Events Calendar / Adults

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Family Paint Night

Hang out and paint a chosen scene on canvas. Juice and snacks provided! Get a ticket from the Children’s Desk within 30 minutes of the program to secure your spot. Space is limited.

All Ages

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McAuliffe Book Discussion (Evening): The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway. Her death is clouded by rumors of foxes, which are believed to lure people by transforming themselves into beautiful women and handsome men. Bao, a detective with an uncanny ability to sniff out the truth, is hired to uncover the dead woman’s identity. Since childhood, Bao has been intrigued by the fox gods, yet they’ve remained tantalizingly out of reach—until, perhaps, now.

Next discussion on August 12: Wedding People by Alison Espach

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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.

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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.

Sci-Fi Book Discussion: Orbital by Samantha Harvey thumbnail Photo

Sci-Fi Book Discussion: Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Life on our planet as you've never seen it before

A team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of the human body. But mostly they observe. Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it sixteen times, spinning past continents and cycling through seasons, taking in glaciers and deserts, the peaks of mountains and the swells of oceans. Endless shows of spectacular beauty witnessed in a single day.

Yet although separated from the world they cannot escape its constant pull. News reaches them of the death of a mother, and with it comes thoughts of returning home. They look on as a typhoon gathers over an island and people they love, in awe of its magnificence and fearful of its destruction.

The fragility of human life fills their conversations, their fears, their dreams. So far from earth, they have never felt more part - or protective - of it. They begin to ask, what is life without earth? What is earth without humanity?

 

Next discussion on August 13: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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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 thumbnail Photo

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 thumbnail Photo

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 Book Discussion (Morning): How to Read a Book by Monica Wood thumbnail Photo

McAuliffe Book Discussion (Morning): How to Read a Book by Monica Wood

An unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt, seizing second chances, and the power of books to change our lives. With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living.

Next discussion on August 21: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

Zine Movie & Make: $100 and a T-Shirt: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest thumbnail Photo

Zine Movie & Make: $100 and a T-Shirt: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest

Make zines while watching a zine documentary by zinester Joe Biel! Using broken and borrowed equipment, Joe Biel illuminates the world of self-publishing. Along the way he gives glimpses of the Portland Zine Symposium, goes on a zine-themed bicycle tour around Portland, and interviews local zinesters.

 2004 | NR | 50m

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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.

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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.

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Independent Local Journalism In A Digital Age

Join Bill Shaner, founder of the newsletter Worcester Sucks and I Love It, to discuss the decline of legacy media ​and the rise of new methods​ of local journalism.

Without intervention, experimentation, and reinvention, the craft of local journalism could soon become a relic of a different time. Media consolidation is destroying local newspapers across the country. There are five times fewer working local journalists than there were even just a decade ago. With legacy media in decline, new methods for the distribution of and funding of local journalism are on the rise. The lines between journalist, citizen journalist, and concerned resident are blurring, especially at the local level--to positive but often negative effect. How to navigate it all? How can you fill the gaps emerging in your community? These are questions Bill Shaner, founder of the newsletter Worcester Sucks and I Love It, will tackle. Shaner's independent outlet has thousands of subscribers. He has written for Mother Jones, The Intercept, Teen Vogue, The Columbia Journalism Review and Welcome To Hell World, among others.

Main Library Yarn Social Hour thumbnail Photo

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 thumbnail Photo

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.

Tone & Stretch thumbnail Photo

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 thumbnail Photo

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 thumbnail Photo

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.

Main Library Yarn Social Hour thumbnail Photo

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.

Tone & Stretch thumbnail Photo

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.

Family Paint Night thumbnail Photo

Family Paint Night

Hang out and paint a chosen scene on canvas. Juice and snacks provided! Get a ticket from the Children’s Desk within 30 minutes of the program to secure your spot. Space is limited.

All Ages

Main Library Yarn Social Hour thumbnail Photo

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.

Veterans At Ease Coffee Hour thumbnail Photo

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.

Main Library Yarn Social Hour thumbnail Photo

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.

Tone & Stretch thumbnail Photo

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 thumbnail Photo

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 thumbnail Photo

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.