Events Calendar / Family

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Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Ajax)

​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.

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ECAF Open House: “Play, Learn, and Grow Together”

Drop by and explore the Early Learning Zone located in the Children’s Department of the Main Branch. Programs are free and inclusive. All ages are welcome, especially designed for ages 6 years old and younger. This program is for both the parent and child.

Conecte-se com outros pais sobre a jornada parental e leve seu filho para atividades como música, movimento e história! Para idades entre
nascimento até 6 meses

¡Conéctese con otros padres sobre la experiencia de ser padre y lleve a su bebé a actividades que incluyen música, movimiento y cuentos! Para niños desde nacimiento hasta 6 meses

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ECAF Baby Talk Meet & Greet

This free and inclusive group is for new parents with infants ages 0 - 6 months. Connect with other parents about the parenting journey, learn more about child development, and bring your little one for activities including Music, Movement, and Story!  

Click here to sign up for the Baby Talk group in the Early Learning Zone located in the Children’s Department of the Main Branch.

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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!

  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.

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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

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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.

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No School Day Movie: Minecraft (2025)

A mysterious portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master the terrain while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected crafter named Steve.

Rated PG; Runtime 101 mins; Closed Captions in English provided.

No School Day Movie: Minecraft (2025) thumbnail Photo

No School Day Movie: Minecraft (2025)

A mysterious portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master the terrain while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected crafter named Steve. Rated PG; Runtime 101 mins; Closed Captions in English provided.

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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.

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Library Card Day

Join us in a celebration of getting your library card. Whether you’re a new library user or just curious about what else your library card provides, come learn about all the fantastic things your library has to offer. There’ll be crafts, snacks, and more!