FRANKLIN LIBRARY

Library Catalog System Problem: if you try to search our online catalog you may receive a Microsoft “unsafe site” warning on a red screen. This is a problem at the catalog system source (LibraryCat.org or TinyCat). They have been trying to solve the problem with Microsoft for over two weeks.

If you want to search for available titles in our collection, try the catalog, but back-out immediately if you get the warning screen. Sorry for the inconvenience – we hope to have the problem corrected soon.

Very little snow all winter, but once spring arrived – one storm after another! Looks like a lot of snow and wind. Stay safe everyone!

We are closed today because of the snowstorm. Stay in and stay safe everyone!

The Library will be closed on Saturday because of expected high winds and flood conditions. Stay safe out there!

The Franklin Library will be closed today (Wed. 1/10) because of the storm. We will reopen tomorrow at 10:00. Stay safe out there!

Library Open House – Weekend of Dec. 9^th, 10^th

Stop by the Library on Sat. Dec. 9^th: 10-4 and Sun. Dec. 10^th 1-4 for a special library open house.  Enjoy complimentary sweets, treats and hot beverages – and for lunch homemade chicken soup!  See this year’s giant stocking and buy a raffle ticket ($3.00 each).  Make it a Franklin holiday weekend: in addition to the Library celebrations, check out the Downeast Festival of Trees at the Vets Club and the Penny Sale at Franklin Baptist Church.

TODAY AT 4:00 – LIBRARY PIE SALE!

Between 45-50 homemade pies – wide selection, $20 each. Write dessert off of your Thanksgiving to-do list and support the Library at the same time. Below is a photo from our 2022 sale:

Franklin Library 2023 Giant Christmas Stocking Raffle: tickets are on sale now at the Library for our giant hand-made Christmas stocking, filled with toys, games, and treats for the whole family.  This year’s theme is “The Nutcracker” and the stocking is bigger than ever: 5’ 8” tall!  Take a chance to win the stocking for your family, as a gift for another family, or to divide the contents and keep / share however you wish.  Tickets are $3:00 each, available for purchase at the Library Wed. through Sat. (see our websites for hours).  Or you can call us at 565-5054 to set aside tickets for you. Drawing on Sat. Dec. 16^th.

Buy a homemade pie at the Franklin Library Annual Pie Sale and cross one task off your Thanksgiving to-do list.  Wide variety of pies, $20 each.  Sale starts at 4:00 p.m and continues until all pies are sold.  All proceeds benefit the Library.

Author ANNETTE LEBLANC CATE has donated two of her books to the Library: “The Magic Rabbit” and “A Dragon Used to Live Here”. Best of all, she drew a FABULOUS dedication, for each book, to the kids of Franklin (see her drawings on the book endpapers attached). Wonderful!

Annette visited the Library in late summer, along with fellow author Alexandra Hinrichs. We also have another title by Annette:

“Look up! : bird-watching in your own backyard”. Thank you so much to both Annette and Alexandra!