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The Library has a first-class Children’s Room featuring a comprehensive collection of books, magazines, video games, and DVD movies. There are always charming decorations throughout the Children’s Department and plenty of toys, games and puppets that children can play with. The Library sponsors frequent preschool story times and family entertainments thought the year. With program titles [...]
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The Franklin Public Library in Franklin, MA is generally recognized as the first public library in the United States. The Franklin Collection of books formed the original nucleus of the Franklin Library. Books were exceedingly rare and costly in the Americas, even at the end of the 18th Century. On November 20th, 1790, a Franklin [...]
The original collection of books for the Franklin Public Library in Franklin, MA came as a gift from the famous US statesman, scientist and patriot Benjamin Franklin in 1778. The original Franklin Collection still exists and is prominently in an antique wooden book case in the Library. Franklin made the gift to the town in [...]
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The building that houses the Franklin Public Library in Franklin, MA was built in 1904. The impressive structure was constructed and decorated in the style of a classical Greek temple with pink granite and Ionic and Doric columns. A local wealthy family gave the funds to construct the Library building. The formal name of the [...]
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The interior of the Franklin Public Library in Franklin, MA is finished in marble, mahogany and bronze and sumptuously graced by murals by Tommaso Juglaris and landscapes by Henry Gallison. The murals display motifs of Greek mythology, one series showing the “Hours of the Day”: Morning, Labor, Pleasure, Evening, and Sleep. Another is devoted to [...]
Sick and tired of paying rental fees for movies? You can borrow movies in DVD and VHS format at the Franklin Public Library – free! The Franklin Public Library has literally 100s of video titles you can browse. From mysteries and suspense, to action and science fiction, every genre is represented. You can save a [...]
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Looking for something fun to do with the kids? There are two live animal exhibitions for children coming up this Wednesday afternoon 1PM and 2 PM at the Franklin Public Library in Franklin, MA! Drumlin Farms Animals Designed for children aged 5 +, the shows will be conducted by staff from the Drumlin Farms Wildlife [...]
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If your local public library is part of the Minuteman Network in Massachusetts, you can now borrow books digitally. So long as you have a library card and a computer or mobile device with Internet access, you just need to install an app, access the Minuteman eBook website and download eBooks . . . for [...]
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The Friends of the Franklin Library will hold its semi-annual book sale Saturday, October 16 from 9:00 AM to 4:00pm. The sale takes place at the Franklin Department of Public Works (DPW) Garage on Public Works Way off Hayward St. in Franklin, MA. This is an event not to be missed! Fun way to save money [...]
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Many public libraries in Massachusetts sponsor museum pass programs. These pass programs are a very valuable public benefit you should know about. They allow users to inexpensively attend cultural and civic events that perhaps they would not have been able to experience otherwise. The excellent museum program at the Franklin, MA Public Library gives you [...]
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