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Asking a Librarian for Help

Librarians are here to help you! You can chat with or email a librarian using the options below, text a librarian at (508) 882-6225, call a librarian at (508) 626-4654, or make an appointment with a librarian using the links below.

Making an appointment with a librarian

You can make an appointment with a librarian easily through Starfish! Click one of the links below to make an appointment with a librarian.

If you are unable to use starfish to make an appointment with a librarian, email reference@framingham.edu to make an appointment.

Make an appointment with any librarian
This link will take you to the Starfish calendar for the library. You will be able to select the time that is most convenient for you to make an appointment with a librarian!
Make an appointment with a specific librarian
This link will take you to the Starfish profile for the library. You will be able to select the librarian you want to make an appointment with. If none of the librarian's listed times work for you, try emailing them directly to set-up an appointment.

Science on State Street Festival, Monday, April 12 - Saturday, April 24, 2021

Click picture above to schedule, registration, and more information.

Science on State Street - Library Sponsored Programs

Henry Whittemore Library at Framingham State University: "Preparing for Extreme Weather with Hope"

Wedday, April 14, 2021, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
via Zoom
Recommended for: Adults and older youth, suitable for ages 14+ The Library will host Rev. Vernon Walker, from CREW to talk about extreme weather and social justice through Zoom. In 2018 a UN report warned that humans have 12 years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, a degree above which will make the risk of droughts, floods, extreme heat will become more severe and can cause climate related poverty for millions of people. Learn to prepare for extreme weather that will elicit hope and social justice.

Henry Whittemore Library at Framingham State University: "Fast Fashion: Global, Environmental and Human Rights Disaster"

Thursday, April 15, 2021, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
via Zoom
Recommended for: Adults and older youth, suitable for ages 14+ Resident Scholar, Rajashree Ghosh, from Brandeis University will host a discussion through Zoom on the film RiverBlue. She will include film clips and conversation on the fashion industry in the West and its impact on rivers in China, India, and Indonesia. RiverBlue shows impact of untreated wastewater on environment, livestock, food and human health. How can a pair of jeans destroy rivers and lives? What toxic chemicals may be released into the environment? 4:30-5:45pm