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.
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: "A flor de piel" de Javier Moro 249-496
Regístrese: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
11/06: "Caceria" de Jose Ramon Vilahomat
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Join the Main Library Adult Book Club online for our September book pick: "Horse" by Geraldine Brooks. Registration for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Learn about New England pollination systems, the challenges they face, and efforts towards restoration.
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.
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.
Once you’ve signed up for the server, you’ll be able to use it whenever you want. But if you want to build when you know there will be other people on too, join us every Monday and Wednesday from 2:30-4:00 PM. We can chat, work on group builds, and/or explore the map together.
If you don't yet have access to the server, visit www.framinghamlibrary.org/minecraft for more details and the application form.
Must Be Accepted on Minecraft Server to Participate
Grades 4-12
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 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.
Bring your pride and we’ll bring the beads! Use fuse beads to make your own pattern or keychain. Ages 8+
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.
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.
Presented by Dr. Liz Fideler, EdD, Sloan Research Network on Aging & Work, Boston College, Founding Member.
Blanche Ames and Oakes Ames advanced women’s suffrage, reproductive rights, artistic expression, and scientific knowledge, among other accomplishments, in the first half of the 20th century. Blanche was part of women’s history for nearly seven decades and deserved to be better known for that and other reasons. Oakes’s contributions to the suffrage movement and his extraordinary scientific accomplishments might have received greater recognition had he not avoided the spotlight so successfully.
Their story is one of mutual enabling. Believing in gender equality, even if outside the bounds of what was considered socially acceptable, they named their home “Borderland” to represent boundary pushing.
Stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
A presentation of Pre-Colombian stories of cosmic agriculture, resource management and geographic expansion from the Andes Mountain region.
Focused mainly on the Inca Empire (modern day Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador) and its predecessors, this talk will be accompanied by original paintings illustrating scenes of Andean laborers, their duties and their deities. Presented by local artist—and Framingham Library’s own!—Samela St. Pierre.
Stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
For Adults and Teens in partnership with libraries across Massachusetts
In 1991, Spooky World opened in Berlin, Massachusetts as the first Halloween scream park. The attraction became so popular that it expanded well beyond its original haunted hayride, shaped a generation of New England Halloween lovers, and was celebrated in the forthcoming documentary “Spooktacular.” Join us to hear how an idea became a Halloween institution in Massachusetts.
Register at bit.ly/Spooky-World for the Zoom link!
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.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
“The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe and the modern retelling “What Moves the Dead” by T Kingfisher
Hybrid: In-Person/Zoom
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.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Once you’ve signed up for the server, you’ll be able to use it whenever you want. But if you want to build when you know there will be other people on too, join us every Monday and Wednesday from 2:30-4:00 PM. We can chat, work on group builds, and/or explore the map together.
If you don't yet have access to the server, visit www.framinghamlibrary.org/minecraft for more details and the application form.
Must Be Accepted on Minecraft Server to Participate
Grades 4-12
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.
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.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Join us for our September Science Fiction Book Club: “Mountain in the Sea” by Ray Naylor.
Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
The City of Framingham is developing a roadmap to reduce carbon emissions and increase community resilience to climate change. The City is centering equitable community engagement and incorporating community voices into this process. We will be discussing and prioritizing strategies for implementation within six focus areas: mobility, buildings & infrastructure, community resilience, environment, and energy. Join us for a discussion and to provide feedback!
Come with questions to the Main Library or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Join us for one of the earliest classic horror films ever made—Nosferatu! Countless other directors have copied the innovative use of lighting and staging, but none shines like the original.
See this silent film accompanied by pianist Richard Hughes who’ll attempt to scare you with low rumbling diminished chords emanating from our baby grand.
For Adults and Teens in partnership with libraries across Massachusetts
Every Halloween season, things get considerably more scary at the beloved restaurant the Abington Ale House, in Abington, Massachusetts. Join us to hear more about its autumn transformation, including two haunted houses, special nights like Bite & Fright, a Lights on Tour, and extreme nights for guests who don't mind being touched in total darkness for an extra scary experience.
Register at bit.ly/Barrett-Mansion for the Zoom link!
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. Ages 0-3.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Join 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.
Girls Who Code Clubs are spaces where girls can join our community of supportive peers and use Computer Science to change the world. When you join a Club, you will learn by reading excerpts from our books Learn to Code and Change the World and The Friendship Code, practice new skills by completing fun and simple online coding tutorials, and build community through interactive activities with the rest of your Club. Our 3-5th Grade Clubs help build the foundational skills and understanding of computer science concepts and sisterhood through a reading discussion and coding activities. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build fun projects to share with friends and family. Technology will be provided.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
There are two ways you can register. Child must be registered prior to the first session, October 16, 2023. The program is cumulative so registrants are expected to attend all sessions.
Register from home. Go to: hq.girlswhocode.com & click “sign up” to set up an account. Select “United States”' from the dropdown and enter your child’s birth date. Then agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Enter your email address to receive an email with parent/guardian information about HQ. Enter your child’s full name and create a unique username and a password. You will be redirected to Join Your Program and enter your child’s Club Code. 3rd-5th Grade club code: MA51695.
Stop into the Children's room at the Main Library & fill out a registration form.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Evil Judge Turpin lusts for the beautiful wife of a London barber and transports him to Australia for a crime he did not commit. Returning after 15 years and calling himself Sweeney Todd, the now-mad man vows revenge, applying his razor to unlucky customers and shuttling the bodies down to Mrs. Lovett, who uses them in her meat-pie shop. Though many fall to his blade, he will not be satisfied until he slits Turpin's throat.
Come make a Super Mario Bros™ themed craft! Crafts and coloring sheets for different ages will be available. All Ages
Join us for an Introduction to Genealogy Research session! Learn how to start your searching, find out about online and offline records, and avoid common research pitfalls.
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.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Join us for this revisit of celebrated director Alfred Hitchcock in these four films! The program includes an introduction to the film, the screening, and a 30-minute post screening discussion led by Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English and Film Studies at FSU.
10/18: The Lady Vanishes (1938, 97m)
A young woman (Margaret Lockwood) befriends a sweet old English nanny (Dame May Whitty) who mysteriously disappears from the train they are traveling on.
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.
Join the Craft Ladies for an Adult craft night and design your own pumpkin wall hanging! We will embellish wooden pumpkin forms with scrapbook paper, ribbons, and seasonal decorations.
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/FPL-pumpkin
Supplies and space are limited.
McAuliffe Morning Book Club: “The Horror at Red Hook” By H. P. Lovecraft and the modern retelling “The Ballad of Black Tom” by Victor LaValle
Hybrid: In-Person/Zoom
Register at: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
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.
Registration for the Zoom link required at http://bit.ly/FPL-Events.
Presented by Dr. P. Bradley Nutting, Emeritus Professor of History, FSU
Cotton Mather (1663-1728) the descendant of grandparents John Cotton and Richard Mather was the last in a line of the Puritan preachers who had dominated the first century of colonial Massachusetts and a harbinger of the 18 th century Enlightenment. He is best known in the popular mind for his role in aiding and abetting the Salem witchcraft hysteria. His writings on diabolic possession, which he believed based on empirical evidence, harkened back to a medieval mindset which was an accepted part of that culture. What is less appreciated is that Mather in that his most significant writings showed an opening in the direction of a modern, rationalist worldview. Mather the witch-hunter was also a fierce proponent of inoculation to prevent smallpox. His essay Bonifacius (1710) which urged the formation of reform organizations to combat social evils would go on to strongly influence fellow Bostonian, the young Ben Franklin. Elected to the Royal Society for his scientific writings Mather was a man truly a man of two worlds and two minds.
Attend in person here at the Main Library Costin room or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary
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.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Join us to learn how to make a decorative pumpkin, all with a 3D Pen! Supplies will be limited, so there may be a wait. All Ages
For Adults and Teens in partnership with libraries across Massachusetts
Since 2011, Jon Braver has been creating this new and unique, location-based theatrical production where guests step inside a horror movie and become part of the story. Part theatre, part haunted house, part interactive experience, “Delusion” is unique. Join us to learn about the making of this chilling experience, and how the New England Halloween season has been a big inspiration.
Register at bit.ly/Delusion-Experience for the Zoom link!
Join us for a concert featuring pianist Liana Paniyeva! 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.
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.
Renowned musician Lydia Tár is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career. When all elements seem to conspire against her, Lydia's adopted daughter Petra becomes an integral emotional support for her struggling mother. Set in the international world of Western classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer-conductors and the very first female director of a major German orchestra.
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.
Join us at McAuliffe for a night of thrills and chills to get into the Halloween spirit. In Clue: Conspiracy, play as either a Friend trying to keep Mr. Coral alive or a Conspiracy Member trying to cause his downfall. Game play is ~45 minutes and is aimed at ages 14+.
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 years
Bring your own art journal and prepare to get messy! Join us for this casual, unstructured session exploring the possibilities of art journals. No experience required.
Space and supplies are limited. Register at bit.ly/FPL_Art_Workshop
Victor and Victoria's families have arranged their marriage. Though they like each other, Victor is nervous about the ceremony. While he's in a forest practicing his lines for the wedding, a tree branch becomes a hand that drags him to the land of the dead. It belongs to Emily, who was murdered after eloping with her love and wants to marry Victor. Victor must get back aboveground before Victoria marries the villainous Barkis Bittern.
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.
Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.
Join us for this revisit of celebrated director Alfred Hitchcock in these four films! The program includes an introduction to the film, the screening, and a 30-minute post screening discussion led by Dr. Arthur Nolletti, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English and Film Studies at FSU.
10/25: Shadow of a Doubt (1943, 108m)
An unsuspecting schoolgirl (Teresa Wright) comes to realize that her charming uncle (Joseph Cotton) is a murderer of wealthy widows.
Once you’ve signed up for the server, you’ll be able to use it whenever you want. But if you want to build when you know there will be other people on too, join us every Monday and Wednesday from 2:30-4:00 PM. We can chat, work on group builds, and/or explore the map together.
If you don't yet have access to the server, visit www.framinghamlibrary.org/minecraft for more details and the application form.
Must Be Accepted on Minecraft Server to Participate
Grades 4-12
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 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.
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.
The Mummy is a rousing, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasure-seeking explorers in the Sahara Desert in 1925. Stumbling upon an ancient tomb, the hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror, which is embodied in the vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest who had been sentenced to an eternity as one of the living dead.
Last Thursday of the Month! Learn new stitches, and hangout with other knitters & crocheters! Grades 4+
Presented by Dr. Jon Huibregtse, Professor of History, FSU
Several revolutionary changes occurred in communications in the late 20th century. Most notably the growth of cable television and the rise of the internet have dramatically affected every aspect of life in the United States, perhaps none more so than politics. Professor Huibregtse will analyze how the rise of the 24-hour news cycle and social media have reconfigured the nation’s political landscape.
Attend in person or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
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.
For Adults and Teens in partnership with libraries across Massachusetts
Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group produces haunted attractions all over the U.S.A. One of their newest haunts is The Old Joliet Haunted Prison. But this prison isn’t all fiction. The Old Joliet Haunted Prison is a real haunted location with a history of its own. Join us to learn all about the history and creation of this mega-haunt.
Register at bit.ly/Joliet-Prison for the Zoom link!
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.
Girls Who Code Clubs are spaces where girls can join our community of supportive peers and use Computer Science to change the world. When you join a Club, you will learn by reading excerpts from our books Learn to Code and Change the World and The Friendship Code, practice new skills by completing fun and simple online coding tutorials, and build community through interactive activities with the rest of your Club. Our 3-5th Grade Clubs help build the foundational skills and understanding of computer science concepts and sisterhood through a reading discussion and coding activities. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build fun projects to share with friends and family. Technology will be provided.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
There are two ways you can register. Child must be registered prior to the first session, October 16, 2023. The program is cumulative so registrants are expected to attend all sessions.
Register from home. Go to: hq.girlswhocode.com & click “sign up” to set up an account. Select “United States”' from the dropdown and enter your child’s birth date. Then agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Enter your email address to receive an email with parent/guardian information about HQ. Enter your child’s full name and create a unique username and a password. You will be redirected to Join Your Program and enter your child’s Club Code. 3rd-5th Grade club code: MA51695.
Stop into the Children's room at the Main Library & fill out a registration form.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
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.