Events Calendar / January 2017
Teen Tuesdays: Super Smash Bros
The stage is set, the fire flowers and POW blocks are plentiful, and the competition is fierce. Who will stand tall at the end: Pikachu? Mario? Samus? Link? Peach? Only you can determine the champion.
Stop by the McAuliffe Branch Library on January 3rd, and the Main Library on January 17th from 3:30-5:00 PM, to battle each other for domination of the Smash Bros stage.
Snacks will be provided.
Main Library Book Club: Bettyville: A Memoir by George Hodgman
George Hodgman's debut and memoir is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal son's return. Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, and finds himself the unlikely caretaker of his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. As these two unforgettable characters try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Betty's life and his own struggle for self-respect. Led by Nancy Coville-Wallace.
Stories for Scooters
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!
Game Night
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.
Homework Center Coding Club
Students grades 2-5 are invited to come for a fun hands-on opportunity to learn computer programming. The Coding Club will meet Thursdays 4-5:00pm beginning January 5. Computer themed snacks will be served. To sign up contact jgatlin@minlib.net.
The Homework Center provides free tutoring and homework help to students K-12 each Monday-Thursday 2:30-5:30pm.
Introducing our Adult Coloring Night!
Join us for an evening of coloring, calming tea and music. Coloring is relaxing and therapeutic! We will provide colored pencils and coloring pages. You are welcome to bring your own materials. No registration is required.
Brown Bag Learning Series: New Year’s Resolutions for a Healthier Planet and a Healthier You!
Presented by Jenny Allen
Each New Year, many of us resolve to eat better, exercise more and get organized. What if we can accomplish all these things while making our planet healthier too? Join Jenny to explore simple ways to eat a healthier diet, reduce waste and decrease your carbon footprint.
About Jenny Allen:
A former teacher, Jenny has worked at FPL for 15 years. She is also one of the founders of Transition Framingham, encouraging people to move away from dependence on fossil fuels, towards a more resilient and sustainable future.
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.
Friday Night Film: Sully (2016) 96 min PG-13
A stirring tribute to an everyday hero, Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort is Sully, starring Tom Hanks as Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who managed a successful emergency landing on the Hudson River in order to save the passengers and crew. Refreshments. Doors open at 6:30pm. Please use the Lexington St. entrance.
Dads & Donuts
All ages.
Bond with your dad (and with donuts) through stories, 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.
Movie Matinee: The BFG (Rated PG)
All ages at parents’ discretion.
The BFG (Rated PG). A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kind-hearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children.
Poetry Workshop
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.
Stories for Scooters
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!
Sci-Fi Book Club: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Originally published in 1961, Stranger in a Strange Land was regarded as radical for its ideas about love, sexuality, and religion. The titular stranger is a young man raised from infancy by Martians following the crash landing which killed his parents and the rest of an exploratory team from Earth. Baffled by human prejudice and social mores, Smith founds his own church which teaches Martian ways—delivering a blow to the foundation of human society.
Lonely are the Brave (1962) 107 min.
Join us for the final installment of our film tribute to the great Kirk Douglas.
A self-reliant and idealistic cowboy (Douglas) encounters modern society when he comes to the aid of an imprisoned friend. This is Kirk Douglas’s favorite among his films. Refreshments.
*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.
Homework Center Coding Club
Students grades 2-5 are invited to come for a fun hands-on opportunity to learn computer programming. The Coding Club will meet Thursdays 4-5:00pm beginning January 5. Computer themed snacks will be served. To sign up contact jgatlin@minlib.net.
The Homework Center provides free tutoring and homework help to students K-12 each Monday-Thursday 2:30-5:30pm.
Thinking Money - Get the Job! A First Job Workshop
An event for teens in grades 6-12, along with their families.
Working with the Massachusetts Employment & Training Resources Career Center (ETRCC), the Framingham Public Library is presenting a program focusing on first resumes, job interview skills, and tips for keeping your first job when you get it.
Drop In Craft
All Ages.
Visit the library and create your own winter craft to take home, and browse our large collection of winter-themed books.
KEVA Plank Building
All ages. Explore your artistic nature, problem solve and engage in play with the deceptively simple KEVA planks. Come amaze us with your creations!
Sunday Conert Series: Opera on Tap
Opera on Tap returns for a fantastic program from their exquisitely talented, fun-loving, and enthusiastic singers! Singing the tunes of your favorite operas, musicals, art songs and even jazz standards, Opera on Tap singers let down their hair and give the audience a taste of what feels like an after-hours back stage party. So come join the fun! 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 Bros., Metro Credit Union, Hammond Residential Real Estate, Morton Shuman Law Offices and Friends of the Framingham Library.
Teen Tuesdays: Super Smash Bros
The stage is set, the fire flowers and POW blocks are plentiful, and the competition is fierce. Who will stand tall at the end: Pikachu? Mario? Samus? Link? Peach? Only you can determine the champion.
Stop by the McAuliffe Branch Library on January 3rd, and the Main Library on January 17th from 3:30-5:00 PM, to battle each other for domination of the Smash Bros stage.
Snacks will be provided.
Thinking Money - Shopping Spree Games!
An event for teens in grades 6-12, along with their families.
Participants will visit our mock supermarket to see who can spend their “money” the best.
Living on the Cheap’s Heidi McIndoo will help judge, and will demonstrate how to look for the best deals on food. There will be taste tests, prizes, and more!
Poetry Workshop
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.
Stories for Scooters
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!
Trio con Anima
Romanian pianist Ana Sorina Popa, Swedish violinist Marie Louise Sjöberg, and Austrian cellist Susanne Friedrich perform the works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Howard Frazin, and Dimitri Shostakovitch. Refreshments.
McAuliffe Branch Book Discussion: Burial Rites
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829.
The McAuliffe Branch Library Book Discussion Group is an informal group of readers who meet on the third Thursday of each month at 10:00 AM in the Community Room. All are welcome!
Homework Center Coding Club
Students grades 2-5 are invited to come for a fun hands-on opportunity to learn computer programming. The Coding Club will meet Thursdays 4-5:00pm beginning January 5. Computer themed snacks will be served. To sign up contact jgatlin@minlib.net.
The Homework Center provides free tutoring and homework help to students K-12 each Monday-Thursday 2:30-5:30pm.
Art Lovers Book Club: Euphoria by Lily King
Book Discussion: Euphoria by Lily King- Discuss this riveting novel about a trio of anthropologists in 1933 New Guinea and the love triangle that develops between them that threatens their relationships and careers.
Artwork Slide Presentation & Discussion- A look at a selection of artwork from the collection of Danforth Art Museum inspired by international travel.
A collaborative program organized by the Framingham Public Library and Danforth Art Museum\School.
BOOK SALE!
9:30-10:00am: Friends Members Only
10:00am-3:00pm: Open to the public
With the holidays behind us, we need donations more than ever! Please keep the Friends in mind when you have books that you wish to “move along.” Donations are always gratefully accepted during the sale. Smaller donations may also be made at the Main Library during the week. Make a New Year’s resolution to become a member of the Friends. Members are welcomed into the sale a half hour early and one lucky member won a $100 gift card at our drawing in October 2016. Plus, it’s a great feeling to support your Library and contribute towards the wonderful programs the Friends provide.
Poetry Workshop
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.
Leaving Cancer for the Circus: An American Odyssey Inspired by Love and Recovery
Award-winning Framingham native and Kansas City sportscaster Danny Clinkscale presents his new memoir, Leaving Cancer for the Circus, a humorous and heartbreaking account of the eventful year that brought him both the exhilarating experience of the Royals’ back-to-back World Series appearances, as well as a devastating cancer diagnosis. Danny’s journey takes him from diagnosis to solo road trip, with flashes of growing up with his father Bob, local anchorman and professor. Books will be available for purchase. Partial proceeds will go to Coaches for Cancer.
Stories for Scooters
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!
Beethoven: The Late Works
with Professor Gil Harel, (CUNY Baruch College)
Ludwig van Beethoven is often described as a composer whose work straddles two musical periods: the classical, and the romantic. But what exactly does that mean, and indeed, can one hear the difference between these styles? During this program, Professor Gil Harel (CUNY Baruch College) will examine three works by the composer: the Missa Solemnis, the op. 131 string quartet, and the final piano sonata (op. 111). Using a broad analytical style, he will show how these works anticipate a new era in music history, and cement the legacy of the man who created them.
Homework Center Coding Club
Students grades 2-5 are invited to come for a fun hands-on opportunity to learn computer programming. The Coding Club will meet Thursdays 4-5:00pm beginning January 5. Computer themed snacks will be served. To sign up contact jgatlin@minlib.net.
The Homework Center provides free tutoring and homework help to students K-12 each Monday-Thursday 2:30-5:30pm.
Dining Out in Boston
Food Lovers and local history buffs rejoice! Join author Jim O’Connell as he shares his new book DiningOut in Boston: A Culinary History. The first comprehensive history of Boston restaurants, the book draws on hundreds of historic menus dating back to 1800 and features 35 historic menus and a number of historic photographs.
Jim is the author of 6 books on planning and New England history including The Hub’s Metropolis: Greater Boston’s Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth.
1000 Books before Kindergarten Kickoff
Ages 0-5 (pre-kindergarten) with their caregivers.
Come register your child for the 1000 Books before Kindergarten Program and start building your child’s early literacy skills as well as fostering a love of reading. Even one book a day adds up to 1000 books in three years. Guest readers will help you get a start on your first 100 books, and you will receive a free book bag and log sheet, and other goodies. Refreshments will be provided.
1000 Books before Kindergarten Kickoff
Ages 0-5 (pre-kindergarten) with their caregivers.
Come register your child for the 1000 Books before Kindergarten Program and start building your child’s early literacy skills as well as fostering a love of reading. Even one book a day adds up to 1000 books in three years. Guest readers will help you get a start on your first 100 books, and you will receive a free book bag and log sheet, and other goodies. Refreshments will be provided.
iPhone Photography with Nicole Connolly - Part I (Beginners)
Learn to love your iPhone camera and your iPhone photos through Nicole’s signature iPhone photography course! A quintessential workshop for any iPhone photographer that’s just starting to use this new powerful tool that’s always in your pocket. Learn all about your iPhone Camera and Camera App, plus shooting techniques, capturing tricks, and all about Selfies!
All iPhone versions are welcome.
Nicole Connolly is a passionate photographer that frequently travels to Europe. Besides her DSLR camera the iPhone has become her most trusted companion on her trips. Through those travels she learned about the benefits of this small but powerful device and discovered many new creative ways to use it with stunning results.
Join us for Part II on Monday, February 6.
Poetry Workshop
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.