Events Calendar / September 2023
Adventures in Lifelong Learning: Registration opens!
Adventures in Lifelong Learning runs Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, and 24. Online registration opens on Tuesday, September 5 at 11am.
Enjoy these FREE courses for adults 60+ on ZOOM! Registration is required and due by Friday, September 29. Visit framinghamlibrary.org/adventures or bit.ly/Adventures-FSU for full course descriptions, registration information, and instructions for using Zoom by computer, tablet, or phone.
For questions, email lifelonglearning@framingham.edu or phone 508.215.5127. To join our mailing list, go to bit.ly/Adventures-mailing-list.
Main Library Adult Book Club: Honor by Thrity Umrigar
Join the Main Library Adult Book Club online for our September book pick: Honor by Thrity Umrigar. Registration for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
McAuliffe Animatinee: Inu-Oh (PG-13, 2021, 1h 38m)
Inu-Oh is born with unique physical characteristics, and the horrified adults cover his face with a mask. One day, he meets a boy named Tomona, a blind biwa player, and as Tomona plays a delicate song, Inu-Oh discovers an incredible ability to dance.
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.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
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.
Dia da Independência do Brasil Histórias e Artesanato / Brazilian Independence Day Storytime & Craft
QUA. SETEMBRO 6, 17h-17h30 | MAIN, COSTIN ROOM
QUA. SETEMBRO 6, 17h30-18h30 | MAIN, COSTIN ROOM
Junte-se a nós para uma hora de história em português liderada pelo Dual Language Parent Advisory Council (DLPAC) das Escolas de Framingham, depois fique para um artesanato infantil com tema brasileiro! para todas as idades
WED. SEP. 6, 5-5:30PM | MAIN, COSTIN ROOM
WED. SEP. 6, 5:30-6:30PM | MAIN, COSTIN ROOM
Join us for a storytime in Portuguese led by the Dual language Parent Advisory Council (DLPAC) of the Framingham Schools, then stay for a Brazilian themed kids craft! All ages!
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.
Comemoração do Dia da Independência do Brasil / Brazilian Independence Day Celebration
Comemoração do Dia da Independência do Brasil
Em parceria com o Grupo Mulher Brasileira e DLPAC
Abertura do Dia da Independência do Brasil e música para todas as idades
Venha comemorar com o Grupo Mulher Brasileiras e a Biblioteca Pública de Framingham! Temos a honra de ter o evento aberto pelo Consul Geral do Brasil em Boston, Embaixador Santiago Irazábal Mourão, e com muito prazer convidamos toda a comunidade para um lanche leve e a música do Ebinho Cardoso Modern Trio!
Agenda de eventos:
18h30 Discurso do Embaixador
18h45-19h45 Ebinho Cardoso Trio Moderno
Transmita ao vivo no YouTube em youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Brazilian Independence Day Celebration
In partnership with the Brazilian Women's Group and DLPAC
Come celebrate with the Brazilian Women’s Group and the Framingham Public Library! We’re honored to have the event opened by the Boston Brazilian Consul General, Ambassador Santiago Irazábal Mourão, and then thrilled to invite you to enjoy some refreshments and the music of the Ebinho Cardoso Modern Trio!
Schedule of Events:
6:30PM Ambassador’s address
6:45-7:45PM Ebinho Cardoso Modern Trio
Stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Adult Lego Build Night
McAuliffe Branch Library, Community Room
Have fun with engineering!! Bring your imagination and your inner child, using our legos to build a masterful creation.
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.
First Library Card Night
MOVED INTO TO CHILDREN'S ROOM & SPARK LAB
Don’t have a library card yet? Join us in a celebration of getting your first library card, enjoy snacks, and crafts! Ages 5+
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Lunchtime Learning Series: That’s eEntertainment!
Trying to finish all the titles on your “To Be Read” list but can’t fit all the books in your bag? Looking to watch your favorite show or documentary from the comfort of your couch? The library has you covered!
Come learn more about our digital library and resources: how to download, stream, and more…and always for free!
Friday Night Film: La Traviata (1983, G)
Join us for pizza and a movie as we screen the 1983 Grammy-winning film adaptation of the classic Italian opera, introduced by our own Bill Wray. Come hungry for pizza and popcorn!
Baby Fitness
Join Jessica from Emotions in Motion for a workout with you and your baby! Best suited for pre-walkers and all fitness levels are encouraged. Please bring a mat.
The Bob Dodd Sunday Concert Series presents Chester Brezniak & Yelena Beriyeva
Join us for a concert featuring clarinetist Chester Brezniak and pianist Yelena Beriyeva! Come in person to the Main Library or stream live on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
This event is sponsored in part by Metro Credit Union, Middlesex Savings Bank, Roche Brothers, St. Mary’s Credit Union, and Friends of the Framingham Library.
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.
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.
Película En Español: Vivo (2021)
Un kinkajou amante de la música se embarca en el viaje de su vida para cumplir su destino y entregar una canción de amor para un viejo amigo. Clasificación: PG, Duración: 95 Minutos. Subtitulada en inglés. Todas las edades.
CLOSED CAPTIONS IN ENGLISH ARE PROVIDED.
Club de Lectores: “A flor de piel” por Javier Moro 1-248
Libro: "A flor de piel" por Javier Moro 1-248
Regístrese: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
10/02: "A flor de piel" por Javier Moro 249-496
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta. Todas as idades.
¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5636 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
McAuliffe Evening Book Club: “True Biz” by Sara Novac
True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they'll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who's never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school's golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the headmistress, who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another's—and changed forever.
Hybrid: In-Person/Zoom
Register at: http://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: Knives Out (PG-13, 2019, 2h 10m)
The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but there's one thing that renowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure -- everyone in the wildly dysfunctional Thrombey family is a suspect. Now, Blanc must sift through a web of lies and red herrings to uncover the truth.
Monthly Free Practice Interview Group
Want to improve your job interview skills? Join career coach Ed Lawrence for this free monthly practice session. No registration necessary. Drop-ins welcome!
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: “Sirens of Titan” by Kurt Vonnegut
Join us for our September Science Fiction Book Club: "Sirens of Titan" by Kurt Vonnegut. Register 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.
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
Sustainability Series: Composting: The Next Frontier
Learn the ins and outs of curbside compost collection for households, cafeterias, and commercial spaces. Katy from Black Earth Compost tells us how we can handle organic waste collection—the same way we used to when putting out the trash and recycling.
Find out how organic waste is converted to nutrient rich compost, a sustainable replacement for synthetic fertilizers in gardens and lawns.
Come with questions to the Main Library or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Friends of 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 Series: Light Board Table
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help with exploration. Ages 2-4
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Arden)
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta. Todas as idades.
¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5636 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
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.
Monday Matinee: Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (PG-13, 1hr 46m, 2023)
When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
Early Release Day Movie & Popcorn
It’s a middle school early release day, so I’ll bring a few recent movies and make some popcorn, and y’all can pick what we watch.
We'll be at both the Main and McAuliffe Branch Libraries.
Grades 5-8
Secrets of the Superheroes! Comic Book History & Workshop
Talk about your favorite superheroes, design your own characters and their secret origins. Grades 3-5
First Library Card Night
Don’t have a library card yet? Join us in a celebration of getting your first library card, enjoy snacks, and crafts! Ages 5+
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: The Public (PG-13, 2018, 1h 59m)
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when people experiencing homelessness in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
Spark Lab Satellite: Playdough
Make your own personalized playdough by choosing your favorite color and scent. Ages 5+
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.
Sensory Series: Parachute Play
Explore the color and movement of a parachute with games and songs. Ages 0-4
McAuliffe Craft Ladies: Fall Bucket List
McAuliffe Branch Library Community Room
Join the Craft Ladies for an Adult craft night and design your own interactive "fall bucket list" in a bucket! We will embellish buckets with popsicle sticks listing fall activities, and seasonal decorations.
REGISTER: https://tinyurl.com/FPL-bucket
Space and supplies are limited.
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 Discussions: “House of Broken Angels” by Luis Alberto Urrea
The definitive Mexican-American immigrant story, a sprawling and deeply felt portrait of a Mexican-American family occasioned by the impending loss of its patriarch, from one of the country's most beloved authors.
Hybrid: In-Person/Zoom
To attend virtually register at: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
Release, Relax & Reinvigorate: Meditation with Leslie
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.
Marbled Mugs @ McA
Design your own unique and usable mug with just water and nail polish!
Sign up for a reminder email here: https://bit.ly/Marbled-Mugs
Grades 6-12
Spark Lab Satellite: Paper Making
Join us and learn how to make your own paper with wildflower seeds! Send notes to loved ones on your very own seed paper. Supplies are limited, so there may be a wait.
Worry Dolls / Muñecas Quitapenas
Learn the history and folklore and make Guatemalan worry dolls. Ages 8+
Aprenda la historia y el folclore y haga muñecas quitapenas guatemaltecas. a partir de 8 años
Lifelong Learning: Back to the Future: Food Conservation Posters in the United States 1917-1918
Presented by Janet Schwartz, MS, RD, Emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Department of Food and Nutrition, FSU
If you think the United States can’t reduce its food waste, think again and go “back to the future.”
During World War I, the government asked Americans to change their food habits to “win the war” by reducing food waste and reducing their sugar, wheat, fat, and meat intake. Posters and local libraries were used to change food habits of Americans.
Professor Schwartz presents the posters and draws comparisons between the food and nutrition messages in 1917 and 2023.
Stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Literacy Unlimited MEGA Yard Sale!
Don't miss the MEGA YARD SALE at the Framingham Public Library!
We will have bikes, toys, clothing, jewelry and more! All proceeds benefit Literacy Unlimited.
See you on Saturday, September 23rd from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
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Sensory Storytime [CANCELLED]
Storytime for a neurodiverse audience. A 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 4-10
Hobbit Garden Party
Mcauliffe Branch Library Astronauts Grove, Community Room, Craft Room
Celebrate The Hobbit’s 86th anniversary (Sept. 21) and Bilbo and Frodo’s Birthdays (Sept. 22) with lawn
games, LOTR themed crafts and snacks, and general merriment. Middle-earth attire is encouraged but not required!
Anime Club
Join us to watch your favorite anime and eat some tasty Japanese snacks!
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
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta. Todas as idades.
¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5636 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
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.
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.
Puzzle Swap: McAuliffe Branch
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.
Board Game Night: Lord of the Rings escape room
Join us at McAuliffe as we put our wits to the test to help the Fellowship save Middle Earth. Celebrate Frodo and Bilbo's birthday playing this Lord of the Rings escape room. Game play will take around an hour and is intended for players age 10 and up.
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.
Virtual Reality Tour: BRINK Traveler
Travel around the world experiencing amazing natural locations, all from the comfort of the McAuliffe Library! Choose from 22 unique locations to explore and learn about without having to leave your chair. Please call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or sign up here to reserve your 45 minute time block.
“Gather Hear Louisiana”: Film Screening & Piano Concert
Join us for an event that explores how classical music intertwines with America through the lens of pianist Miki Sawada. Miki traveled through Louisiana with a U-Haul and an upright piano, performing spontaneously anywhere people would listen.
Screen the short film about this adventure, which premiered at Independent Film Festival Boston. Following the screening, Miki performs solo piano works by Florence Price, George Walker, and Franz Schubert.
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.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
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.
Virtual Reality Tour: BRINK Traveler
Travel around the world experiencing amazing natural locations, all from the comfort of the McAuliffe Library! Choose from 22 unique locations to explore and learn about without having to leave your chair. Please call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or sign up here to reserve your 45 minute time block.
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.
Hojalata Mexican Tin Art
Create your own tin foil art inspired by the Mexican folk art tradition hojalata. Ages 6+
Crea tu propio arte de papel de aluminio inspirado en la tradición del arte popular mexicano de hojalata. Edades 6+
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.
Books in Bloom
View floral interpretations of favorite books from 90 years ago by members of the Framingham Garden Club as we celebrate our 90th anniversary.
Reception Wednesday, September 27th, 7PM. View floral displays through September 30.
Join us live at the Main Library, 49 Lexington St. in Framingham or stream live on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
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.
Virtual Reality Tour: BRINK Traveler
Travel around the world experiencing amazing natural locations, all from the comfort of the McAuliffe Library! Choose from 22 unique locations to explore and learn about without having to leave your chair. Please call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or sign up here to reserve your 45 minute time block.
Marbled Mugs @ Main
Design your own unique and usable mug with just water and nail polish!
Sign up for a reminder email here: https://bit.ly/Marbled-Mugs
Grades 6-12
Hispanic Heritage Molas Art / Herencia Hispana Molas Art
Hispanic Heritage Molas Art
Create Molas, a handmade textile art form from Panama and Columbia. Ages 5+
Herencia Hispana Molas Art
Crea Molas, una forma de arte textil hecha a mano de Panamá y Colombia. Edades 5+
Kids Yarn Social Hour
Last Thursday of the Month! Learn new stitches, and hangout with other knitters & crocheters! Grades 4+
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Baby Storytime at Main
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs
***TIME CHANGED TO 11am-12pm***
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call or drop by to sign up for a time slot.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5636 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta. Todas as idades.
¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5636 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
Sewing Workshop: T-Shirt Tote Bags
*** 1 Spot just opened up! ***
Learn to sew a tote bag out of a t-shirt! All Materials provided. Registration required as supplies are limited. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/SparkLabTote Grades 4-8