BE A PART OF HISTORY, AND A FRIEND OF THE NATION'S FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY
What Happening!
Become A Friend! Friends of the Franklin Library is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the Franklin Public Library. As we start our new year, we invite interested community members & library lovers to join our mission and become a Friend. Visit the Become a Friend tab to join or donate. All membership fees and donations are tax deductible.
And if you’d like to join us at an upcoming meeting, we will meet next on Tuesday, September 9th and on Tuesday, October 14th at 7:00pm at the library.
Visit Us at the Harvest Festival and Pick Out a Book! Be sure to stop by the Friends’ booth at this year’s Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 27th from 12 to 5 pm. Learn more about the Friends and pick out a FREE “new to you” book while supplies last. We can’t wait to see you there!
Open Through October 13th: Plan Your Visit NOW! The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA is an indoor garden filled with hundreds of freely flying butterflies and is a treat for all ages. The Friends are delighted to have purchased passes to The Butterfly Place as part of the library’s awesome Museum Passes program. We encourage Franklin residents to check out The Butterfly Place website (www.butterflyplace-ma.com) and plan your visit NOW before they close for the 2025 season. An important reminder:
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.
