Events Calendar / McAuliffe Branch

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Winter Cookie Reading Club

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

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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.

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Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Daisy)

​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.

Winter Cookie Reading Club thumbnail Photo

Winter Cookie Reading Club

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

Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Duncan) thumbnail Photo

Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Duncan)

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.

All Ages

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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.

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Yarn Social Hour

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

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中文读书会

中文读书会
3-6岁宝宝
绘本,儿歌,手工

时间:每周六 下午3-4点
Main Library:
1/4, 1/18;  2/15;  3/1, 3/15, 3/29;  4/12,4/26;  5/17
McAuliffe Branch Library:
1/11, 1/25;  2/8 (2pm) 春节特别活动, 2/22;  3/8, 3/22;  4/5,4/19;  5/3, 5/31 (2pm) 端午节特别话动

地点:
Main Library: 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA 01702
McAuliffe Branch: 746 Water Street, Framingham, MA 01701

Winter Cookie Reading Club thumbnail Photo

Winter Cookie Reading Club

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

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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.

McAuliffe Book Discussion (Evening): Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson thumbnail Photo

McAuliffe Book Discussion (Evening): Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Everyone in my family has killed someone.

Join us for our next book discussion on February 11: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck. Join our McAuliffe Book Discussion mailing list.

Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Berry) thumbnail Photo

Book Buddies: Reading to Dogs (Berry)

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.

All Ages

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Yarn Social Hour

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

McAuliffe Book Discussion (Morning): The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin thumbnail Photo

McAuliffe Book Discussion (Morning): The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin

January 1888, a sudden blizzard struck Dakota just as schools let out, leaving teachers with life-and-death choices. The novel follows two sisters, Raina and Gerda Olsen—one a hero, the other ostracized—along with Anette Pedersen, a servant whose survival changes her life, and a newspaperman seeking redemption.

Join us for our next book discussion on February 20: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. Join our McAuliffe Book Discussion mailing list.

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Alphabet Soup: Queer Teen Hangout

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

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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.

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Kids Chess Club

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.

1st Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MAIN, HOMEWORK CENTER

3rd Tuesday of every Month, 5PM | MCAULIFFE, COMMUNITY ROOM

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Queer Reads: We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city's biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can't let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy.

Join us for our next book discussion on February 18: Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle. Join our Queer Reads book discussion mailing list.

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Yarn Social Hour

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.

中文读书会 thumbnail Photo

中文读书会

中文读书会
3-6岁宝宝
绘本,儿歌,手工

时间:每周六 下午3-4点
Main Library:
1/4, 1/18;  2/15;  3/1, 3/15, 3/29;  4/12,4/26;  5/17
McAuliffe Branch Library:
1/11, 1/25;  2/8 (2pm) 春节特别活动, 2/22;  3/8, 3/22;  4/5,4/19;  5/3, 5/31 (2pm) 端午节特别话动

地点:
Main Library: 49 Lexington Street, Framingham, MA 01702
McAuliffe Branch: 746 Water Street, Framingham, MA 01701

Monday Storytime at McAuliffe thumbnail Photo

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.

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Puzzle Swap: McAuliffe Branch

What to do with jigsaw puzzles you’ve completed? Swap them! Bring your puzzles to exchange with others. No puzzle to swap? Come anyway; there are always extras for you to take. All ages and levels welcome.

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Spark Lab Satellite: Novel Greens: Felt Succulents in Book Planters

Join us at McAuliffe for an Adult Spark Lab Satellite Craft Night! We’ll be making felt succulents to plant in upcycled book planters. You will be creating a beautiful, low-maintenance "garden" that’s perfect for any space. All materials are provided, supplies and space are limited. Grab your friends, bring your imagination, and let’s turn old books into blooming works of art! 

Winter Cookie Reading Club thumbnail Photo

Winter Cookie Reading Club

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

Yarn Social Hour thumbnail Photo

Yarn Social Hour

Join us for knitting, crochet, and yarn crafting social hour! This is not a learn to knit or crochet program, but in person we can offer pointers and tips.