Join us for “One Great Hour of Coding!” for grades 2-5, in the Literacy Center on Thursday December 1, 3-4:00pm. This is a kick-off for the Homework Center Coding Club which will meet weekly throughout January.
For more information on the event or the Homework Center, please contact jgatlin@minlib.net.
Join us for a brewery talk & tour, beer tasting, & hearty appetizers.
Tickets - $50.00
Tickets are available at the Main Library and the McAuliffe Branch Library in Framingham
Presented by:
Framingham Public Library Foundation, Inc.
a 501(C)(3) organization
Open the door to tomorrow.
www.fplf.org
Must be 21 years of age or older to attend. Tickets will not be available the night of the event.
Presented by Lynne Damianos
Have you written a book you dream of publishing? Join publisher Lynne Damianos for a workshop that will answer many of your questions about creating your book and getting it published. She will provide her expert overview of the publishing process, from creative and cost considerations to marketing ideas and what it takes to be successful selling your book.
About Lynne Damianos:
After publishing two of her own books, Lynne learned the pitfalls to avoid and the details necessary to produce an engaging and quality book. She launched Damianos Publishing in 2012 and has published over two-dozen books for others. With an in-house designer and a local world-class book printer/distributor, she provides the ultimate in quality, services and competitive rates for her clients. For more information, visit www.DamianosPublishing.com.
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.
This has clearly been an extraordinary year in the history of Presidential elections. Governor Michael Dukakis will be visiting the Framingham Public Library to offer the post-election analysis of an expert in the field.
Governor Dukakis was elected to three four-year terms as Governor of Massachusetts and was the 1988 Democratic nominee for President. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University.
His talk will touch on what actually happened in this year’s Presidential campaign and final vote, what lessons were learned, and what challenges face the new administration. A Question and Answer period will follow. Please join us for what promises to be a fascinating and enlightening session.
Refreshments will be served. Doors open at 6:30pm. Please use Lexington Street Entrance.
All ages.
Bond with your dad (and with donuts) through stories, songs and fun. Special guest Matt Paradise will talk about “Money Matters.” Mothers, siblings and other family members welcome! Volunteer readers and donut donators needed; contact the Children’s Room, 508-532-5570 x4, for details.
All ages at parents’ discretion.
Finding Dory (Rated PG for mild thematic elements). When Dory, the forgetful blue tang, suddenly remembers she has a family who may be looking for her, she, Marlin, and Nemo take off on a quest to find them with help from a cantankerous octopus, a beluga whale who thinks his biological sonar skills are on the fritz, and a nearsighted whale shark.
It's a stressful time of year, with holidays, school work, a social life, and more all competing for your attention. Why not take a break and relax a little at the library? We'll have a whole bunch of craft supplies for you to use to make whatever you want. Origami? Sure. Pet and/or kindness rocks? Yup. Coloring pages? Of course!
As usual, we'll have snacks to go with the fun, so join us at the library to hang out and do some crafting.
Set in London during the years of 1939-1942 and on the strategic island of Malta, which was daily devastated by the Axis barrage, Everyone Brave is Forgiven features little-known history and a perfect wartime love story inspired by the real-life love letters between Chris Cleave’s grandparents. Led by Bob Dodd.
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. Alan’s new collection, Immortality, was most recently awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
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!
Lifelong Learning Lectures – Late Fall 2016: A collaboration with Framingham State University, Framingham Public Library and Shillman House. Guest Speaker: Dr. Gary Hylander, Professor Emeritus.
Iva Toguri (Tokyo Rose) and Mildred Gillars (Axis Sally) were native born American citizens. During World War II however, both women joined forces with America’s enemies. From Tokyo and Berlin, Tokyo Rose and Asix Sally broadcast defeatist radio propaganda aimed at American GIs. “You Americans,” they warned “are losing the war.” After the war, both women were returned to the United States to stand trial for treason and possible execution.
Join us for a cooking seminar on “Holiday Gifts From the Kitchen,” taught by wellknown cooking teacher and author, Ellie Deaner. Learn to prepare and package easy and unique holiday delectables that are perfect for gift giving. Recipes will be provided and you’ll have a chance to win one of Ellie’s cookbooks So Easy, So Delicious. Limited to first 35 attendees. No pre-registration.
In 1951, Marcus, a workingclass Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with sexual repression and cultural disaffection, amid the ongoing Korean War. Based on the Phillip Roth novel. Refreshments. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Book Discussion: Looking at Mindfulness: 25 Ways to Live in the Moment through Art by Christophe André
Discuss the internationally bestselling book Looking at Mindfulness. French psychiatrist André offers unique techniques for increasing inner calm and mental clarity by meditating on works of art.
Artwork Slide Presentation & Discussion: Guided mindfulness exercises while looking at a selection of artwork from the Danforth Art Museum collection
A collaborative program organized by the Framingham Public Library and Danforth Art Museum\School
Pianist Constantine Finehouse and Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Mickey Katz perform. 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.
Framingham Public Library is one of 50 sites nationwide selected to host Thinking Money, a new traveling exhibition designed to teach young people and their families about money in a way that is not only understandable, but fun.
December 13th will be the first time the community is able to walk through the exhibit, so join us at 6:30 to be first in line. Food and a game of Financial Jeopardy will follow the tour.
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. Alan’s new collection, Immortality, was most recently awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
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!
Is there life on Mars? In Bradbury’s imagination, there are indeed native Martians, who are none too pleased with the arrival of colonists from the third planet from the sun. After the first few waves of settlers are vanquished by the Martians, the people of Earth ultimately prevail, making pilgrimages to Mars to escape various forms of oppression back home.
United Kingdom, 93 min.
Discussion Leader: Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Professor Emeritus, Framingham State University
Tom Courtney and Charlotte Rampling (in arguably the performance of her career) prepare to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary when a letter arrives that changes their lives completely. Part of the Films Around the World Series.
by Ken Burns’ Pianist Jacqueline Schwab
Jacqueline Schwab has performed on over a dozen of Ken Burns’ documentaries. She will perform her signature solo arrangements of American “heart songs,” which honor the historical, improvisational spirit of community music making but also draw on sounds of today. “Jacqueline Schwab brings more feeling and intensity to music than anyone I know.” – Ken Burns. Refreshments.
9:30-10:00am: Friends Members Only
10:00am-3:00pm: Open to the public
In the Library lobby this month, find nice quality children’s books, cookbooks and arts and crafts books as we move into the holiday season. Great gifts at bargain prices! In the Book Room, check the front bookcase near the cash out desk where we will display holiday items.
If you know of a bulletin board where the Friends could place a sale poster, please let us know.
Book donations are gratefully accepted during the sale. Smaller donations may also be made at the Main Library during the week.
Thank you to the Shillman House for becoming our newest corporate sponsor.
All ages.
Explore your artistic nature, problem solve and engage in play with the deceptively simple KEVA planks. Come amaze us with your creations!
Performed by: Dr. Helen Heineman, President Emerita, Framingham State University
This reading has become an annual tradition, so don’t miss the opportunity to see Charles Dickens’ masterpiece come to life! Dickens prepared a special reading version of A Christmas Carol that he used during reading tours in England and America, ending in Boston. Dr. Heineman will perform a dramatized reading of this version, enhanced by a slideshow of over 250 illustrations. Refreshments.
It's a stressful time of year, with holidays, school work, a social life, and more all competing for your attention. Why not take a break and relax a little at the library? We'll have a whole bunch of craft supplies for you to use to make whatever you want. Origami? Sure. Pet and/or kindness rocks? Yup. Coloring pages? Of course!
As usual, we'll have snacks to go with the fun, so join us at the library to hang out and do some crafting.
An event for teens in grades 6-12, along with their families.
Framingham Public Library will be hosting Matt Paradise, from American Consumer Credit Counseling, who will lead a workshop on credit cards, loans, and debt management for teens in grades 6-12, along with their families
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. Alan’s new collection, Immortality, was most recently awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
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!
A Hollywood movie producer (Douglas) takes advantage of his colleagues to advance his own career in this behind-the-scenes look at the film industry. (1952) 118 min.
*Part of the FILM MINI SERIES: Kirk Douglas – Rugged and Resilient*
Illustrious actor Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to stardom, and this year he celebrates his 100th birthday. He worked with some of the greatest directors and made history by standing up for blacklisted Hollywood personnel.
Coming Wednesday January 11: Lonely are the Brave (1962) 107 min.
Claim some quality quiet time for yourself this busy holiday season. Coffee, cookies and coloring to celebrate the solstice and any other holidays in your heart.
All Ages at parents’ discretion.
Pete’s Dragon (Rated PG for action, peril and brief language)
Grace, who works as a forest ranger, takes no stock in her father’s tales of fierce dragons in the woods until she meets Pete, a mysterious ten-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant green dragon named Elliot.
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. Alan’s new collection, Immortality, was most recently awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
All ages.
Don’t get cabin fever! Drop in and exercise your creative instincts with some winter crafts. Instructions and materials provided; you bring the clever hands.
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!
It's winter break time! Join us at the library to decorate some cookies and watch the holiday classic Gremlins.
It's winter break time! Join us at the library to decorate some cookies and watch the holiday classic Gremlins.
Ages 4+.
Join Museum staff as they look at an art reproduction from their permanent collection, read a thematically related book and finish with a simple art-making activity. This month: Abstract Landscape, oil on canvas by Jason Berger, Lines that Wiggle, book by Candace Whitman.
This Mel Brooks cult classic stars the late great Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, grandson of the infamous scientist. A star-studded, nostalgic, hilarious spoof-tribute to classic horror films. (1974) 106 min PG.
