Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Events Calendar
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
Virtual Reality Tour: BRINK Traveler
Travel around the world experiencing amazing natural locations, all from the comfort of the McAuliffe Library! Choose from 22 unique locations to explore and learn about without having to leave your chair. Please call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or sign up here to reserve your 45 minute time block.
Minecraft Hangout
Once you’ve signed up for the server, you’ll be able to use it whenever you want. But if you want to build when you know there will be other people on too, join us every Monday and Wednesday from 2:30-4:00 PM. We can chat, work on group builds, and/or explore the map together.
If you don't yet have access to the server, visit www.framinghamlibrary.org/minecraft for more details and the application form.
Must Be Accepted on Minecraft Server to Participate
Grades 4-12
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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.
Stretch and Relax
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
Hojalata Mexican Tin Art
Create your own tin foil art inspired by the Mexican folk art tradition hojalata. Ages 6+
Crea tu propio arte de papel de aluminio inspirado en la tradición del arte popular mexicano de hojalata. Edades 6+
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.
Books in Bloom
View floral interpretations of favorite books from 90 years ago by members of the Framingham Garden Club as we celebrate our 90th anniversary.
Reception Wednesday, September 27th, 7PM. View floral displays through September 30.
Join us live at the Main Library, 49 Lexington St. in Framingham or stream live on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.
Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.
Virtual Reality Tour: BRINK Traveler
Travel around the world experiencing amazing natural locations, all from the comfort of the McAuliffe Library! Choose from 22 unique locations to explore and learn about without having to leave your chair. Please call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or sign up here to reserve your 45 minute time block.
Marbled Mugs @ Main
Design your own unique and usable mug with just water and nail polish!
Sign up for a reminder email here: https://bit.ly/Marbled-Mugs
Grades 6-12
Hispanic Heritage Molas Art / Herencia Hispana Molas Art
Hispanic Heritage Molas Art
Create Molas, a handmade textile art form from Panama and Columbia. Ages 5+
Herencia Hispana Molas Art
Crea Molas, una forma de arte textil hecha a mano de Panamá y Colombia. Edades 5+
Kids Yarn Social Hour
Last Thursday of the Month! Learn new stitches, and hangout with other knitters & crocheters! Grades 4+
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Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs
***TIME CHANGED TO 11am-12pm***
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 x4 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 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
Sewing Workshop: T-Shirt Tote Bags
Learn to sew a tote bag out of a t-shirt! All Materials provided. Registration required as supplies are limited. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/SparkLabTote Grades 4-8
Monday Storytime at McAuliffe
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Movie: The Super Mario Bros (2023)
A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess. Rated: PG; Runtime: 92 mins. Closed Captions provided.
Maker Mondays: Stop Motion Animation
Maker Mondays is a new weekly drop in program in our SparkLab (maker space). Come once to test out that month’s activity, or come every week to work on a big project!
We’re kicking things off with Stop Motion Animation, aka making movies with clay/LEGO/paper/etc.
Grades 6-12
Tone and Stretch
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 have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
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Libro: "A flor de piel" de Javier Moro 249-496
Regístrese: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
11/06: "Caceria" de Jose Ramon Vilahomat
Weekly McAuliffe Baby Lapsit
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Main Library Adult Book Club: “Horse” by Geraldine Brooks
Join the Main Library Adult Book Club online for our September book pick: "Horse" by Geraldine Brooks. Registration for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
More Than Just the Buzz: A practical guide to the conservation of native pollination systems
Learn about New England pollination systems, the challenges they face, and efforts towards restoration.
Advanced Poetry Workshop
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.
If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
Minecraft Hangout
Once you’ve signed up for the server, you’ll be able to use it whenever you want. But if you want to build when you know there will be other people on too, join us every Monday and Wednesday from 2:30-4:00 PM. We can chat, work on group builds, and/or explore the map together.
If you don't yet have access to the server, visit www.framinghamlibrary.org/minecraft for more details and the application form.
Must Be Accepted on Minecraft Server to Participate
Grades 4-12
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.
Hispanic Heritage Local Artist Craft
Local Peruvian Artist Samela St. Pierre will teach us braiding for this cotton ball and yarn llama craft, while we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Grades K-5
Stretch and Relax
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
LGBTQ+ Fuse Beads
Bring your pride and we’ll bring the beads! Use fuse beads to make your own pattern or keychain. Ages 8+
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.
Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.
Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.
Halloween Costume Swap
Bring gently used and clean children costumes or accessories to donate between now till the event! Stop by to choose a costume to keep, or to swap an old costume. All Ages.
Lifelong Learning Lecture Series: Blanche Ames and Oakes Ames: Cultivating that Mutual Ground
Presented by Dr. Liz Fideler, EdD, Sloan Research Network on Aging & Work, Boston College, Founding Member.
Blanche Ames and Oakes Ames advanced women’s suffrage, reproductive rights, artistic expression, and scientific knowledge, among other accomplishments, in the first half of the 20th century. Blanche was part of women’s history for nearly seven decades and deserved to be better known for that and other reasons. Oakes’s contributions to the suffrage movement and his extraordinary scientific accomplishments might have received greater recognition had he not avoided the spotlight so successfully.
Their story is one of mutual enabling. Believing in gender equality, even if outside the bounds of what was considered socially acceptable, they named their home “Borderland” to represent boundary pushing.
Stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Lunchtime Learning Series: South American Myths & Cosmology: A Focus on Food
A presentation of Pre-Colombian stories of cosmic agriculture, resource management and geographic expansion from the Andes Mountain region.
Focused mainly on the Inca Empire (modern day Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador) and its predecessors, this talk will be accompanied by original paintings illustrating scenes of Andean laborers, their duties and their deities. Presented by local artist—and Framingham Library’s own!—Samela St. Pierre.
Stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Haunted Experiences with Jeff DePaoli: “Spooky World” with creator David Bertolino
For Adults and Teens in partnership with libraries across Massachusetts
In 1991, Spooky World opened in Berlin, Massachusetts as the first Halloween scream park. The attraction became so popular that it expanded well beyond its original haunted hayride, shaped a generation of New England Halloween lovers, and was celebrated in the forthcoming documentary “Spooktacular.” Join us to hear how an idea became a Halloween institution in Massachusetts.
Register at bit.ly/Spooky-World for the Zoom link!
Anime Club
Watch your favorite spooky anime (or maybe even a J-horror movie) and eat tasty Japanese snacks!
If you'd like to be added to our monthly reminder email list for our Anime Club, just fill out the form at this link: https://bit.ly/Anime-Reminder
Grades 6-12
Monday Storytime at McAuliffe
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Weekly McAuliffe Baby Lapsit
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Yarn Pumpkins (McAuliffe Branch)
All you need is glue, yarn, and a balloon to make a fun Halloween decoration!
Fill out the registration form if you'd like to sign up for Teen Craft program reminders: https://bit.ly/FPL-Teen-Crafts
Grades 6-12
McAuliffe Evening Book Club: “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe
“The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe and the modern retelling “What Moves the Dead” by T Kingfisher
Hybrid: In-Person/Zoom
Advanced Poetry Workshop
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.
If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
Special Fire Safety Storytime
Come hear FireFighter Ahearn read a story and talk about fire safety. Ages 3-5
McAuliffe Matinee: Beetlejuice (PG, 1988, 1h 32m)
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Minecraft Hangout
Once you’ve signed up for the server, you’ll be able to use it whenever you want. But if you want to build when you know there will be other people on too, join us every Monday and Wednesday from 2:30-4:00 PM. We can chat, work on group builds, and/or explore the map together.
If you don't yet have access to the server, visit www.framinghamlibrary.org/minecraft for more details and the application form.
Must Be Accepted on Minecraft Server to Participate
Grades 4-12
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.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Daisy)
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 x4 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 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
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.
Science Fiction Book Club: “Mountain in the Sea” by Ray Naylor
Join us for our September Science Fiction Book Club: “Mountain in the Sea” by Ray Naylor.
Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Sustainability Series: Framingham’s Climate Action Plan
The City of Framingham is developing a roadmap to reduce carbon emissions and increase community resilience to climate change. The City is centering equitable community engagement and incorporating community voices into this process. We will be discussing and prioritizing strategies for implementation within six focus areas: mobility, buildings & infrastructure, community resilience, environment, and energy. Join us for a discussion and to provide feedback!
Come with questions to the Main Library or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Nosferatu: A Film by F.W. Murnau, accompanied by pianist Richard Hughes
Join us for one of the earliest classic horror films ever made—Nosferatu! Countless other directors have copied the innovative use of lighting and staging, but none shines like the original.
See this silent film accompanied by pianist Richard Hughes who’ll attempt to scare you with low rumbling diminished chords emanating from our baby grand.
Haunted Experiences with Jeff DePaoli: “Barrett’s Haunted Mansion” with owner Mary Barrett Costello
For Adults and Teens in partnership with libraries across Massachusetts
Every Halloween season, things get considerably more scary at the beloved restaurant the Abington Ale House, in Abington, Massachusetts. Join us to hear more about its autumn transformation, including two haunted houses, special nights like Bite & Fright, a Lights on Tour, and extreme nights for guests who don't mind being touched in total darkness for an extra scary experience.
Register at bit.ly/Barrett-Mansion for the Zoom link!
Baby Fitness
Join Jessica from Emotions in Motion for a workout with you and your baby! Best suited for pre-walkers and all fitness levels are encouraged. Please bring a mat. Ages 0-3.
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Arden)
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Monday Storytime at McAuliffe
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Maker Mondays: Stop Motion Animation
Maker Mondays is a new weekly drop in program in our SparkLab (maker space). Come once to test out that month’s activity, or come every week to work on a big project!
We’re kicking things off with Stop Motion Animation, aka making movies with clay/LEGO/paper/etc.
Grades 6-12
Girls Who Code (3rd-5th grade club)
Girls Who Code Clubs are spaces where girls can join our community of supportive peers and use Computer Science to change the world. When you join a Club, you will learn by reading excerpts from our books Learn to Code and Change the World and The Friendship Code, practice new skills by completing fun and simple online coding tutorials, and build community through interactive activities with the rest of your Club. Our 3-5th Grade Clubs help build the foundational skills and understanding of computer science concepts and sisterhood through a reading discussion and coding activities. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build fun projects to share with friends and family. Technology will be provided.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
There are two ways you can register. Child must be registered prior to the first session, October 16, 2023. The program is cumulative so registrants are expected to attend all sessions.
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Register from home. Go to: hq.girlswhocode.com & click “sign up” to set up an account. Select “United States”' from the dropdown and enter your child’s birth date. Then agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Enter your email address to receive an email with parent/guardian information about HQ. Enter your child’s full name and create a unique username and a password. You will be redirected to Join Your Program and enter your child’s Club Code. 3rd-5th Grade club code: MA51695.
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Stop into the Children's room at the Main Library & fill out a registration form.
Weekly McAuliffe Baby Lapsit
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Musicals at McAuliffe: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (R, 2007, 1h 56m)
Evil Judge Turpin lusts for the beautiful wife of a London barber and transports him to Australia for a crime he did not commit. Returning after 15 years and calling himself Sweeney Todd, the now-mad man vows revenge, applying his razor to unlucky customers and shuttling the bodies down to Mrs. Lovett, who uses them in her meat-pie shop. Though many fall to his blade, he will not be satisfied until he slits Turpin's throat.
Super Mario™ Crafts
Come make a Super Mario Bros™ themed craft! Crafts and coloring sheets for different ages will be available. All Ages
Introduction to Genealogy Research
Join us for an Introduction to Genealogy Research session! Learn how to start your searching, find out about online and offline records, and avoid common research pitfalls.
Advanced Poetry Workshop
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.
If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
Fall Film Series: Nolletti On Hitchcock - The Lady Vanishes
Join us for this revisit of celebrated director Alfred Hitchcock in these four films! The program includes an introduction to the film, the screening, and a 30-minute post screening discussion led by Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English and Film Studies at FSU.
10/18: The Lady Vanishes (1938, 97m)
A young woman (Margaret Lockwood) befriends a sweet old English nanny (Dame May Whitty) who mysteriously disappears from the train they are traveling on.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Duncan)
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Stretch and Relax
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
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.
McAuliffe Craft Ladies: Pumpkin Wall Hanging
Join the Craft Ladies for an Adult craft night and design your own pumpkin wall hanging! We will embellish wooden pumpkin forms with scrapbook paper, ribbons, and seasonal decorations.
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/FPL-pumpkin
Supplies and space are limited.
McAuliffe Morning Book Club: “The Horror at Red Hook” By H. P. Lovecraft
McAuliffe Morning Book Club: “The Horror at Red Hook” By H. P. Lovecraft and the modern retelling “The Ballad of Black Tom” by Victor LaValle
Hybrid: In-Person/Zoom
Register at: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
Release, Relax, Reinvigorate: Meditation with Leslie
Join Leslie Gabriele of With Love and Gratitude on the third Thursday of each month for a half hour of guided meditation and other opportunities for carefree relaxation.
Registration for the Zoom link required at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Early Release Day - Let’s Watch a Scary Movie
Spooky season is here, and it’s an Early Release Day, so that means it’s time for a scary movie. I’ll bring several choices, and you’ll get to pick what we watch!
Grades 5-12
Sewing Workshop: Halloween Pillowcase
Learn to make your own pillowcase to use for sleep or trick-or-treating! Grades 4-8. Supplies limited; Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/SparkPillowcase
Lifelong Learning Lecture Series: Cotton Mather: A Man of Two Worlds
Presented by Dr. P. Bradley Nutting, Emeritus Professor of History, FSU
Cotton Mather (1663-1728) the descendant of grandparents John Cotton and Richard Mather was the last in a line of the Puritan preachers who had dominated the first century of colonial Massachusetts and a harbinger of the 18 th century Enlightenment. He is best known in the popular mind for his role in aiding and abetting the Salem witchcraft hysteria. His writings on diabolic possession, which he believed based on empirical evidence, harkened back to a medieval mindset which was an accepted part of that culture. What is less appreciated is that Mather in that his most significant writings showed an opening in the direction of a modern, rationalist worldview. Mather the witch-hunter was also a fierce proponent of inoculation to prevent smallpox. His essay Bonifacius (1710) which urged the formation of reform organizations to combat social evils would go on to strongly influence fellow Bostonian, the young Ben Franklin. Elected to the Royal Society for his scientific writings Mather was a man truly a man of two worlds and two minds.
Attend in person here at the Main Library Costin room or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary
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.
Spark Lab Satellite - 3D Pumpkins
Join us to learn how to make a decorative pumpkin, all with a 3D Pen! Supplies will be limited, so there may be a wait. All Ages
Haunted Experiences with Jeff DePaoli: “Delusion” with creator Jon Braver
For Adults and Teens in partnership with libraries across Massachusetts
Since 2011, Jon Braver has been creating this new and unique, location-based theatrical production where guests step inside a horror movie and become part of the story. Part theatre, part haunted house, part interactive experience, “Delusion” is unique. Join us to learn about the making of this chilling experience, and how the New England Halloween season has been a big inspiration.
Register at bit.ly/Delusion-Experience for the Zoom link!
Bob Dodd Sunday Concert Series: Liana Paniyeva
Join us for a concert featuring pianist Liana Paniyeva! Come in person to the Main Library or stream live on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
This event is sponsored in part by Metro Credit Union, Middlesex Savings Bank, Roche Brothers, St. Mary’s Credit Union, and Friends of the Framingham Library.
Monday Storytime at McAuliffe
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Monday Matinee: Tár (R, 2hr 38m)
Renowned musician Lydia Tár is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career. When all elements seem to conspire against her, Lydia's adopted daughter Petra becomes an integral emotional support for her struggling mother. Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.
Maker Mondays: Stop Motion Animation
Maker Mondays is a new weekly drop in program in our SparkLab (maker space). Come once to test out that month’s activity, or come every week to work on a big project!
We’re kicking things off with Stop Motion Animation, aka making movies with clay/LEGO/paper/etc.
Grades 6-12
Tone and Stretch
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 have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
Board Game Night: Clue: Conspiracy
Join us at McAuliffe for a night of thrills and chills to get into the Halloween spirit. In Clue: Conspiracy, play as either a Friend trying to keep Mr. Coral alive or a Conspiracy Member trying to cause his downfall. Game play is ~45 minutes and is aimed at ages 14+.
Community Puzzle Swap!
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.
No registration required. For updated mask requirements, please check our website.
Weekly McAuliffe Baby Lapsit
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Yarn Pumpkins (Main Library)
All you need is glue, yarn, and a balloon to make a fun Halloween decoration!
Fill out the registration form if you'd like to sign up for Teen Craft program reminders: https://bit.ly/FPL-Teen-Crafts
Grades 6-12
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.
Space and supplies are limited. Register at bit.ly/FPL_Art_Workshop
McAuliffe Animatinee: Corpse Bride (PG, 2005, 1h 14m)
Victor and Victoria's families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous about the ceremony. While he's in a forest practicing his lines for the wedding, a tree branch becomes a hand that drags him to the land of the dead. It belongs to Emily, who was murdered after eloping with her love and wants to marry Victor. Victor must get back aboveground before Victoria marries the villainous Barkis Bittern.
Advanced Poetry Workshop
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.
If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
Fall Film Series: Nolletti On Hitchcock - Shadow of a Doubt
Join us for this revisit of celebrated director Alfred Hitchcock in these four films! The program includes an introduction to the film, the screening, and a 30-minute post screening discussion led by Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English and Film Studies at FSU.
10/25: Shadow of a Doubt (1943, 108m)
An unsuspecting schoolgirl (Teresa Wright) comes to realize that her charming uncle (Joseph Cotton) is a murderer of wealthy widows.
Minecraft Hangout
Once you’ve signed up for the server, you’ll be able to use it whenever you want. But if you want to build when you know there will be other people on too, join us every Monday and Wednesday from 2:30-4:00 PM. We can chat, work on group builds, and/or explore the map together.
If you don't yet have access to the server, visit www.framinghamlibrary.org/minecraft for more details and the application form.
Must Be Accepted on Minecraft Server to Participate
Grades 4-12
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.
Stretch and Relax
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
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.
Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.
Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.
McAuliffe Matinee: The Mummy (PG-13, 1999, 2h 4m)
The Mummy is a rousing, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasure-seeking explorers in the Sahara Desert in 1925. Stumbling upon an ancient tomb, the hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror, which is embodied in the vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest who had been sentenced to an eternity as one of the living dead.
Video Game Hangout
Play video games and eat snacks!
If you'd like to be added to our monthly reminder email list for our Video Game Hangouts, just fill out the form at this link: https://bit.ly/VGH-Reminder
Grades 6-12
Kids Yarn Social Hour
Last Thursday of the Month! Learn new stitches, and hangout with other knitters & crocheters! Grades 4+
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Lifelong Learning Lecture Series: How Media Has Reshaped the US’s Political Landscape
Presented by Dr. Jon Huibregtse, Professor of History, FSU
Several revolutionary changes occurred in communications in the late 20th century. Most notably the growth of cable television and the rise of the internet have dramatically affected every aspect of life in the United States, perhaps none more so than politics. Professor Huibregtse will analyze how the rise of the 24-hour news cycle and social media have reconfigured the nation’s political landscape.
Attend in person or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Survive the Zombie Apocalypse!
Can you survive the annual zombie invasion of Framingham? Form teams, gather supplies in the library after it closes, and make sure to avoid getting eaten!
Register here: https://bit.ly/FPL-zombies-2023
Grades 6-12
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
Neuroscience Magic Show
Join us as Sabrina Welch shares her knowledge on brain function using magic tricks to illustrate neuroscience concepts! Ages 8+
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Arden)
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Haunted Experiences with Jeff DePaoli: “The Old Joliet Haunted Prison” with Chris Stafford
For Adults and Teens in partnership with libraries across Massachusetts
Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group produces haunted attractions all over the U.S.A. One of their newest haunts is The Old Joliet Haunted Prison. But this prison isn’t all fiction. The Old Joliet Haunted Prison is a real haunted location with a history of its own. Join us to learn all about the history and creation of this mega-haunt.
Register at bit.ly/Joliet-Prison for the Zoom link!
Monday Storytime at McAuliffe
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Maker Mondays: Stop Motion Animation
Maker Mondays is a new weekly drop in program in our SparkLab (maker space). Come once to test out that month’s activity, or come every week to work on a big project!
We’re kicking things off with Stop Motion Animation, aka making movies with clay/LEGO/paper/etc.
Grades 6-12
Tone and Stretch
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 have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
Girls Who Code (3rd-5th grade club)
Girls Who Code Clubs are spaces where girls can join our community of supportive peers and use Computer Science to change the world. When you join a Club, you will learn by reading excerpts from our books Learn to Code and Change the World and The Friendship Code, practice new skills by completing fun and simple online coding tutorials, and build community through interactive activities with the rest of your Club. Our 3-5th Grade Clubs help build the foundational skills and understanding of computer science concepts and sisterhood through a reading discussion and coding activities. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build fun projects to share with friends and family. Technology will be provided.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
There are two ways you can register. Child must be registered prior to the first session, October 16, 2023. The program is cumulative so registrants are expected to attend all sessions.
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Register from home. Go to: hq.girlswhocode.com & click “sign up” to set up an account. Select “United States”' from the dropdown and enter your child’s birth date. Then agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Enter your email address to receive an email with parent/guardian information about HQ. Enter your child’s full name and create a unique username and a password. You will be redirected to Join Your Program and enter your child’s Club Code. 3rd-5th Grade club code: MA51695.
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Stop into the Children's room at the Main Library & fill out a registration form.
Weekly McAuliffe Baby Lapsit
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Advanced Poetry Workshop
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.
If you are new to the group and would like to participate, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.