Tuesdays 10:00-10:30am
Ages 0-2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.
Engineer a model mechanical bird and experiment with gear-driven wings! All materials provided and can be taken home after.
Ages 8-13.
Pre-Registration required.
Call 508-532-5636 x5
or drop by the McAuliffe Branch Children’s Desk to register.
Explore your artistic nature, problem solve and engage in play with the deceptively simple KEVA planks and our new Q-Ba-Maze marble run set. Come amaze us with your creations!
Ages 5+
Please join the group to explore the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment. Starting in February, we will be working through the book Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg.
Note: This event has been postponed to Tuesday, February 18.
Joe Talbot has to write a biography of a stranger for a college assignment. He meets Carl, a man convicted of a murder. Carl is also a Vietnam Vet and as Joe learns more about him he is determined to understand the murder and find out what really happened. Led by Linda Goldberg
Unwind with your knitting and your crocheting at the library! Share tips, conversation, and a love of making. Drop in for a little while or for the whole time. Instruction is provided if needed. Bring your own materials, although we do have some tools to get you started.
Meets every Wednesday and the second and fourth Saturday of the month.
Mother Goose on the Loose is an eight-week, thirty-minute program that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, instruments, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers.
Ages 0-3 accompanied by a caregiver.
*This program is full*
Join Laila for this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
Please note: The February 12 session has been cancelled.
Come see the world in a brand new way! We will be creating our own kaleidoscopes and designing patterns to be reflected in the 'scope. Come experiment with symmetry, light, and reflection in this fun and colorful craft.
Ages 8+
Twenty-four-year-old Ashley Cordova is found dead in a warehouse in lower Manhattan. Her death is ruled a suicide, but veteran journalist Scott McGrath suspects otherwise. As he probes the strange circumstances surrounding Ashley’s death, McGrath comes face-to-face with the legacy of her father: a legendary, reclusive cult-horror film director. Led by John Garrigan.
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
Ages 3-5.
Ok, so you made your scrunchie stash last month, now you need to make friendship bracelets! Visit the Spark Lab at the Main Library for the next step in your VSCO Girls Basics education.
Grades 6-12
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Join us for an evening of coloring, calming tea, and music. Whether you love to color for fun or enjoy filling in all the details, coloring is relaxing and therapeutic! We will provide colored pencils and coloring pages for all levels. You are welcome to bring your own materials. No registration is required.
Meets first and third Thursdays of the month.
Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their work discussed should bring copies.
Alan’s collection, Immortality, was awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale.
Enter on the Lexington Street side from 6:30-7:15pm.
Ford v Ferrari (2019) 2h 32min. PG-13.
Unwind with your knitting and your crocheting at the library! Share tips, conversation, and a love of making. Drop in for a little while or for the whole time. Instruction is provided if needed. Bring your own materials, although we do have some tools to get you started.
Meets every Wednesday and the second and fourth Saturday of the month.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit! Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success.
Saturdays February 8 and 22
Fridays February 14 and 28
Ages 0-2 with caregiver.
It’s the two year anniversary of AniManga Club, so we’re going to celebrate with an Anime and Manga trivia party! Compete in teams to prove you’re the best, and win first prize. Registration isn't required, but if you already know your team (no more than four people!), use the registration form on the event page to sign up early.
Grades 6-12
Three teenagers must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding a wealthy man and a zoologist who want it for their own needs.
2019, running time: 97 minutes, rated PG for some action and mild rude humor
All ages.
Join us for an exciting book club discussion led by 8th grader Max!
Grades 2-4
This multiple award-winning entertainer will host a show featuring stilt walking and cooperative games.
All ages
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories and school readiness activities.
Ages 2-4
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
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.
We invite the community to join us in celebrating the work and vision of our 2020 Essay Contest middle and high school participants! Mayor Spicer will announce the winners and present the $100.00 cash prizes. The winning authors will read their essays. Students, families, friends, school staff, elected officials and the press are invited to attend. All essays will be on display.
Tuesdays 10:00-10:30am
Ages 0-2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.
Create abstract art using Sharpie markers on a coaster. Then, make your own "stained glass" jar to put in a windowsill or add a tealight and it becomes a colorful luminary!
Grades 6-12
Please join the group to explore the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment. Starting in February, we will be working through the book Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg.
Unwind with your knitting and your crocheting at the library! Share tips, conversation, and a love of making. Drop in for a little while or for the whole time. Instruction is provided if needed. Bring your own materials, although we do have some tools to get you started.
Meets every Wednesday and the second and fourth Saturday of the month.
Mother Goose on the Loose is an eight-week, thirty-minute program that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, instruments, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers.
Ages 0-3 accompanied by a caregiver.
*This program is full*
Join Laila for this class to maintain body flexibility, improve balance and reduce stress.
Please note: The February 12 session has been cancelled.
We will be folding a variety of animals and geometric shapes. Led by Lucas Gustafson, a high schooler who started folding at the age of 6 and is a longtime member of the Origami Club at MIT.
Ages 7+
Do you love Star Wars? Do you love engineering? Come and help us put together our brand new Lego Droid kit. You will be able to build various droids including R2-D2! Once the droids are built we will be able to use our iPads and go on exciting missions.
Ages 8+
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
Ages 3-5.
Video games and snacks! And this month, we’re playing double the games since we’ll have events at both libraries.
Grades 6-12
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Led by Alan Feldman, Professor Emeritus at Framingham State University
This drop-in class welcomes serious poets of all ages and levels of experience who would like to participate for one or more sessions. We begin with a discussion of a topic in poetry leading to a brief in-class assignment. Poets who wish to have their work discussed should bring copies.
Alan’s collection, Immortality, was awarded the Massachusetts Book Award for Poetry in 2016.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit! Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success.
Saturdays February 8 and 22
Fridays February 14 and 28
Ages 0-2 with caregiver.
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy
All ages.
Registration required.
Call 508-532-5636 x5
or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot
Join Alexa Chew as she brings a delightful hour of resourceful, playful interactions and stories in Portuguese to your children.
E um programa artísticamente projetado e impulsionado pela importancia do brindar no desenvolvimento infantil.
Ages 2-5
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Certified Reading/Therapy Dog Lilah listens as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
All ages.
Registration required.
Call 508-532-5570 x4
or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories and school readiness activities.
Ages 2-4
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Tuesdays 10:00-10:30am
Ages 0-2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.
Come use Popsicle sticks to try and build a sturdy bridge in honor of Emily Warren Roebling who helped oversee the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
All ages.
Drop-in.
Named best book of the year by The Washington Post, Time, NPR, The Christian Science Monitor, and several other publications.
More details to follow.
Twenty fun-filled minutes of tiny tales and tunes in interactive fashion for little library-goers and their adults, with playtime afterward!
Ages 0-3 accompanied by a caregiver
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
Ages 3-5.
Explore your artistic nature, problem solve and engage in play with the deceptively simple KEVA planks and our new Q-Ba-Maze marble run set. Come amaze us with your creations!
Ages 5+
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Presented by Darren Guertin, Steve Sarnosky.
Details to follow.
Bond with your dad (and with donuts) through stories and songs while discovering new friends and activities. Mothers, siblings and other family members welcome!
All ages.
Frozen II
Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to the ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom.
2019, running time: 103 minutes
Rated PG for action/peril and some thematic elements
All ages at parents’ discretion.
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories and school readiness activities.
Ages 2-4
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Tuesdays 10:00-10:30am
Ages 0-2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.
Twenty fun-filled minutes of tiny tales and tunes in interactive fashion for little library-goers and their adults, with playtime afterward!
Ages 0-3 accompanied by a caregiver
We will be folding a variety of animals and geometric shapes. Led by Lucas Gustafson, a high schooler who started folding at the age of 6 and is a longtime member of the Origami Club at MIT.
Ages 7+
Do you love Star Wars? Do you love engineering? Come and help us put together our brand new Lego Droid kit. We have built R2-D2 so let's see what droid is next! Once the droids are built we will be able to use our iPads and go on exciting missions.
Ages 6+
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
Ages 3-5.
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Fridays March 13 and 27
Saturday March 21
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit! Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success.
Ages 0-2 with caregiver.
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Join us for a fun-filled performance that turns kids on to healthy eating and active living, empowering kids with the skills needed to take charge of growing up healthy, happy, and fit! Special guest, Anatoly, will also add a few words about his road to healthy eating and active living which resulted in an opportunity for him to run the Boston Marathon in April in support of the Friends of the Framingham Library!
All ages
Improve your reading skills the fun way by reading aloud to your new Book Buddy. Certified Reading/Therapy Dog Lilah listens as children read aloud from a book of their choice.
All ages.
Registration required.
Call 508-532-5570 x4
or drop by to sign up for a 15 minute slot.
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories and school readiness activities.
Ages 2-4
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Tuesdays 10:00-10:30am
Ages 0-2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.
Twenty fun-filled minutes of tiny tales and tunes in interactive fashion for little library-goers and their adults, with playtime afterward!
Ages 0-3 accompanied by a caregiver
In this Women's History Month SparkLab for Kids, we will be celebrating the women of NASA. Join us in making constellation viewers so you can study the skies even on cloudy nights.
Ages 8+
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
Ages 3-5.
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Fridays March 13 and 27
Saturday March 21
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit! Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success.
Ages 0-2 with caregiver.
For this Women's History Month Makers’ event, we will be celebrating the incredible Mexican Artist, Frida Kahlo. Known for her use of bold colors and natural elements, we will be tie-dying colorful coffee filter flowers to use in creations of a flower headband reminiscent of the floral crowns Frida painted herself wearing in many iconic self- portraits.
Ages 8+
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories and school readiness activities.
Ages 2-4
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Tuesdays 10:00-10:30am
Ages 0-2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.
Twenty fun-filled minutes of tiny tales and tunes in interactive fashion for little library-goers and their adults, with playtime afterward!
Ages 0-3 accompanied by a caregiver
We will be folding a variety of animals and geometric shapes. Led by Lucas Gustafson, a high schooler who started folding at the age of 6 and is a longtime member of the Origami Club at MIT.
Ages 7+
Do you love Star Wars? Do you love engineering? Come and help us put together our brand new Lego Droid kit. We have built R2-D2 so let's see what droid is next! Once the droids are built we will be able to use our iPads and go on exciting missions.
Ages 6+
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories, school readiness activities, and a thematic craft.
Ages 3-5.
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Fridays March 13 and 27
Saturday March 21
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at Baby Lapsit! Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success.
Ages 0-2 with caregiver.
Drop in to play with the additional, rotating stations in our Play Space.
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
Fridays 11:00am-1:00pm
Preschool ages.
Join Alexa Chew as she brings a delightful hour of resourceful, playful interactions and stories in Portuguese to your children.
E um programa artísticamente projetado e impulsionado pela importancia do brindar no desenvolvimento infantil.
Ages 2-5
Drop in and make something creative with our supplied LEGOs. Look through our LEGO idea books to make something super exciting or design your own structure! Leave your name with the creation, and we’ll display it on top of our shelves for a month.
Grades K+
Learn how to juggle scarves, balls, clubs and spin plates with Marvelous Marvin who has been performing children’s theatre for over 25 years. He uses circus arts to educate and entertain audiences.
All ages.
Get in the library habit — drop in every week for some age appropriate stories and school readiness activities.
Ages 2-4
Starting or running a small business? You can get free and confidential business advice from SCORE of Boston! Make an appointment to meet with a SCORE volunteer at Framingham Public Library.
Runs every Monday.
Tuesdays 10:00-10:30am
Ages 0-2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.
