Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.
Ages 0-2 with an adult
Join fitness instructor Laila Vehvilanen to awaken your body with a series of stretches and meditation. The class is designed to reduce morning stiffness, increase flexibility and improve joint range of motion.
If you need help with health insurance, finding shelter or housing, and other basic services, you can talk to SMOC staff in private every Tuesday (except the second Tuesday of the month) at the Main Library. All conversations are free and confidential.
Please check in at the Reference Desk on the 3rd floor.
Beautiful new banners are being installed in our parking areas at both Libraries. Come have a look!
Part of a photography project to represent and celebrate our wonderful patrons, these banners were made possible by the many community members who offered to take part in the project, and the support of Friends of the Framingham Library. We hope they inspire you to discover all your Library has to offer!
En route to accompany her husband in accepting yet another prestigious literary prize, Joan has decided to stop playing the role of supportive wife, turning a blind eye to her husband’s transgressions, subjugating her own talents along the way. This is an acerbic and astonishing take on a marriage and the truth that beneath the surface there so often lies a secret.
Please join the group to explore the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment. Starting in February, we will be working through the book Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg.
June 4: Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University, in Trustees Room
June 18: Led by Bernard Horn, in Trustees Room
June 25: Led by Bernard Horn, in Children's Program Room
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 need to provide copies to distribute during the session.
