Events Calendar / April 08, 2026

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Main Library Yarn Social Hour

Join us for a yarn social hour for knitting, crocheting, and yarn crafting at the Main Library, McAuliffe Branch, or both!

At the Main Library, meet Wednesday mornings at 10AM and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 10AM. At the McAuliffe Branch, meet Wednesday evenings at 6PM.

This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but we can offer pointers and tips.

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Stretch, Relax, and Mobilize

Join Fitness Specialist, Sophia Mellen for a full body stretch. Mobilize your body head to toe through various exercises in standing, on the floor, or using a chair. If you have not registered before, join our mailing list: bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes

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Homework Center - McAuliffe Branch

The after school Homework Center program at the Framingham Public Library offers a quiet place for students K–12 to get homework done with free support from tutors and homework helpers. Drop in for learning and snacks!

Wednesdays 3PM=5PM

McAuliffe Branch Yarn Social Hour thumbnail Photo

McAuliffe Branch Yarn Social Hour

Join us for a yarn social hour for knitting, crocheting, and yarn crafting at the Main Library, McAuliffe Branch, or both!

At the McAuliffe Branch, meet Wednesday evenings at 6PM. At the Main Library, meet Wednesday mornings at 10AM and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 10AM.

This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but we can offer pointers and tips.

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Sci-Fi Book Discussion: Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

The Sci-Fi Book Discussion reads and discusses both classic and contemporary science fiction, covering subgenres such as speculative fiction, alternate history, and apocalyptic. This discussion meets the second Wednesday of the month, from 7-8 pm. This group is hybrid, meeting at the Main Library and streaming to Zoom. Register here: https://bit.ly/fpl-scifidiscussion

April read: Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

"Dr. Damira Khismatullina, an expert in elephant behavior, was brutally murdered trying to defend the world's last elephants from the brutal ivory trade. Now, her digitized consciousness has been downloaded into the mind of a mammoth.

As the herd's new matriarch, can Damira help fend off poachers long enough for the species to take hold? Or will her own ghosts, and Moscow's real reason for bringing the mammoth back, doom them to a new extinction?"

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An Author Talk in Celebration of the Friends 75th—You’re Invited

Meet local author and clinical neuropsychologist Joseph Moldover as he discusses his soon-to-be released novel To the End of Reckoning. This novel is available April 21. You can pre-order copies at this talk. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Framingham Library in celebration of their 75 years of support