Overcoming Stress and Anxiety During These Challenging Times: Online Event
Online meeting via Zoom
Thursday, May 14, 6-7pm
Please email framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com by May 14, 4pm to participate.
For more information, click here.
Online meeting via Zoom
Thursday, May 14, 6-7pm
Please email framinghamlibrarybookgroups@gmail.com by May 14, 4pm to participate.
For more information, click here.
Looking to read something new? Try our Personalized Book Recommendation service. Simply answer a few questions on our form and we'll send you 4-6 titles for you to enjoy.
Want to learn a new language? Mango Languages is our online language learning resource, and offers over 70 languages, including English for English Language Learners. As part of Mango's Public Library Community Outreach Initiative, Mango Languages is offering free language learning until June 30, 2020. Click here to get started.
Scary stories for adults, bedtime stories for kids, a tutorial on making a special coffee drink, and more -- all from our talented and creative library staff. Subscribe or view by clicking here!
Thanks to the Worcester Business Journal for this article about the online Spring 2020 Adventures in Lifelong Learning program:
https://www.wbjournal.com/article/framingham-state-takes-senior-citizen-enrichment-classes-online
For more information about Adventures in Lifelong Learning, please click here.
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COVID-19 & the 2020 Census:
Everywhere Book Fest is a virtual gathering of kidlit authors, illustrators, and books that will bring the book festival experience to young readers everywhere. Click here for more information including the schedule of events.
Our Little Lulzbot is happily part of a solid supply chain. This week she’s cranking out face shields and mask straps. The parts then go to Make It Labs in Nashua for post production, then to Lowell Makes for distribution to health care workers. A world of thanks to John Walsh, Assistant Director for Innovation and Technology at Woburn Public Library, and Reference Sub at Framingham.
Check out our new YouTube channel for video tutorials, program recordings, stories for kids and grownups, and much more!
Tales from the Dark: Adult Story Time
Who says that story time has to be over just because the kids are in bed? Join our Libarian, Dana, as he reads tales both celebrated and obscure, ranging from spine tingling supernatural stories and macabre mysteries to amazing adventures and everything in between! And who knows; maybe the occasional poem and fairy tale might show up as well.
A Thousand Paper Cranes Challenge: Ongoing
Join us in making a thousand paper cranes to decorate the Libraries upon our reopening. An instructional video by Lucas Gustafson, our Origami Club leader, on how to make an origami crane is on our YouTube channel. Watch it, then make away in any spare minutes. To find out why we’re folding paper cranes check out the Wikipedia entry on Orizuru or read Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr (available in Overdrive/Libby).
Choose a new name for the Homework Center! Send your submission to jgatlin@minlib.net by June 1. And be sure to check out the Homework Center page to view more about services and programs.