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Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Cosmo)

SEP. 14, 11:30AM | MAIN, CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ROOM (Arden)

SEP. 17, 5PM | MAIN, CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ROOM (Daisy)

SEP. 20, 3:30PM | MAIN, CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ROOM (Cosmo)

SEP. 25, 6PM | MAIN, CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ROOM (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.

¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5570 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta.

Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5570 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta.

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Frida Kahlo Inspired Self-Portraits

Use mirrors and a variety of artistic media to create self-portraits. Draw inspiration from the works of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Ages 5+

Utiliza espejos y una variedad de medios artísticos para crear autorretratos. Inspírate en las obras de la artista mexicana Frida Kahlo. Edades 5+

Our Commitment to Cultural Respect: At Framingham Public Library, we believe in honoring and respecting all cultures. This event aims to educate participants about Hispanic Heritage Month while promoting understanding and appreciation for the craft. Our activity is designed to inspire creativity while fostering cultural sensitivity and respect.

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Mother Goose on the Loose

NO MOTHER GOOSE ON 9/9/24. We'll see you the 16th!

Only for registered participants. Check back in the winter for information on the next session. Ages 0-2.

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Creating Zine Comics w/ Jonathan Todd: Comic Strips & Gag Cartoons

In the second of four Creating Zine Comics programs with cartoonist Jonathan Todd (creator of the new Scholastic graphic novel Timid), get practice writing and drawing one-, two- three- and four-panel cartoons that will make readers laugh, think or observe something interesting.

Space is limited, so please register here: https://bit.ly/sept-zine-comics

Grades 6+

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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 (Duncan) thumbnail Photo

Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Duncan)

SEP. 14, 11:30AM | MAIN, CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ROOM (Arden)

SEP. 17, 5PM | MAIN, CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ROOM (Daisy)

SEP. 25, 6PM | MAIN, CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ROOM (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.

¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5570 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta.

Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5570 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta.

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Clay Sorpresas

¡Crea una mini figura de arcilla escondida dentro de un huevo de cartón que decores tú! Esta artesanía, que suele encontrarse en el Mercado Nacional de Artesanías de El Salvador, se basa en el trabajo de los artesanos de Ilobasco. Edades 5+

Create a mini clay figurine hidden inside a cardboard egg you decorate! Often found in the National Craft Market of El Salvador, this craft is based on the work of artisans from Ilobasco. Ages 5+

Our Commitment to Cultural Respect:

At Framingham Public Library, we believe in honoring and respecting all cultures. This event aims to educate participants about Hispanic Heritage Month while promoting understanding and appreciation for the craft. Our activity is designed to inspire creativity while fostering cultural sensitivity and respect.

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Mandarin Storytime and Craft

中文读书会 3-6岁宝宝 绘本,儿歌,手工

时间:每周六下午3-4点

·McAuliffe Library: 9月7,21(10am-11am); 10月5,19; 11月2,16

·Main Library: 9月14,18; 10月12,16; 11月9,23 地点:

• McAuliffe Branch: 746 Water Street, Framingham, MA 01701

• Main Library: 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA 01702

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Bachata at the Library

Come learn Bachata at the library! Beginner-friendly, accessible, and everyone is welcome -- no partner necessary! A social dance party with Bachata music will follow a lesson. This event is for adults.

Mother Goose on the Loose thumbnail Photo

Mother Goose on the Loose

NO MOTHER GOOSE ON 9/9/24. We'll see you the 16th!

Only for registered participants. Check back in the winter for information on the next session. Ages 0-2.

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Halloween Costume Swap

Bring gently used and clean children costumes or accessories to donate between October 1-30.

Stop by to choose a costume to keep, or to swap an old costume. Please ask a Children’s Librarian to be shown the costumes!

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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.

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Kids’ Chess Club

1st Wednesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER [NEW DATE!]

3rd Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MCAULIFFE, COMMUNITY ROOM

This Chess Club is an informal group welcoming everyone from new players to junior chess masters! Chess boards are provided, but you can bring your own. Staff are available to help with questions, but will not be teaching chess. For Elementary and Middle School Students.

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Huichol Yarn Painting

Learn about Mexican Huichol art using glue and yarn to create art. Ages 6+

Aprende sobre el arte huichol mexicano usando pegamento e hilo para crear arte.

Our Commitment to Cultural Respect: At Framingham Public Library, we believe in honoring and respecting all cultures. This event aims to educate participants about Hispanic Heritage Month while promoting understanding and appreciation for the craft. Our activity is designed to inspire creativity while fostering cultural sensitivity and respect.

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Girls Who Code Club

Join our club and meet weekly (9 sessions) to learn to code and change the world! Using the curriculum from girlswhocode.com, participants will gain an understanding of computer science concepts through reading discussions and coding activities. Grades 3-5.

Space is limited; registration required: https://tinyurl.com/FPLCode2024 

Download our info packet here!

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Creating Zine Comics w/ Jonathan Todd: Autobiographical Comics

In the third of four Creating Zine Comics programs with cartoonist Jonathan Todd (Timid), he will share his approach to creating them, asking students to reflect upon personally meaningful moments in their lives and thinking of precise ways to express these memories—and their significance—in comics form.

Space is limited, so please register here: https://bit.ly/sept-zine-comics

Grades 6+

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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.

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Spooky Bones & Creepy Crawlies

Professor Bugman presents a Halloween bug event! What better way to combine the SPOOKY and the SCIENTIFIC than exploring real bones and skeletons from endemic Massachusetts animals, or hold some of the biggest bugs you've ever seen! 

Limit to first 30 kids (plus their adults). Please find the Children's Librarian for an entry ticket. All Ages!

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Mandarin Storytime and Craft

中文读书会 3-6岁宝宝 绘本,儿歌,手工

时间:每周六下午3-4点

·McAuliffe Library: 9月7,21(10am-11am); 10月5,19; 11月2,16

·Main Library: 9月14,18; 10月12,16; 11月9,23 地点:

• McAuliffe Branch: 746 Water Street, Framingham, MA 01701

• Main Library: 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA 01702

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Halloween Costume Swap

Bring gently used and clean children costumes or accessories to donate between October 1-30.

Stop by to choose a costume to keep, or to swap an old costume. Please ask a Children’s Librarian to be shown the costumes!

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Kids’ Chess Club

1st Wednesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER [NEW DATE!]

3rd Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MCAULIFFE, COMMUNITY ROOM

This Chess Club is an informal group welcoming everyone from new players to junior chess masters! Chess boards are provided, but you can bring your own. Staff are available to help with questions, but will not be teaching chess. For Elementary and Middle School Students.

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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.

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Shrunken Head Stress Balls

I’m sure being stuck in the Neitherworld Waiting Room can be stressful, but there’s no need to lose your HEAD. Make these Beetlejuice™ inspired stress balls to help while reading your Handbook for the Recently Deceased. Ages 5+

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Girls Who Code Club

Join our club and meet weekly (9 sessions) to learn to code and change the world! Using the curriculum from girlswhocode.com, participants will gain an understanding of computer science concepts through reading discussions and coding activities. Grades 3-5.

Space is limited; registration required: https://tinyurl.com/FPLCode2024 

Download our info packet here!

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Creating Zine Comics w/ Jonathan Todd: Informational Comics

In the final Creating Zine Comics program with cartoonist Jonathan Todd (Timid), we’ll practice breaking up information and translating it into a fun, comics form, whether it’s a comic about Australian animals or the invention of the telephone.

Space is limited, so please register here: https://bit.ly/sept-zine-comics

Grades 6+

Main Library Yarn Club thumbnail Photo

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.

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Película En Español: Scooby-Doo (2002)

¡Zoinks! Dos años después de que un choque de egos obligara a Mystery Inc. a cerrar sus puertas, Scooby-Doo y sus inteligentes amigos que resuelven crímenes son convocados a Spooky Island para investigar una serie de incidentes paranormales en el ultramoderno lugar de Spring Break. Clasificación: PG, Duración: 86 Minutos. Subtitulada en inglés.

Zoinks! Two years after a clash of egos forced Mystery Inc. to close its doors, Scooby-Doo and his cunning crime-solving accomplices Fred, Daphne, Shaggy and Velma are summoned to Spooky Island to investigate a series of paranormal incidents. Rating: PG, Duration: 86 Minutes. English subtitles.

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Halloween Costume Swap

Bring gently used and clean children costumes or accessories to donate between October 1-30.

Stop by to choose a costume to keep, or to swap an old costume. Please ask a Children’s Librarian to be shown the costumes!

Mandarin Storytime and Craft thumbnail Photo

Mandarin Storytime and Craft

中文读书会 3-6岁宝宝 绘本,儿歌,手工

时间:每周六下午3-4点

·McAuliffe Library: 9月7,21(10am-11am); 10月5,19; 11月2,16

·Main Library: 9月14,18; 10月12,16; 11月9,23 地点:

• McAuliffe Branch: 746 Water Street, Framingham, MA 01701

• Main Library: 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA 01702

Girls Who Code Club thumbnail Photo

Girls Who Code Club

Join our club and meet weekly (9 sessions) to learn to code and change the world! Using the curriculum from girlswhocode.com, participants will gain an understanding of computer science concepts through reading discussions and coding activities. Grades 3-5.

Space is limited; registration required: https://tinyurl.com/FPLCode2024 

Download our info packet here!

Halloween Costume Swap thumbnail Photo

Halloween Costume Swap

Bring gently used and clean children costumes or accessories to donate between October 1-30.

Stop by to choose a costume to keep, or to swap an old costume. Please ask a Children’s Librarian to be shown the costumes!

Main Library Yarn Club thumbnail Photo

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.