Events Calendar / April 2023
Film Noir Club: The Asphalt Jungle (NR, 1950, 1h 52m)
Join us for April's Film Noir Club: The Asphalt Jungle (NR, 1950, 1h 52m), directed by John Huston and starring Sterling Hayden and Louis Calhern.
From imdb.com:
"A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel."
Book Buddies
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
Metrowest Performing Arts Center Faculty Recital: Dave McLellan, Classical Guitarist
Performing Arts Center of MetroWest faculty member and veteran classical guitarist Dave McLellan presents ‘The Colorful 20th Century Guitar’, a program full of rich and exciting musical colors. We explore the idea that the listener may see sounds in color, and those colors enhance the listening experience.
NEA Grant recipient and competition winner Dave McLellan brings a lifetime of perspective to the music of Spain, Brazil, Cuba, Scotland, and the U.S.
March Madness: Battle of the Books
Your favorite books from across genres go head-to-head for March Madness: Battle of the Books! Stop by either library to vote and see which book wins it all!
Bob Dodd Sunday Concert Series: Anthony Ratinov
Join us for our Bob Dodd Sunday Concert featuring pianist Anthony Ratinov! No registration required!
Come in person to the Main Library or stream live on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/framinghampubliclibrary. (Please note the video appears about 10 minutes before the start of the event.)
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
Upcycle Gardeners - Potato Pets
Join upcycle gardeners to create a potato pet and grow food with friends! Ages 7-1
Registration is required. Space and supplies limited. Please register here https://tinyurl.com/Upcycle-Gardeners-Potato-Pets
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 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.
Drop In Paper Quilling For Adults
Learn the basics of paper quilling to create beautiful designs. Imagine your own masterpiece or use our template! No registration required. While supplies last.
Weekly McAuliffe Baby Lapsit
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
8 Weeks in Ukraine: Life In the City of Lviv During War
Lviv, Ukraine has managed to avoid large-scale destruction but how do residents manage to keep going while Russian missiles and Iranian drones cut power and water, and lay waste to nearby cities, villages, and towns?
Join Tania Vitvitsky as she shares photos and stories of her recent visit to Lviv. Get a glimpse of life during war, how she managed a daily routine during frequent air raid sirens and assisted a rapidly expanding non-profit organization working with the neediest of families and children.
Main Library Adult Book Club: March by Geraldine Brooks
Join the Main Library Adult Book Club online for our April book pick: March by Geraldine Brooks. 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.
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.
Professional Wrestling Mania
Come talk about your favorite wrestlers and matches from the wild world of pro wrestling! All Ages
Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one 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.
Musicals at McAuliffe: Mamma Mia! (PG-13, 2008, 1h 48m)
Join us for Musicals at McAuliffe: Mamma Mia! (PG-13, 2008, 1h 48m), starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Amanda Seyfried.
From imdb.com:
"The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA."
Teen Board Game Night
We have a new board game collection for the Teen Room, so join us to play an old favorite, or something new.
Grades 6-12
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
Lunchtime Learning Series: Stress Less—Joy More
This interactive discussion led by MaryEllen Giombetti, professional coach and health consultant of Empowered by Meg, explores strategies and offers ways to reduce stress on the spot and bring more joy into your day to day life.
Whether you feel overwhelmed, anxious, and uninspired, or you just want to experience more consistent moments of happiness, Stress Less-Joy More sets you up with practical tips you can get busy implementing right away.
Friendship Bracelet Craft
Create your own Friendship Bracelet to take home or give to a friend! Ages 8-11
Video Game Hangout April
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
Friday Night Film: Banshees of Inisherin (R, 2022, 1h 54m)
Join us for April's Friday Night Film: Banshees of Inisherin (R, 2022, 1h 54m), starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.
From imdb.com:
"Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them."
Bee Watering Dishes
Save the bees! During droughts, bees may struggle to find appropriate sources of water. Help them out! Design and paint your own terracotta bee water dish to put in your yard and catch rain water.
Also, learn about our grant with Roots + Shoots to create more pollinator habitat around the library. Supplies limited. Ages 7+ .
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 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.
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.
REPROGRAMADO: Club de Lectores: Máscaras por Leonardo Padura
Libro: "Máscaras" por Leonardo Padura, pgs 121-240
Se requiere registración: https://bit.ly/FPL-club-de-lectores
01 de mayo: "El cuaderno de Maya" por Isabel Allende, pgs 1-240
Weekly McAuliffe Baby Lapsit
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
McAuliffe Animatinee: Weathering With You (2019, PG-13, 1h 52m)
Join us for April's McAuliffe Animatinee: Weathering With You (2019, PG-13, 1h 52m).
Set during a period of exceptionally rainy weather, high-school boy Hodaka Morishima runs away from his troubled rural home to Tokyo and befriends an orphan girl who can manipulate the weather.
McAuliffe Evening Book Club: Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
Join the McAuliffe Evening Book Club: Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power. Come in person to the McAuliffe Branch or join us on 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.
McAuliffe Matinee: Titanic (PG-13, 1997, 3h 16m)
Join us for an April McAuliffe Matinee: Titanic (PG-13, 1997, 3h 16m), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
James Cameron's Titanic is an epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic, the pride and joy of the White Star Line and, at the time, the largest moving object ever built. She was the most luxurious liner of her era -- the "ship of dreams" -- which ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death in the ice cold waters of the North Atlantic in the early hours of April 15, 1912.
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.
Monthly Free Practice Interview Group
Want to improve your job interview skills? Join career coach Ed Lawrence for this free monthly practice session.
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.
Science Fiction Book Club: Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Join us for April's Science Fiction Book Club: Upgrade by Blake Crouch. Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one 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.
Relax with Zentangle
Relax and draw some soothing designs using the Zentangle Method in the new Teen Room. For mor information on Zentangle, visit https://zentangle.com/
Grades 6-12
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Open Earth Day Coloring
Drop by for some earth/environment themed coloring! All ages
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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
Cosplay 101
Want to know what Cosplay is? We share some good places to buy costumes and tell how to create your own from scratch. Learn some basics for Cosplay so you can dress as your favorite characters!
All Ages
Sensory Storytime
Storytime for a neurodiverse audience. Parent or supporting adult should accompany each child. Registration required walk-ins welcome as space allows. Call 508-532-5636 X 4 or drop by to sign up. Ages 3-8
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.
Weekly McAuliffe Baby Lapsit
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Gravity Rainclouds
Make cotton ball clouds rain using gravity! Ages 6+
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Bloom and Grow Bug Crafts
Come make yarn-wrapped bugs and paper plate snails with local crafter, Kristin of Bloom and Grow Creative crafts. Ages 2-10
Creating Comics Series: World Building and Concept Art
There’s a lot that goes into making and telling a story, and everyone knows you’ve got to start somewhere. In this series, we break down the different components of Comics so that you can make and tell your own stories.
Fear not, however, if you’re not interested in creating your own Comics, all of the lessons still apply for any project you want, including novels, short stories, or even video games!
All Ages
Origami Letterfold Workshop for Adults
April is National Letter Writing Month! Learn to fold three styles of envelopes, then stay to write letters to mail your envelopes. Supplies limited. Register 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.
Wreck the Tech
Let's try our hand at classic technology tinkering! Older kids, find a younger buddy to team up with and conquer your electronic quest. All materials provided; all ages.
McAuliffe Matinee: Drive My Car (NR, 2021, 2h 59m)
Join us for the McAuliffe Matinee: Drive My Car (NR, 2021, 2h 59m).
An aging, widowed actor seeks a chauffeur. The actor turns to his go-to mechanic, who ends up recommending a 20-year-old girl. Despite their initial misgivings, a very special relationship develops between the two.
Stretch and Relax
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.
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: Button Canvas Art
Please join the McAuliffe Craft Ladies for an Adult craft night! Create your own piece of canvas art with buttons, beads and sequins.
REGISTER: https://tinyurl.com/FPL-Button
Space and supplies are limited.
Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one 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: Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Join the McAuliffe Morning Book Club: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller. Come in person to the McAuliffe Branch or join us on Zoom. 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.
Mug Meals @ Main Library - Pizza!
Who knew you could make pizza in a mug?! Join us at either library to make your own tasty snack.
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
Lifelong Learning: Can the food industry be part of the solution to challenges in food systems?
Our food systems have many immediate challenges, including sustainable production, food insecurity, food wastage, and healthy diets. The food industry is often a key part of these systems.
Finding a reasonable solution to these challenges may hinge on or be hindered by food manufacturers. This lecture examines the role of the food industry in addressing these challenges—whether it makes a case for or against the food industry is to be determined.
Veterans At Ease Coffee Hour
Join us and your local, fellow veterans on the 3rd Friday of each month for free coffee and light refreshments.
This program is a collaboration between the Framingham Public Library and the City of Framingham Veterans Services.
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
Sensory Series: Bubble Play
Sensory activities for infants need to be fun, safe, and simple, so join us for this program in helping your baby explore. Drop-in for some bubble play! Ages 0-4.
Earth Day Flower Planter Activity
Celebrate Earth Day by building your own flower mason jar planter [changed from terrarium]. Ages 7-11
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
Monday Matinee: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R, 2018, 1h 47m)
Join us for the Monday Matinee: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (R, 2018, 1h 47m), starring Melissa McCarthy.
From imdb.com:
"When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception."
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 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.
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.
Spring 2023 Adventures in Lifelong Learning
Enjoy courses for adults 60+ on ZOOM! Online registration opens on Monday, March 27 at 11am. Registration is required by Friday, April 21.
For full course descriptions, registration information, and instructions for using Zoom (by computer, tablet or phone), go to framinghamlibrary.org/adventures or bit.ly/Adventures-FSU.
Have questions? Email lifelonglearning@framingham.edu or call 508-215-5127. To join our mailing list, go to bit.ly/Adventures-mailing-list.
Weekly McAuliffe Baby Lapsit
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Mug Meals @ McAuliffe Branch - Pizza!
Who knew you could make pizza in a mug?! Join us at either library to make your own tasty snack.
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
Art Journal Workshop for Adults
Get started creating your very own art journal out of recycled materials. No experience required, just a willingness to get messy and have some fun!
Space is limited. Please register at bit.ly/FPL_Art_Workshop.
McAuliffe Sing-Along: Mamma Mia! Here we Go Again
I have a dream, a song to sing! Or you could just sing along with the entire Mamma Mia! And Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again for our first Musical Sing along!
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 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.
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.
Resume Help & Job Searching Strategies
Make an appointment for remote, one-on-one 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.
Early Release Day - Fantasy Maps and Snacks
The title says it all. It’s an elementary/middle school early release day, so we’ll have snacks for you to eat while you design your own fantasy world map.
Grades 4-8
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
Professor Bugman presents: Arthropod Petting Zoo
Wanted: Brave Scientific Minds! Get up-close and personal with some of the biggest, creepiest, and friendliest insects you've ever seen!
Reach out and hug a bug! Get up-close and personal with some of the biggest, creepiest, and friendliest insects you've ever seen! They might look scary, but these gentle giants are friendly, fun, and can teach us a lot about creatures very different from ourselves. All Ages
Anime Trivia Party
It’s time for Anime Trivia. We haven’t done a trivia program in a few years, so now’s the time to earn the coveted Top Banana award for being on the winning team!
Registration isn't required, but we'd like if if you did. Doing so will let us know how many people will be there, and will get you a reminder so you don't forget!
Register here: https://bit.ly/anime-trivia-2023
Grades 6-12
The Drive to Sing Documentary Screening
Join us for the family-friendly, award-winning documentary The Drive to Sing followed by a Q&A with local director and producer Bryce and Kathryn Denney!
This film features choirs from across the US and Canada during the pandemic. Hear beautiful choral music from unexpected places and learn the importance of making music together.
Sunday Family Storytime
Read stories, sing interactive songs, and make a craft. Fun for the whole family!