UPDATED: 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: August 21

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1. Today is the last weekend before school starts. The Highland Street Foundation is continuing its Free Fridays program today. The Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, the Discovery Museums in Acton, the Freedom Trail Foundation in Boston are all free, among a free other attractions in the Commonweath. Click here for the complete list.

2. Just a reminder, the Town of Framingham is operating on summer hours, which means the Memorial Building will close today at 1 p.m.

3. The main Framingham Library and the McAuliffe Library branch will close early today, for staff training. The Main Library will close at noon and McAuliffe will close at 11:30 a.m. The main Framingham Library on Lexington Street will re-open on Saturday at 9 a.m. The McAuliffe library branch is closed on Saturdays in July and August.

4. Today is national senior citizens day.

5. Plan ahead: Framingham School Committee member Eric Silverman announced on Facebook Thursday he would be holding two coffee hours for parents and community members next week.

Silverman, who is up for re-election in April, posted the notice of the coffee hours on two closed Facebook pages, as well as the Town-Wide PTO Facebook page.

“I will be hosting an informal coffee hour at B Sisters Café (former Panache) this Sunday (Aug 23) from 4-5, and again on Monday (Aug 24) from 5-6. Please feel free to drop by to ask me questions, make suggestions, and so forth. I can only speak on behalf of myself; I am not authorized to speak for the whole committee. But I can surely answer your questions--if not then, then in a follow-up--and bring your suggestions and comments back to the entire School Committee and district administration. See you then. (And I will continue these coffee hours throughout the year.),” wrote the School Committee member.

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Editor’s Note: An earlier version had the Potter Road Elementary picnic tonight. It is August 28.