Drop-in Resume Help
Get expert help with resumes, cover letters and job-search strategies.
Note: Effective May 8, resume help will move to Tuesdays.
Events Calendar / Adults
Medicare Supplement Insurance: Understanding your Medigap Choices
Medigap is extra health insurance that you buy from a private company to pay health care costs not covered by Original Medicare, such as co-payments, deductibles, and health care if you travel outside the U.S. Tracy Furgason, of Weiss & Grey House Publishing, will cover the following topics:
- Learn What Medicare Does and Does Not Cover
- Find Out Your Options
- Pick a Medigap Plan
- View Rates for each Plan & Insurer, so you can be sure you're getting the best rate
- Locate the Best Insurers (from an Independent, Unbiased source)
This is an informational session only. No sign ups or sales will be made.
Journal Writers Group
Drop In or join the group as we discuss and discover the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment. We meet every Tuesday from 7-8pm.
Drop-in, no registration required.
Poetry Workshop
Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus, Framingham State University.
This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. Each session begins with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their work discussed should provide copies to distribute.
Healthy Living Series: Chair Yoga
Experience chair yoga and feel better! Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga practiced while sitting in a chair. No experience necessary.
Instructor Vicki Brunelle has owned her own yoga studio for 18 years and currently teaches at a senior center as well. She has been teaching classes for over 20 years.
Healthy Living Series: Let’s Talk Nutrition
Jane Polley will discuss:
- Navigating Restaurants and Social Situations
- Carbohydrates, protein, fat: simplify the science and connect the synergistic relationship of these “essential” nutrients
- Misleading Marketing: unravel confusing words and terms that are intentionally used to mislead us into “regretful purchasing”
- Dopamine & Serotonin: learn more about “the addictive nature” of food and strategies to find balance without deprivation
SCORE: Free Small Business Consulting
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Drop-in Resume Help
Get expert help with resumes, cover letters and job-search strategies.
Note: Effective May 8, resume help will move to Tuesdays.
Journal Writers Group
Drop In or join the group as we discuss and discover the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment. We meet every Tuesday from 7-8pm.
Drop-in, no registration required.
Poetry Workshop
Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus, Framingham State University.
This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. Each session begins with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their work discussed should provide copies to distribute.
Learn About Foster Parenting
Presented by the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families
Information session about foster parenting and adopting from foster parenting.
Healthy Living Series: Chair Yoga
Experience chair yoga and feel better! Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga practiced while sitting in a chair. No experience necessary.
Instructor Vicki Brunelle has owned her own yoga studio for 18 years and currently teaches at a senior center as well. She has been teaching classes for over 20 years.
Jordan Marsh: New England’s Largest Store
Come hear the fascinating history of Boston’s first department store.
Presented by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco, a noted historian and author of sixty books on the history and development of Boston.
Brown Bag Learning Series: Fun Ways to Stay Healthy and Active
Presented by Alison Holland, Home Helpers of Metrowest
Join us for a fun and informative talk about ways to stay active and healthy. From volunteering your time, to attending community programs (like this one!), learn how you can boost your physical activity, keep your mind active, and make an impact on your community. A variety of programs will be highlighted, and a detailed resource guide will be provided.
About Alison Holland:
Since April of 2016, Alison has been the Outreach Director for Home Helpers, a fully licensed, insured and bonded home care agency providing compassionate and reliable care to elders throughout the Boston MetroWest area. Prior to joining Home Helpers, Alison worked in marketing for global software organizations. Alison holds a degree in Psychology from Syracuse University.
Friday Night Movie: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit. Starring Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson.
(2017) 115 min. Rated R.
SCORE: Free Small Business Consulting
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Healthy Living Series: Chair Yoga
Experience chair yoga and feel better! Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga practiced while sitting in a chair. No experience necessary.
Instructor Vicki Brunelle has owned her own yoga studio for 18 years and currently teaches at a senior center as well. She has been teaching classes for over 20 years.
Journal Writers Group
Drop In or join the group as we discuss and discover the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment. We meet every Tuesday from 7-8pm.
Drop-in, no registration required.
Healthy Living Series: Low Impact Exercise with Laila Vehvilainen
Note: Linda Bellefeuille will be substituting for Laila on June 6 & 13.
Lifelong Learning Lecture Series: Celebrating Jane Austen on the 200th Anniversary of Her Death
Rescheduled from March 22. Guest Speaker: Dr. Cheryl Nixon, PhD, Associate Provost, UMass Boston
This free lecture series is a partnership of Framingham State University and Framingham Public Library. The series is sponsored by a grant from The Joseph L. and Ray L. Freund Foundation, courtesy of Elizabeth F. Fideler.
Refreshments provided.
SCORE: Free Small Business Consulting
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Healthy Living Series: Chair Yoga
Experience chair yoga and feel better! Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga practiced while sitting in a chair. No experience necessary.
Instructor Vicki Brunelle has owned her own yoga studio for 18 years and currently teaches at a senior center as well. She has been teaching classes for over 20 years.
Journal Writers Group
Drop In or join the group as we discuss and discover the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment. We meet every Tuesday from 7-8pm.
Drop-in, no registration required.
Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Leonard Bernstein with Gil Harel
Presented by Gil Harel, PhD., Brandeis University
Born in 1918 in Lawrence, MA, Leonard Bernstein's name is one that for many listeners conjures up the essence of the 20th century American soundscape. From the operetta "Candide" to the celebrated music of "West Side Story", this program will analyze Bernstein's life and works.
Healthy Living Series: Low Impact Exercise with Laila Vehvilainen
Note: Linda Bellefeuille will be substituting for Laila on June 6 & 13.
Summer Music Series: Kristen Graves
Kristen Graves is a singer/songwriter and humanitarian from Fairfield, Connecticut who was recently listed as part of the “new generation of folk music” in the New York Times and had a recent mention in Rolling Stone for her participation in the compilation album, 'Buy This Fracking Album', produced by Movement Music Records.
TEC Talks: How to Market Your Small Business
A beginner's guide to tools and tips on how to market your small business. Learn about programs and apps you can use as well as best practices for creating marketing materials. Topics will include logos, print materials, digital media, social media and more.
McAuliffe Reel Life Films POV/PBS: The Grown-Ups by Maite Alberdi
In a school for individuals with Down Syndrome, four middle-aged friends yearn for a life of greater autonomy in a society that marginalizes them as disabled. Winner, Best Female-Directed Film at the 2016 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB).
Doors open at 6:30pm.
SCORE: Free Small Business Consulting
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Monday Matinee: The Greatest Showman
Celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Starring Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams.
(2017) 1hr. 45 min. Rated PG.
Mindfulness Book Group: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris
With the success of his latest book, and after 10% Happier, his podcast and app of the same name, how has Dan Harris evolved? What has he learned and what will he suggest for those still struggling with a meditation practice? Join us for a book discussion followed by a short meditation.
Healthy Living Series: Chair Yoga
Experience chair yoga and feel better! Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga practiced while sitting in a chair. No experience necessary.
Instructor Vicki Brunelle has owned her own yoga studio for 18 years and currently teaches at a senior center as well. She has been teaching classes for over 20 years.
Journal Writers Group
Drop In or join the group as we discuss and discover the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment. We meet every Tuesday from 7-8pm.
Drop-in, no registration required.
Healthy Living Series: Low Impact Exercise with Laila Vehvilainen
Note: Linda Bellefeuille will be substituting for Laila on June 6 & 13.
How to Speak with Your HealthCare Providers about Cannabis
Presented by Dr. Uma Dhanabalan, Founder & CEO of Global Health and Hygiene Solutions, LLC
Are you using or curious about using cannabis in your wellness, pain or health care management? Scared to discuss the subject with your doctors and other health care providers? Dr. Uma will empower you with strategies and ideas for opening the dialogue about cannabis with your traditional health care providers.
Adult Coloring Night
Join us for an evening of coloring, calming tea, and music. Coloring is relaxing and therapeutic! We will provide colored pencils and coloring pages. You are welcome to bring your own materials. No registration is required.
Meets first and third Thursdays of the month.
SCORE: Free Small Business Consulting
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Healthy Living Series: Chair Yoga
Experience chair yoga and feel better! Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga practiced while sitting in a chair. No experience necessary.
Instructor Vicki Brunelle has owned her own yoga studio for 18 years and currently teaches at a senior center as well. She has been teaching classes for over 20 years.
Journal Writers Group
Drop In or join the group as we discuss and discover the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment. We meet every Tuesday from 7-8pm.
Drop-in, no registration required.
Healthy Living Series: Low Impact Exercise with Laila Vehvilainen
Note: Linda Bellefeuille will be substituting for Laila on June 6 & 13.
TEC Talks: Online Privacy & Security Basics
Learn about tools you can use and steps you can take to protect yourself online. We will walk you through creating passwords, safe web browsing, mobile security, and email security.
Adult Summer Reading Kick-off
Join us as we “kick-off” the Adult Summer Reading Program with open mic performances by students of Centre Music. Bring your family and friends for an exciting afternoon!
The Framingham Public Library is pleased to partner with Centre Music House to build community relationships through our programs.