All ages.
Bond with your dad (and with donuts) through stories and songs and fun. Mothers, siblings and other family members welcome! Volunteer readers and donut donators needed; contact the Children’s Room, 508-532-5570 x4, for details.
The Angry Birds Movie (Rated PG-13 for rude humor and action). On an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds, Red, a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck, and the volatile Bomb have always been outsiders. When the island is visited by mysterious green pigs, it's up to the three outcasts to figure out what they are up to.
Teens, join us at the library for an afternoon of games of all types. Board, card, you name it!
Join us for a discussion on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Hours, by Michael Cunningham, widely considered one of the most gifted writers of his generation. Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, The Hours draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair. Led by Beth Beloff.
Ages 0-3.
Twenty fun-filled minutes of tiny tales and tunes in interactive fashion for little library-goers and their adults, with playtime afterward!
With Michael Piantedosi, New England Wild Flower Society
Plants are critical to maintaining ecosystems, and often constitute what we think of as a “habitat.” New England Wild Flower Society conserves
native plants through applied environmental conservation efforts, including the use of ex-situ conservation, or seedbanking. Current efforts to restore native New England habitat—one seed at a time will be discussed. Refreshments.
Part of the ongoing programming of the Seed Lending Library, a joint project of Framingham Public Library and Transition Framingham.
GUEST SPEAKER: Larry Tye, Award-winning Boston Globe Reporter and a Nieman fellow at Harvard University
New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye joins us for a discussion on his new, acclaimed biography of Bobby Kennedy critics are calling “sweeping,” “absorbing” and “definitive.” David Nasaw of the New York Times Book Review says, “We are in Larry Tye’s debt for bringing back to life the young presidential candidate who . . . for a brief moment, almost half a century ago, instilled hope for the future in angry, fearful Americans.” Books will be available for sale and signing from Barnes & Noble, Framingham.
LIFELONG LEARNING LECTURE SERIES, Fall 2016
This free Thursday night 7:00pm lecture series is a partnership between
Framingham State University (FSU) and Framingham Public Library (FPL).
All lectures take place in the Main Library Costin Room.
A thriller about a financial TV host and his producer, who are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio. Starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
Ages 8 +, Registration required.
Booktalks, refreshments, and make a seasonal craft for your doll.
All ages.
Explore your artistic nature, problem solve and engage in play with the deceptively simple KEVA planks. Come amaze us with your creations!
Ages 0-3.
Twenty fun-filled minutes of tiny tales and tunes in interactive fashion for little library-goers and their adults, with playtime afterward!
Back by popular demand! Ever play Settlers of Catan? How about Balderdash? Join our own game aficionado Thomas Samblanet and play old favs like Scrabble and Monopoly or try something new! Bring friends and family. All ages are welcome. Refreshments.
Cyborgs, time travel, alt history, interstellar travel...if your pulse is quickening, consider attending our new sci-fi book group!
In this alternate history, Dick imagines a world in which the Axis powers have won World War II: the Japanese rule the “Pacific States of America,” while the Germans occupy the East Coast. Against a dark backdrop of concentration camps, genocidal operations in Africa, and the return of slavery, a popular underground novel by a mysterious author suggests all is not what it seems.
GUEST SPEAKER: Judith Otto, Associate Professor, FSU
Citizens of Eastern and Central Europe found ways to subvert totalitarian regimes by claiming spaces for their own voices. These places of pilgrimage and reflection include the Gdansk shipyards, Stasi Headquarters, and Nowa Huta, Poland, the “ideal city of socialism.”
LIFELONG LEARNING LECTURE SERIES, Fall 2016
This free Thursday night 7:00pm lecture series is a partnership between
Framingham State University (FSU) and Framingham Public Library (FPL).
All lectures take place in the Main Library Costin Room.
Presented by Dr. Lock, Metrowest Medical Center
Over 24 million Americans are living with diabetes with new cases diagnosed each year. Join Dr. John Paul Lock as he shares his knowledge about major innovations in research and how to live a productive and healthy life with diabetes. Proper nutrition will also be addressed.
About John Paul Lock, MD:
Dr. Lock is a Diabetes Specialist and Clinical Endocrinologist at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham and a Fellow of American College of Physicians. He is former Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Center of Diabetes Excellence at The University of Massachusetts School of Medicine in Worcester. Dr. Lock has long been experienced in all aspects of diabetes care.
Brown Bag Learning Series (Brown Bag Brain Boost)
Join us from 12-1:00pm one Friday a month for an informal lunch time program featuring speakers from local businesses and organizations. A wide range of topics will be discussed that are educational and entertaining. The Brown Bag Learning Series is free to the public. Guests are welcome to bring their lunch; refreshments will be provided.
The 2nd annual $100 VISA gift card drawing will be held prior to the sale. Those who joined or renewed memberships by September 30 have automatically been entered; you need not be present to win. Membership cards are available to be picked up during the sale. Cards not picked up will be mailed out.
Please consider becoming a member or volunteering. Check the Friends website for a list of our corporate sponsors.
Book donations gratefully accepted during the sale.
Tired of paying the ever increasing prices for cable TV? Want to learn about available alternatives? Join us for a discussion and demonstration of a variety of devices such as Roku, Apple TV, FireTV, and services, including NetFlix, Hulu, Prime Instant Video, etc., that will allow you to break free from cable and stream TV shows, movies, music and more. Discover ways to save money without sacrificing great entertainment.
Presented by Allison Palmgren of the Morrill Memorial Library. Bring your questions; there will be time for answers.
Sponsored by the Reference Department.
Teens, join us at the library for an afternoon of games of all types. Board, card, you name it!
Are you interested in teaching a student to read or write (Basic Literacy student)? Are you interested in helping a student learn to speak English (English for Speakers of Other Languages)? Come to an information session to find out more about the Literacy program. Open to all. No registration needed.
Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
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.
Ages 0-3.
Twenty fun-filled minutes of tiny tales and tunes in interactive fashion for little library-goers and their adults, with playtime afterward!
With Storyteller Libby Franck
A grandmother remembers her family’s adventures when her daughter, son-in-law, and three grandchildren explored the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Wonders included: the culture of the palaces, the excitement of the Pike with animals and side shows, the 1904 Olympics with the craziest marathon ever, demonstrations of the new game of basketball and much more. Don’t miss taking a trip back in time!
Join us for a discussion on the Pulitzer Prize winning book Founding Brothers: the Revolutionary Generation, by Joseph J. Ellis. This is an illuminating study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic— John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. Led by Dawn Dellasanta.
GUEST SPEAKER: Helen Heineman, President Emerita, FSU
This lecture will connect the poet and his work with his origins, the literary sources and devices he used, and the theater of the time, whose audiences and physical conditions influenced the dramas he wrote.
LIFELONG LEARNING LECTURE SERIES, Fall 2016
This free Thursday night 7:00pm lecture series is a partnership between
Framingham State University (FSU) and Framingham Public Library (FPL).
All lectures take place in the Main Library Costin Room.
Ages 2-5, younger siblings welcome. Registration required.
Join certified yoga instructor, Sonia, to experience the benefits of a fun and relaxing toddler yoga session.
Join us for a Halloween program with author/illustrator David Hyde Costello. This special reading of HERE THEY COME includes music, drawing and a visit with a hobgoblin!
This event has been cancelled. Please come to "Here They Come" (same time, same place) instead!
Pianist Jihye Chang performs the works of Bach, Chopin, Nikolai Kapustin,
Mendelssohn, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, and Uzong Choi.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to the performance. Refreshments
The series is sponsored in part by the The Saul B. and Naomi R.
Cohen Foundation, Cumberland Farms, Roche Brothers, Metro
Credit Union, Hammond Residential Real Estate, Morton Shuman
Law Offices and Friends of the Framingham Library.
Vote early at the McAuliffe Library!
Please see the Town of Framingham's website for more information.
Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
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.
Vote early at the McAuliffe Library!
Please see the Town of Framingham's website for more information.
Ages 0-3.
Twenty fun-filled minutes of tiny tales and tunes in interactive fashion for little library-goers and their adults, with playtime afterward!
Join author Anthony Sammarco for a nostalgic journey back in time to visit some of Boston's iconic buildings and institutions in all their historic grandeur. Lost Boston features sixty eight essays on once well known institutions that failed to stand the test of time, including Readville Trotting Park, The Boston Garden and the City Point Aquarium, Jordan Marsh Department Store, Scollay, Haymarket and Pemberton Squares, and the Parker House, Tremont House and Hotel Pelham.
Anthony Sammarco is a historian who lectures widely on the history and development of Boston. He is the author of 60 books on his native city, including Boston: A Century of Progress and Downtown Boston.
Vote early at the McAuliffe Library!
Please see the Town of Framingham's website for more information.
It's an early release day, so the library has decided it's movie time. The Costin Room will be open at noon, with the movie starting at around 12:30. Halloween is just a few days away, so we'll be watching Monster House! And don't worry, as usual, there will be snacks available.
It's an early release day, so the library has decided it's movie time. The Costin Room will be open at noon, with the movie starting at around 12:30. Halloween is just a few days away, so we'll be watching Monster House! And don't worry, as usual, there will be snacks available.
Grades K+, Registration required.
Create a creepy Halloween-themed craft to take home.
Grades K+.
Drop in and make something creative with our supplied LEGOs. Look through our LEGO idea books to make something super exciting or design your own structure! Leave your name with the creation, and we’ll display it on top of our shelves for a month!
GUEST SPEAKER: John Heineman, Professor Emeritus, Boston College
A portion of Leni Riefenstahl’s controversial 1935 film depicting the Nazi Nuremburg Pep Rally of 1934 will be screened, and the historical and symbolic aspects of the film will be examined.
LIFELONG LEARNING LECTURE SERIES, Fall 2016
This free Thursday night 7:00pm lecture series is a partnership between
Framingham State University (FSU) and Framingham Public Library (FPL).
All lectures take place in the Main Library Costin Room.
All ages.
Drop in and make some scary decorations to complete your Halloween haunted house. Instructions and materials provided; you bring the clever hands!
Two days before Halloween, when the veil between the living and dead is nearing its thinnest, the Town of Framingham will be under attack by zombies! See if you can survive in the post apocalyptic wasteland formerly known as the library.
Register by filling out the form inside.
