Framingham Flu Clinics

Interested in getting your yearly flu shot? The Framingham Health Department will be offering a number of flu clinics in October and November. Please click on the picture to see available dates, times, and locations.

For all the latest on Framingham flu clinic information, contact the hotline at 508-532-5478.

Don't forget to bring your health insurance or Medicare card with you!



2013-2014 Framingham Flu Clinic Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine

National Book Award Finalists Announced

The following are the finalists for the National Book Award for fiction:

Rachel Kushner, The Flamethrowers
Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland
James McBride, The Good Lord Bird
Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge
George Saunders, Tenth of December

Here are the finalists for non-fiction:

Jill Lepore, Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
Wendy Lower, Hitler’s Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields
George Packer, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
Alan Taylor, The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832
Lawrence Wright, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief

Poetry finalists::

Frank Bidart, Metaphysical Dog 
Lucie Brock-Broido, Stay, Illusion
Adrian Matejka, The Big Smoke
Matt Rasmussen, Black Aperture
Mary Szybist, Incarnadine: Poems

Young People's Literature finalists:

Kathi Appelt, The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
Cynthia Kadohata, The Thing About Luck
Tom McNeal, Far Far Away
Meg Rosoff, Picture Me Gone
Gene Luen Yang, Boxers & Saints 

Winners will be announced on November 20th

Creation Station

Do you know about our Creation Station?? Located separately from our standard patron computers, the FPL Creation Station contains advanced software applications that are perfect for your special project needs!

What can you do on the Creation Station? Design websites on Dreamweaver, edit PDFs on Acrobat X Pro, format your pictures on Photoshop, create flowcharts and diagrams on Visio, and more.

Also enjoy customizable language preferences for many of the applications, easy upload centers, picture managers, clip organizers, an extended screen on a second monitor, and a CD-DVD Blue-Ray drive.


Available Software: 
Adobe Creative Suite 6: 
Photoshop CS6, Acrobat X Pro, Flash Professional CS6, Illustrator CS6, Dreamweaver CS6, InDesign CS6, Fireworks CS6, Extension Manager CS6, Media Encoder CS6, ExtendedScript Toolkit CS6, Adobe Bridge CS6
Microsoft Office 2010:
Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint, Access, InfoPath, OneNote, SharePoint Workspace
More:
Visio 2013, Project 2013, Visual Studio 2012, QuickBooks Premier Edition 2012, IrfanView, Real Player



To get started, stop by Reference and we would be happy to log you on. And if you need extra help, have a look at our latest accompanying software books, which we keep behind the desk ready for your use!

Massachusetts Atlases Now Available Online!

The State Library has completed the digitization of the majority of its Massachusetts real estate atlas collection. These materials are now available online  in PDF form and with individual page images (jpgs) via its Flickr site.

The digitized collection of atlases includes 167 volumes with over 6,000 maps and other illustrations. They include statewide, county and municipal atlases from throughout the commonwealth, with the majority published in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Health Care Insurance Changes

The Health Care Insurance Marketplace is open!

It’s time to start thinking ahead to the changes in healthcare coverage that will happen in 2014.  The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a comprehensive federal health reform law that expands health insurance coverage for U.S. citizens and legally present non-citizens, takes steps to control health care costs, and tries to improve the way people get health services. For more information, see Affordable Care Act: The Health Care Law and You from Healthcare.gov.

What is the Health Insurance Marketplace?

The Marketplace is designed to help you find health insurance that meets your needs and fits your budget. The Marketplace offers "one—stop shopping" to find and compare private health insurance options. You may also be eligible for a new kind of tax credit that lowers your monthly premium right away. Open enrollment for health insurance coverage through the Marketplace begins in October for coverage starting as early as January 1, 2014.

All of the details about ACA health reform changes in Massachusetts are not yet final. The website, http://www.massresources.org/health-care-2014.html outlines these likely changes for Massachusetts residents and how to prepare for them.