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.
Kyia Watkins from At Peace Arts will bring her traveling Paint Party to Framingham so our teens can create their own masterPEACE! Everyone can paint the featured design chosen by the host or create something completely different. Kyia promises to walk & paint with you from start to finish so you can step back and say, “Wow! I made that!”This is the third of our Make It! program series focusing on art and creativity.
THE PROGRAM IS FULL, BUT THE WAIT LIST IS OPEN. If you would like to sign up for the wait list, please click on the event listing, and fill out the form at the bottom of the page to sign up. When doing so, please put the grade of the person/people attending in the "Message" box, as well as the names of any additional registrants.
"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."
Grades 6-12
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.
