Events Calendar / April 2018
Main Library Book Group: A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
In 1922 Count Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal.Brimming with humor and glittering characters, this novel relates the Count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose in post-revolutionary Russia.
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.
Weekly Storytime at Main Library
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
For Ages 3-5.
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.
Refugees from Nazi Germany in London and New York, 1933-1945
Guest Speaker: Dr. Lori Gemeiner Bihler, PhD, Assistant Professor, Framingham State University
Right now millions of refugees from war-torn countries are scattered across the globe. Host countries and international organizations are grappling with how to meet their needs. In this talk we will compare the historical experience of one refugee population that settled in two distinct locations.
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.
Brown Bag Learning Series: Advanced Retirement Strategies
Presented by Steve Pessotti, Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA)
Most people are so busy with the day-to-day job of living that they don't have time to acquire the financial education necessary to secure a wealthy and prosperous future. Join Stephen Pessotti as he discusses advanced retirement planning strategies including:
- Estate Planning - Wills vs. Trusts - Learn how to avoid probates*
- Life Estates - Learn how to protect your real estate from nursing home liens*
- Ancillary Documents - Learn about Durable Power of Attorney, HIPPA compliant Medical Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy and Pour-over Will*
An additional workshop has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 10th from 2-3:30pm and again from 6:30-8pm in the Costin Room that will cover:
- Nursing home/Medicaid rules- Learn about 5 year look back and asset limitations for single and married tax payers.
- Fixed and Fixed Indexed Annuities- Learn how they provide principle guarantees and tax deferred growth.
- Lifetime Income Annuities- Create an income like social security that you can’t outlive.
- Lump Sum vs. Pension Income Payouts- Learn about the benefits and disadvantages.
- Social Security- Learn about major rule changes effective in 2016.
*Disclaimer: This is an educational workshop. We are not attorneys and we are not providing legal advice.
Framingham Reads Together: The Gunsmoke Band
Enjoy foot-stomping country music performed by this family band of recording artists. Their music keeps the country traditions and legacy alive.
All ages.
Book Buddy: Read to Dogs at McAuliffe
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to our Book Buddy. Certified Reading/Therapy Dog, Chewie and our newest pal Rocky, listen as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 x5 or drop by sign up for a 15 minute slot.
All ages.
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.
Framingham Reads Together: Native American Storytelling, Dancing, and Drumming
Join Larry Spotted Crow Mann for an entertaining, interactive family program. Mann is an acclaimed traditional storyteller, tribal drummer/dancer, writer/poet, and Native American cultural educator.
All ages.
FRT: Native American Storytelling, Dancing and Drumming
Join Larry Spotted Crow Mann for an entertaining, interactive family program. Mann is an acclaimed traditional storyteller, tribal drummer/dancer, writer/poet, and Native American cultural educator.
All ages and families are welcome!
Book Buddy: Read to Dogs at Main Library
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to one of our furry friends! Book Buddy Certified Reading/Therapy Dogs Lilah, Montana, and Eloise listen as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5570, press 4, or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
Sunday Concert Series: Pianist Amira Acre
Pianist Amira Acre performs Schubert’s Sonata in A major op. posth., and Beethoven’s Sonata in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata."
The Sunday Concert 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: I Fidanzati (The Fiances)
Discussion Leader: Arthur Nolletti, Professor Emeritus, Framingham State University
This poignant film is about a Milanese couple who are separated when the young man is sent to Sicily on a job. Olmi’s film focuses on ordinary people who overcome loneliness and longing in order to rejuvenate their love.
(1963). 80 min. Italian with English subtitles.
Advanced Retirement Strategies (A Brown Bag Learning Series Workshop) - Part II
Presented by Steve Pessotti, Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA)
Join us as we continue discussing advanced retirement strategies as part of our recent Brown Bag Learning Series. The workshop will cover:
- Nursing home/Medicaid rules- Learn about 5 year look back and asset limitations for single and married tax payers.
- Fixed and Fixed Indexed Annuities- Learn how they provide principle guarantees and tax deferred growth.
- Lifetime Income Annuities- Create an income like social security that you can’t outlive.
- Lump Sum vs. Pension Income Payouts- Learn about the benefits and disadvantages.
- Social Security- Learn about major rule changes effective in 2016.
*Disclaimer: This is an educational workshop. We are not attorneys and we are not providing legal advice.
Artist Reception: Margie Sisitsky
Margie is a retired Framingham Art teacher and has taught at the Worcester Center for Crafts, Danforth Museum School and Days in the Arts at Tanglewood and numerous other summer programs.
Advanced Retirement Strategies (A Brown Bag Learning Series Workshop) - Part II
Presented by Steve Pessotti, Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA)
Join us as we continue discussing advanced retirement strategies as part of our recent Brown Bag Learning Series. The workshop will cover:
- Nursing home/Medicaid rules- Learn about 5 year look back and asset limitations for single and married tax payers.
- Fixed and Fixed Indexed Annuities- Learn how they provide principle guarantees and tax deferred growth.
- Lifetime Income Annuities- Create an income like social security that you can’t outlive.
- Lump Sum vs. Pension Income Payouts- Learn about the benefits and disadvantages.
- Social Security- Learn about major rule changes effective in 2016.
*Disclaimer: This is an educational workshop. We are not attorneys and we are not providing legal advice.
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.
Origami Workshop Series
Join us for another exciting workshop series with Origami expert Lucas Gustafson! Lucas is a high schooler who started folding at the age of 6 and is a longtime member of the Origami Club at MIT. With his help, participants will learn how to fold animals and geometric shapes!
For ages 7+.
FRT: Donald in Wonderland: How Trump Took the News Media Through the Looking Glass
NPR media analyst, BU mass communication professor, and Emmy award winner John Carroll talks about the role of journalism in a post-fact political universe.
Sci-Fi Book Group: Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson
This leviathan of a novel opens with the Moon exploding, rendering Earth uninhabitable and sending people on board the International Space Station and nearby “arklets.” Five thousand years later, a team ventures back to Earth to determine if it is habitable again.
Weekly Storytime at Main Library
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
For Ages 3-5.
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.
Bookmarkers Book Group!
On Thursday May 10th (grades K-2) and Thursday May 17th (grades 3-5) enjoy reading by meeting with friends to choose, read, and discuss books together. You’ll increase your comprehension, discuss what you know, and turn reading into a social activity that encourages more reading! Interested? Come choose the first book to read and help shape how Bookmarkers will work!
Lifelong Learning Lecture Series: Mr. Charles Dickens Reads from His Works
Guest Speaker: Dr. Helen Heineman, President Emerita, Framingham State University
Online Privacy & Security Basics
Learn about tools you can use and steps you can take to protect yourself online. We will walk you through creating passwords, safe web browsing, mobile security, and email security. Presented by Ian Holmes, Information and Research Services Librarian.
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.
Friday the 13th Double Feature
Months with a Friday the 13th in them don’t come around all the time, so when one does, we must celebrate it! Join us for a matinee double feature of Friday the 13th Part III: 3D, and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.
All ages event (Rated R)
National Library Week: 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!
For children grades K+
Book Buddy: Read to Dogs at McAuliffe
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to our Book Buddy. Certified Reading/Therapy Dog, Chewie and our newest pal Rocky, listen as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 x5 or drop by sign up for a 15 minute slot.
All ages.
National Library Week Makers’ Pop-Up Workshop
Get in the habit of making! Drop by this month and help us celebrate Earth Day by making your own plant-able paper! Materials will be provided; all ages are welcome.
Vacation Week Reading and Activity Hour with Farhana Zia
Join the local author, Farhana Zia, who writes multicultural books for children (Hot, Hot, Roti for Dada-ji, The Garden of My Imaan, and Child of Spring) as she brings cultural awareness through a fun-filled book reading and a variety of interactive demonstrations. After reading Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji, a book overflowing with fun, children are invited to participate in related activities including rolling a perfectly round roti, wrapping on a “sari”, decorating the forehead with a “bindi” and making wrists tinkle with lovely bangles.
For children in grades K-5.
Vacation Week Movie at McAuliffe: Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast and torn from his home, he rallies a misfit team for an epic adventure in order to return to his family.
Bring your own snacks.
Rated PG -- Rude Humor, Action and Thematic Elements
Movie Showdown (@MainLibrary): Jumanji vs. Pitch Perfect 3
It’s Spring Break, aka time for another movie showdown. This time, you’ll get to choose between recent hits Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Pitch Perfect 3, and between which library to watch them at.
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.
AniManga Club (@McAuliffe)
AniManga club is for everyone who enjoys all things Anime and Manga. And during April Vacation, you get a double dose. We’ll be holding the first on Wednesday the 18th at the McAuliffe Library for all those who can’t make the Saturday club meetings, and then another on Saturday the 21st. Attend one, or both!
Framingham Reads Together: Native Americans of the Northeast
Catherine Shortliffe of the Fruitlands Museum presents an interactive family program about life for Native peoples of New England before and after European contact. Learn how communities worked together to secure food and resources for survival. Discover the artistry and technology used to create personal belongings and tools. Try your hand at basket making!
All ages.
The Kitchen Garden
Talented local gardener and chef Renée Faubert (of Renée's Kitchen in Natick) will share some of her gardening expertise and talk about how she chooses what to grow in her garden.
Vacation Week Open Build at McAuliffe
Get creative with our Keva Planks, Magnatiles, Legos, Puzzles, and more!
All ages are welcome!
Weekly Storytime at Main Library
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
For Ages 3-5.
Special Storytime with State Treasurer Deb Goldberg
Join us at the McAuliffe Branch as we welcome storytime guest reader State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg!
All ages are welcome. No registration required.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Office of Economic Empowerment.
Vacation Week Movie at Main Library: RIO
Joing us during vacation for a special showing of RIO! Like Lidie in Wild Girl and Johanna in News of the World, Blu, a flightless macaw, is returning to a family he’s been separated from for quite a while and entering a frightening and unfamiliar society.
Rated G; for mild off color humor. All ages are welcome at parents' discretion!
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.
FRT & Lifelong Learning Lecture Series:The Searchers
Professor Claudia Springer will introduce this classic John Ford/John Wayne film and lead a discussion.
This program is part of Framingham Reads Together and the Lifelong Learning Lecture Series.
Vacation Week Museum of Science: Night Sky Presentation
Join us at the Library and explore the night sky! Learn how to find stars, planets, and other celestial objects from your own backyard in the Museum’s portable planetarium!
Space is LIMITED! Please call the Childrens room at 508-532-5570 X4 to reserve a spot today! Drop by and sign up at the Library too!
For Grades K+
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/FRT Book Discussion
Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff follows 12 year old Lidie when she leaves Brazil to join her father and brother on a horse ranch in New York. She and a new horse on the farm have to adjust to a new place, new people, and a new way of life.
For children in Grades 3-6. No registration required.
Framingham Reads Together Film: Up Heartbreak Hill
First aired on PBS’ POV, this documentary chronicles the lives of three high school seniors living on the Navajo Nation and struggling to shape their identities as both Native American and modern American. They must decide whether to stay in their community—a place inextricably woven into the fiber of their beings—or leave in pursuit of educational and economic opportunities.
Paula Marsh will introduce the film and lead a discussion after.
Ages 12 and up.
Mindfulness Book Group: Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom
Buddha's Brain is a comprehensive study of both the practical aspects of a contemplative practice and the physiological effects, meditation and science working together to sculpt your brain for greater peace of mind. Come join our book discussion.. A short meditation will follow.
Framingham Reads Together: Comanche Captives: Strangers in Two Worlds
Scott Zesch, author of The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier, presents fascinating stories of “white Indians,” children in Indian captivity who preferred rough, nomadic Comanche ways to life in white society. Zesch’s book informs Paulette Jiles’ News of the World.
Friends Book Sale
9:30am-3:00pm: Open to Friends Members
10:00am-3:00pm: Open to the Public
NO Bag Room this month.
With Spring on the horizon this month’s feature is Gardening Books—Buy One for $1.00, Get One Free. In the lobby we are featuring art books for $2.00 each.
Donations are gratefully accepted and may be brought in the day of the sale or made at the Library during the week.
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.
AniManga Club (@MainLibrary)
AniManga club is for everyone who enjoys all things Anime and Manga. And during April Vacation, you get a double dose. We’ll be holding the first on Wednesday the 18th at the McAuliffe Library for all those who can’t make the Saturday club meetings, and then another on Saturday the 21st. Attend one, or both!
Book Buddy: Read to Dogs at Main Library
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to one of our furry friends! Book Buddy Certified Reading/Therapy Dogs Lilah, Montana, and Eloise listen as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5570, press 4, or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
Book Buddy: Read to Dogs at Main Library
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to one of our furry friends! Book Buddy Certified Reading/Therapy Dogs Lilah, Montana, and Eloise listen as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5570, press 4, or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
Framingham Reads Together: The Source of “The Source” (CANCELLED)
CANCELLED
Susan Petroni, the founder and intrepid editor of The Source, describes how online publication of local news has evolved.
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.
Origami Workshop Series
Join us for another exciting workshop series with Origami expert Lucas Gustafson! Lucas is a high schooler who started folding at the age of 6 and is a longtime member of the Origami Club at MIT. With his help, participants will learn how to fold animals and geometric shapes!
For ages 7+.
Faith Traditions in America: Panel Discussion
This is a three part series on the following Wednesdays, 7-8:00pm:
- April 25, McAuliffe Branch, Community Room – Part 1: Christianity, Islam and Judaism
- May 2, McAuliffe Branch, Community Room – Part 2: An Overview of the Sacred Texts of Christianity, Islam and Judaism
- May 9, Main Library, Costin Room – Part 3: How We Celebrate Holy Days and Their Significance
Speakers:
- Rev. Jason Rutherford, First Baptist Church, Framingham
- Rabbi Dr. Laurence Bazer, Temple Beth Shalom, Framingham
- Shaheen Akhtar, Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland
- Rabbi Sharon Sobel, Temple Beth Am, Framingham
- Rev. Dr. Debbie Clark, Edwards Church, UCC, Framingham
Celebrate ‘88 30th Anniversary Film Series: Bull Durham
NOW AT 7:00 PM
Framingham Public Library’s 30th Anniversary film series continues to celebrate the movies of 1988! Depending on your age, we invite you to re-watch an old favorite, re-live your childhood, or catch something great for the first time. It’s April! Which means it’s baseball season! Which means that on Wednesday, April 25th at 7:00 PM, we’ll be watching Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon fall in love and play catch in Bull Durham.
Weekly Storytime at Main Library
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
For Ages 3-5.
Movie Showdown (@McAuliffe): Jumanji vs. Pitch Perfect 3
It’s Spring Break, aka time for another movie showdown. This time, you’ll get to choose between recent hits Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Pitch Perfect 3, and between which library to watch them at.
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.
Bookmarkers Book Group!
On Thursday May 10th (grades K-2) and Thursday May 17th (grades 3-5) enjoy reading by meeting with friends to choose, read, and discuss books together. You’ll increase your comprehension, discuss what you know, and turn reading into a social activity that encourages more reading! Interested? Come choose the first book to read and help shape how Bookmarkers will work!
Lifelong Learning Lectures: Black & White & Read All Over:Circulating News in Post-Civil War America
Professor Joseph Adelman explores how Americans got their news in the years after the Civil War.
This lecture is also part of Framingham Reads Together.
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.
Framingham Reads Together Film: The Post
Professor Bill Wray will introduce and lead a discussion of this new and provocative film about the release of the Pentagon papers.
Book Buddy: Read to Dogs at McAuliffe
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to our Book Buddy. Certified Reading/Therapy Dog, Chewie and our newest pal Rocky, listen as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 x5 or drop by sign up for a 15 minute slot.
All ages.
Performing Arts Center Faculty Concert
Hear PAC’s acclaimed faculty sing and perform on the piano, trumpet, guitar, and drums in a variety of musical styles. Stay afterwards to meet the performers and enjoy complimentary refreshments. Seating is first come, first served. Concert is free—goodwill offering will be taken during the performance.