Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Events Calendar / January 2023
Main Library Adult Book Club: The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood
Join the Main Library Adult Book Club online for our January book pick: The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood.
Registration for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Advanced Poetry Workshop
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, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
Stretch and Relax
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.
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.
**Rescheduled**Shuttle Loom Weaving Workshop
**Rescheduled to Wednesday, January 4th from 6:30-8:00pm**
Learn to use a shuttle loom and weave a 6" wall hanging using yarn and other decorative items. Grades 5-8.
Supplies and space limited. Registration required at https://tinyurl.com/FPLtweenLoom
One-on-One Career Services
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.
Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.
Winter Cookie Reading Club
THU. DEC. 1-SAT. FEB. 25 | MAIN & MCAULIFFE CHILDREN’S ROOM
For every book you read, fill out a “cookie” and fill up the glasses of milk in the Children’s Rooms! Sign up anytime during Dec-Feb. February 25th we’ll have a cookies and hot cocoa party with prizes and more to wrap up our winter reading program! Ages 0-12
Beginner Reader Book Club
Join us for a Beginner Reader level book with a fun game or craft inspired by the story! Grades K-2
January 5: Pete the Cat: Making New Friends by: James Dean
February 2: What About Worms!? by: Ryan T. Higgins
March 2: Frog and Toad are Friends by: Arnold Lobel
Mocktails! (rescheduled)
Join us to learn how to mix some of your favorite (nonalcoholic) drinks!
Space and supplies are limited. Register at bit.ly/FPL-Mocktails.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Friday Night Films: Top Gun: Maverick
Join us for our free Friday Night Film: Top Gun: Maverick (2022, PG-13, 2h 11m), starring Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, and Miles Teller!
From imdb.com:
"After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it."
Anime Club
Watch your favorite anime and eat tasty Japanese snacks!
This month we'll be making candy sushi as we watch our anime.
If you'd like to be added to our monthly reminder email list for our Anime Club, just fill out the form at this link: https://bit.ly/Anime-Reminder
Grades 6-12
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs
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.
Bob Dodd Sunday Concert Series: Kiran Quartet
Join us for our Bob Dodd Sunday Concert featuring the Kiran Quartet with Amira Acre on piano, Johnny Mok on cello, Oliver Chang on viola, and Zoia Bologovsky on violin!
Stop by in person or go to youtube.com/framinghampubliclibrary to watch virtually! (Please note the video will appear about 10 minutes before the start of the event, but will not appear before then.)
Monday Storytime at McAuliffe
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.
Author Storytime: Deborah Farmer Kris
Join us for a special storytime led by author Deborah Farmer Kris as she reads from her "All the Time" children's book series and then a themed craft after!
Deborah Farmer Kris is a child development expert and parent educator. She serves as a columnist and consultant for PBS KIDS, and she writes for NPR's MindShift and other national publications. For more information, visit her website is www.parenthood365.com.
Tone and Stretch
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 Adult Coloring
Join us the second Monday night of each month for adult coloring night! We provide the supplies, or feel free to bring your own and join others in our Spark Lab.
Club de Lectores: El amor en los tiempos del cólera por Gabriel García Márquez
Libro: "El amor en los tiempos del cólera" por Gabriel García Márquez, pgs. 1-174
Se requiere registración: bit.ly/FPL-club-de-lectores.
02/06: "El amor en los tiempos del cólera" por Gabriel García Márquez, pgs. 175-348
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Paper Quilling
Twirl pieces of thin paper into different shapes to make one large design! Simple shape templates will be provided for inspiration.
McAuliffe Evening Book Club: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Join us for the January McAuliffe Evening Book Club: Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy.
Attend in-person or online via Zoom. Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Advanced Poetry Workshop
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, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
McAuliffe Matinee: Book Club
Join us for the McAuliffe Matinee: Book Club (1h 44m, 2018, PG-13), starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen!
Four friends' lives are turned upside down when their book club tackles the infamous "50 Shades of Grey." From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.
Shuttle Loom Weaving Workshop
Learn to use a shuttle loom and weave a 6" wall hanging using yarn and other deocrative items. Grades 5-8
Registration required at https://tinyurl.com/FPLweavingMca
Stretch and Relax
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.
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.
Avengers Assemble! Intro to Superheroes and Comics Part 2
Talk about your favorite superheroes, and design your own characters and their origins! Newcomers welcome! Grades 3+
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Science Fiction Book Club: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Join us for our January Science Fiction Book Club with month's selection: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi. Register now for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
One-on-One Career Services
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.
Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.
Author Storytime: Deborah Farmer Kris
Join us for a special storytime led by author Deborah Farmer Kris as she reads from her "All the Time" children's book series and then a themed craft after!
Deborah Farmer Kris is a child development expert and parent educator. She serves as a columnist and consultant for PBS KIDS, and she writes for NPR's MindShift and other national publications. For more information, visit her website is www.parenthood365.com.
Video Game Hangout
Play video games and eat snacks!
If you'd like to be added to our monthly reminder email list for our Video Game Hangouts, just fill out the form at this link: https://bit.ly/VGH-Reminder
If you've already filled this out in the past, there's no need to do so again.
Grades 6-12
Metal Stamping Workshop
Learn to metal stamp and create jewelry to take home. Space and materials are limited. Registration required at: https://tinyurl.com/FPLMetalStamp
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Lunchtime Learning Series: R.A.D. Self-Defense
R.A.D. is a self-defense program of realistic tactics and techniques. It begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance and progresses to basic hands-on defense training.
This condensed class, led by Debi Nau of the Framingham Police Department, covers safety strategies as well as defensive techniques. Suitable for all fitness levels. Wear comfortable clothes.
If the Library is closed due to inclement weather, this program will be held on Friday, January 27.
Neurodiverse Storytime
This story time is particularly designed for neurodiverse children — children who are on the autism spectrum, have sensory processing challenges, ADHD, or have difficulty sitting through our other storytimes. A parent or supporting adult should accompany the child. Registration is required and limited to create a smaller more accessible group. Please call 508-532-5636 x4 or stop by to register with a Children’s librarian.
Film Noir Club: Collateral
Join us for January's Film Noir Club: Collateral (2004, 120m, R), starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.
From imdb.com:
"A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles."
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Terracotta Pot Painting
Paint your own glactic design pot and fill it with a succulent plant! Grades 3-5
Author Talk: Just Keep Swimming: a crash, a quest and waves of hope by Cindy Kolbe
Join us in-person or online for a talk with Cindy Kolbe, author of Just Keep Swimming: a crash, a quest and waves of hope.
After an accident, a heartsick mom battles depression and guilt while a shy but determined teenager fights the harsh physical challenges of quadriplegia. Together they create a new normal, finding joy in unlikely adventures.
Just Keep Swimming: a crash, a quest, and waves of hope takes us on an incredible journey that leaves Cindy and Beth transformed. Hope is an incredibly powerful thing. And if you never give up? Hope wins.
Advanced Poetry Workshop
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, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
Stretch and Relax
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.
Winnie the Pooh & Friends Storytime
Bring along your favorite stuffed friend and join us for a special storytime celebration of Winnie the Pooh!
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.
McAuliffe Craft Ladies: Decorative Clothespin Clips
Please join the McAuliffe Craft Ladies for an Adult craft night and make your own decorative, altered clothespin clip. Perfect for holding cards, recipes or photos!
Space and supplies are limited. Register at https://tinyurl.com/FPL-DecoClip.
One-on-One Career Services
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.
Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.
McAuliffe Morning Book Club: Skellig by David Almond
Join us in-person or online for January's McAuliffe Morning Book Club: Skellig by David Almond!
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Release, Relax & Reinvigorate: Meditation with Leslie
It’s back! Join Leslie Gabriele of With Love and Gratitude on the third Thursday of each month for a half hour of guided meditation and other opportunities for carefree relaxation.
Popcorn Trees
Join us for National Popcorn Day to make your own snowy nature scene using sticks, popcorn, and watercolors. Ages 4+
Musicals at McAuliffe: La La Land
Join us for January's Musicals at McAuliffe: La La Land (2h 8m, 2016, PG-13), starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone!
Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
McAuliffe Animatinee: My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Join us for January's McAuliffe Animatinee: My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (1h 36m, 2018, PG-13).
Deku visits I-Expo, the world's leading hero item exhibition, but a sinister plan is set in motion when villains hack the security system.
Friends of the Framingham Library monthly book sale!
Join us on the 3rd Saturday of each month (except for July and August) beginning at 10am for our monthly book sale at the Main Library.
Help support your local library! Learn more and join Friends of the Framingham Library.
Sensory Craft Series: Ball Pit
Plop, roll, and crawl in a colorful ball pit!
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help your babies and toddlers explore.
Chinese New Year Spinning Dragon Craft
Celebrate the Chinese New Year by making this cool and colorful Spinning Dragon! All Ages.
Book Buddies: Reading to dogs!
Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 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
Monday Storytime at McAuliffe
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.
Early Childhood Alliance: “Play, Learn, and Grow Together”
“Play, Learn, and Grow Together” Mondays, 11:00am with Jane Registration required; sign up here!
“Jugar, Aprender,y Crecer Juntos” Lunes, 11:00am con Jane
“Brinque, Aprenda e Cresça Juntos” com a Jane Segunda-feira, 11:00am
Let’s Move with Eve: Yoga+ Dance, Songs & More
Join us as you and your child experience movement in a whole new way! Bring a mat or blanket and water.
Monday 1/23, 2/27, 3/27 11:00 – 12:00
Tuesday 1/31 10:00-11:00
Friday 2/17, 3/17 12:00- 1:00
This event is funded through the generosity of the Framingham Cultural Council in partnership with the Early Childhood Alliance of Framingham, the Framingham Public Library, and Pelham Lifelong Learning Center.
Monday Matinee: Little Women
Join us for January's Monday Matinee: Little Women (PG, 2019, 2h 15m), starrring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, and Timothée Chalamet.
From imdb.com:
"Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms."
Tone and Stretch
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.
Sustainability Series: Get Comfy with Heat Pumps
Have you heard of heat pumps or mini-splits or ductless heat and cool units and wondered about them? Join us in a vendor-free environment to find out how to evaluate what type is right for your home, how to choose a vendor, and how to compare quotes.
Join us in-person or watch on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Board Game Night
Join us at McAuliffe for a night of rapid-fire card games - all easy to learn and fun to play! This month we’re featuring Anomia, Exploding Kittens and Uno, so there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy.
Community Puzzle Swap!
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.
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Mug Meals @ McAuliffe Branch
Join us to make something delicious entirely in a mug!
This month we'll be making cinnamon rolls since to keep cozy during the winter.
If you'd like to be added to our monthly reminder email list for our Mug Meals programs, just fill out the form at this link: https://bit.ly/mug-meals-reminder
If you've already filled this out in the past, there's no need to do so again.
Grades 6-12
Acrobat Li Liu
Join Li Liu as she performs trick cycling, plate spinning, ribbon dancing, Chinese water bowl manipulation, & more! Li also touches on various aspects of Chinese language, geography & culture while sharing her work & travel experiences. All Ages!
This program is in part generously sponsored by The Charles River School.
Advanced Poetry Workshop
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, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.
Main Library Yarn Club
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.
McAuliffe Matinee: Interstellar
Join us for the McAuliffe Matinee: Interstellar (2h 49m, 2013, PG-13), starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.
In Earth's future, a global crop blight and second Dust Bowl are slowly rendering the planet uninhabitable. Professor Brand (Michael Caine), a brilliant NASA physicist, is working on plans to save mankind by transporting Earth's population to a new home via a wormhole. But first, Brand must send former NASA pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and a team of researchers through the wormhole and across the galaxy to find out which of three planets could be mankind's new home.
Open Lego & Block Build
Make something creative with our supplied LEGOs and blocks! Leave your name with the creations and we'll display it! Ages 5+
Stretch and Relax
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.
Snow Slime
Create a fun winter version of slime! Grades 4-8
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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.
One-on-One Career Services
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one career services, including resume help and job searching strategies with professional career coach Ed Lawrence.
Appointments are free and available every Thursday from 9am-1:30pm online via Zoom. Please email elawrence@minlib.net to schedule your appointment.
Winter Cookie Reading Club
THU. DEC. 1-SAT. FEB. 25 | MAIN & MCAULIFFE CHILDREN’S ROOM
For every book you read, fill out a “cookie” and fill up the glasses of milk in the Children’s Rooms! Sign up anytime during Dec-Feb. February 25th we’ll have a cookies and hot cocoa party with prizes and more to wrap up our winter reading program! Ages 0-12
Virtual Reality Tour: Anne Frank House
Join us in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day to experience a Virtual Reality tour of the Anne Frank House using the Oculus Rift.
Please call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 to reserve your 45 minute time block.
Mug Meals @ Main Library
Join us to make something delicious entirely in a mug!
This month we'll be making cinnamon rolls since to keep cozy during the winter.
If you'd like to be added to our monthly reminder email list for our Mug Meals programs, just fill out the form at this link: https://bit.ly/mug-meals-reminder
If you've already filled this out in the past, there's no need to do so again.
Grades 6-12
Virtual Reality Tour: Anne Frank House
Join us in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day to experience a Virtual Reality tour of the Anne Frank House using the Oculus Rift.
Please call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 to reserve your 45 minute time block.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Early Childhood Alliance: “Let’s Go to Kindergarten”
“Let’s Go to Kindergarten” Fridays, 12:00pm with Jeanette Registration required; sign up here!
“Vamos al Jardín de Infancia” Viernes, 12:00pm con Jeanette
“Vamos para o Jardim da Infância" Sexta-feira, 12:00pm com a Jeanette
2023 Space Week: Stargazing at Framingham State University
Come for an evening of stargazing. Participants of all ages can use telescopes to observe a first quarter Moon, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, the Pleiades star cluster, and Orion Nebula! This event is weather-dependent. Learn more at cm-center.org/event/jan27stargazing.
2023 Space Week at Christa McAuliffe Branch Library: Moment of Silence
Observe a moment of silence in recognition of the 37th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Following the moment of silence, Dr. Irene Porro of the Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State University will remark upon Christa’s legacy and how the space center will honor it through the McAuliffe Center’s redesign project.
2023 Space Week at Christa McAuliffe Branch Library: An Astronaut’s Afternoon at McAuliffe
The whole family is welcome to reach for the stars with hands-on activities for children, families, and general audiences. Brought to you in collaboration with the Christa McAuliffe Space Center.
Rainbow Vision Glasses
What does the world look like through different colors? Make your own pair of colored glasses to find out!
CANCELLED: Sensory Crafts: Light Board Play
CANCELLED: Sensory activities for infants need to be fun, safe, and simple, so join us for this program in helping your baby explore. Build, spell, & create with blocks & shapes on a light table! Ages 0-4.
Sunday Family Storytime
Read stories, sing interactive songs, and make a craft. Fun for the whole family!
Monday Storytime at McAuliffe
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.
Early Childhood Alliance: “Play, Learn, and Grow Together”
“Play, Learn, and Grow Together” Mondays, 11:00am with Jane Registration required; sign up here!
“Jugar, Aprender,y Crecer Juntos” Lunes, 11:00am con Jane
“Brinque, Aprenda e Cresça Juntos” com a Jane Segunda-feira, 11:00am
Tone and Stretch
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.
Lego League
Make a LEGO creation based on each month’s theme. January’s theme is Marble Maze!
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2023 Space Week at Christa McAuliffe Branch Library: An Evening of Art and Science
(Rescheduled from Jan. 25) Join Christa McAuliffe Center Director, Dr. Irene Porro, for an evening of art and science. Dr. Porro will use paintings to introduce topics in astronomy and space science. Followed by a Q&A.
Baby Storytime at McAuliffe
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Let’s Move with Eve: Yoga+ Dance, Songs & More
Join us as you and your child experience movement in a whole new way! Bring a mat or blanket and water.
Monday 1/23, 2/27, 3/27 11:00 – 12:00
Tuesday 1/31 10:00-11:00
Friday 2/17, 3/17 12:00- 1:00
This event is funded through the generosity of the Framingham Cultural Council in partnership with the Early Childhood Alliance of Framingham, the Framingham Public Library, and Pelham Lifelong Learning Center.
Advanced Poetry Workshop
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, register at bit.ly/fpl-poetry by noon on the day of the workshop.