jump-in adventure perfect for new players and experienced adventurers alike. Dive into an epic story full of mystery, magic, monsters, and more!
All materials provided—just show up on time, ready to play! No experience needed. Just bring your imagination and your sense of adventure.
Dare to take the first step? The world of Tor awaits.
Registration required, space is limited: THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY FULL
Grades 6-12
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Sensory Series: Finger Painting
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help your baby explore. Ages 0-4
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
Level Up Craft - Miniatures Painting
Every table top role playing game is better with miniatures, so come paint your own this summer at the library!
Registration recommended: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/miniatures-painting
Grades 6-12
Learning Game Design: Super Mario Maker 2
Using Super Mario Maker 2, learn to design levels and talk about the basics of game design with themes for Mario games. Afterwards, learn about what goes into making a great level/game. Grades 3-8
Registration required; Space is limited: https://tinyurl.com/FPL-MarioMaker
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Upcycling Book Crafts
Join us in repurposing old library materials into new works of art. Books & other supplies will be provided.
McAuliffe Book Discussion (Evening): The Wedding People by Alison Espach
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.
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
- "A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.
It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She’s immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years―she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan―which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.
In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined―and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us."
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.
Early Childhood Alliance of Framingham Presents: Summertime Adventure Series
Presenting: Summertime Adventure Series
Dates & Time: July 9, July 16, July 23, August 6, August 13
Presentado: Una Serie de Aventuras de Verano
Fechas y Hora: 9 de Julio, 16 de Julio, 23 de Julio, 6 de Agosto, 13 de Agosto
Apresentando: Serie de Aventuras de Verão
Datas e Horário: 9 de Julho,16 de Julho, 23 de Julho, 6 de Agosto, 13 de Agosto
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Cosmo)
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.
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
Puzzle Competition
Can your team build a puzzle the fastest? Competition guidelines, rules, and registration form are available on our website event page. Ages 7+ and Families
Registration required; space limited: https://tinyurl.com/FPL-Puzzle8-13
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
McAuliffe Matinee: Blue Hawaii
After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
1961 | PG | 1h 42m
Watch the trailer here.
Fortnite Tournament
The library is teaming up with Game Underground once again to run a few gaming tournaments this summer! In August we’ve got Fortnite, so prepare yourself for battle. May a Victory Royale be in your future.
Registration highly recommended: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/fortnite-tournament
Grades 6-12
Friendship Bracelet Making
Make your own friendship bracelets just in time for back to school! Grades 2-5
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Sci-Fi Book Discussion: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- "It’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur’s best friend has just announced that he’s an alien.
After that, things get much, much worse.
With just a towel, a small yellow fish, and a book, Arthur has to navigate through a very hostile universe in the company of a gang of unreliable aliens. Luckily the fish is quite good at languages. And the book is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy . . . which helpfully has the words DON’T PANIC inscribed in large, friendly letters on its cover.
Douglas Adams’s mega-selling pop-culture classic sends logic into orbit, plays havoc with both time and physics, offers up pithy commentary on such things as ballpoint pens, potted plants, and digital watches . . . and, most important, reveals the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything.
Now, if you could only figure out the question. . . ."
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
Bookworms and Popcorn
Love to read? Love popcorn? Come hang out with other kids who do too! Share your book suggestions or ask for recommendations. No assigned books, just great ideas and great snacks! Grades 2-5
Virtual Reality for Kids & Teens
Build your own cardboard virtual reality goggles and turn your drawings into VR. Limited space and materials; First come first serve.
Grades 3-5 session from 5:00-6:00PM
Dungeons & Dragons®-themed Mash-Up Madness
Use your imagination and add a splash of randomness by rolling dice to craft your own hybrid fantasy creatures!
Ages 7+
DIY VR
Make Your own VR headset with cardboard and your phone! Then test it out.
Register here, space is limited: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/DIY-VR
Grades 6-12
Summer Board Game Workshop
This is a weekly program that will run every Thursday from July 10th to August 28th. 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.
For Registered Participants only, Registration Closed.
Ages 10+
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
FPL Jazz: Sasha Papernik and Justin Poindexter
Come out to hear this award-winning songwriting duo—vocalist and pianist/accordionist Sasha Papernik and guitarist and vocalist Justin Poindexter. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. In the event of rain, the event will move indoors.
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.
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
Garden Series: Common garden problems and solutions
What’s eating my plants, helpful tips to identify and solve common garden problems. Join us together with Transition Framingham for this lecture about troubleshooting your garden.
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
Maker Mondays: Open SparkLab
Use anything in the SparkLab to work on your projects! Design something to be 3d printed! Needle felt something! Make some stickers! You get to decide.
Fill out our registration form here if you'd like to sign up for Teen Craft program reminders: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/teen-crafts
Grades 6-12
D&D How-To’s w/ Endangered Dungeons - THESE PROGRAMS ARE FULL
THESE PROGRAMS ARE FULL
We're teaming up with Endangered Dungeons to bring you a series of D&D workshops for both beginners and experienced adventurers. The full line up is below. Attend one, or all of them!
Monday, July 7, 4:30-7:30 PM - Heroes Begin Here: Crafting Your First D&D Character (in the Community Room)
Monday, July 21, 4:30-7:30 PM - Behind the Screen: A Beginner’s Guide to Being a Dungeon Master
Monday, August 4, 4:30-7:30 PM - Voices & Visions: Breathing Life Into Your D&D Character
Monday, August 18, 4:30-7:30 PM - Worlds & Wonders: Building Memorable D&D Campaigns
Registration recommended: THESE PROGRAMS ARE FULL
Grades 6-12
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Movie: Paddington in Peru (2024)
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey. Rated PG; Runtime 106 mins; Closed Captions will be provided in English.
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
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 here.
Queer Reads: Just Kids by Patti Smith
The Queer Reads Book Discussion celebrates queer authors, books, and themes. This discussion meets in person every third Tuesday of the month at the McAuliffe Branch.
Just Kids by Patti Smith
- "It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation.
Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer, and Robert Mapplethorpe would direct his highly provocative style toward photography. Bound in innocence and enthusiasm, they traversed the city from Coney Island to Forty-Second Street, and eventually to the celebrated round table of Max’s Kansas City, where the Andy Warhol contingent held court. In 1969, the pair set up camp at the Hotel Chelsea and soon entered a community of the famous and infamous, the influential artists of the day and the colorful fringe. It was a time of heightened awareness, when the worlds of poetry, rock and roll, art, and sexual politics were colliding and exploding. In this milieu, two kids made a pact to take care of each other. Scrappy, romantic, committed to create, and fueled by their mutual dreams and drives, they would prod and provide for one another during the hungry years.
Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. It serves as a salute to New York City during the late sixties and seventies and to its rich and poor, its hustlers and hellions. A true fable, it is a portrait of two young artists’ ascent, a prelude to fame."
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.
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
McAuliffe Matinee: Field of Dreams
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
1989 | PG | 1h 47m
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.
Escape Room: Escape From the Wizard’s Tower
Follow the journal entries, gather ingredients, and cast spells to Escape from the Wizard’s Tower! We’ll be doing two different Escape Room sessions, one at 3 PM, and one at 4:30 PM, so sign up for the one that works best for you.
Registration required, space is limited: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/escape-room
Grades 6-12
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.
Craft Ladies: Beaded Dragonfly Suncatchers
Join the Craft Ladies for an Adult Crafting night! We will string translucent beads onto wire and create dragonflies that can be used as a suncatcher or charm.
Materials will be provided and space is limited. The form will open on August 1.
Register at https://tinyurl.com/FPL-dragonfly.
McAuliffe Book Discussion (Morning): The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
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.
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
- "Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship: poised English beauty Fliss, whose facade of perfect wife and mother covers gaping inner wounds; policeman’s daughter Nora, who finds herself entangled with a shadowy gangster; frustrated baseball star Beatrice, whose career has come to an end along with the women’s baseball league of WWII; and poisonous, gung-ho Arlene, who has thrown herself into McCarthy’s Red Scare.
Grace’s weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their lives, but she hides a terrible secret of her own. When a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the Briar Club women must decide once and for all: who is the true enemy in their midst?
Capturing the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evoking the changing roles for women in postwar America, The Briar Club is an intimate and thrilling novel of secrets and loyalty put to the test.
A beautiful, foil cover, first edition.'
Summer Eats (Free Lunch Program)
Summer Eats is a program that provides FREE meals to kids 18 years and under!
Main Library:
Mondays & Wednesday & Fridays 12-1pm
McAuliffe Branch:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12-1pm
Summer Eats es un programa que provee comida GRATIS a todos los niños de 18 años y menores.
Biblioteca Principal:
Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes de 12 a 13 h.
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Martes y Jueves de 12 a 13 h.
O Summer Eats é um programa que oferece refeições GRATUITAS para todas as crianças e adolescentes de até 18 anos.
Biblioteca Principal:
Segundas, Quartas e Sextas, das 12h às 13h
Biblioteca McAuliffe:
Terças e Quintas Das 12h ÀS 13h
Musicals at McAuliffe: An American in Paris
Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.
1951 | NR| 1h 54m
Bookworms and Popcorn
Love to read? Love popcorn? Come hang out with other kids who do too! Share your book suggestions or ask for recommendations. No assigned books, just great ideas and great snacks! Grades 2-5
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
Metal Stamp Workshop
Learn to metal stamp and create jewelry to take home. Space and materials are limited. Ages 10 through adult welcome!
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Summer Board Game Workshop
This is a weekly program that will run every Thursday from July 10th to August 28th. 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.
For Registered Participants only, Registration Closed.
Ages 10+
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
OUT Metrowest Board Game Hangout
Come hang out and play board games with our friends from OUT Metrowest.
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.
Maker Mondays: Open SparkLab
Use anything in the SparkLab to work on your projects! Design something to be 3d printed! Needle felt something! Make some stickers! You get to decide.
Fill out our registration form here if you'd like to sign up for Teen Craft program reminders: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/teen-crafts
Grades 6-12
Monday Matinee: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Released in 1975, this “cult classic” comedy from the Monty Python team loosely follows the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on a fearless quest in search of the elusive Holy Grail.
1975 | PG | 1h31m
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.
D&D Campaign: The Quest - THIS PROGRAM IS FULL
Welcome to Tor, a land of ancient magic, sleepy towns, and whispered legends. Life has always been simple—until now.
Strange things have been happening across the realm:
• Travelers speak of creatures never before seen, roaming the forests and skies…
• Entire villages report strange curses, spreading like wildfire without explanation…
• And in the darkest corners of the land, the dead are beginning to rise.
In the bustling town of Greybend, four strangers meet in a tavern for their very first mission.
Their task? Help sweet Old Lady Nessa with a rat problem in her cellar.
But what begins as a small job quickly spirals into something far greater—and far more dangerous—than anyone could have expected.
“The Quest” is a Dungeons & Dragons jump-in adventure perfect for new players and experienced adventurers alike. Dive into an epic story full of mystery, magic, monsters, and more!
All materials provided—just show up on time, ready to play! No experience needed. Just bring your imagination and your sense of adventure.
Dare to take the first step? The world of Tor awaits.
Registration required, space is limited: THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY FULL
Grades 6-12
Board Game Night
We'll have a variety of games for all ages and skill levels. It's the perfect chance to learn a new game, challenge a friend, or just relax and enjoy some friendly competition. All are welcome!
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.
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Oil and Water Play
Experiment with how oil and water do not mix together.
Ages 0-4
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help your baby explore.
Tuesday Craft Night: Macrame Plant Hangers
Discover the art of macramé and bring a touch of handmade charm to your home! This fun and creative craft will guide you through the steps to craft your own stylish plant hangers using simple knots. Perfect for beginners and craft lovers alike. All materials provided!
Getting Along with Difficult People
These days it seems that everyone is difficult. It may be a family member, a neighbor, or co-worker. We just don’t get along. They won’t listen to us. Are we doomed to disagree or is there another way? Join resident career coach Ed Lawrence as we discuss difficult people and offer recognized strategies for defusing situations and perhaps even getting along.
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.
Cactus Handprint
Trace and cut out your hand print, then turn it into a prickly cactus in a pot.
Ages 2+
Monthly Mah Jongg
Calling all 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!
Summer Board Game Workshop
This is a weekly program that will run every Thursday from July 10th to August 28th. 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.
For Registered Participants only, Registration Closed.
Ages 10+
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
FPL Jazz: Harmony Grove
Come hear local group Harmony Grove, a musical project co-led by longtime collaborators Willie Sordillo and Zoë Krohne with a diverse repertoire of original compositions and personal interpretations of known and obscure jazz, folk, Latin, and pop songs. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Main Library Book Discussion: Isola by Allegra Goodman
"Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends her guardian’s servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when their relationship is discovered, they are brutally punished and abandoned on a small island with no hope for rescue.
Once a child of privilege who dressed in gowns and laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she’d never before needed.
Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola is the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival."
Register here for the Zoom link.
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.
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.
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
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
End of Summer Ice Cream Party
Join us for games and ice cream, and learn who won the Summer Reading raffle prizes!
Grades 6-12
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.
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.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Spooktastic Book Fair 2025
Author and Spooktastic creator Alyssa Alessi (@pagesinthegraveyard) brings the third annual Spooktastic Book FairTM to haunt the Framingham Public Library on Saturday, September 13th! We'll be hosting 60+ authors ranging from creepy kidlit to adult horror, six publishers, several vendors of interesting and mysterious items, food trucks, and a brewery! Save the date and start off Spooky Season right!
Walk ins are more than welcome, but if you'd like to register for a reminder email and/or to get added to our Horror Author Event email list, please fill out the form here: https://framinghamlibrary.short.gy/Spooktastic-2025
All Ages Event!
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This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Mask Making w/ Ira Marcks
As part of our Spooktastic Book Fair, cartoonist Ira Marcks (author of Spirit Week, and MA Children’s Book Award nominee Shark Summer), will teach kids and teens how to make spooky masks in the spirit of classic horror film special makeup effects!
This is a drop in program running all day, with no registration required.
For kids and teens
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Monthly Mah Jongg
Calling all 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!
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.