The Main Library
February 21st, 2008
I love having the library down the street from me. I can rent movies, check out art students’ work, view displays of local history, AND take out books!
They have events there too, the first one I went to when we moved here was “G-Con”, Massachusetts’ only Godzilla convention. Ethan and I went to an interesting lecture about Franklin D. Roosevelt and along with various events, they have an on-going booksale inside by the front desk.
One of my favorite subjects to take books out on is cooking. The library has pretty much everything from sushi to breads and a wide variety of authors:
 From culinary royalty (my hero!)
to culinary hype (sorry mom)
Some nice blasts from the past:
 
Adorable, yet talented:
Annoying, yet talented:
I can spend an hour or two just looking through the cookbook selection. I ended up taking home a book on dehydrating food since I aquired a dehydrator from freecycle.org (which has a Framingham group) and had some fun with that.Â
The library also has a site with their events and any other info you want to know: http://www.framinghamlibrary.org/
I’m with you there, I LOVE cookbooks (and the library). I could spend entire days reading them.
And I have to agree with your assessment of the titles you featured. On a completely unrelated note, I met Tyler Florence at a book signing a few years ago. He was as adorable and sweet in person as he is on tv.
Love your site!
Comment by Diana — February 21, 2008 @ 5:47 pm
My father is one of the lecturers as a very popular class at the Framingham library. It’s great for anyone interested in tracing their family roots and checking out those old family skeletons.
Saturday February 23 and March 8 and 22
Costin Room, Main Library, 10:00 am-12:00 noon
The Framingham Public Library and the Framingham Historical Society and Museum will co-sponsor a three-session genealogy course on the following Saturday mornings:
Session 1, Saturday February 23
This session will introduce participants to the tools of genealogy.
Session 2, Saturday March 8
This session will focus on ancestors in America.
Session 3, Saturday March 22
This session will concentrate on tracing families back to the “old country.”
Pre-registration is required by calling 508-532-5570 x4361
Comment by Susie — February 21, 2008 @ 6:22 pm
Thanks Diana, I’m glad you like the blog. Also, it’s good to hear Tyler is a nice guy : )
Comment by michelle — February 21, 2008 @ 6:25 pm
The library is also good for getting passes to museums. You might have to call and reserve passes for some of the more popular ones but it’s a great way to visit places for free.
Comment by Jen — February 21, 2008 @ 6:31 pm
The FPL is possibly the most underrated resource! Their selection is amazing and they are a member of the Minutemen Library Network. If they don’t have what you are looking for they can get it
Comment by Homer — February 21, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
I used to *love, love, love* their monthly book sales, when I was living in Watertown. Now I have too many books and not enough shelves, so I may donate some back to their next sale. Still hard to beat their bag room.
Comment by Chad — February 21, 2008 @ 7:20 pm
The library is for me one of the town’s greatest public resources. Just wander into the libraries of some of the smaller towns near Framingham and you’ll probably come away with a greater appreciation for what we have. I’m somewhat of a library nut and have visited many of them. Framingham’s is one of the best in the area.
I’m also a big music fan and the CD selection at the library is great.
Comment by Brett — February 22, 2008 @ 4:08 pm
A former resident of Framingham argued with me (a non-resident) once when I told them that there was a library branch named after Christa McAuliffe. They argued with me for a good five minutes, swearing such a thing didn’t exist. When I sent them the url to show that the branch, indeed, did exist, rather than say, “I guess it does,” they dismissed it (and me) with, “Oh. Well. No one goes into thatpart of Framingham.
I’m glad you’ve got better, happier library stories.
Comment by Washington Cube — February 22, 2008 @ 11:07 pm
I grew up bicycle-riding distance from the *old* main library, which the town sadly retired when the new main library opened years back. Last I noticed the somewhat circular building in Framingham Center was a furniture store and/or law office.
I do think it was a good thing to build a major library near downtown, but it’s a shame the town abandoned all library property at the original location. They really should have kept part of the building as a satellite library.
The “new” library is certainly a great example of what public libraries should be.
Comment by Mitch Cohen — February 23, 2008 @ 9:22 pm
I too used to love the old main library when I was a kid.
If we rode our bikes to school sometimes we would stop at the library after school and sit on the front steps to eat whatever candy we had purchased at the store across from it.
I still have good memories every time I drive by that buildng.
Comment by Jennifer — February 25, 2008 @ 7:25 pm
If you like books about cooking, check out Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential… good stuff, if a bit raunchy.
Thanks to everyone for saying nice things about FPL! Those of us who work there love to hear it.
Comment by Kris — March 21, 2008 @ 1:58 pm