Postponed.
Learn the basics of Arduino, and how you can use these microcontrollers in all sorts of projects. If you can, please bring your own laptop. Ages 7-10 WITH the assistance of a parent or guardian.
Registration required as supplies are limited.
Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/FPLarduino
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Share some fun time with your little one as you lay the foundations for literacy and later success in school!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers
For Zoom invite, contact Mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com.
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Join us for Bookworm Book Club led by 10th grader Max! Grades 3-6. Find these books in person at the McAuliffe Branch, or check on Overdrive/Libby, Hoopla, or request a copy from the Minuteman Catalog. In-person. No registration required.
Sunday, January 9 will discuss Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. THIS PROGRAM DATE IS ON ZOOM ONLY. For an invite email framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
Sunday, January 23 will discuss Boxcar Children: Snowbound Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner. THIS PROGRAM DATE IS ON ZOOM ONLY. For an invite email framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
ON ZOOM ONLY THIS WEEK
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
[CANCELED] Whether you’re a toddler or teen, drop in and make something out of this world with Legos! We’ll display your space themed builds throughout the library during the week. Grades K-12. In-person. No registration required.
January 24-28, 3:00-6:00pm, or upon request outside those hours
Stop by and take a space themed photo using our Spark Lab Green Screen! All photos will be available on our Facebook page at the end of the week. All Ages.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Break up your shelter in place time or take a break from your work from home time with some fun time with your little one, catch a glimpse
of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your child’s 1000 books before Kindergarten!
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
January 24-28, 3:00-6:00pm, or upon request outside those hours
Stop by and take a space themed photo using our Spark Lab Green Screen! All photos will be available on our Facebook page at the end of the week. All Ages.
Twenty fun-filled minutes of tiny tales and tunes in interactive fashion for little library-goers and their adults!
Ages 0-3 accompanied by a caregiver.
For Zoom invite, contact Mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com.
January 24-28, 3:00-6:00pm, or upon request outside those hours
Stop by and take a space themed photo using our Spark Lab Green Screen! All photos will be available on our Facebook page at the end of the week. All Ages.
Framingham Public Library received a grant from Arizona State University to fund the creation of Citizen Science kits that will be available for check out! Join this session to learn what Citizen Science is all about, and to get a peak at the kits we’ll be rolling out over the first half of 2022.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED - Click the link below to register. You'll be emailed the Zoom link to participate a few days before the event.
https://bit.ly/Intro-to-Citizen-Science
All Ages
All January long starting January 3rd // Both library locations // Grades Prek-5.
Answer our winter trivia questions that change every 2 weeks and make your best guess in our guessing jar! Winners will be called January 31st and receive a book prize. In-person. No registration required.
ON ZOOM ONLY THIS WEEK
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
NOW A KIT! Paint your own solar system paper wreath to inspire you to never stop exploring! Ages 2-10.
Registration required at: https://tinyurl.com/FPLsolarsystemwreath
Pickups only between January 24-31.
January 24-28, 3:00-6:00pm, or upon request outside those hours
Stop by and take a space themed photo using our Spark Lab Green Screen! All photos will be available on our Facebook page at the end of the week. All Ages.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Share some fun time with your little one as you lay the foundations for literacy and later success in school!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers
For Zoom invite, contact Mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com.
Join us for a moment of silence in remembrance of the 36th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster at the Christa McAuliffe Branch Library.
In-person. No registration required. All Ages.
January 24-28, 3:00-6:00pm, or upon request outside those hours
Stop by and take a space themed photo using our Spark Lab Green Screen! All photos will be available on our Facebook page at the end of the week. All Ages.
Do you have the skills necessary to work on a Mission Control team to launch, fly, and land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon? By the end of this program, you will! Complete physical challenges with fellow Mission Controllers to develop your communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. Put your skills to the test during a mission simulation to establish a habitat for astronauts to live and work on the Moon. A successful and safe mission depends on your ability to utilize your skills to generate solutions to complex programs. This program is partnered with the Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State.
Registration required at: https://tinyurl.com/McAuliffeEarthAndSpace. Grades 4-7.
The time of the Framingham Minecraft server is here! If you meet the following criteria, you qualify to join in on the fun!
To join the server, please fill out the registration form linked below and either bring it back in to the library, or email it back to the teen librarian at jgarrigan@minlib.net
https://bit.ly/Minecraft-Registration
Once you fill out and return the registration form and we verify your library card, we'll grant your Minecraft Username access to the server and email you directions on how to log in. This may take a few days, so be patient with us.
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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.
Attention True Believers! Let's kick off 2022 in spectacular style with our first sensational superhero session featuring none other than the Amazing Spider-Man! We'll talk about his powers, his toughest opponents, and what else makes Spidey one of the world's most popular colorful costumed characters!
Grades 3-5.
ON ZOOM ONLY THIS WEEK
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Make a Valentine’s Day themed craft for the ones you love! Supplies are limited. Pickup at McAuliffe Branch only. Link goes live February 1st. Registration required at: https://tinyurl.com/FPLvalentinescraft
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Break up your shelter in place time or take a break from your work from home time with some fun time with your little one, catch a glimpse
of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your child’s 1000 books before Kindergarten!
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Join us for Bookworm Book Club led by 10th grader Max! Grades 3-6. Find these books in person at the McAuliffe Branch, or check on Overdrive/Libby, Hoopla, or request a copy from the Minuteman Catalog. In-person. No registration required.
Sunday, February 6 we’ll discuss The Knight at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne.
Sunday, February 13 we’ll discuss Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne.
Make a Valentine’s Day themed craft for the ones you love! Supplies are limited. Pickup at McAuliffe Branch only. Link goes live February 1st. Registration required at: https://tinyurl.com/FPLvalentinescraft
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Break up your shelter in place time or take a break from your work from home time with some fun time with your little one, catch a glimpse
of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your child’s 1000 books before Kindergarten!
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Jazz things up with some homemade musical instruments and learn about the big musicians and artists for Black History Month! Ages 6+.
Join us for Bookworm Book Club led by 10th grader Max! Grades 3-6. Find these books in person at the McAuliffe Branch, or check on Overdrive/Libby, Hoopla, or request a copy from the Minuteman Catalog. In-person. No registration required.
Sunday, February 6 we’ll discuss The Knight at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne.
Sunday, February 13 we’ll discuss Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Break up your shelter in place time or take a break from your work from home time with some fun time with your little one, catch a glimpse
of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your child’s 1000 books before Kindergarten!
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Stop by for a STEAM based activity making some taste safe “snow sand” (kinetic sand) and create some indoor snow scenes and more! Materials used contain potato starch, coconut oil, and flour; anyone with related allergies should be aware. Grades 3-8.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Break up your shelter in place time or take a break from your work from home time with some fun time with your little one, catch a glimpse
of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your child’s 1000 books before Kindergarten!
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Wednesday February 23, 11:00am-12:00pm, McAuliffe Branch Craft Room, Ages 3-7
Wednesday February 23, 2:00-3:00pm, McAuliffe Branch Craft Room, Ages 8+
Drop in and make your own bird feeder to put out this winter! Join us in the morning for a younger themed version, and the afternoon for the older kids. This craft does not contain peanut butter.
Wednesday February 23, 11:00am-12:00pm, McAuliffe Branch Craft Room, Ages 3-7
Wednesday February 23, 2:00-3:00pm, McAuliffe Branch Craft Room, Ages 8+
Drop in and make your own bird feeder to put out this winter! Join us in the morning for a younger themed version, and the afternoon for the older kids. This craft does not contain peanut butter.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Some important “Hidden Figures” who helped us get to the moon were African American women. Drop in and paint the moon using tinfoil. Ages 6+
Drop in to color winter themed pictures and do fun mazes and word activity sheets! All Ages.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
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