The Libraries and Bookmobile will be closed until further notice. We are currently working with the City on providing curbside pickup and delivery services, and will post specific information as soon as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience.
Stay informed with: How to get help during the pandemic; Library and Community News; Press releases and statements from the City. Enjoy the library at home by tapping into the many online resources we offer.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Course 104: Going to War: The President as “Commander-in-Chief”
Dr. David Smailes, Tuesdays May 26 – June 16 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
The constitutional power to determine how and when to go to war is one of the most important parts of our founding document, and yet no power has undergone more changes throughout American history.
In this course, we will examine what the Founders intended in this crucial area, how the role of Congress and the President have changed over the years, and the ways presidents since 9/11 have increased their power as “Commander-in-Chief”.
Registration required. Please visit the Adventures webpage.
Learn new technologies to use in your tutoring. Weekly on Tuesdays. Email fplmail4@minlib.net for instructions to join.
Join us for a knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour!
Email us for the Zoom link at: framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
Session One, Thursday June 4, 10am-11am: Using Libby and Overdrive for digital books and audiobooks
Session Two, Thursday, June 11, 10am-11am: hoopla for digital music and movies, Kanopy for indie and foreign movies off the beaten path, Mango for online language learning, accessing digital magazines and digital newspapers such as The New York Times.
Do you want to read eBooks, download digital music or watch a movie online – but without paying fees or signing up for a subscription? Learn how Framingham Public Library and the Minuteman Library Network provide you access to thousands of digital books, audiobooks, movies, magazines, and music titles – all for free and with no late charges ever. Join local librarians Marcy and Chris for one session or both sessions.
To register, email FPLJuneWebinar@gmail.com your name and which session(s) you would like to attend, and we will send you the Zoom invitation.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
A weekly call for tutors to keep in touch during the coronavirus social distancing and to have some laughs. We will be using the video conferencing tool Zoom to communicate online. If interested, send an email to fplmail4@minib.net for instructions.
Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
This class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work. If you are new to the group and would like to participate, please email FPLpoetryworkshop@gmail.com.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Course 104: Going to War: The President as “Commander-in-Chief”
Dr. David Smailes, Tuesdays May 26 – June 16 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
The constitutional power to determine how and when to go to war is one of the most important parts of our founding document, and yet no power has undergone more changes throughout American history.
In this course, we will examine what the Founders intended in this crucial area, how the role of Congress and the President have changed over the years, and the ways presidents since 9/11 have increased their power as “Commander-in-Chief”.
Registration required. Please visit the Adventures webpage.
Cussy May Carter is a traveling Librarian. She is part of the Pack Horse Literacy Project, a WPA project, to deliver books and other reading materials to Appalachia. Cussie is also one of the blue-skinned people of Kentucky and she encounters prejudice and suspicion as she brings her love of reading to the people of rural America.
Led by Linda Goldberg. Please email lgoldberg@minlib.net for the Zoom link to join.
Find both the ebook and audiobook on hoopla. (No wait list!)
Join us for a knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour!
Email us for the Zoom link at: framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
In a society in which death has been rendered practically obsolete, suicide and murder take on different significances. After a particularly brutal offing, former UN envoy Takeshi Kovacs finds himself "resleeved" -- that is, his consciousness has been put in a new body--and hired as a private investigator by Laurens Bancroft, one of twenty-fifth-century society's old rich in Bay City (formerly San Francisco). Bancroft claims he was murdered, but the police say it was a suicide. (Excerpted from a Booklist review)
Please contact Marcy Maiorana, mmaiorana@minlib.net to receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting.
Session One, Thursday June 4, 10am-11am: Using Libby and Overdrive for digital books and audiobooks
Session Two, Thursday, June 11, 10am-11am: hoopla for digital music and movies, Kanopy for indie and foreign movies off the beaten path, Mango for online language learning, accessing digital magazines and digital newspapers such as The New York Times.
Do you want to read eBooks, download digital music or watch a movie online – but without paying fees or signing up for a subscription? Learn how Framingham Public Library and the Minuteman Library Network provide you access to thousands of digital books, audiobooks, movies, magazines, and music titles – all for free and with no late charges ever. Join local librarians Marcy and Chris for one session or both sessions.
To register, email FPLJuneWebinar@gmail.com your name and which session(s) you would like to attend, and we will send you the Zoom invitation.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
This class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work. If you are new to the group and would like to participate, please email FPLpoetryworkshop@gmail.com.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Course 104: Going to War: The President as “Commander-in-Chief”
Dr. David Smailes, Tuesdays May 26 – June 16 10:45 am – 12:15 pm
The constitutional power to determine how and when to go to war is one of the most important parts of our founding document, and yet no power has undergone more changes throughout American history.
In this course, we will examine what the Founders intended in this crucial area, how the role of Congress and the President have changed over the years, and the ways presidents since 9/11 have increased their power as “Commander-in-Chief”.
Registration required. Please visit the Adventures webpage.
The Rules of Blackheath: Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit. We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the killer. Understood? Then let's begin... At a gala party thrown by her parents, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed--again. She's been murdered hundreds of times, and each day, Aiden Bishop is too late to save her. Doomed to repeat the same day over and over, Aiden's only escape is to solve Evelyn Hardcastle's murder and conquer the shadows of an enemy he struggles to even comprehend--but nothing and no one are quite what they seem. Deeply atmospheric and ingeniously plotted, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a highly original debut.
Led by Jillian Holmberg. Find this ebook or audiobook on Overdrive or hoopla! Please email framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com for the program link to join.
Join us for a knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour!
Email us for the Zoom link at: framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
This collection of short stories by the author of Olive Kittredge, Olive, Again and My Name Is Lucy Barton, explores the whole range of human emotions through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. Please email framinghamlibrarybookgroups2@gmail.com for the link to join.
eBook and Audiobook available on Overdrive/Libby.
Join Marcy and Helen for a casual discussion about topics of interest and connect with fellow seniors. This month, we chat about a book or movie you would recommend to someone. We are holding two sessions to accommodate those with and without internet access:
Wednesday, June 24, 1pm (video session, for participants with Internet access). To register, email your name and phone number to fplseniorhour@gmail.com. We will reply to confirm your attendance and provide you with instructions for linking to the session.
Thursday, June 25, 11am (audio only, for participants without Internet access). To register, call the Library main number, 508-532-5570, and enter the extension 4362 at any time during the greeting. Leave a message with your name and phone number. We will call you back to confirm your attendance and provide you with the number to call on the day of the event.
Each session is limited to 10 participants.
Join us for a knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour!
Email us for the Zoom link at: framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Join Marcy and Helen for a casual discussion about topics of interest and connect with fellow seniors. This month, we chat about a book or movie you would recommend to someone. We are holding two sessions to accommodate those with and without internet access:
Wednesday, June 24, 1pm (video session, for participants with Internet access). To register, email your name and phone number to fplseniorhour@gmail.com. We will reply to confirm your attendance and provide you with instructions for linking to the session.
Thursday, June 25, 11am (audio only, for participants without Internet access). To register, call the Library main number, 508-532-5570, and enter the extension 4362 at any time during the greeting. Leave a message with your name and phone number. We will call you back to confirm your attendance and provide you with the number to call on the day of the event.
Each session is limited to 10 participants.
How can we find peace within ourselves through meditation? Join Nirav Sheth as he explores the aspect of going within rather than without! He will discuss the blocking out of stressful triggers, finding peace by living in the current moment. All of this is possible by incorporating a simple time tested meditation technique. There will be a short meditation sitting.
Please email framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com by 4:00 pm on June 25 to participate.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join us for a knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour!
Email us for the Zoom link at: framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join us for a knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour!
Email us for the Zoom link at: framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join us for a knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour!
Email us for the Zoom link at: framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join us for a knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour!
Email us for the Zoom link at: framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Join us for a knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour!
Email us for the Zoom link at: framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories, perhaps catch a glimpse of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten or since Kindergarten list. Keep
your library habit going even during shelter in place! Email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation.
Ages 2-6, all welcome.
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
