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 22nd we’ll have a cookies and hot cocoa party with prizes and more to wrap up our winter reading program! Ages 0-12
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 us to make your own decorative gnome with no sewing required (unless you want to). Come one week to make something simple, or come back several weeks in a row to make an elaborate masterpiece!
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
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.
Join our club and meet weekly (9 sessions) to learn to code and change the world! Using the curriculum from girlswhocode.com, participants will gain an understanding of computer science concepts through reading discussions and coding activities. Grades 3-5.
Space is limited; registration required: https://tinyurl.com/FPLCode2024
Download our info packet here!
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Explore Notre Dame de Paris through the centuries and discover the history of this famous cathedral in virtual reality. To reserve a 45 minute time slot, please call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or register online.
Join the Main Library Adult Book Discussion online for our December book pick: Long Island by Colm Toibin.
If you are new to this book group and are not a member of our mailing list, join the Main Library Book Discussion mailing list to receive the Zoom link.
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.
Explore Notre Dame de Paris through the centuries and discover the history of this famous cathedral in virtual reality. To reserve a 45 minute time slot, please call the McAuliffe Branch at 508-532-5636 or register online.
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 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
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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.
Drop in to color printed out pictures and do fun mazes and word activity sheets!
All Ages
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.
1st Wednesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER [NEW DATE!]
3rd 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 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.
Bring your writing tools and join us as we build a local community of writers. No experience required, only a will to write and connect.
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.
A twice monthly meeting for LGBTQIA+ and allied teens to hang out and do crafts. On the first Thursday, we’ll be at the Main Library, and on the third Thursday, we’ll meet at the McAuliffe Branch.
Grades 6-12
Explore the profound themes of moral growth, guilt, and redemption in Dostoevsky’s works, particularly how punishment serves as a tool for education and personal transformation.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
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
Grades 6-12
These beautiful beaded snowflakes are one of a kind, make your own to have a forever winter wonderland!
Ages 5+
Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus and enjoy hot chocolate, cookies, and holiday music! Visit the bookmobile for free books and green screen photos! Take a storywalk and get a special visit from the Yeti!
For additional information, visit framinghamma.gov/treelighting.
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 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 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
Make one, give one! Make your own cat or dog toys and then make more for us to donate to local shelters! All ages.
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 us to make your own decorative gnome with no sewing required (unless you want to). Come one week to make something simple, or come back several weeks in a row to make an elaborate masterpiece!
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
Join our club and meet weekly (9 sessions) to learn to code and change the world! Using the curriculum from girlswhocode.com, participants will gain an understanding of computer science concepts through reading discussions and coding activities. Grades 3-5.
Space is limited; registration required: https://tinyurl.com/FPLCode2024
Download our info packet here!
Come join instructor Ashwini Chitnavis as she joyfully leads this adult-only paint night! No Experience is necessary; supplies and instruction are provided. Limited to 20 participants. Register now!
*THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL*
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Play in the snow without the winter cold!
Ages 0-4
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help with exploration.
Join us for our book swap event and exchange your gently used books for new literary treasures! It's a fantastic opportunity to discover new authors, meet fellow book lovers, and share your favorite reads. Don’t forget to bring along a few books to trade and enjoy refreshments while you chat about your latest literary finds!
Join us on January 14 for our next McAuliffe Book Discussion: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson.
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.
Swirl colors in shaving cream to create sensory-driven art. Bags for babies and trays for older toddlers available. Ages 0-4
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help with exploration.
Long-struggling musician Jack Frost swerves off an icy mountain road and is killed. Then, one cold winter's night, Jack magically returns as a walking, talking, ski-slope-shredding snowman. Determined to be the father he always wanted to be, Jack embarks on a quest to show Charlie that when it comes to being totally cool, there's no dad like a snowdad!
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 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.
Want to improve your job interview skills? Join career coach Ed Lawrence for this free monthly practice session. No registration required. Drop-ins welcome!
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.
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 person or online for this month's Science Fiction Book Discussion for The White Mountains by John Christopher.
If you are new to this book group and are not a member of our mailing list, join the Science Fiction Book Discussion mailing list to receive the Zoom link.
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.
We watched the original in September, so it makes sense to watch the new one now! Join for popcorn and a movie.
Grades 5-12
Be ready for those holiday parties with a custom “ugly sweater.” Bring a sweater, sweatshirt, or shirt of your choice and we’ll supply the crazy decorations! Adults, teens, and kids welcome.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
Join us for a fun winter science experiment! We’re making a snow storm in a jar, and will be learning what causes different types of chemical reactions!
Supplies Limited
Grades 4-8
The Framingham Public Library is bringing back silent movie pianist Richard Hughes to accompany a slap-stick comedy favorite, Buster Keaton, who stars in an action filled, slightly romantic, hilariously comical 1923 film called “Our Hospitality.” As usual, his sight gags and chase scenes are over the top. It’s still funny to watch after 100 years!
Make one, Give one! Make your own pet toy and then make more for us to donate to local shelters!
All Ages
DEC. 14, 11AM | MAIN, J PROGRAM ROOM (Duncan)
DEC. 18, 6PM | MAIN, J PROGRAM ROOM (Duncan)
DEC. 23, 1PM | MAIN, J PROGRAM ROOM (Cosmo)
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.
¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5570 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5570 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta.
Join Mass Ballet dancers and dance along as we learn about the story of the Nutcracker! Ages 1+
Join us for another Bob Dodd Sunday Concert, featuring pianist John Ferguson for another energizing performance. Doors open at 2:30. Refreshments provided.
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 us to make your own decorative gnome with no sewing required (unless you want to). Come one week to make something simple, or come back several weeks in a row to make an elaborate masterpiece!
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
Make a LEGO creation each month, using our spinning wheel of ideas or using your imagination! Ages 5+
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.
Join our club and meet weekly (9 sessions) to learn to code and change the world! Using the curriculum from girlswhocode.com, participants will gain an understanding of computer science concepts through reading discussions and coding activities. Grades 3-5.
Space is limited; registration required: https://tinyurl.com/FPLCode2024
Download our info packet here!
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Join us for a special storytime through the decades, celebrating the Framingham Public Library’s 45th anniversary with special guest readers. All Ages.
McAuliffe teens want gnomes too! Join us to make your own 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
1st Wednesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER [NEW DATE!]
3rd 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.
Celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Main Framingham Public Library. Join us for a short ceremony, historical displays, and refreshments!
Celebrate the winter solstice with fellow bibliophiles for a fun evening of creativity, where you'll create beautiful book trees to adorn your home! All materials will be provided, so come ready to craft! Supplies and space are limited.
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 22nd we’ll have a cookies and hot cocoa party with prizes and more to wrap up our winter reading program! Ages 0-12
Practice stamping with the Library’s assortment of rubber stamps and ink pads. Ages 2+
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.
Start off the New Year with some bright colors and an upcycling project! Paint a key to add to our community wind chimes that we will display at the library and in the pollinator garden at the McAuliffe Branch. Or, create a wind chime of your own to take home. All Ages.
Saturday, Jan. 4 from 10-11am
Monday, Jan. 13 from 5-6pm
Saturday, Jan. 18 from 10-11am
Based on the true story of the most famous team in the history of American sports: the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Follow from the team's selection process to the ultimate victory over Finland for the gold. Celebrates American patriotism at its best.
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 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 haven't already, join our Execise mailing list to receive email reminders of upcoming classes.
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.
DEC. 14, 11AM | MAIN, J PROGRAM ROOM (Duncan)
DEC. 18, 6PM | MAIN, J PROGRAM ROOM (Duncan)
DEC. 23, 1PM | MAIN, J PROGRAM ROOM (Cosmo)
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.
¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5570 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5570 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta.
Join the Craft Ladies for an Adult Crafting night! We will be making "stained glass" art with black cardstock and pieces of colored tissue paper. Space and supplies are limited. Register now!
Bring your writing tools and join us as we build a local community of writers. No experience required, only a will to write and connect.
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.
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.
When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case. Armed with the nosy auntie network, her barista best bud, and her trusted Dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block...
Join us on January 16 for our next McAuliffe Book Discussion: The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin.
Screen legends Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire sing and dance in one of the most timeless holiday classics of all time. Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. Astaire plays his former partner and rival in love. Follow the two talented pals as they find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady.
Learn new stitches, and hangout with other knitters & crocheters! Grades 4+
A twice monthly meeting for LGBTQIA+ and allied teens to hang out and do crafts. On the first Thursday, we’ll be at the Main Library, and on the third Thursday, we’ll meet at the McAuliffe Branch.
Grades 6-12
This month, join the Queer Reads Book Discussion for 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall, an opposites-attract romance between two very lonely people who come together through some rather unlikely circumstances.
Join our Queer Reads Book Discussion mailing list to learn each month's chosen book and meeting location. Our meetings are monthly and in-person at the Main Library or McAuliffe Branch.
Join us on Zoom for this annual tradition! Don’t miss this opportunity to see Charles Dickens’ masterpiece come to life! Dickens prepared a special version of A Christmas Carol used during reading tours in England and the United States. See Dr. Helen Heineman perform a dramatized reading of this version, enhanced by a slideshow of over 200 illustrations!
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 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.
NOTE: Prices are subject to change.
Explore water with sponges, toys, and more! Dress accordingly for fun! Ages 2-4
Fun, safe, and simple sensory activities to help with exploration.
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
2 de noviembre (a las 3 de la tarde), 21 de diciembre, 11 de enero, 8 de febrero, 8 de marzo, 5 de abril, 10 de mayo
Acompáñenos para escuchar historias divertidas y hacer manualidades temáticas. Todas las edades son bienvenidas. Se recomiendan las manualidades para niños mayores de 3 años.
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.
DEC. 14, 11AM | MAIN, J PROGRAM ROOM (Duncan)
DEC. 18, 6PM | MAIN, J PROGRAM ROOM (Duncan)
DEC. 23, 1PM | MAIN, J PROGRAM ROOM (Cosmo)
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.
¡Se requiere registrarse! Llame al 508-532-5570 x4 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta.
Registro requerido! Ligue para 508-532-5570 x4 para se registrar. Melhore suas habilidades de leitura de maneira divertida, lendo em voz alta.
The Muppets' version of the Dickens holiday classic about a miser who's visited by three ghosts features Kermit the Frog as the penny-pincher's hardworking and loyal employee.
Join us to make your own decorative gnome with no sewing required (unless you want to). Come one week to make something simple, or come back several weeks in a row to make an elaborate masterpiece!
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
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
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.
Drop in throughout the afternoon for hands-on engineering challenges with everyday materials. Ages 8+
1-2pm: Build a bridge (to help “The 3 Billy Goats Gruff”)
2:30-3:30pm: Build a tower for Rapunzel (or a way for her to get down)
4-5pm: Make a duct tape boat to sail in a castle moat.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets!
Ages 0-2 and their caregivers, all welcome.
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+
Supplies Limited
Do you want to build a (cottonball) snowman? Or perhaps see one melt away? Make one or both for this winter wonderland craft!
Ages 2+
Join us for our monthly Bachata at the library! It's beginner-friendly and inclusive. No partner is necessary. Everyone is welcome! The lesson will be followed by a social dance party.
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 22nd we’ll have a cookies and hot cocoa party with prizes and more to wrap up our winter reading program! Ages 0-12
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 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 para registrarse. Mejore sus habilidades de lectura de forma divertida leyendo en voz alta. Todas las edades.
These beautiful beaded snowflakes are one of a kind, make your own to have a forever winter wonderland! Ages 5+
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Ages 0-2 years
Welcome in the New Year at noon! Perfect for kids and those won’t stay up till midnight! Make crafts, dress up, and get ready for a balloon countdown drop at noon! All Ages welcome.
The Autism Alliance joins us to create sensory friendly activities 10am-12pm, and a “quiet” balloon drop at noon!
