FHS Library Quarterly

“So slip on your goggles and your reading trunks, for the sun is high. [...] In what season of the year do we find ourselves – I’m speaking for a moment in terms of the physical world – wading through things? Surf. Kelp. Books. Summer.”

- Roy Blount Jr., "Summer Reading", NY Times, June 1985

FHS Library by the Numbers

number of FHS Summer Reading print books checked out from the FHS Library: 1,105

number of FHS Summer Reading e/AudioBooks held or checked out on SORA in June 2026: 318

Congrats to the Class of 2026!

AP Research graduates

Jen, Debora & Jon

Winner of the "Service to the FHS Library" award

Ethan Provost & Librarian Ms. Courchesne

AP Research graduates

Chloe, Addie, Emma, Bridget, Isabel & Sasha

FHS's Summer Reading/Assignments

FHS 2026 Summer Reading and Assignments

FHS Staff are also welcome to check out books for the summer. As always, your Library staff love to provide personalized recommendations. Fill out the linked form and we'll send you back a few suggested titles to borrow.

The Framingham High School Library will be open for print book checkout during mornings in July while the Summer Institute is in session, or digitally on FHS's e-book/audiobook platform, Sora. Books are also available in print format at the Framingham Public Library, and digitally on library-provided digital platforms Overdrive and Hoopla.

Library open hours during FHS Summer School:

July 7th - August 1st

Monday - Friday, 8:30am-12:30pm

Try FHS eBooks/AudioBooks/Magazines on SORA!

Visit soraapp.com/welcome on your browser or download the "Sora, by OverDrive" app onto your phone/device: Sora on the App Store or Sora on Google Play

(Search for "MLS Commonwealth eBooks" and then use the pulldown menu to choose "Framingham Public Schools" and log in using your school email/password.)

Spring into the Arts: Art Show in the Library

Families and friends enjoying the art on display

Proud FHS Fine Arts teachers

Families and friends enjoying the art on display

Spring into the Arts: Class of 2026 Poetry Slam Finalists

FHS Staff Book Club

Next Discussion -

Our next book club discussion is about The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Monday, June 23rd at 12pm.

We'll be ordering a catered lunch as a part of this book club discussion. Please email Alison Courchesne to be included in the Google Calendar event for updates.

Our Book Recommendations

Ms. Courchesne's Book Pick: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

Buckeye is Patrick Ryan's first novel for adults; he has previous published YA novels and short stories. About 50 pages in, I felt like I was already reading a book that I would think about for years. It follows two generations of two families from Ohio across the expansive sweep of history from WWII to the Vietnam War, and yet we feel intimately connected to its characters. The families share a major secret between them, and holding that secret both brings them together and tears them apart. I loved this book from cover to cover - consider it for your summer reading.

Ms. Maher's Book Pick: Whistler by Ann Patchett

This beautifully written novel begins with a chance encounter at the MET in NYC. A step father reunites with his step daughter, who is now fifty three years old. The last time they saw each other Daphne was nine years old and her mother was unexpectedly divorcing her step father, Eddie. For over forty years Daphne has blamed the divorce on the accident that occured while Eddie was driving with Daphne in the car. The chance encounter leads to an intimate friendship and reveals hidden truths about the past. This book is about family, friendship and the secrets we keep from the ones we love most. I sat down to read this book in one setting. I could not stop once I started.

Ms. May's Book Pick: Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias

Honeysuckle and Bone is a YA ghost story with a twist. Carina is a teen with a tumultuous life grieving her best friend's death. As an attempt to escape her troubles, she takes on the friend's dream job as a nanny for a wealthy Jamaican Family. The life of luxury she was expecting takes a dramatic and spooky turn. The mansion is haunted, she is riddled with guilt, and her days are consumed with the unforgiving and often terrifying Jamaican folklore. Carina confronts her demons and gains an appreciation for her roots as a Jamaican American.

See you in the Library in the fall!

FHS Library

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Location: Framingham High School, A Street, Framingham, MA, USA
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FHS Library Quarterly

Summer 2026

AP Research graduates

Winner of the "Service to the FHS Library" award

AP Research graduates

Library open hours during FHS Summer School:

Try FHS eBooks/AudioBooks/Magazines on SORA!

Families and friends enjoying the art on display

Proud FHS Fine Arts teachers

Families and friends enjoying the art on display

Next Discussion -

Ms. Courchesne's Book Pick: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

Ms. Maher's Book Pick: Whistler by Ann Patchett

Ms. May's Book Pick: Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias

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FHS Library by the Numbers FHS Library by the Numbers

Congrats to the Class of 2026! Congrats to the Class of 2026!

AP Research graduates

Winner of the "Service to the FHS Library" award

AP Research graduates

FHS's Summer Reading/Assignments FHS's Summer Reading/Assignments

Library open hours during FHS Summer School:

Try FHS eBooks/AudioBooks/Magazines on SORA!

Spring into the Arts: Art Show in the Library Spring into the Arts: Art Show in the Library

Families and friends enjoying the art on display

Proud FHS Fine Arts teachers

Families and friends enjoying the art on display

Spring into the Arts: Class of 2026 Poetry Slam Finalists Spring into the Arts: Class of 2026 Poetry Slam Finalists

FHS Staff Book Club FHS Staff Book Club

Next Discussion -

Our Book Recommendations Our Book Recommendations

Ms. Courchesne's Book Pick: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

Ms. Maher's Book Pick: Whistler by Ann Patchett

Ms. May's Book Pick: Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias

See you in the Library in the fall! See you in the Library in the fall!

FHS Library

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FHS Library by the Numbers

Congrats to the Class of 2026!

FHS's Summer Reading/Assignments

Spring into the Arts: Art Show in the Library

Spring into the Arts: Class of 2026 Poetry Slam Finalists

FHS Staff Book Club

Our Book Recommendations

See you in the Library in the fall!