Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
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.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Build a new resume or spruce up your existing one. Practice your interview skills! Led by Ed Lawrence.No registration required, Zoom link is at http://bit.ly/Downtown-U.
Come learn the science behind modeling clay. This craft uses Salt, Alum, and boiling water as well as some other common ingredients. Prepare to make science happen! Ages 8+
Join Adam for part two of a three-part Brown Bag series for tips on proper pet care and effective dog training. No registration required.
Drop in and make something creative with Keva Planks, Legos, MagnaTiles, and more! Ages 5+.
Armed with a clear vision and a brazen, 78-page plan, Richard Williams is determined to write his two daughters, Venus and Serena, into history.
Fridays June 10, 24 and Saturdays June 4, 18
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2.
See full event detials here: https://framinghamlibrary.org/news-events/pride-party-progress-flag-raising/
Please join the City of Framingham and the Framingham Public Library in the official celebration of the Solar Panels at the McAuliffe Branch Library. Witness the Ribbon Cutting, learn all our solar panels, and solar energy in general during the Solar Energy 101 program, enjoy Kids Crafts and Legos, and partake in light refreshments. Presented by Solect and Enel X. and sponsored by The City of Framingham, The Framingham Public Library, and The Framingham Sustainability Committee.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
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 have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
Libro: “La última niebla/La amortajada” por Maria Luisa Bombal.
Se requiere registración: https://bit.ly/FPL-club-de-lectores
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07/11: “Papeles de Pandora” por Rosario Ferré
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome. Outdoors unless bad weather, then canceled.
Join us for a reception in gratitude for former director Mark Contois’s leadership at Framingham Public Library as we unveil a bench in his honor.
In this introduction to electronics and Arduino we will learn how to use these micro-controllers and build simple projects using Arduino and LEDs. Supplies are limited. Register: https://tinyurl.com/JuneAdultArduino. Please bring a laptop. No Chromebooks.
Learn more about attracting pollinators to your garden. Designed and managed with nature in mind, our backyards and gardens can provide excellent wildlife habitat. Using a stunning collection of photographs, Laura from Sudbury Valley Trustees will introduce you to some of the many winged creatures that will benefit from nature-based gardening and provide some tips for increasing your wildlife sightings.
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.
Living in the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona (Madina Nalwanga) and her family. Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende (David Oyelowo), a missionary who teaches children how to play chess. Phiona becomes fascinated with the game and soon becomes a top player under Katende's guidance. Her success in local competitions and tournaments opens the door to a bright future and a golden chance to escape from a life of poverty.
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
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.
Save the bees! Design and paint your own terracotta bee water dish. Supplies limited. Ages 5+.
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events. Next month (07/13) we will read Mickey7 by Edward Ashton.
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.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Fridays June 10, 24 and Saturdays June 4, 18
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2.
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+
TBR is "to be read" and with a little help from our favorite authors, we can refine or (goodness!) add to our piles. In June we’ll hear from author KJ Charles. Wonder what she's read and loved lately? Join us!
Register: https://bit.ly/TBR-Charles.
07/13: Suleikha Snyder.
In partnership with Ashland Public Library.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 x5 or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. All ages.
Join us for Film Noir Club! This month we will be watching Chinatown. Movie description: When Los Angeles private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities, he believes it's a routine infidelity case. Jake's investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and realizes he was hired by an imposter. Mr. Mulwray's sudden death sets Gittes on a tangled trail of corruption, deceit and sinister family secrets as Evelyn's father (John Huston) becomes a suspect in the case.
Late June-Early July
Stop by and see the process of caterpillars turning into butterflies. All ages.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
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 have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
Mondays June 13 and 27, July 11 and 25, August 8 and 22.
Join us at McAuliffe for an evening storytime. In-person only.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome. Outdoors unless bad weather, then canceled.
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Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 x5 or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. All ages.
Even though the school year is ending soon, the Homework Center encourages families to use summer vacation to make plans and take action to prep for education after high school. We are offering a one-night workshop, “Getting Prepped for College” for parents (with or without students) and students on June 14th at 6:30 in the Costin Room at the Main Library.
Parents have a pivotal role in assisting their children in this confusing college process. Students can get overwhelmed just thinking about choices, forms, and rumors from other kids. We invite you to bring your questions and hopes to this casual meeting and listen to Linda Parker, our volunteer specializing in college planning. She will address specific college steps and general strategies that parents or students can do this summer to make progress and strategize for the best outcome.
Gilda, a twenty-something lesbian, cannot stop ruminating about death. Desperate for relief from her panicky mind and alienated from her repressive family, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local Catholic church, and finds herself being greeted by Father Jeff, who assumes she’s there for a job interview. Too embarrassed to correct him, Gilda is abruptly hired to replace the recently deceased receptionist Grace.
In between trying to memorize the lines to Catholic mass, hiding the fact that she has a new girlfriend, and erecting a dirty dish tower in her crumbling apartment, Gilda strikes up an email correspondence with Grace’s old friend. She can’t bear to ignore the kindly old woman, who has been trying to reach her friend through the church inbox, but she also can’t bring herself to break the bad news. Desperate, she begins impersonating Grace via email. But when the police discover suspicious circumstances surrounding Grace’s death, Gilda may have to finally reveal the truth of her mortifying existence. Led by Sarah Binney.
07/12: Under the whispering Door
Book: “Good Riddance” by Elinor Lipman. Registration required: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events. 09/06: “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles.
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.
Love at first sight strikes when young Tony spots Maria at a high school dance in 1957 New York City. Their burgeoning romance helps to fuel the fire between the warring Jets and Sharks -- two rival gangs vying for control of the streets.
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
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.
With Alexandra Warren, Equal Justice Works Fellow with Health Law Advocates.
This training will provide an overview of the various public health benefits that immigrants in Massachusetts are eligible to enroll in based on their immigration status, as well as more information about what insurance coverage they are eligible for, how to enroll, and other healthcare rights.
Join us and learn how to jazz up your dollar store mugs with permanent markers!
REGISTER: https://bit.ly/3KPA2K6 Space and supplies are limited.
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.
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.
But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
Register at: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Bring your friends and come hangout pay some games and enjoy some time meant just for you. Grades 1-5
If you missed one of our previous Intro courses, here’s your chance to join in! Learn the basics of Arduino, and how you can use these microcontrollers in all sorts of projects.
Registration required: Please click the link below to fill out the registration form.
Grades 5-12
Fifty years ago this June, five men working indirectly for the Committee to Re-elect President Richard Nixon burglarized the Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate Office Complex. They were caught and eventually connected to the White House. The resulting scandal, cover up, and dramatic fight by the President to keep tape recordings of Oval Office conversations unheard gripped the country, until he was forced to resign in August 1974. Now, political journalist Garrett M. Graff has written a riveting account of the entire scandal. With access to new documents and the perspective of a half century, Graff’s account is the fullest yet of the Watergate era. Dr. Huibregtse will discuss the book and the impact that Watergate has had on the US over the last half century.
Jon Huibregtse earned his BA in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire and worked as a newspaper reporter for two years before returning to UWEC to complete an MA in History. He earned his Ph.D. in American history from the University of Akron. He has been teaching at Framingham State since 1997 where he teaches American and East Asian history classes. His publications include a book entitled, American Railroad Labor and the Genesis of the New Deal several articles and many book reviews. He is currently working on a biography of Massachusetts Senator David Walsh.
In 2020, Jon was awarded the University’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Service for his more than 2 decades of service to the University including 8 years as Chair of the History Department and 3 years as Director of the Center for Learning, Teaching, Scholarship and Services, known on campus as CELTSS.
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
It’s finals week, and we’ve got cooking equipment, so we’re going to make food! Stop by after school to make your own smoothies to feed your brain for studying and celebrate the end of the school year. We’ll provide everything you need!
Registration recommended: Click the link below to sign up for a reminder email.
https://bit.ly/finals-week-food
Grades 6-12
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.
Join the Friends of the Framingham Library for their monthly book sale! Great deals on books, DVDs, and more!
Fridays June 10, 24 and Saturdays June 4, 18
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2.
Take a break from studying to watch some great anime and enjoy some tasty Japanese snacks.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5570 x4 or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. All ages.
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 have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome. Outdoors unless bad weather, then canceled.
Join Julie McMurray and Miriam Lansky from the Alzheimer’s Association as they discuss how lifestyle choices impact the aging process. Learn about important research into nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement. Use hands-on tools to develop a plan for healthy aging.
It’s finals week, and we’ve got cooking equipment, so we’re going to make food! Stop by after school to make your own grilled cheese to feed your brain for studying and celebrate the end of the school year. We’ll provide everything you need!
Registration recommended: Click the link below to sign up for a reminder email.
https://bit.ly/finals-week-food
Grades 6-12
Featuring Mark Hardie, Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at FSU.
Bring your ideas to start or expand your business!
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.
Using paint, coffee filters, and pipe cleaners, learn to create your own beautiful butterfly. Ages 2+.
It’s finals week, and we’ve got cooking equipment, so we’re going to make food! Stop by after school to make your own waffles to feed your brain for studying and celebrate the end of the school year. We’ll provide everything you need!
Registration recommended: Click the link below to sign up for a reminder email.
https://bit.ly/finals-week-food
Grades 6-12
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
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.
This training will provide an overview of public immigration categories and the public health insurance benefits that immigrants in certain categories are able to enroll in. The training will provide information on health insurance eligibility, how to enroll in health insurance, and how to advocate for immigrant community members’ various healthcare rights.
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Drop in to color summer themed pictures, do fun mazes, and word activity sheets! All Ages.
This program explores some of the most brazen criminal acts in the art world and features works by artists including da Vinci, Michelangelo and Rembrandt. Learn more about works that were targeted and how they were recovered and restored for our enjoyment today.
Jane Oneail is the founder of Culturally Curious, an arts education consulting firm specializing in art appreciation programs. She curates and delivers programs throughout New England and beyond. She holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from Harvard University. Born and raised in NH, she has worked at some of the state's most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane has also taught at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at Southern New Hampshire University. For more information visit iamculturallycurious.com.
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
Learn how to tell time by the position of the sun while making your own! Supplies limited. Ages 5+.
Become a more efficient gardener by learning how to elongate your growing season and maximize your output, all while preserving resources.
Fridays June 10, 24 and Saturdays June 4, 18
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2.
Late June-Early July
Stop by and see the process of caterpillars turning into butterflies. All ages.
Storytime: Saturday June 25, 10-10:30am
Rap Workshop: Saturday June 25, 11am-12pm
Local Author Story time followed by A Rapping Program. G Pa needs our help in creating a new rap. Let's lend him a hand! Ages 0-12.
Storytime: Saturday June 25, 10-10:30am
Rap Workshop: Saturday June 25, 11am-12pm
Local Author Story time followed by A Rapping Program. G Pa needs our help in creating a new rap. Let's lend him a hand! Ages 0-12.
We are sorry but the Personal Growth Book Club for June has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Book: “Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less” by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang.
Free program! Donations are voluntary. All donations will go to the Sunflower of Peace. Sunflower of Peace is a non-profit organization committed to helping Ukrainians affected by the Russian military invasion.
Works by
Performed by Rivers School Conservatory Faculty and Friends
For more information about Sunflower of Peace or to donate online, scan the QR code below or visit www.sunflowerofpeace.com.
Join us in-person at the Main Library, Costin Room or watch live on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/framinghampubliclibrary. No YouTube account required!
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. 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 have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
Mondays June 13 and 27, July 11 and 25, August 8 and 22.
Join us at McAuliffe for an evening storytime. In-person only.
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.
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome. Outdoors unless bad weather, then canceled.
Identify your goals and get the tools for:
In person event, no registration required.
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.
Late June-Early July
Stop by and see the process of caterpillars turning into butterflies. All ages.
Join us in creating recycled sculpture art to display next to the Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller replica storytime sculpture in the Children’s room. Ages 6+.
Join this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
If you have NEVER attended this class, please register at this link: http://bit.ly/FPL-Exercise-Classes. If you HAVE attended any of our online exercise classes in the past, we already have your information, and you do not need to register again.
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.
Join your familiar children’s librarians for some stories and a craft, and keep adding to your 1000 books before Kindergarten list.
Ages 2-5, all welcome. In-person.
Join Hands on Nature in this program to learn about butterflies and moths! All ages.
Program is paid for by the Framingham Cultural Council and through the Mass Cultural Council.
Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 x5 or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. All ages.
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.
