Special Play Space Activities
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our new Play Space. Check out our Facebook page to discover which rotating station we will showcase each week.
Events Calendar / December 2017
Brown Bag Learning Series: Lunchtime Hypnosis Stress-Buster
Presented by Marisa Fanelli
Join Marisa for a talk about how hypnosis can be used to help you take control of your life. This modality can give you the power to create changes in your habits and thought patterns, which will benefit you in all aspects of your life. Get educated, and then get ready to experience it for yourself. She will be incorporating a mini session of anxiety-reducing hypnotherapy during the presentation. Each participant will also receive a stress relief hypnosis recording to listen to at home.
About Marisa Fanelli:
Marisa is the owner of Healing Point Therapeutics, in Natick. She is an acupuncturist and hypnotherapist, with a specialization in anxiety and insomnia. She is licensed in acupuncture through the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, and certified in hypnotherapy through the Thomas Institute of Hypnosis and the National Guild of Hypnotists.
Ballroom Blast: Learn to Dance
Join us for beginning ballroom fun! We’ll start with performances by competitive dancers, followed by lessons in ballroom basics from Ilta Dance Studios of Framingham. Stay and practice your moves! Already experienced? Come cut a rug!
No partners needed. Ballroom Blast is generously supported by a Framingham Cultural Council grant.
Friday Night Film: The Awful Truth
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other’s attempts to find new romance. Starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Refreshments.
Enter on the Lexington Street side between 6:30-7:15pm.
(1937) 1hr. 31 min.
Mindfulness Book Group: Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill
French author Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist Monk living in Nepal. He has had a career as a cellular geneticist, as a photographer, and is an active participant in scientific studies on the visible effects of meditation on the brain. In this book he weaves together many disciplines: fiction, poetry, Eastern and Western philosophy, scientific research, and his own life experiences to help us apply a different perspective to the realities of today's world. Join us for a discussion of this positively joyful book. A short meditation will follow.
Sunday Concert Series: Igor Lovchinsky
World-renowned pianist Igor Lovchinsky will perform the works of Bach/Busoni, Chopin, and Gershwin/Wild.
Refreshments.
This series is sponsored in part by Roche Brothers, Metro Credit Union, Morton Shuman Law Offices and Friends of the Framingham Library.
Films Around the World Series: Fill the Void (Lemale et ha’hala)
Discussion Leader: Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Professor Emeritus, Framingham State University
In director Roma Burshstein’s thoughtful comedy-drama, a young Hasidic woman is pressured by family and tradition to marry her deceased sister’s husband. Refreshments.
Sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
Fill the Void (2012) 90min. In Hebrew with English subtitles.
Artists’ Guild Art Reception
The Framingham Artists’ Guild is presenting a members’ art exhibit in the Library Gallery from December 2-30. Beautiful and unusual subjects interpreted in paint, fabric, and photography will be on display. A qualified judge will choose his/her winners. Do you agree? Which will be your favorites? Refreshments.
Mother Goose on The Loose: Registration Now Open
Mother Goose on the Loose is an eight-week, thirty-minute program that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, instruments, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. Registration opens December 4th down in the J Department!
Main Library Book Group: City of Thieves by David Benioff
Join us in a discussion of this novel that Kirkus calls “glorious” and describes as “a wild action-packed quest, and much else besides: a coming-of-age story, an odd-couple tale and a juicy footnote to the historic World War II siege of Leningrad.” Led by Mary Evans.
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. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their work discussed should bring copies.
Alan’s collection, Immortality, was awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
Low Impact Exercise Class: Keeping Fit Through the Holidays
Come and learn exercises to maintain healthy joints, increase strength and flexibility and improve overall stamina based on the Arthritis Foundation’s land exercise program. The four week class will also include a brief guided relaxation/meditation for stress reduction and pain management. The class will be taught by Laila Vehvilainen, a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer who has been teaching exercise for over 12 years.
No registration required.
Main Library Movie Battle Royale: Valerian vs. War for the Planet of the Apes
Two movies enter, only one gets watched! Everyone who shows up gets to vote, and snacks will be had regardless of what gets chosen. We'll be doing this on Thursday, December 7th in the J Program Room at the Main Library (downstairs) at 2 PM, and on Tuesday, December 12th in the Community Room at the McAuliffe Library, so if the movie you want to watch doesn't get chosen the first time, you have another chance a few days later!
The choices are:
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. From the director of the Taken series, The Fifth Element, and Lucy.
War for the Planet of the Apes
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
Animation Workshop With Empow Studios
Learn to create your own mini movies in this hands on computer and webcam workshop. Use materials like paper and clay to create characters, backgrounds and props which will then become animated through the power of technology.
Registration Required.
Special Play Space Activities
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our new Play Space. Check out our Facebook page to discover which rotating station we will showcase each week.
Adult Coloring Night
Join us for an evening of coloring and music. Whether you love to color for fun or enjoy filling in all the details, coloring is relaxing and therapeutic! We will provide colored pencils and coloring pages for all levels. You are welcome to bring your own materials. No registration is required.
Drop-in Baby Lapsit at Main Library
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at baby lapsit time! Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success.
Ages 0-2 with caregiver.
Special Play Space Activities
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our new Play Space. Check out our Facebook page to discover which rotating station we will showcase each week.
Winter Holiday Open Crafts
Drop in and make some holiday cards for your loved ones. Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa, prepare now for springing a heartfelt card on your friends and relatives!
Local Authors’ Literary Festival
Join us for our first Literary Festival! Eight local authors will speak for fifteen minutes each about their book throughout the morning. Following their talk, they will be available in the Main Lobby for you to ask questions or purchase an autographed copy of their book. A perfect gift for the holidays! Joining us are: Suzanna Parpos, Erica Ferencik, Melinda Ponder, Carrie Johnson, Carla Schwartz, Ted Elliman, Debbie Clark and Charles Beck. Refreshments.
A Christmas Carol: A Dramatic Reading
With 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.
McAuliffe Library Movie Battle Royale: Valerian vs. War for the Planet of the Apes
Two movies enter, only one gets watched! Everyone who shows up gets to vote, and snacks will be had regardless of what gets chosen. We'll be doing this on Thursday, December 7th in the J Program Room at the Main Library (downstairs) at 2 PM, and on Tuesday, December 12th in the Community Room at the McAuliffe Library, so if the movie you want to watch doesn't get chosen the first time, you have another chance a few days later!
The choices are:
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. From the director of the Taken series, The Fifth Element, and Lucy.
War for the Planet of the Apes
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
Three Mediums Demonstration & Workshop
This is a two part series with Nan Hass Feldman.
December 12 – Mixed Medium Art Demonstration Nan will show how to work with the Caran D’ache Crayons, oil pastels, and watercolor resist.
December 19 – Mixed Medium Workshop Participants will use materials provided to create a mixed-media work of their own.
Nan Hass Feldman has been painting for more than 40 years. In that time she has had 49 solo exhibitions and has been included in over 50 group shows, and 28 museum exhibitions. She recently appeared on Boston Public Radio with Margery Eagan and Jim Braude.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Class size is limited. You MUST attend both sessions.
Please email asadkin@minlib.net or call 508-532-6347 and leave your name and contact info.
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. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their work discussed should bring copies.
Alan’s collection, Immortality, was awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
Baby Sign Language Story Time
Looking to strengthen communication with your infant or toddler? Join us for a special series of story times with baby sign language professional Sheryl White, founder of Baby Kneads. No registration required. Contact the J Department for more information: 508-532-5570 X4
Low Impact Exercise Class: Keeping Fit Through the Holidays
Come and learn exercises to maintain healthy joints, increase strength and flexibility and improve overall stamina based on the Arthritis Foundation’s land exercise program. The four week class will also include a brief guided relaxation/meditation for stress reduction and pain management. The class will be taught by Laila Vehvilainen, a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer who has been teaching exercise for over 12 years.
No registration required.
Sci-Fi Book Group and Movie: The War of the Worlds
The classic story of a Martian invasion of Earth that inspired Orson Welles’ infamous broadcast, which led to nationwide panic. After discussing the book, we’ll watch the 1953 screen adaptation. Popcorn and beverages provided.
Discussion from 6-7pm, movie from 7-8:30pm.
Special Play Space Activities
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our new Play Space. Check out our Facebook page to discover which rotating station we will showcase each week.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Come watch The Force Awakens with a crowd one more time before going to see The Last Jedi. Get caught up in the adventures of Rey, Finn, Poe, Kylo Ren, and the whole original Star Wars cast all over again, and eat some tasty movie popcorn while doing so.
Special Play Space Activities
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our new Play Space. Check out our Facebook page to discover which rotating station we will showcase each week.
PBS’s POV Movie Series: Web Junkie
Web Junkie follows the treatment of three Chinese teenagers, obsessive gamers whose preference is for the virtual world over the real one. Israeli filmmakers Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia gained extraordinary access to a three-month military-style rehab program.
(2015) 74 min.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
9:30-10:00am: Friends Members Only
10:00am-3:00pm: Open to the public
The monthly sale falls early enough this year for you to complete some quality holiday shopping with offerings to meet all your interests.
The winner of the $100 VISA Gift Card drawing in October was Roche Brothers, who very graciously donated it back to the Friends. Thank you to everyone who joined the Friends between May 1 and September 30. We appreciate your support of the Friends and the Library. Thank you also to our new corporate member, The Optical View, and our renewing member, Shillman House Residence.
Drop-in Baby Lapsit at Main Library
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at baby lapsit time! Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success.
Ages 0-2 with caregiver.
Three Mediums Demonstration & Workshop
This is a two part series with Nan Hass Feldman.
December 12 – Mixed Medium Art Demonstration Nan will show how to work with the Caran D’ache Crayons, oil pastels, and watercolor resist.
December 19 – Mixed Medium Workshop Participants will use materials provided to create a mixed-media work of their own.
Nan Hass Feldman has been painting for more than 40 years. In that time she has had 49 solo exhibitions and has been included in over 50 group shows, and 28 museum exhibitions. She recently appeared on Boston Public Radio with Margery Eagan and Jim Braude.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Class size is limited. You MUST attend both sessions.
Please email asadkin@minlib.net or call 508-532-6347 and leave your name and contact info.
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. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their work discussed should bring copies.
Alan’s collection, Immortality, was awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
Baby Sign Language Story Time
Looking to strengthen communication with your infant or toddler? Join us for a special series of story times with baby sign language professional Sheryl White, founder of Baby Kneads. No registration required. Contact the J Department for more information: 508-532-5570 X4
McAuliffe Branch Book Group: The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a boardwalk freak show that thrills the masses. Photographer Eddie Cohen is a Russian immigrant who has abandoned from his father’s Lower East Side Orthodox community. When he photographs of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire he becomes embroiled in the suspicious mystery behind a young woman’s disappearance. Set against the backdrop of the Coney Island heyday and a volatile New York City, Coralie’s and Eddie’s lives intersect in this spellbinding story of love and loss.
Special Play Space Activities
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our new Play Space. Check out our Facebook page to discover which rotating station we will showcase each week.
Adult Coloring Night
Join us for an evening of coloring and music. Whether you love to color for fun or enjoy filling in all the details, coloring is relaxing and therapeutic! We will provide colored pencils and coloring pages for all levels. You are welcome to bring your own materials. No registration is required.
Drop-in Baby Lapsit at Main Library
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at baby lapsit time! Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success.
Ages 0-2 with caregiver.
Special Play Space Activities
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our new Play Space. Check out our Facebook page to discover which rotating station we will showcase each week.
Half Day Board Games at McAuliffe!
We played video games in November, so in December we’re breaking out the board games. We can play one of the games we’ve played before like Munchkin or Ticket to Ride, or we can try something new. We’ll have a selection of games to choose from, as well as some tasty snacks.
Half Day Board Games!
We played video games in November, so in December we’re breaking out the board games. We can play one of the games we’ve played before like Munchkin or Ticket to Ride, or we can try something new. We’ll have a selection of games to choose from, as well as some tasty snacks.
Open LEGO at Main Library
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! LEGO makers can participate in our LEGO contest! Enter your creation for a chance to win a prize!
For Grades K+. No registration required.
Make Your Own Magic Lanterns at McAuliffe
It’s school vacation week! Join us to celebrate by creating your very own magic lantern jar. Use it to decorate your room, or as a late holiday gift for someone else.
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. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their work discussed should bring copies.
Alan’s collection, Immortality, was awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
Vacation Week Winter StoryWalk with Hot Cocoa
Meet us in the Children’s Room for a librarian-led StoryWalk around the library with hot cocoa and your choice of add-ins and toppings in the Costin Room afterward to warm up!
Vacation Book Chat
Come and chat about your favorite book or new books you received during the holiday season! Morning refreshments will be provided.
Please call 508-532-5636 or stop in at the McAuliffe Branch to register.
Vacation Week Maker’s Workshop
Join us for an afternoon of making! This month we will make Mancala Boards from recycled materials. No registration required!
Make Your Own Magic Lanterns
It’s school vacation week! Join us to celebrate by creating your very own magic lantern jar. Use it to decorate your room, or as a late holiday gift for someone else.
Special Play Space Activities
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our new Play Space. Check out our Facebook page to discover which rotating station we will showcase each week.
Special Play Space Activities
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our new Play Space. Check out our Facebook page to discover which rotating station we will showcase each week.
Vacation Week Family Game Afternoon
Got friends and relatives visiting and need some entertainment? Drop in and enjoy a variety of board and card games with them. Also watch Jumanji (rated PG for menacing fantasy action and some mild language).
Drop-in Baby Lapsit at Main Library
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at baby lapsit time! Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success.
Ages 0-2 with caregiver.