Yarn Social Hour
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Drop in and use some recycled cardboard and paint markers to design a gingerbread house to add to our winter village display.
Ages 5+
Join us in-person to make a winter wonderland perfect snowman holder to hold up your photos, or recipe cards, or whatever you would like! Space is limited and registration is required. For ages: Adults. Link will be live December 1. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/MCAsnowmancraft
Be ready for those holiday parties with a custom “ugly sweater”. You bring a sweater, sweatshirt or shirt of your choice; we supply the crazy decorations. Adults, Teens, and kids 11+.
Register at https://tinyurl.com/FPLuglysweater. Space and supplies are limited.
Build a new resume or spruce up your existing one. Practice your interview skills! Led by Ed Lawrence. Please register at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Just starting out in your career? Shifting gears? Want to try something new? Join us for these Career Building Webinars to get the tools you need to succeed in today's market. Led by Mark Hardie. Please register at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
Make your own holiday cards for family and friends in this drop-in program at McAuliffe. No registration required. Ages 5+
GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Maria Bollettino, Associate Professor of History, Framingham State University
The Trans-Atlantic slave trade involved the forced migration of some 12 million people from Africa to the Americas from the 16th through the 19th centuries. This talk will explore the Middle Passage and the role that the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade played in shaping the modern world.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Share some fun time with your little one as you lay the foundations for literacy and later success in school!
For Zoom invite, contact Mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers.
Presented by Catherine Byrne. Register for the Zoom session at bit.ly/FPL-Events by 9am on December 3.
Continuing from Part One, join us for a virtual walk through time to see how people have expressed themselves through the cultural language of fashion. Learn what fashion can reveal about the times and the fascinating stories of the people living through them.
Missed Part One? Watch it on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/framinghampubliclibrary.
Registration or event questions? Email us at framinghamlibraryevents@gmail.com or call us at 508-532-5570.
This event will be held in person. Weather depending, it will either be in the Learning Yard or the J Program Room.
Join us as you and your child have fun moving and strengthening your body, mind, and connection. Bring a mat or blanket and water.
See ECAF website for more information: https://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/Page/2587
Ages 2-6
Make the holiday season extra jolly with this special story & craft time with Mr. Dana! We'll start off the program by reading some holiday classics, to be followed by the making of a keepsake ornament.
Grades K-2
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Certified Reading/Therapy Dog Lilah listens as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5570 x4 or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
All Ages.
Sundays December 5 and 19, 2021, 2:00-3:00 pm / Online via Zoom
Join us for Bookworm Book Club led by 10th grader Max! Grades 3-6. Email us to receive an invite to join on Zoom at framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com. Find these books in person at the McAuliffe Branch, or check on Overdrive/Libby, Hoopla, or request a copy from the Minuteman Catalog.
Sunday, December 5 will discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
*UPDATE* 2:30-3:30pm Sunday, December 19 will discuss Magic Tree House: Winter of the Ice Wizard by Mary Pope Osborne.
Schedule a free 30-minute lesson to learn how to make a reusable gift bag. All materials provided for you. Choose from one of three bag styles and a variety of fun fabrics when you schedule your appointment. Take home patterns to try on your own.
Evening and daytime appointments are available on:
Monday December 6, 7:00-8:30pm
Tuesday December 7, 7:00-8:30pm
Saturday December 11, 3:00-4:30pm
These projects are best suited for adults with basic machine sewing skills. Call 508.532.5570 x4330 to schedule your appointment today.
Se requiere registración: https://bit.ly/FPL-club-de-lectores.
Discusión del libro 3 de enero: "Los Jefes y Los Cachorros" por Mario Vargas Llosa.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Break up your shelter in place time or take a break from your work from home time with some fun time with your little one, catch a glimpse
of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your child’s 1000 books before Kindergarten!
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Drop in and make a cute melted snowman craft! No registration required. Ages 2-5.
Have an idea for a start-up or small business? Already run a business and want to grow it? Come with your ideas and leave with a Business Plan! Led by Mark Hardie. Please register at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
Our next book discussion will be The Illusion of Separateness by Simon van Booy. From Harper Collins: "Award-winning author Simon Van Booy tells a harrowing and enchanting story of how one man's act of mercy during World War II changed the lives of a group of strangers, and how they each eventually discover the astonishing truth of their connection." Meeting on Zoom, the discussion will be led by Susan Mack. To attend, register at: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Schedule a free 30-minute lesson to learn how to make a reusable gift bag. All materials provided for you. Choose from one of three bag styles and a variety of fun fabrics when you schedule your appointment. Take home patterns to try on your own.
Evening and daytime appointments are available on:
Monday December 6, 7:00-8:30pm
Tuesday December 7, 7:00-8:30pm
Saturday December 11, 3:00-4:30pm
These projects are best suited for adults with basic machine sewing skills. Call 508.532.5570 x4330 to schedule your appointment today.
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work. If you are new to the group and would like to participate, please email FPLpoetryworkshop@gmail.com by noon on the day of the workshop.
Presented by Bradley Baskir.
Money is a complex concept. Personal perceptions, biases, and emotions about money can affect the financial decisions people make. This seminar is designed to help you develop strategies for making objective decisions about money so you can manage your finances more wisely.
Register at bit.ly/FPL-Events by 9am on December 8 to receive the Zoom link.
Registration or event questions? Email us at framinghamlibraryevents@gmail.com or call us at 508.532.5570.
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you haven't already, join our Execise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
The Henry Whittemore Library at Framingham State University will host a virtual author talk with U.S. Poet Laureate and Native American Poet Joy Harjo, the author of An American Sunrise as part of National Endowment for the Arts The Big Read. Free copies of her book are available at the library. Event registration link: https://framingham.libcal.com/event/8295078?hs=a.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Learn the basics of Arduino, and how you can use these microcontrollers in all sorts of projects. This will be an ongoing series, so come to one session or both! If you can, please bring your own laptop.
Registration required. Click the link below to sign up now.
Grades 5-12
This month we will be reading Wild Seed by Octavia Butler (available on library shelves and in Overdrive/Libby). Please email Lucy Loveridge, Library Liaison, at lloveridge@minlib.net for the zoom invite.
In January we will read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (available on library shelves and in Overdrive/Libby and Hoopla).
Build a new resume or spruce up your existing one. Practice your interview skills! Led by Ed Lawrence. Please register at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Enjoy Hitchcock’s suspenseful masterpiece, brought to life by live pianist Richard Hughes!
No registration required, but space is limited; first come, first served.
Paint your own Nordic design on a wood slice that can be used as a rustic ornament or coaster, the choice is yours!
ALL KITS RESERVED
Grades 6-12
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Share some fun time with your little one as you lay the foundations for literacy and later success in school!
For Zoom invite, contact Mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers.
Family Movie Matinee: Arctic Dogs (2019) An Arctic fox works in the mailroom of a package delivery service, but wants to be doing the deliveries. 2019. Running time: 92 minutes, Rated PG. All ages @ parental discretion. No registration required.All ages.
Schedule a free 30-minute lesson to learn how to make a reusable gift bag. All materials provided for you. Choose from one of three bag styles and a variety of fun fabrics when you schedule your appointment. Take home patterns to try on your own.
Evening and daytime appointments are available on:
Monday December 6, 7:00-8:30pm
Tuesday December 7, 7:00-8:30pm
Saturday December 11, 3:00-4:30pm
These projects are best suited for adults with basic machine sewing skills. Call 508.532.5570 x4330 to schedule your appointment today.
Join us for a live classical music concert with pianist Roman Rudnytsky. Come in person or watch live on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/framinghampubliclibrary. No registration required to attend in person or to watch online. Space is limited. First come, first served!
Registration or event questions? Email us at framinghamlibraryevents@gmail.com or call us at 508.532.5570.
The series is sponsored in part by Metro Credit Union, Roche Brothers Markets, Brookdale Cushing Park, St. Mary’s Credit Union, and Friends of the Framingham Library. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Framingham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Using upcycled puzzle pieces, turn them into fun winter shapes like snowflakes, snowmen, and more! No registration required. Ages 6+
A variety of functional fitness exercises to tone core, upper and lower body muscles followed by stretches. This is a low impact class designed to be adaptable to participants’ different levels.
If you haven't already, join our Execise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
Drop in and use some recycled cardboard and paint markers to design a unique gingerbread person!
Ages 5+
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Break up your shelter in place time or take a break from your work from home time with some fun time with your little one, catch a glimpse
of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your child’s 1000 books before Kindergarten!
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Make your own Dalgona Candy and attempt to carve the central stamped shape out without breaking it.
Registration required. Click the link below to sign up now.
https://bit.ly/Dalgona-Challenge
Grades 6-12
Join Mass Audubon naturalist and certified NOLS instructor Doug Lowry for winter hiking in Massachusetts! Learn safety tips and places to hike during the winter months. This presentation is geared towards more experienced hikers.
Register at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events by December 14 for the Zoom link. Registration or event questions? Email framinghamlibraryevents@gmail.com or call us at 508.532.5570.
“I am Ana. I was the wife of Jesus.” Grounded in meticulous historical research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus’s life that focuses on his humanity, The Book of Longings is an inspiring account of one woman’s bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place, and culture devised to silence her.
No registration needed to attend in person at the McAuliffe Branch. To attend online and receive the Zoom link, register at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Led by Brigitte Griffin. January's title is Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill.
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work. If you are new to the group and would like to participate, please email FPLpoetryworkshop@gmail.com by noon on the day of the workshop.
After she learns that her husband has been having an affair with her best pal, Sandra flees the scrutiny of her bourgeoisie social circle by moving in with her free-spirited sister. Soon, she finds herself while attending a dance class with her sibling.
Starring Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, and Timothy Spall. Run time is 114 minutes; Rated PG-13. No registration required.
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you haven't already, join our Execise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Join us in-person to make a winter wonderland perfect snowman holder to hold up your photos, or recipe cards, or whatever you would like! Space is limited and registration is required. For ages: Adults. Link will be live December 1. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/MCAsnowmancraft
Build a new resume or spruce up your existing one. Practice your interview skills! Led by Ed Lawrence. Please register at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn't mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse's fairy tales. As danger circles, Vasilisa must defy even the people she loves and call on dangerous gifts she has long concealed—this, in order to protect her family from a threat that seems to have stepped from her nurse's most frightening tales.
No registration needed to attend in person at the McAuliffe Branch. To attend online and receive the Zoom link, register at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Led by Kim Jung. January's title is This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Leslie will teach valuable techniques to help you learn to release, relax and reinvigorate your mind. With Love and Gratitude is a nonprofit organization dedicated to service and education. Leslie founded With Love and Gratitude in 2001. Leslie is a clairaudient, clairsentient, clairempath "energetic catalyst” who is trained in multiple healing modalities. Leslie’s work is guided in the moment, and done without attachment. Visit her website at (www.withloveandgratitude.com).
Registration required: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
Just starting out in your career? Shifting gears? Want to try something new? Join us for these Career Building Webinars to get the tools you need to succeed in today's market. Led by Mark Hardie. Please register at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
Make your own Dalgona Candy and attempt to carve the central stamped shape out without breaking it.
Registration required. Click the link below to sign up now.
https://bit.ly/Dalgona-Challenge
Grades 6-12
This event is an annual tradition! Join Dr. Helen Heineman, President Emerita of Framingham State University, for a dramatized reading of Dickens’ classic, enhanced by a slideshow of over 250 illustrations.
Register at bit.ly/FPL-Events by 5pm on December 16 for the Zoom link. Registration or event questions? Email us at framinghamlibraryevents@gmail.com or call us at 508.532.5570.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Share some fun time with your little one as you lay the foundations for literacy and later success in school!
For Zoom invite, contact Mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers.
Drop in and make something creative with Keva Planks, Legos, MagnaTiles, and more! No registration required. Ages 5+
Join the Friends of the Framingham Library for their monthly book sale! Great deals on books, DVDs, and more! Come Saturday, December 18, 2021, 10am-3pm to the Main Library at 49 Lexington Street, Framingham. Book sales are on the third Saturday of each month, except July and August.
Paint your own Nordic design on a wood slice that can be used as a rustic ornament or coaster, the choice is yours!
ALL KITS RESERVED
Grades 6-12
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Certified Reading/Therapy Dog Lilah listens as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5570 x4 or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
All Ages.
Sundays December 5 and 19, 2021, 2:00-3:00 pm / Online via Zoom
Join us for Bookworm Book Club led by 10th grader Max! Grades 3-6. Email us to receive an invite to join on Zoom at framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com. Find these books in person at the McAuliffe Branch, or check on Overdrive/Libby, Hoopla, or request a copy from the Minuteman Catalog.
Sunday, December 5 will discuss The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
*UPDATE* 2:30-3:30pm Sunday, December 19 will discuss Magic Tree House: Winter of the Ice Wizard by Mary Pope Osborne.
(PG for thematic elements and brief smoking)
A new spin on an old favorite; come see this Academy-Award nominated film directed by Greta Gerwig. Space is limited, first come, first served.
A variety of functional fitness exercises to tone core, upper and lower body muscles followed by stretches. This is a low impact class designed to be adaptable to participants’ different levels.
If you haven't already, join our Execise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Break up your shelter in place time or take a break from your work from home time with some fun time with your little one, catch a glimpse
of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your child’s 1000 books before Kindergarten!
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Drop-in the McAuliffe Branch and make a fun polar bear paper twirler craft. No registration required. Ages 2-5.
Have an idea for a start-up or small business? Already run a business and want to grow it? Come with your ideas and leave with a Business Plan! Led by Mark Hardie. Please register at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work. If you are new to the group and would like to participate, please email FPLpoetryworkshop@gmail.com by noon on the day of the workshop.
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you haven't already, join our Execise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Learn the basics of Arduino, and how you can use these microcontrollers in all sorts of projects. This will be an ongoing series, so come to one session or both! If you can, please bring your own laptop.
Registration required. Click the link below to sign up now.
Grades 5-12
Build a new resume or spruce up your existing one. Practice your interview skills! Led by Ed Lawrence. Please register at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
What to do with jigsaw puzzles you’ve completed? Swap them! Bring your puzzles to exchange with others. No puzzle to swap? Come anyway; there are always extras for you to take. All ages and levels welcome.
No registration required. For updated mask requirements, please check our website.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Break up your shelter in place time or take a break from your work from home time with some fun time with your little one, catch a glimpse
of your friends on the gallery screen, and keep adding to your child’s 1000 books before Kindergarten!
Email us at mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join us on Zoom.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Bring your well loved American Girl Doll™ and we’ll show you how to wash their hair and skin, then make an American Girl Doll™ themed craft. Registration Required as space is limited. Link will go live to register on December 6th at https://tinyurl.com/AmericanGirlSpaDayCraft
TED Talk: How to build (and rebuild) trust
Trust is the foundation for everything we do. But what do we do when it’s broken? In an eye-opening talk, Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei gives a crash course in trust: how to build it, maintain it and rebuild it—something she worked on during a recent stint at Uber. “If we can learn to trust one another more, we can have unprecedented human progress,” Frei says.
To receive the Zoom link, register at bit.ly/FPL-Events by 9am on December 28. Before the discussion, we invite you to watch the YouTube video at bit.ly/Tea-Talk-Dec-2021.
Registration or event questions? Email framinghamlibraryevents@gmail.com or call us at 508.532.5570.
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work. If you are new to the group and would like to participate, please email FPLpoetryworkshop@gmail.com by noon on the day of the workshop.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Play some book bingo and win books! No registration required. All Ages (Adults, Teens, Kids)!
Build a new resume or spruce up your existing one. Practice your interview skills! Led by Ed Lawrence. Please register at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
In-person AND Zoom hybrid!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft (craft will only be in-person), and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
In-person attendance doesn't require registration. Please email mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com to receive an invite to join on Zoom.
Ages 2-5, all welcome.
Drop in and play with our buckets of Legos. Leave your name, and we will display your amazing creation for a month. There is a limit on room occupancy so you may have to wait a few minutes until you can drop in, but we have some books to browse in the meantime!
Ages 5+