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<strong>September</strong> <strong>2018</strong> <strong>Franklin</strong> Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 13<br />
<strong>September</strong> at the <strong>Franklin</strong> Public Library<br />
The <strong>Franklin</strong> Public Library will<br />
be closed Sunday, <strong>September</strong> 2nd<br />
and Monday, <strong>September</strong> 3rd for<br />
Labor Day.<br />
The Library’s regular hours are<br />
Monday through Thursday, 9<br />
a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday,<br />
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday,<br />
1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
No registration is required for the<br />
following programs unless noted:<br />
Programs for Children and<br />
Teens<br />
Mondays<br />
Move Along. 10:30 a.m. For ages<br />
0 – 5 years<br />
Toddler Playgroup. 11 a.m.<br />
Monday Crafternoons. 3-5 p.m.<br />
Drop-in craft.<br />
Tuesdays<br />
Cool Cruisers: a Playgroup for<br />
Crawlers and Early Walkers! 9:30<br />
a.m.<br />
Get Ready for Kindergarten. 10:30<br />
a.m. For ages 3 – 5.<br />
Wednesdays<br />
Terrific Toddlers. 10:30 a.m. For<br />
ages 18 months to 3 years.<br />
Toddler Playgroup. 11 a.m.<br />
Construction Junction. 4-5 p.m.<br />
Thursdays<br />
Baby Tummy Time! 9:30 a.m. (For<br />
pre-walkers ages 0-18 months)<br />
Please bring a small blanket or<br />
towel for your baby’s comfort!<br />
Story and Craft. 10:30 a.m. For<br />
ages 3—6 years of age.<br />
Special Programs<br />
Baby Sensory! Saturday, <strong>September</strong><br />
1st, 10:30 a.m.<br />
Mommy Real Talk: A Discussion<br />
Group for New Parents, Friday<br />
<strong>September</strong> 7th, 9:30a.m.<br />
Bring your little ones along for<br />
a casual, welcoming discussion<br />
group! If you ever find yourself<br />
wondering “is this normal?” or<br />
“are other parents feeling this<br />
way?” you’re not alone! Come<br />
meet other parents in your community,<br />
share your questions and<br />
ideas, all in a supportive environment!<br />
Little ones are welcome!<br />
Dahlicious Scavenger Hunt! Thursday<br />
<strong>September</strong> 13th – Sunday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 16th<br />
Celebrate Roald Dahl’s birthday<br />
with us as we track down some<br />
of his most- beloved characters<br />
throughout the Children’s and<br />
Teen Rooms! Can you find them<br />
all?<br />
Family Yoga Adventure! Saturday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 15th, 9:30 a.m.<br />
Put on some comfy clothes, grab<br />
the whole family and your yoga<br />
mats and join us in the program<br />
room for our Family Yoga Adventure!<br />
We’ll follow along with a fabulous<br />
story, doing different moves<br />
to keep the story going!<br />
Book Bites, Third Wednesday of<br />
the Month, <strong>September</strong> 19th, 5-6<br />
p.m.<br />
Are you between the ages of 8-11?<br />
Do you love to read AND eat? Join<br />
us on the third Wednesday of each<br />
month for snacks and a casual<br />
conversation about your favorite<br />
reads! Share what books you’re<br />
loving lately, and get great book<br />
recommendations from others!<br />
This is a low key (and delicious)<br />
way to find your next favorite book<br />
or series!<br />
Family Game Night! Wednesday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 26th, 6 p.m.<br />
Teen Programs<br />
Woke: a YA Book Club, Wednesday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 5th, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Teens under 18, join us on the first<br />
Wednesday of the month to discuss<br />
a different socially-conscious<br />
YA novel! This month’s pick is<br />
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu! Pick<br />
up a copy from the display in the<br />
Teen Room!<br />
Teen Advisory Board, Wednesday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 12th, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Join us on the 2nd Wednesday of<br />
each month for Teen Advisory<br />
Board! The Teen Advisory Board<br />
is a GREAT opportunity to get involved<br />
here at the library, all while<br />
eating snacks and getting volunteer<br />
hours! It’s a win-win-win!<br />
Adult Programs<br />
Medieval and Spanish Blues Guitarist<br />
Claude Bourbon, Tuesday, <strong>September</strong><br />
11, 6:30 p.m.<br />
Ready for a unique and talented<br />
take on a wide range of musical<br />
traditions? Claude Bourbon is<br />
known throughout Europe and<br />
America for amazing guitar performances<br />
that take blues, Spanish,<br />
and Middle Eastern stylings<br />
into uncharted territories.<br />
Claude’s inimitable style incorporates<br />
all five digits on each hand<br />
dancing independently but in unison,<br />
plucking, picking and strumming<br />
at such speed and precision<br />
that his fingers often seem to melt<br />
into a blur. Thousands of people<br />
in the UK, Europe and USA have<br />
enjoyed listening to this virtuoso.<br />
For more information, please visit<br />
http://www.claudebourbon.org/<br />
Journalist and Author Ted Reinstein,<br />
New England’s General<br />
Stores: Exploring an American Classic,<br />
Monday, <strong>September</strong> 24, 6:30<br />
p.m.<br />
Join Journalist Ted Reinstein for<br />
an evening discussing his latest<br />
book, New England’s General<br />
Stores: Exploring an American<br />
Classic!<br />
Ted Reinstein has been a reporter<br />
for “Chronicle,” WCVB-TV/<br />
Boston’s award-winning—and<br />
America’s longest-running, locallyproduced—nightly<br />
news magazine<br />
since 1997. In addition, he is a<br />
regular contributor for the station’s<br />
political roundtable show and sits<br />
on WCVB’s Editorial Board.<br />
For more information, please visit<br />
http://tedreinstein.com/<br />
Introduction to Landscape Drawing<br />
with Anne Uva, Mondays October<br />
1, 15 & 22, 6-7:45 p.m.<br />
Come be inspired to capture<br />
some of the beauty around you!<br />
All you need is a black pen, a series<br />
of graphite pencils (B, B1,<br />
B2, B3), a kneaded eraser, an 8 x<br />
10 sketch book, and a willing attitude.<br />
All adults are welcome to a<br />
supportive, non-competitive environment.<br />
Topics to be covered include<br />
skies, trees, rocks, grass and<br />
distance. There is a limit of fifteen<br />
(15) participants to this class! To<br />
register, please contact Assistant<br />
Library Director Kim Shipala at<br />
kshipala@minlib.net or call (508)<br />
520-4941.<br />
Knitting Group, Fridays, 10 a.m. to<br />
12 p.m.<br />
Love to knit or crochet? Join our<br />
group of local fiber artists who will<br />
be meeting in the Friends of the<br />
<strong>Franklin</strong> Community Room on<br />
Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.<br />
Genealogy Club, Thursday, <strong>September</strong><br />
27, 6:30 p.m.<br />
This month’s topic is Scottish Genealogy!<br />
Library Book Sale - Buck A Book!<br />
Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 15, from 9<br />
a.m.- 3 p.m.<br />
Bag Sale - $5 A Bag - Sunday, <strong>September</strong><br />
16, from 9-12. Come fill a<br />
brown bag with all the books you<br />
can! Bags will be provided.<br />
NOW OPEN!<br />
Fine Cherry Furniture<br />
Made in Massachusetts<br />
Saturdays<br />
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
Come visit our Made FACTORY in Massachusetts<br />
and FACTORY SHOWROOM!<br />
131 Morse Street | Foxboro | 508-543-9417 | woodforms.net<br />
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Friday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.<br />
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. CLOSED Sunday
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