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Signups begin February 22; Pickups are from March 1-12. Ages 3+.
Celebrate Dr. Seuss Day this March by creating your own Cat in the Hat craft. Supplies are limited. Registration required at: https://tinyurl.com/FPLCatInTheHatKit
Signups begin March 1; Pickups are from March 10-15. Ages 5+.
Celebrate Purim this March by creating your own costume mask. Supplies are limited. Registration required at: https://tinyurl.com/FPLpurimmaskskit
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.
This month we will be reading ‘’The Lost Apothecary’’ by Sarah Penner. The meeting will be on Zoom and run about an hour; Ilene Silver will lead the discussion. Please register at: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Betsy DeGrush will lead the discussion of ‘’The Color of Water” by James McBride on Tuesday, April 5th.
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.
Mother Goose on the Loose is an eight-week, 30-minute program that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, instruments, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. A bag of supplies including books, shakers, and more is required to participate; remember to schedule a pickup time when you register.
Registration opens on February 1, 2022. To pre-register, contact JRosenberg@minlib.net
Jennifer will then contact you to schedule your supply pick-up, and get the zoom story invites. Spaces are limited. Pre-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 Janice Nimura for a presentation based on her new New York Times bestselling book, "The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine".
Registration required: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Did you ever wonder how our local wildlife are adapted to survive a New England winter? Join Dan Stimson, Sudbury Valley Trustees' (SVT) Assistant Director of Stewardship to learn about our local conservation areas and the wildlife that live there. Discover what animals you are likely to see along the trails during winter. Dan Stimson has been with the Stewardship Department at SVT since 2002. Dan manages trails, access, and infrastructure for SVT's reservations and conservation restrictions, working with volunteers to maintain more than 65 miles of trails. Dan also manages GIS for our organization, preparing maps for properties and projects while working with other staff and partners to incorporate GIS in their work. Dan has a bachelor's degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation and Management from the University of Massachusetts.
Register by 5pm on Tuesday, March 1st at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events to receive a Zoom invite.
Looking for a job? Need to create or update a resume?
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies.
Please email elawrence@minlib.net for your appointment.
Create your own Pixel Art using fuse beads. Then turn it into a magnet/keychain/jewelry if you’d like!
Stop by after you get out early from school.
Grades 4-8
Dr. Schneider will examine how this FSU Alum (BA ’76) and other contemporary Native American artists address history and identity.
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Lifelong-Learning-Lectures.
[POSTPONED]
Click here https://framinghamlibrary.org/calendar/event/brown-bag-learning-series-textiles-tortillas-contemporary-mayan-women-in-gu for new event.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the business world, and small businesses in particular, in ways we have never seen before. From closures, to sick employees, supply chain shortages, and everything in between, small businesses have been struggling to keep up. Join us for a discussion on the ways in which COVID has impacted local Framingham businesses, and the innovative ways in which they have adapted to these changing times.
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Movie description: When a single mother and her two children move to a new town, they soon discover they have a connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
In-Person. No registration is required but space is limited; first come, first served.
This group is a great way to connect to other dads and their families. We will sing song, discover new learning activities, and read a story and more. Open to all families. Especially for children ages birth to 6 years old. FREE!
See the Early Childhood Alliance of Framingham WEBSITE for more information and their winter schedule of events, or contact Jane DeHaven at jdehaven@framingham.k12.ma.us or 508-782-6932.
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. Space is limited. https://tinyurl.com/ArduinoMarch2022
Ages 7-12
Join us for Bookworm Book Club led by 10th grader Max! Grades 3-6. Find these books in person at the McAuliffe Branch, or check on Overdrive/Libby, Hoopla, or request a copy from the Minuteman Catalog. In-person. No registration required.
Sunday March 6th from 2-3pm we’ll discuss Holes by Louis Sachar.
Sunday March 20th from 12-1pm we’ll discuss The Witches by Roald Dahl.
Sunday March 27th from 2-3pm we’ll discuss Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein.
Join us March 6 at 3pm for a Sunday classical concert with pianist Sivan Etedgee and cellist Elena Korableva in-person in the Main Library, Costin Room or stream it live on YouTube at youtube.com/framinghampubliclibrary
March 7-17. Begin this St. Patrick’s theme scavenger hunt at the Children’s Desk and see if you can solve all the riddles. A Book prize will be waiting for those who solve it! Grades K+.
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.
WATCH THE FILM:
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Monday March 28, 7pm | Zoom | Register for the link at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
A provocative and rousing account of the birth of the modern women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s through to its contemporary manifestations. Directed by Mary Dore. Watch the film, then join our distinguished panel for a discussion.
Join us on International Women's Day for a virtual talk by the authors of “Rebel Girls'' on their books and mission. All Ages.
Zoom link: https://bit.ly/FPL-Rebel-Girls
When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this moving, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse mythology.
Hybrid: In-Person/Zoom. Register at: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events. April 12th's title is TBD.
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.
Mother Goose on the Loose is an eight-week, 30-minute program that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, instruments, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. A bag of supplies including books, shakers, and more is required to participate; remember to schedule a pickup time when you register.
Registration opens on February 1, 2022. To pre-register, contact JRosenberg@minlib.net
Jennifer will then contact you to schedule your supply pick-up, and get the zoom story invites. Spaces are limited. Pre-registration required.
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.
In-person. 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.
Drop in and use recycled cardboard and paint markers to design an everlasting bouquet of flowers.
Ages 5+
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
04/13: Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert.
Get ready for spring by joining us to paint clay flower pots! For Adults. Space and supplies are limited. Please register at: https://tinyurl.com/FPLClayPotPainting
Create your own reusable air freshener with just a few simple ingredients.
Supplies are limited, click the below link to register for your kit.
https://bit.ly/mason-jar-air-freshener
Grades 6-12
Looking for a job? Need to create or update a resume?
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies.
Please email elawrence@minlib.net for your appointment.
Signups begin March 1; Pickups are from March 10-15. Ages 5+.
Celebrate Purim this March by creating your own costume mask. Supplies are limited. Registration required at: https://tinyurl.com/FPLpurimmaskskit
Using snaps and popsicle sticks, drop in to create your own bendable snake! Ages 7+.
Drop in and make something amazing with our LEGOS. Leave your name and we’ll display your creation for a month.
Ages 5+
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets! Children ages 0-2 and their caregivers.
For Zoom link, email Mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com.
Presented by Devik Wyman.
Register for the Zoom session at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events by 9am on March 11.
The lives of many rural Guatemalan women still center around weaving intricate textiles, growing corn, and preparing tortillas for their families. Devik Wyman shares photos of artisans, markets, a co-op empowering local women among others to offer a window into this intriguing country.
WATCH THE FILM:
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Monday March 28, 7pm | Zoom | Register for the link at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
A provocative and rousing account of the birth of the modern women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s through to its contemporary manifestations. Directed by Mary Dore. Watch the film, then join our distinguished panel for a discussion.
Saturdays March 12 and 19, April 9 and 16, May 7, June 11
Join us outdoors at McAuliffe for these special spring theme stories. Weather dependent and would be moved indoors. Ages 3+
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.
Join us at McAuliffe for an evening storytime reading early chapter books. In-person only. Ages 8+.
Mondays March 14, April 11, May 9.
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.
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.
Mother Goose on the Loose is an eight-week, 30-minute program that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, instruments, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. A bag of supplies including books, shakers, and more is required to participate; remember to schedule a pickup time when you register.
Registration opens on February 1, 2022. To pre-register, contact JRosenberg@minlib.net
Jennifer will then contact you to schedule your supply pick-up, and get the zoom story invites. Spaces are limited. Pre-registration required.
A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life. In the Heights centers on a variety of characters living in the neighborhood of Washington Heights, on the northern tip of Manhattan.
In-person. 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.
The time of the Framingham Minecraft server is here! If you meet the following criteria, you qualify to join in on the fun!
To join the server, please fill out the registration form linked below and either bring it back in to the library, or email it back to the teen librarian at jgarrigan@minlib.net
https://bit.ly/Minecraft-Registration
Once you fill out and return the registration form and we verify your library card, we'll grant your Minecraft Username access to the server and email you directions on how to log in. This may take a few days, so be patient with us.
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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.
Looking for a job? Need to create or update a resume?
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies.
Please email elawrence@minlib.net for your appointment.
Chiaverini presents a stunning account of the friendship that blossomed between Mary Todd Lincoln and her seamstress, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Keckley, a former slave who gained her professional reputation in Washington, D.C. by outfitting the city’s elite. Keckley made history by sewing for First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln within the White House, a trusted witness to many private moments between the President and his wife, two of the most compelling figures in American history.
Hybrid: In-Person/Zoom. Register at: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events. The April 21st title is The World Without Us by Alan Weisman.
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
Drop in and use popsicle sticks and paint markers to make your own rainbow to take home.
Ages 5+
Drop in and make something creative with Keva Planks, Legos, MagnaTiles, and more! Ages 5+.
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets! Children ages 0-2 and their caregivers.
For Zoom link, email Mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com.
Saturdays March 12 and 19, April 9 and 16, May 7, June 11
Join us outdoors at McAuliffe for these special spring theme stories. Weather dependent and would be moved indoors. Ages 3+
The PAW Patrol joins forces with a savvy dachshund to save the citizens of Adventure City. Runtime: 98 minutes; Rated G. All Ages.
Join us to make a self watering planter in celebration of spring.
Space is limited. Registration required. https://tinyurl.com/SparkPlanters
Ages 7+
Join us for Bookworm Book Club led by 10th grader Max! Grades 3-6. Find these books in person at the McAuliffe Branch, or check on Overdrive/Libby, Hoopla, or request a copy from the Minuteman Catalog. In-person. No registration required.
Sunday March 6th from 2-3pm we’ll discuss Holes by Louis Sachar.
Sunday March 20th from 12-1pm we’ll discuss The Witches by Roald Dahl.
Sunday March 27th from 2-3pm we’ll discuss Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein.
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.
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.
Mother Goose on the Loose is an eight-week, 30-minute program that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, instruments, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. A bag of supplies including books, shakers, and more is required to participate; remember to schedule a pickup time when you register.
Registration opens on February 1, 2022. To pre-register, contact JRosenberg@minlib.net
Jennifer will then contact you to schedule your supply pick-up, and get the zoom story invites. Spaces are limited. Pre-registration required.
Learn how to use Arduino to do lots of different projects in the next installment of our ongoing series. If you can, please bring your own laptop.
SPACE IS LIMITED, AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - Please click the link below to register.
Program is for those in Grades 5-12
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.
Create your own reusable air freshener with just a few simple ingredients.
Supplies are limited, click the below link to register for your kit.
https://bit.ly/mason-jar-air-freshener
Grades 6-12
Looking for a job? Need to create or update a resume?
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies.
Please email elawrence@minlib.net for your appointment.
Sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets! Children ages 0-2 and their caregivers.
For Zoom link, email Mcauliffechildrensroom@gmail.com.
The Personal Growth Book Club & Workshops is a comfortable and respectful space to share our thoughts, experiences, and opinions. Let's change the world together by changing ourselves first.
Book: “The Gifts of Imperfection”, by Brene Brown.
April’s book: "Never split the difference”, by Christopher Voss.
No registration required. In person event.
Join other Spider-Man fans and talk about why Spidey's powers, villains, and costumes make him one of the world's most popular superheroes! Thwipp!
Grades 2-5
Join us for Bookworm Book Club led by 10th grader Max! Grades 3-6. Find these books in person at the McAuliffe Branch, or check on Overdrive/Libby, Hoopla, or request a copy from the Minuteman Catalog. In-person. No registration required.
Sunday March 6th from 2-3pm we’ll discuss Holes by Louis Sachar.
Sunday March 20th from 12-1pm we’ll discuss The Witches by Roald Dahl.
Sunday March 27th from 2-3pm we’ll discuss Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein.
Movie description: Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice. In-Person. No registration is required but 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.
WATCH THE FILM:
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Monday March 28, 7pm | Zoom | Register for the link at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
A provocative and rousing account of the birth of the modern women’s liberation movement in the late 1960s through to its contemporary manifestations. Directed by Mary Dore. Watch the film, then join our distinguished panel for a discussion.
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.
After two years of unpredictable, ongoing, and intense stress related to COVID-19, and for the majority of adults in the United States lifetimes full of it before the pandemic, it is doubtful that our baseline state is as relaxed as it should be. The perpetual ringing of the stress alarm may have resulted in a sensitized stress response system; our own grasp on stress may have shifted. What felt tolerable before may completely set us off now. How could we fix it? Could we activate our stress response to allow it to deactivate and return to baseline? What if we introduce manageable challenges in order to complete them? Before joining the discussion, read the article https://forge.medium.com/the-pandemic-stress-hack-that-just-might-keep-you-going-27f21b2330ca.
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
We'll hear from author Gail Carriger - one of the best Steampunk authors out there! Wonder what she's read and loved lately? Join us! Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
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.
Looking for a job? Need to create or update a resume?
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one Resume Help and Job Searching Strategies.
Please email elawrence@minlib.net for your appointment.
Writing and walking have always shared an association. Wordsworth clocked over 175,000 miles of walking with his sister and his friend Coleridge, climbing in the Alps, as well as in more pastoral Grasmere. This lecture will follow a number of authors and their fictional characters on their excursions. Wordsworth on his rambles, many of which resulted in poems, most famously, his surprise encounter with a whole line of daffodils which he later recalled in the inward eye of solitude; Dickens, who thought nothing of tramping 30 miles into the country, even after long night walks in London, making metaphoric use of the activity in several of his novels. Finally, the lecture will examine other literary walkers, real ones like Thoreau and Virginia Woolf, and in several novels, exploring the relationship between walking and literary composition.
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Lifelong-Learning-Lectures.
The time of the Framingham Minecraft server is here! If you meet the following criteria, you qualify to join in on the fun!
To join the server, please fill out the registration form linked below and either bring it back in to the library, or email it back to the teen librarian at jgarrigan@minlib.net
https://bit.ly/Minecraft-Registration
Once you fill out and return the registration form and we verify your library card, we'll grant your Minecraft Username access to the server and email you directions on how to log in. This may take a few days, so be patient with us.
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.
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