DEC. 1-SAT. FEB. 24 | 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 24th we’ll have a cookies and hot cocoa party with prizes and more to wrap up our winter reading program! Ages 0-12
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Downtown Framingham has changed over the years and there is more on the horizon. Let's take a deep dive into the central business district that makes up our beautiful city. We will explore some new businesses, partnerships, new restaurants or specials and most importantly where and how to park.
Come in person to the Framingham Public Library or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
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 as Sabrina Welch shares her knowledge on brain function using magic tricks to illustrate neuroscience concepts! Ages 8+
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 master storyteller, Rona Leventhal, as she guides adult patrons through the process of finding the “seeds” to stories from their lives and filling out the details of one of those story seeds in order to make an interesting and “ear-catching” story to tell. This is a 2 hour workshop.
In Partnership with OUT METROWEST - Join us in creating beautiful pieces of string art. All Ages
Program is every Monday for 8 weeks from JAN. 8 - MAR. 11 (excluding holidays) from 5:30-6:30pm. Ages 0-2.
Sing songs, rhymes, and read a book in 30 minutes filled with fun, learning, and bonding for you and your baby! Stay after to chat and connect with other caregivers. Registration required at https://forms.gle/CpyCq1UEvdHHjKhv9; space is limited.
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.
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 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 Dr. Helen Heineman as she discusses her recently-published new novel! Signed books available for sale.
Se cancela el Club de Lectores de esta noche con El juego del ángel de Carlos Ruiz Zafón. El Club de Lectores se encuentra en pausa hasta nuevo aviso. ¡Gracias por su paciencia! Vuelva periódicamente para obtener más información.
Tonight's Club de Lectores featuring El juego del ángel de Carlos Ruiz Zafon is cancelled. Future meetings of the Club de Lectores are temporarily on hiatus until further notice.
We appreciate your patience and understanding! Stay tuned for updates!
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
1st Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER
2nd Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MCAULIFFE, COMMUNITY ROOM
This Chess Club is an informal group welcoming everyone from new players to junior chess masters! Chess boards are provided, but you can bring your own. Staff are available to help with questions, but will not be teaching chess. For Elementary and Middle School Students.
Join the Main Library Adult Book Club online for our December book pick: “The Woman with the Cure’’ by Lynn Cullen.
Registration for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.
If you are new to the group and would like to participate, 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 Holiday cards we know and love today did not start out as friendly, festive, and jolly. Victorians shared the holiday spirit with images of singing beetles, dead birds, and dancing frogs. All ages, join us to create your very own Victorian Yuletide card to hang in your living room or send out to friends and family. Drop in any time between 2pm and 7pm.
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 one, Give one! Make your own catnip toy and then make more for us to donate to local shelters! All Ages.
An hour or so after the 1990 St. Patrick’s Day ended, two men dressed as Boston cops entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, stayed for about 90 minutes, and left with 13 pieces of art. Join Bob Ainsworth, author of DUPED, as he reviews the actual details of the theft, the suspects, and the trail of the paintings after the theft.
Come in person at the Main Library or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary.
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.
It’s an early release day, so join us at the McAuliffe Branch to learn how to do nail art! We’ll have some nail polishes available, but please bring your own as well.
Grades 5-12
It’s an early release day, so I’ll bring a stack of movies and you can choose what we watch.
Grades 5-12
In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.
Runtime: 104m; Rated PG; Closed Captions Provided.
Learn how to make a reusable gift bag just in time for the holidays! All materials provided - these projects are best suited for teens and adults with basic machine sewing skills (ages 15+). Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/SatelliteSewing
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Join pianist Richard Hughes as he plays along to F. W. Murnau’s classic silent film The Last Laugh.
Swirl colors in shaving cream to create sensory-driven art. Bags for babies and trays for older toddlers available. Ages 0-4
Use fuse beads to make an ornament, gift, or keychain! Ages 6+
Join us for a new Play, Learn, and Grow Together group experience as famed Brazilian musician and storyteller Rejane de Musis, shares her talents in our interactive parent child groups for the whole family to enjoy. You are sure to be energized and inspired by these special music and cultural education events.
Únase a nosotros para una experiencia nueva de grupo Jugar, Aprender, y Crecer con famosa músico y cuentista brasileña, Rejane de Musis, mientras que comparte sus talentos en un grupo interactivo de padres y niños para toda la familia. Ciertamente serán energizados e inspirados por estos eventos educativos y especiales de música y cultura.
Junte-se a nós para uma nova experiência em grupo Brincar, Aprender, e Crescer juntos como a famosa musicista e contadora de histórias brasileira Rejane de Musis. Ela irá compartilhar seus talentos em nossos grupos interativos de pais e filhos para toda a família aproveitar. Você certamente será energizado e inspirado por esses eventos especiais de música e educação cultural.
Sign up for groups is appreciated! For more information contact is at 508-782-6932 or jcohen@framingham.k12.ma.us
Join us for the Zefíra Trio with violinist Olga Patramanska-Bell, cellist Ashima Scripp, and pianist Eleanor Perrone.
Come in person at the Main Library or stream live on YouTube at youtube.com/FraminghamPublicLibrary
Program is every Monday for 8 weeks from JAN. 8 - MAR. 11 (excluding holidays) from 5:30-6:30pm. Ages 0-2.
Sing songs, rhymes, and read a book in 30 minutes filled with fun, learning, and bonding for you and your baby! Stay after to chat and connect with other caregivers. Registration required at https://forms.gle/CpyCq1UEvdHHjKhv9; space is limited.
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.
The All Ages Talent Show has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Gnomes! These were such a hit last year, that they’re making a comeback. Join us to make your own decorative gnome with no sewing required.
Fill out our registration form here if you'd like to sign up for Teen Craft program reminders: https://bit.ly/FPL-Teen-Crafts
Grades 6-12
This movie and craft has been cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Drop in and use any supplies put out to create to your heart’s content. Color, make origami, or use your imagination to craft something new!
All Ages!
1st Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER
2nd Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MCAULIFFE, COMMUNITY ROOM
This Chess Club is an informal group welcoming everyone from new players to junior chess masters! Chess boards are provided, but you can bring your own. Staff are available to help with questions, but will not be teaching chess. For Elementary and Middle School Students.
A heartwarming debut novel for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, following three lonely strangers in a rural Oregon town, each working through grief and life's curveballs, who are brought together by happenstance on a local honeybee farm where they find surprising friendship, healing--and maybe even a second chance--just when they least expect it.
Hybrid: In-Person/Zoom
Register:http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
This class welcomes serious poets with experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry. Poets may discuss their work.
If you are new to the group and would like to participate, 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.
An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas eve.
Want to improve your job interview skills? Join career coach Ed Lawrence for this free monthly practice session. No registration necessary. Drop-ins welcome!
Calling all Swifties! Join us for a fun and fabulous Birth-Tay Extravaganza! Come dressed in your Eras Tour best to make and trade friendship bracelets, decorate polaroids, and try your luck at ‘Bejeweled’ Bingo. Snacks will be provided. All ages welcome. Bingo starts promptly at 4.
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.
Make a LEGO creation based on each month’s theme. Ages 5+
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.
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help your baby explore. Ages 2-4.
Join us for this month's Science Fiction Book Club: “Sleeping Giants” by Sylvania Neuval.
In-person or online. Register for the Zoom link at bit.ly/FPL-Events.
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.
We invite you to join us for a morning of literary conversation. An open discussion of your favorite works. Discuss any book you like! Find exciting new books to read and expand your reading habits.
Gnomes! These were such a hit last year, that they’re making a comeback. Join us to make your own decorative gnome with no sewing required.
Fill out our registration form here if you'd like to sign up for Teen Craft program reminders: https://bit.ly/FPL-Teen-Crafts
Grades 6-12
Learn to metal stamp and create jewelry to take home. Space and materials are limited. Grades 5-8
Bicycling in Framingham, part of the Sustainability Series, is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Test your Pokemon™ knowledge by guessing who the Pokemon™ is based on their silhouette! All Ages
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.
Looking for assistance building the perfect resume or finding the right job? Join the Framingham Public Library’s Ed Lawrence, a Certified Professional Resume Writer, for a workshop on finding - and getting! - the job.
Registration required: https://bit.ly/fpl-resume
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 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 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.
DEC. 1-SAT. FEB. 24 | 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 24th we’ll have a cookies and hot cocoa party with prizes and more to wrap up our winter reading program! Ages 0-12
Program is every Monday for 8 weeks from JAN. 8 - MAR. 11 (excluding holidays) from 5:30-6:30pm. Ages 0-2.
Sing songs, rhymes, and read a book in 30 minutes filled with fun, learning, and bonding for you and your baby! Stay after to chat and connect with other caregivers. Registration required at https://forms.gle/CpyCq1UEvdHHjKhv9; space is limited.
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.
EVENT CANCELLED. WE WILL RESCHEDULE A 3D MODELING PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE.
Maker Mondays is a new weekly drop in program in our SparkLab (maker space). Come once to test out that month’s activity, or come every week to work on a big project!
This month we’re designing cookie cutters to be printed on the 3D printer!
Grades 6-12
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.
Make a LEGO creation based on each month’s theme. Ages 5+
Embark upon a journey of magical realms and boundless imagination with Dungeons & Dragons. Guiding you on this quest is the mast of worlds, our DM, Jeff, whose enchanting storytelling shall weave the threads of magic. Space is limited.
Registration Required:https://forms.gle/Bi6SpuRRLY3r5Kdt9
This reading has become an annual tradition! Don’t miss the opportunity to see Charles Dickens’ masterpiece come to life! Dickens prepared a special version of “A Christmas Carol” that he used during reading tours in England and the United States, ending in Boston. Dr. Heineman will perform a dramatized reading of this version, enhanced by a slideshow of over 205 illustrations.
Register: http://bit.ly/FPL-Events
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.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG, 1993, 1h 16m)
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
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 in a winter wonderland and build your very own (cottonball) snowman! Ages 2+
A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 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 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 create a Mason jar votive holder, decorated for winter.
Register at https://tinyurl.com/FPL-votives
Supplies and space are limited.
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.
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.
Join our Meditation mailing list to receive a monthly email with Zoom link.
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
Play video games and eat snacks! This time we'll be meeting in the Teen Room so we can test out the new gaming setup!
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
Grades 6-12
Come make some Pine Cone Bird Feeders to celebrate the Winter Solstice! These feeders will help birds that live in your backyard find food during the winter. This program is peanut butter free. All Ages
Come make some Pine Cone Bird Feeders to celebrate the Winter Solstice! These feeders will help birds that live in your backyard find food during the winter. This program is peanut butter free. All Ages.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Come make a Pokeball™ Suncatcher or a paper plate Pokeball™ with your own Pokemon™ to go inside! Ages 4+
Program is every Monday for 8 weeks from JAN. 8 - MAR. 11 (excluding holidays) from 5:30-6:30pm. Ages 0-2.
Sing songs, rhymes, and read a book in 30 minutes filled with fun, learning, and bonding for you and your baby! Stay after to chat and connect with other caregivers. Registration required at https://forms.gle/CpyCq1UEvdHHjKhv9; space is limited.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
A shy adolescent learns that she comes from a fabled royal family of legendary sea krakens and that her destiny lies in the depths of the waters, which is bigger than she could have ever imagined. Run time 91 min., Rated PG. Closed captions provided.
Kick back this winter break and make your own themed snow globes! With glitter, figurines, and a ton of imagination, you’re bound to have fun making and shaking these snow globes! Ages 8+
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 remarkable story of a kitten who changed a town. Join Toto for a reading of their picture book, ask questions, and meet Toto! All Ages.
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.
Improve your reading skills by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Registration required. Call 508-532-5636 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.
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.
Come and learn how to use Garageband to create unique music. Registration required if you would like to borrow an iPad. To sign up to borrow an iPad: ttps://tinyurl.com/DecGarageband23 Grades 4-8.
Last Thursday of the Month! Learn new stitches, and hangout with other knitters & crocheters! Grades 4+
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Hang out and paint a winter snowman scene. Juice and snacks provided! Registration required at https://forms.gle/AM15ARwc7sNDwhnT7; space is limited. Ages 7+
Fold, Cut, Decorate, and Staple together your own Giant Snowflakes. Ages 5+
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