{"id":9348,"date":"2021-03-27T01:53:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T06:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/?p=9348"},"modified":"2021-03-28T23:59:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T04:59:32","slug":"framingham-public-libraries-to-reopen-april-5th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2021\/03\/27\/around-town\/framingham-public-libraries-to-reopen-april-5th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Framingham Public Libraries to Reopen April 5th, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-image-9350\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/main_lib-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"[photo] Framingham Main Library\" class=\"wp-image-9350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/main_lib-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/main_lib.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Framingham Main Library, Pearl St. entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FRAMINGHAM, MA<\/strong> - The Framingham Public Library has announced it's buildings will reopen to the public April 5, 2021 for <em>\"limited browsing and computer use\".<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curbside pickups and returns will continue and the majority of public activities and events usually held at the library will continue to be held online (mostly via ZOOM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Hours at <strong>Framingham Main Library<\/strong>, <em>49 Lexington Street<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mon.-Thu<\/strong>. 9am-7pm<\/li><li><strong>Fri.-Sat.<\/strong> 9am-5pm<\/li><li><strong>Senior Hour<\/strong> 9-10am<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Hours at <strong>Christa McAuliffe Branch Library<\/strong>, <em>746 Water Street<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mon.-Thu.<\/strong> 9:30am-7pm<\/li><li><strong>Fri.-Sat.<\/strong> 9:30am-5pm<\/li><li><strong>Senior Hour<\/strong> 9:30-10:30am<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*** Masks and social distancing are required at both libraries! ***<\/strong>&nbsp; Visitors must check in at Main Desks upon arrival *** Visits are limited to 45 minutes ***&nbsp; Building capacity is limited for safety. *** Limited collection browsing and computer use are the only in-person library services currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hours and services are subject to change, so be sure to check the library website at &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.framinghamlibrary.org\/\">www.framinghamlibrary.org<\/a>&gt; or phone to see if the branch you'd like to visit is open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Framingham Library phone numbers:&nbsp; <\/strong>Main Library: (508) 532-5570 \/&nbsp;Christa McAuliffe Branch Library: (508) 532-5636.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/framinghamlibrary.org\/uploads\/pages\/doc\/Reopening_for_browsing_poster_3-21.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210405-library-reopen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"download poster\" class=\"wp-image-9354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210405-library-reopen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210405-library-reopen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210405-library-reopen.jpg 692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>(click to download)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The library has made this information into poster (in .PDF format) for those who would like to print and post it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;&nbsp;[<a href=\"https:\/\/framinghamlibrary.org\/uploads\/pages\/doc\/Reopening_for_browsing_poster_3-21.pdf\"> CLICK HERE<\/a> ] to view and download poster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRAMINGHAM, MA &#8211; The Framingham Public Library has announced it&#8217;s buildings will reopen to the public April 5, 2021 for &#8220;limited browsing and computer use&#8221;. Curbside pickups and returns will continue and the majority of public activities and events usually held at the library will continue to be held online (mostly via ZOOM)&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2021\/03\/27\/around-town\/framingham-public-libraries-to-reopen-april-5th-2021\/\">[read more]<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[283],"tags":[4282,1419,4281],"class_list":["post-9348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-town","tag-christa-mcauliffe-branch-library","tag-framingham-library","tag-framingham-public-library"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9348"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9366,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9348\/revisions\/9366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}