BE A PART OF HISTORY, AND A FRIEND OF THE NATION'S FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY
Happenings
You Are Invited! Friends of the Franklin Library will hold our 2025 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 10th at 7:00 pm at the Library. At our Annual Meeting, we will review our past year’s activities and finances, discuss pending business, and elect members for our Board of Directors. If you would like to learn more about getting involved with the Friends, including if you are interested in joining our Board, please join us on Tuesday, June 10th for our Annual Meeting. If you can't attend in person, please reach out to us at fofl02038@gmail.com for more information.
This Annual Meeting is our final meeting for FY25; our regularly scheduled monthly meetings will start up again in September. Wishing all a wonderful summer filled with great books and plenty of summer fun!
Congratulations, Sabira Ablatt! Sabira, a graduating senior at Franklin High School, is the recipient of the 2025 Friends of the Franklin Library scholarship in honor of Wilma Winters. Sabira's essay embodies the values of the Friends of the Franklin Library and the Wilma Winters Scholarship by highlighting the importance of community, dedication, and continuous improvement. These core values have helped shape Sabira's journey and aspirations. Good luck next year, Sabira, and keep up the great work!
Great News -- Additional Passes Are Now Available for The Butterfly Place! Passes to The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA are one of the most popular passes available through the Library’s Museum Passes program. The Friends were delighted to purchase additional passes for Franklin residents to enjoy. The Butterfly Place, open through October 13, 2025, is an indoor garden filled with hundreds of freely flying butterflies and is a treat for all ages! Check out their website www.butterflyplace-ma.com to plan your visit. And remember, these passes are for Franklin Residents Only.
Limited-Edition Gift Book: The members of the Franklin Library Association told their story and the crucial history of the Town of Franklin and its library in a limited-edition book published in 2022. The Franklin Library Association: Building the Future of the Nation’s First Public Library 1858-2022 tells the whole story of the library but especially highlights the role of the Franklin
Library Association and the visionary philanthropists who funded and managed the library for the benefit of the public for more than a century. (The library eventually became a town department in the 1980s.) Do you love reading and learning about local history? If so, be sure to visit the Gift Book tab for more information on obtaining a copy of
this limited-edition gift book.
