What's Happening!

 

WIX Website Help Needed!

 

Are you familiar with WIX Website Design?

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The Friends need YOU!

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FOFL is searching for a volunteer with WIX website experience

to help with design and updates to our website fofl02038.org.

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If you have WIX experience, want a way to give back to the Franklin community, and can

donate a few hours each month, please reach out to us via email fofl02038@gmail.com

 

Coming this fall…

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FOFL meets at 6:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from September – June.
We invite you to join us at our September 8 th meeting to find out more about our organization and how you can get involved in supporting the Franklin Public Library.

 

In the meantime, we wish everyone a page-turning, book-filled summer season!

 

 

 

💛 Annual Meeting

​The Friends recently held their 2026 Annual Meeting and elected two new Board Members,
Ann Knapp and Julia Pavao who were elected as Directors. Congratulations Ann and Julia and
welcome to the Friends’ Board! Congratulations also to Liz Pungitore who was re-elected to
the Board and will continue in her role as President.

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🍓Strawberry Stroll

Thank you “BERRY” much! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at this year’s
Strawberry Stroll. We loved meeting you and appreciated your enthusiasm for our basket
fundraiser. Congratulations to our winners: Brian, Christina, Erin, Kara, Kerstin, and Maureen!
A very grateful shout out to the community businesses that helped us put together such an
awesome array of baskets:

Altitude Trampoline Park
Aubuchon Ace Hardware
Dunkin
Elizabeth's Bagels & More
Fiori and Fern
Honey Dew Donuts
Shaws
Starbucks
Terrazza
The Fudge Lady
3 Restaurant

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      Friends Scholarship Awarded

Congratulations, Gianna Stoddard! Gianna, a 2026 graduate of Franklin High School, is the
recipient of the Friends of the Franklin Library scholarship in honor of Wilma Winters.
Gianna's winning essay embodies the values of the Friends of the Franklin Library and the
Wilma Winters Scholarship by highlighting the importance of community, volunteerism,
connection, and acceptance.  Good luck with college, Gianna, and keep up the great work!

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📘 Limited-Edition Gift Book - Only 3 Copies Remaining!
In 2022, members of the Franklin Library Association published a limited-edition book sharing the remarkable story of the Town of Franklin and its historic library.

The Franklin Library Association: Building the Future of the Nation’s First Public Library, 1858–2022 highlights the philanthropists and community leaders who supported the library for more than a century—before it became a town department in the 1980s.

✨ Own a piece of local history! Visit the Gift Book tab on our website to secure your copy.

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🦋 Visit The Butterfly Place – Westford, MA
Step into a lush indoor garden filled with hundreds of freely flying butterflies. It’s a truly magical experience for visitors of all ages!

📅 Open now through October 12
Plan your visit at www.butterflyplace-ma.com.

The Friends are delighted to sponsor The Butterfly Place museum passes through the Library’s Museum Passes Program.

📌 Please note: The Butterfly Place museum passes are available for Franklin residents only.

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 📝Let's Stay in Touch!

We meet monthly September-June; our next meeting is scheduled for
6:30 pm on Tuesday, September 8th. In the meantime, we invite you to stay in touch with us via your favorite platform:

• Email fofl02038@gmail.com

• Follow us on Facebook (Friends of the Franklin Library) and Instagram @fofl02038